diff --git a/pqEventDispatcher.cxx b/pqEventDispatcher.cxx
index 387d0cb8f88da03de2b92d9707741fa92d41bdf7..1bcd0d3e3046e3d9619df3d9a1c7031d6d1dae66 100644
--- a/pqEventDispatcher.cxx
+++ b/pqEventDispatcher.cxx
@@ -305,6 +305,8 @@ void pqEventDispatcher::processEventsAndWait(int ms)
     loop.exec();
     }
   QApplication::processEvents();
+  QApplication::sendPostedEvents();
+  QApplication::processEvents();
   pqEventDispatcher::DeferMenuTimeouts = prev;
 }