diff --git a/ext/wayland/gstwaylandsink.c b/ext/wayland/gstwaylandsink.c
index ecba7f0062..f87eaca69e 100644
--- a/ext/wayland/gstwaylandsink.c
+++ b/ext/wayland/gstwaylandsink.c
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ static void gst_wayland_sink_expose (GstVideoOverlay * overlay);
 /* WaylandVideo interface */
 static void gst_wayland_sink_waylandvideo_init (GstWaylandVideoInterface *
     iface);
-static void gst_wayland_sink_pause_rendering (GstWaylandVideo * video);
-static void gst_wayland_sink_resume_rendering (GstWaylandVideo * video);
+static void gst_wayland_sink_begin_geometry_change (GstWaylandVideo * video);
+static void gst_wayland_sink_end_geometry_change (GstWaylandVideo * video);
 
 #define gst_wayland_sink_parent_class parent_class
 G_DEFINE_TYPE_WITH_CODE (GstWaylandSink, gst_wayland_sink, GST_TYPE_VIDEO_SINK,
@@ -830,12 +830,12 @@ gst_wayland_sink_expose (GstVideoOverlay * overlay)
 static void
 gst_wayland_sink_waylandvideo_init (GstWaylandVideoInterface * iface)
 {
-  iface->pause_rendering = gst_wayland_sink_pause_rendering;
-  iface->resume_rendering = gst_wayland_sink_resume_rendering;
+  iface->begin_geometry_change = gst_wayland_sink_begin_geometry_change;
+  iface->end_geometry_change = gst_wayland_sink_end_geometry_change;
 }
 
 static void
-gst_wayland_sink_pause_rendering (GstWaylandVideo * video)
+gst_wayland_sink_begin_geometry_change (GstWaylandVideo * video)
 {
   GstWaylandSink *sink = GST_WAYLAND_SINK (video);
   g_return_if_fail (sink != NULL);
@@ -843,7 +843,8 @@ gst_wayland_sink_pause_rendering (GstWaylandVideo * video)
   g_mutex_lock (&sink->render_lock);
   if (!sink->window || !sink->window->subsurface) {
     g_mutex_unlock (&sink->render_lock);
-    GST_INFO_OBJECT (sink, "pause_rendering called without window, ignoring");
+    GST_INFO_OBJECT (sink,
+        "begin_geometry_change called without window, ignoring");
     return;
   }
 
@@ -852,17 +853,16 @@ gst_wayland_sink_pause_rendering (GstWaylandVideo * video)
 }
 
 static void
-gst_wayland_sink_resume_rendering (GstWaylandVideo * video)
+gst_wayland_sink_end_geometry_change (GstWaylandVideo * video)
 {
   GstWaylandSink *sink = GST_WAYLAND_SINK (video);
   g_return_if_fail (sink != NULL);
 
-  GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (sink, "resuming rendering");
-
   g_mutex_lock (&sink->render_lock);
   if (!sink->window || !sink->window->subsurface) {
     g_mutex_unlock (&sink->render_lock);
-    GST_INFO_OBJECT (sink, "resume_rendering called without window, ignoring");
+    GST_INFO_OBJECT (sink,
+        "end_geometry_change called without window, ignoring");
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/wayland/wayland.c b/gst-libs/gst/wayland/wayland.c
index 4a04b753a9..6e7fefacfa 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/wayland/wayland.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/wayland/wayland.c
@@ -73,15 +73,21 @@ gst_wayland_video_default_init (GstWaylandVideoInterface * klass)
 }
 
 /**
- * gst_wayland_video_pause_rendering:
+ * gst_wayland_video_begin_geometry_change:
  *
- * This tells the video sink to stop rendering on the surface,
- * dropping frames in the meanwhile. This should be called
- * before resizing a stack of subsurfaces, one of which is
- * the surface of the video sink.
+ * Notifies the video sink that we are about to change its
+ * geometry (probably using set_render_rectangle()). This is useful
+ * in order to allow the sink to synchronize resizing/moving of the
+ * video area with the parent surface and avoid glitches, in cases
+ * where the video area is being painted asynchronously from another
+ * thread, like in waylandsink.
+ *
+ * Please note that any calls to this method MUST be matched by
+ * calls to end_geometry_change() and AFTER the parent surface has
+ * commited its geometry changes.
  */
 void
-gst_wayland_video_pause_rendering (GstWaylandVideo * video)
+gst_wayland_video_begin_geometry_change (GstWaylandVideo * video)
 {
   GstWaylandVideoInterface *iface;
 
@@ -90,22 +96,25 @@ gst_wayland_video_pause_rendering (GstWaylandVideo * video)
 
   iface = GST_WAYLAND_VIDEO_GET_INTERFACE (video);
 
-  if (iface->pause_rendering) {
-    iface->pause_rendering (video);
+  if (iface->begin_geometry_change) {
+    iface->begin_geometry_change (video);
   }
 }
 
 /**
- * gst_wayland_video_resume_rendering:
+ * gst_wayland_video_end_geometry_change:
  *
- * Resumes surface rendering that was previously paused
- * with gst_wayland_video_pause_rendering. This function will
- * block until there is a new wl_buffer commited on the surface
- * inside the element, either with a new frame (if the element
- * is PLAYING) or with an old frame (if the element is PAUSED).
+ * Notifies the video sink that we just finished changing the
+ * geometry of both itself and its parent surface. This should
+ * have been earlier preceeded by a call to begin_geometry_change()
+ * which notified the sink before any of these changes had happened.
+ *
+ * It is important to call this method only AFTER the parent surface
+ * has commited its geometry changes, otherwise no synchronization
+ * is actually achieved.
  */
 void
-gst_wayland_video_resume_rendering (GstWaylandVideo * video)
+gst_wayland_video_end_geometry_change (GstWaylandVideo * video)
 {
   GstWaylandVideoInterface *iface;
 
@@ -114,7 +123,7 @@ gst_wayland_video_resume_rendering (GstWaylandVideo * video)
 
   iface = GST_WAYLAND_VIDEO_GET_INTERFACE (video);
 
-  if (iface->resume_rendering) {
-    iface->resume_rendering (video);
+  if (iface->end_geometry_change) {
+    iface->end_geometry_change (video);
   }
 }
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/wayland/wayland.h b/gst-libs/gst/wayland/wayland.h
index ce1749cca6..4c9e2f7109 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/wayland/wayland.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/wayland/wayland.h
@@ -65,15 +65,15 @@ struct _GstWaylandVideoInterface {
   GTypeInterface iface;
 
   /* virtual functions */
-  void (*pause_rendering)      (GstWaylandVideo *video);
-  void (*resume_rendering)     (GstWaylandVideo *video);
+  void (*begin_geometry_change)    (GstWaylandVideo *video);
+  void (*end_geometry_change)     (GstWaylandVideo *video);
 };
 
 GType   gst_wayland_video_get_type (void);
 
 /* virtual function wrappers */
-void gst_wayland_video_pause_rendering (GstWaylandVideo * video);
-void gst_wayland_video_resume_rendering (GstWaylandVideo * video);
+void gst_wayland_video_begin_geometry_change (GstWaylandVideo * video);
+void gst_wayland_video_end_geometry_change (GstWaylandVideo * video);
 
 G_END_DECLS