diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk3agg.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk3agg.py
index a006a4c6f127..90b38ffa4ec3 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk3agg.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk3agg.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from .. import cbook, transforms
 from . import backend_agg, backend_gtk3
-from .backend_gtk3 import Gtk, _BackendGTK3
+from .backend_gtk3 import GLib, Gtk, _BackendGTK3
 
 import cairo  # Presence of cairo is already checked by _backend_gtk.
 
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ def __init__(self, figure):
         self._bbox_queue = []
 
     def on_draw_event(self, widget, ctx):
+        if self._idle_draw_id:
+            GLib.source_remove(self._idle_draw_id)
+            self._idle_draw_id = 0
+            self.draw()
+
         scale = self.device_pixel_ratio
         allocation = self.get_allocation()
         w = allocation.width * scale
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk3cairo.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk3cairo.py
index 1da8419e5381..24a26111f062 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk3cairo.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk3cairo.py
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 from contextlib import nullcontext
 
 from .backend_cairo import FigureCanvasCairo
-from .backend_gtk3 import Gtk, FigureCanvasGTK3, _BackendGTK3
+from .backend_gtk3 import GLib, Gtk, FigureCanvasGTK3, _BackendGTK3
 
 
 class FigureCanvasGTK3Cairo(FigureCanvasCairo, FigureCanvasGTK3):
     def on_draw_event(self, widget, ctx):
+        if self._idle_draw_id:
+            GLib.source_remove(self._idle_draw_id)
+            self._idle_draw_id = 0
+            self.draw()
+
         with (self.toolbar._wait_cursor_for_draw_cm() if self.toolbar
               else nullcontext()):
             self._renderer.set_context(ctx)
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk4agg.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk4agg.py
index efddfec56075..0af07850a30a 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk4agg.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk4agg.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from .. import cbook
 from . import backend_agg, backend_gtk4
-from .backend_gtk4 import Gtk, _BackendGTK4
+from .backend_gtk4 import GLib, Gtk, _BackendGTK4
 
 import cairo  # Presence of cairo is already checked by _backend_gtk.
 
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ class FigureCanvasGTK4Agg(backend_agg.FigureCanvasAgg,
                           backend_gtk4.FigureCanvasGTK4):
 
     def on_draw_event(self, widget, ctx):
+        if self._idle_draw_id:
+            GLib.source_remove(self._idle_draw_id)
+            self._idle_draw_id = 0
+            self.draw()
+
         scale = self.device_pixel_ratio
         allocation = self.get_allocation()
 
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk4cairo.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk4cairo.py
index d57f53fb28d6..b1d543704351 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk4cairo.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk4cairo.py
@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
 from contextlib import nullcontext
 
 from .backend_cairo import FigureCanvasCairo
-from .backend_gtk4 import Gtk, FigureCanvasGTK4, _BackendGTK4
+from .backend_gtk4 import GLib, Gtk, FigureCanvasGTK4, _BackendGTK4
 
 
 class FigureCanvasGTK4Cairo(FigureCanvasCairo, FigureCanvasGTK4):
     _context_is_scaled = True
 
     def on_draw_event(self, widget, ctx):
+        if self._idle_draw_id:
+            GLib.source_remove(self._idle_draw_id)
+            self._idle_draw_id = 0
+            self.draw()
+
         with (self.toolbar._wait_cursor_for_draw_cm() if self.toolbar
               else nullcontext()):
             self._renderer.set_context(ctx)