diff --git a/unix/xserver/hw/vnc/XserverDesktop.cc b/unix/xserver/hw/vnc/XserverDesktop.cc
index f6e6a7f..1428791 100644
--- a/unix/xserver/hw/vnc/XserverDesktop.cc
+++ b/unix/xserver/hw/vnc/XserverDesktop.cc
@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@
   sock->outStream().setBlocking(false);
   vlog.debug("new client, sock %d", sock->getFd());
   sockserv->addSocket(sock);
+  vncSetNotifyFd(sock->getFd(), screenIndex, true, false);
 
   return true;
 }
@@ -536,6 +537,7 @@
 void XserverDesktop::addClient(Socket* sock, bool reverse)
 {
   vlog.debug("new client, sock %d reverse %d",sock->getFd(),reverse);
+  sock->outStream().setBlocking(false);
   server->addSocket(sock, reverse);
   vncSetNotifyFd(sock->getFd(), screenIndex, true, false);
 }