diff --git a/src/client/qwaylandwindow.cpp b/src/client/qwaylandwindow.cpp
index 8b2c1227..838aa54a 100644
--- a/src/client/qwaylandwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/client/qwaylandwindow.cpp
@@ -357,8 +357,11 @@ void QWaylandWindow::resizeFromApplyConfigure(const QSize &sizeWithMargins, cons
 
 void QWaylandWindow::sendExposeEvent(const QRect &rect)
 {
-    if (!(mShellSurface && mShellSurface->handleExpose(rect)))
+    qDebug() << window() << "trying to send expose";
+    if (/*!(mShellSurface && mShellSurface->handleExpose(rect))*/ true) {
+        qDebug() << window() << "send expose";
         QWindowSystemInterface::handleExposeEvent(window(), rect);
+    }
     else
         qCDebug(lcQpaWayland) << "sendExposeEvent: intercepted by shell extension, not sending";
     mLastExposeGeometry = rect;
@@ -999,6 +1002,7 @@ void QWaylandWindow::requestActivateWindow()
 
 bool QWaylandWindow::isExposed() const
 {
+    return true;
     if (!window()->isVisible())
         return false;