diff --git a/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp b/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
index e8842433..460d68af 100644
--- a/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
+++ b/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
@@ -2472,7 +2472,13 @@ struct xdg_surface *VulkanExampleBase::setupWindow()
 
 	std::string windowTitle = getWindowTitle();
 	xdg_toplevel_set_title(xdg_toplevel, windowTitle.c_str());
+	if (settings.fullscreen)
+	{
+		xdg_toplevel_set_fullscreen(xdg_toplevel, NULL);
+	}	
 	wl_surface_commit(surface);
+	wl_display_flush(display);
+
 	return xdg_surface;
 }