diff --git a/abstract_output.h b/abstract_output.h
--- a/abstract_output.h
+++ b/abstract_output.h
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@
         return false;
     }
 
+Q_SIGNALS:
+    void modeChanged();
+
 protected:
     void initWaylandOutput();
 
@@ -142,6 +145,7 @@
     virtual void transform(KWayland::Server::OutputDeviceInterface::Transform transform) {
         Q_UNUSED(transform);
     }
+    void setWaylandMode(const QSize &size, int refreshRate);
 
 private:
     QPointer<KWayland::Server::OutputInterface> m_waylandOutput;
diff --git a/abstract_output.cpp b/abstract_output.cpp
--- a/abstract_output.cpp
+++ b/abstract_output.cpp
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
         m_xdgOutput->setLogicalSize(pixelSize() / m_scale);
         m_xdgOutput->done();
     }
+    emit modeChanged();
 }
 
 void AbstractOutput::setChanges(KWayland::Server::OutputChangeSet *changes)
@@ -132,6 +133,18 @@
     }
 }
 
+void AbstractOutput::setWaylandMode(const QSize &size, int refreshRate)
+{
+    if (m_waylandOutput.isNull()) {
+        return;
+    }
+    m_waylandOutput->setCurrentMode(size, refreshRate);
+    if (m_xdgOutput) {
+        m_xdgOutput->setLogicalSize(pixelSize() / scale());
+        m_xdgOutput->done();
+    }
+}
+
 void AbstractOutput::createXdgOutput()
 {
     if (!m_waylandOutput || m_xdgOutput) {
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_output.h b/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_output.h
--- a/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_output.h
+++ b/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_output.h
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void dpmsChanged();
-    void modeChanged();
 
 private:
     friend class DrmBackend;
@@ -132,6 +131,7 @@
     bool dpmsAtomicOff();
     bool atomicReqModesetPopulate(drmModeAtomicReq *req, bool enable);
     void updateMode(int modeIndex) override;
+    void setWaylandMode();
 
     void transform(KWayland::Server::OutputDeviceInterface::Transform transform) override;
     void automaticRotation();
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_output.cpp b/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_output.cpp
--- a/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_output.cpp
+++ b/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_output.cpp
@@ -332,22 +332,6 @@
 void DrmOutput::initDrmWaylandOutput()
 {
     auto wlOutput = waylandOutput();
-    connect(this, &DrmOutput::modeChanged, this,
-        [this] {
-            auto wlOutput = waylandOutput();
-            if (wlOutput.isNull()) {
-                return;
-            }
-            wlOutput->setCurrentMode(QSize(m_mode.hdisplay, m_mode.vdisplay),
-                                          refreshRateForMode(&m_mode));
-            auto xdg = xdgOutput();
-            if (xdg) {
-                xdg->setLogicalSize(pixelSize() / scale());
-                xdg->done();
-            }
-        }
-    );
-
     // set dpms
     if (!m_dpms.isNull()) {
         wlOutput->setDpmsSupported(true);
@@ -825,7 +809,9 @@
     // the cursor might need to get rotated
     updateCursor();
     showCursor();
-    emit modeChanged();
+
+    // TODO: are these calls not enough in updateMode already?
+    setWaylandMode();
 }
 
 void DrmOutput::updateMode(int modeIndex)
@@ -842,7 +828,13 @@
     }
     m_mode = connector->modes[modeIndex];
     m_modesetRequested = true;
-    emit modeChanged();
+    setWaylandMode();
+}
+
+void DrmOutput::setWaylandMode()
+{
+    AbstractOutput::setWaylandMode(QSize(m_mode.hdisplay, m_mode.vdisplay),
+                                   refreshRateForMode(&m_mode));
 }
 
 void DrmOutput::pageFlipped()
@@ -961,7 +953,7 @@
             updateCursor();
             showCursor();
             // TODO: forward to OutputInterface and OutputDeviceInterface
-            emit modeChanged();
+            setWaylandMode();
             emit screens()->changed();
         }
         return false;