diff --git a/backends/kwayland/waylandbackend.h b/backends/kwayland/waylandbackend.h
--- a/backends/kwayland/waylandbackend.h
+++ b/backends/kwayland/waylandbackend.h
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
     QByteArray edid(int outputId) const override;
 
 private:
-    bool m_isValid;
     WaylandConfig *m_internalConfig;
 };
 
diff --git a/backends/kwayland/waylandbackend.cpp b/backends/kwayland/waylandbackend.cpp
--- a/backends/kwayland/waylandbackend.cpp
+++ b/backends/kwayland/waylandbackend.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 
 WaylandBackend::WaylandBackend()
     : KScreen::AbstractBackend()
-    , m_isValid(true)
     , m_internalConfig(new WaylandConfig(this))
 {
     qCDebug(KSCREEN_WAYLAND) << "Loading Wayland backend.";
@@ -81,5 +80,5 @@
 
 bool WaylandBackend::isValid() const
 {
-    return m_isValid;
+    return m_internalConfig->isInitialized();
 }
diff --git a/backends/kwayland/waylandconfig.h b/backends/kwayland/waylandconfig.h
--- a/backends/kwayland/waylandconfig.h
+++ b/backends/kwayland/waylandconfig.h
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@
 
     void applyConfig(const KScreen::ConfigPtr &newConfig);
 
+    bool isInitialized() const;
+
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void configChanged();
     void initialized();
diff --git a/backends/kwayland/waylandconfig.cpp b/backends/kwayland/waylandconfig.cpp
--- a/backends/kwayland/waylandconfig.cpp
+++ b/backends/kwayland/waylandconfig.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     initKWinTabletMode();
 
     connect(this, &WaylandConfig::initialized, &m_syncLoop, &QEventLoop::quit);
-    QTimer::singleShot(1000, this, [this] {
+    QTimer::singleShot(3000, this, [this] {
         if (m_syncLoop.isRunning()) {
             qCWarning(KSCREEN_WAYLAND) << "Connection to Wayland server at socket:"
                                        << m_connection->socketName() << "timed out.";
@@ -255,10 +255,18 @@
     }
 }
 
+bool WaylandConfig::isInitialized() const
+{
+    return !m_blockSignals
+            && m_registryInitialized
+            && m_initializingOutputs.isEmpty()
+            && m_outputMap.count() > 0
+            && m_outputManagement != nullptr;
+}
+
 void WaylandConfig::checkInitialized()
 {
-    if (!m_blockSignals && m_registryInitialized &&
-        m_initializingOutputs.isEmpty() && m_outputMap.count() && m_outputManagement != nullptr) {
+    if (isInitialized()) {
         m_screen->setOutputs(m_outputMap.values());
         Q_EMIT initialized();
     }