diff --git a/src/handlers.c b/src/handlers.c
index a5d9b7eb..b47b0135 100644
--- a/src/handlers.c
+++ b/src/handlers.c
@@ -681,6 +681,8 @@ int handle_normal_hints(void *data, xcb_connection_t *conn, uint8_t state, xcb_w
 
         client->force_reconfigure = true;
 
-        if (client->container != NULL)
+        if (client->container != NULL) {
                 render_container(conn, client->container);
+                xcb_flush(conn);
+        }
 }