diff --git a/src/x11/evtloop.cpp b/src/x11/evtloop.cpp
index 5e139fe8cc..6cd9b2b24a 100644
--- a/src/x11/evtloop.cpp
+++ b/src/x11/evtloop.cpp
@@ -188,6 +188,10 @@ bool wxGUIEventLoop::Pending() const
 
 bool wxGUIEventLoop::Dispatch()
 {
+    // see comment in wxEventLoopManual::ProcessEvents()
+    if ( wxTheApp )
+        wxTheApp->ProcessPendingEvents();
+
     XEvent event;
 
     // TODO allowing for threads, as per e.g. wxMSW