diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/wayland/client.rs b/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/wayland/client.rs
index 2dfd878755..3e82d32c02 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/wayland/client.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/wayland/client.rs
@@ -403,9 +403,14 @@ impl WaylandClient {
 
         let handle = event_loop.handle();
         handle
-            .insert_source(main_receiver, |event, _, _: &mut WaylandClientStatePtr| {
-                if let calloop::channel::Event::Msg(runnable) = event {
-                    runnable.run();
+            .insert_source(main_receiver, {
+                let handle = handle.clone();
+                move |event, _, _: &mut WaylandClientStatePtr| {
+                    if let calloop::channel::Event::Msg(runnable) = event {
+                        handle.insert_idle(|_| {
+                            runnable.run();
+                        });
+                    }
                 }
             })
             .unwrap();
diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/x11/client.rs b/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/x11/client.rs
index 36d1129574..57295ee772 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/x11/client.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/x11/client.rs
@@ -165,9 +165,17 @@ impl X11Client {
         let handle = event_loop.handle();
 
         handle
-            .insert_source(main_receiver, |event, _, _: &mut X11Client| {
-                if let calloop::channel::Event::Msg(runnable) = event {
-                    runnable.run();
+            .insert_source(main_receiver, {
+                let handle = handle.clone();
+                move |event, _, _: &mut X11Client| {
+                    if let calloop::channel::Event::Msg(runnable) = event {
+                        // Insert the runnables as idle callbacks, so we make sure that user-input and X11
+                        // events have higher priority and runnables are only worked off after the event
+                        // callbacks.
+                        handle.insert_idle(|_| {
+                            runnable.run();
+                        });
+                    }
                 }
             })
             .unwrap();