diff --git a/st.c b/st.c
index 4d543d1..60c5658 100644
--- a/st.c
+++ b/st.c
@@ -410,6 +410,7 @@ static void xunloadfont(Font *f);
 static void xunloadfonts(void);
 static void xresize(int, int);
 
+static void ffw(XEvent *);
 static void expose(XEvent *);
 static void visibility(XEvent *);
 static void unmap(XEvent *);
@@ -1136,6 +1137,7 @@ brelease(XEvent *e) {
 void
 bmotion(XEvent *e) {
 	int oldey, oldex, oldsby, oldsey;
+	ffw(e);
 
 	if(IS_SET(MODE_MOUSE)) {
 		mousereport(e);
@@ -3456,6 +3458,11 @@ drawregion(int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2) {
 }
 
 void
+ffw(XEvent *ev) {
+	while (XCheckTypedEvent(xw.dpy, ev->type, ev)) ;
+}
+
+void
 expose(XEvent *ev) {
 	XExposeEvent *e = &ev->xexpose;
 
@@ -3468,6 +3475,7 @@ expose(XEvent *ev) {
 
 void
 visibility(XEvent *ev) {
+	ffw(ev);
 	XVisibilityEvent *e = &ev->xvisibility;
 
 	if(e->state == VisibilityFullyObscured) {
@@ -3500,6 +3508,7 @@ xseturgency(int add) {
 
 void
 focus(XEvent *ev) {
+	ffw(ev);
 	XFocusChangeEvent *e = &ev->xfocus;
 
 	if(e->mode == NotifyGrab)
@@ -3654,6 +3663,7 @@ cresize(int width, int height) {
 
 void
 resize(XEvent *e) {
+	ffw(e);
 	if(e->xconfigure.width == xw.w && e->xconfigure.height == xw.h)
 		return;