diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_wayland/Ecore_Wayland.h b/src/lib/ecore_wayland/Ecore_Wayland.h
index 4238c46ac5..9ba76369e8 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_wayland/Ecore_Wayland.h
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_wayland/Ecore_Wayland.h
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ struct _Ecore_Wl_Display
    struct wl_list outputs;
    struct wl_list globals; /** @since 1.7.6 */
 
+   Eina_Bool init_done;
+
    struct
      {
         struct xkb_context *context;
@@ -558,6 +560,15 @@ EAPI struct wl_list *ecore_wl_outputs_get(void);
 /**
  * Retrieves the Wayland Globals Interface list used for the current Wayland connection.
  *
+ * This call, if done after the ECORE_WL_EVENT_INTERFACES_BOUND event was
+ * received already, won't block the mainloop or trigger a dispatch. It will
+ * return the current globals immediately. However, if done before this event,
+ * it will probably block the mainloop waiting for the sync "done" event to be
+ * received (by using one or more wl_display_dispatch call), and then finally
+ * return the wl globals list.
+ *
+ * There's no need to call dispatch manually, since this call will do it if necessary.
+ *
  * @return The current wayland globals interface list
  *
  * @ingroup Ecore_Wl_Display_Group
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_wayland/ecore_wl.c b/src/lib/ecore_wayland/ecore_wl.c
index 9e8fa467c7..451aa794dc 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_wayland/ecore_wl.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_wayland/ecore_wl.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ static void _ecore_wl_animator_callback(void *data, struct wl_callback *callback
 static Eina_Bool _ecore_wl_animator_window_add(const Eina_Hash *hash EINA_UNUSED, const void *key EINA_UNUSED, void *data, void *fdata EINA_UNUSED);
 static void _ecore_wl_signal_exit(void);
 static void _ecore_wl_signal_exit_free(void *data EINA_UNUSED, void *event);
+static void _ecore_wl_init_callback(void *data, struct wl_callback *callback, uint32_t serial EINA_UNUSED);
 
 /* local variables */
 static int _ecore_wl_init_count = 0;
@@ -40,6 +41,11 @@ static const struct wl_callback_listener _ecore_wl_sync_listener =
    _ecore_wl_sync_callback
 };
 
+static const struct wl_callback_listener _ecore_wl_init_sync_listener =
+{
+   _ecore_wl_init_callback
+};
+
 static const struct wl_callback_listener _ecore_wl_anim_listener = 
 {
    _ecore_wl_animator_callback
@@ -66,9 +72,26 @@ EAPI int ECORE_WL_EVENT_SELECTION_DATA_READY = 0;
 EAPI int ECORE_WL_EVENT_DATA_SOURCE_CANCELLED = 0;
 EAPI int ECORE_WL_EVENT_INTERFACES_BOUND = 0;
 
+static void
+_ecore_wl_init_callback(void *data, struct wl_callback *callback, uint32_t serial EINA_UNUSED)
+{
+   Ecore_Wl_Display *ewd = data;
+
+   wl_callback_destroy(callback);
+   ewd->init_done = EINA_TRUE;
+}
+
+static void
+_ecore_wl_init_wait(void)
+{
+   while (!_ecore_wl_disp->init_done)
+     wl_display_dispatch(_ecore_wl_disp->wl.display);
+}
+
 EAPI int
 ecore_wl_init(const char *name)
 {
+   struct wl_callback *callback;
    LOGFN(__FILE__, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__);
 
    if (++_ecore_wl_init_count != 1) return _ecore_wl_init_count;
@@ -181,6 +204,10 @@ ecore_wl_init(const char *name)
    _ecore_wl_window_init();
    _ecore_wl_events_init();
 
+   callback = wl_display_sync(_ecore_wl_disp->wl.display);
+   wl_callback_add_listener(callback, &_ecore_wl_init_sync_listener,
+                            _ecore_wl_disp);
+
    return _ecore_wl_init_count;
 }
 
@@ -212,6 +239,9 @@ EAPI struct wl_shm *
 ecore_wl_shm_get(void)
 {
    if (!_ecore_wl_disp) return NULL;
+
+   _ecore_wl_init_wait();
+
    return _ecore_wl_disp->wl.shm;
 }
 
@@ -228,6 +258,9 @@ ecore_wl_globals_get(void)
 {
    if ((!_ecore_wl_disp) || (!_ecore_wl_disp->wl.display)) 
      return NULL;
+
+   _ecore_wl_init_wait();
+
    return &(_ecore_wl_disp->globals);
 }
 
@@ -249,8 +282,7 @@ ecore_wl_screen_size_get(int *w, int *h)
 
    if ((!_ecore_wl_disp) || (!_ecore_wl_disp->wl.display)) return;
 
-   if (!_ecore_wl_disp->output)
-     ecore_wl_sync();
+   _ecore_wl_init_wait();
 
    if (!_ecore_wl_disp->output) return;
 
diff --git a/src/modules/ecore_evas/engines/wayland/ecore_evas_wayland_egl.c b/src/modules/ecore_evas/engines/wayland/ecore_evas_wayland_egl.c
index 9959c085ed..369d7ca561 100644
--- a/src/modules/ecore_evas/engines/wayland/ecore_evas_wayland_egl.c
+++ b/src/modules/ecore_evas/engines/wayland/ecore_evas_wayland_egl.c
@@ -112,8 +112,6 @@ ecore_evas_wayland_egl_new_internal(const char *disp_name, unsigned int parent,
         ERR("Failed to initialize Ecore_Wayland");
         return NULL;
      }
-   else if (count >= 1)
-     ecore_wl_display_iterate();
 
    if (!(ee = calloc(1, sizeof(Ecore_Evas))))
      {
diff --git a/src/modules/ecore_evas/engines/wayland/ecore_evas_wayland_shm.c b/src/modules/ecore_evas/engines/wayland/ecore_evas_wayland_shm.c
index 1e77a67c20..6cf845e6ca 100644
--- a/src/modules/ecore_evas/engines/wayland/ecore_evas_wayland_shm.c
+++ b/src/modules/ecore_evas/engines/wayland/ecore_evas_wayland_shm.c
@@ -111,8 +111,6 @@ ecore_evas_wayland_shm_new_internal(const char *disp_name, unsigned int parent,
         ERR("Failed to initialize Ecore_Wayland");
         return NULL;
      }
-   else if (count >= 1)
-     ecore_wl_display_iterate();
 
    if (!(ee = calloc(1, sizeof(Ecore_Evas))))
      {