diff --git a/Modules/Bar/Widgets/Workspace.qml b/Modules/Bar/Widgets/Workspace.qml
index 7a5c3ef74..df48743af 100644
--- a/Modules/Bar/Widgets/Workspace.qml
+++ b/Modules/Bar/Widgets/Workspace.qml
@@ -700,13 +700,14 @@ Item {
         }
       }
 
-      Component.onCompleted: updateWindows()
-      onWorkspaceModelChanged: updateWindows()
+      // Deferred to avoid re-entrant incubation: when localWorkspaces.append()
+      Component.onCompleted: Qt.callLater(updateWindows)
+      onWorkspaceModelChanged: Qt.callLater(updateWindows)
 
       Connections {
         target: root
         function onWindowRevisionChanged() {
-          groupedContainer.updateWindows();
+          Qt.callLater(groupedContainer.updateWindows);
         }
       }
 
diff --git a/Services/Compositor/CompositorService.qml b/Services/Compositor/CompositorService.qml
index eaff86edc..f9f7427ef 100644
--- a/Services/Compositor/CompositorService.qml
+++ b/Services/Compositor/CompositorService.qml
@@ -211,10 +211,7 @@ Singleton {
                                         });
 
     backend.windowListChanged.connect(() => {
-                                        // Sync windows when they change
                                         syncWindows();
-                                        // Forward the signal
-                                        windowListChanged();
                                       });
 
     // Property bindings - use automatic property change signal