diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/xcb/ecore_xcb_netwm.c b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/xcb/ecore_xcb_netwm.c
index 9c5c4ccb55..32903b009a 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/xcb/ecore_xcb_netwm.c
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/xcb/ecore_xcb_netwm.c
@@ -699,6 +699,7 @@ ecore_x_netwm_desktop_request_send(Ecore_X_Window win, Ecore_X_Window root, unsi
    xcb_send_event(_ecore_xcb_conn, 0, root, 
                   (XCB_EVENT_MASK_SUBSTRUCTURE_REDIRECT | 
                       XCB_EVENT_MASK_SUBSTRUCTURE_NOTIFY), (const char *)&ev);
+   ecore_x_flush();
 }
 
 EAPI void 
diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/xcb/ecore_xcb_selection.c b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/xcb/ecore_xcb_selection.c
index 016a889c09..c7e5c02398 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/xcb/ecore_xcb_selection.c
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/xcb/ecore_xcb_selection.c
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ ecore_x_selection_notify_send(Ecore_X_Window requestor, Ecore_X_Atom selection,
 
    xcb_send_event(_ecore_xcb_conn, 0, requestor, 
                   XCB_EVENT_MASK_NO_EVENT, (const char *)&ev);
+   ecore_x_flush();
 
    return EINA_TRUE;
 }