diff --git a/src/gui_w48.c b/src/gui_w48.c
index 7c08dec..4b755bd 100644
--- a/src/gui_w48.c
+++ b/src/gui_w48.c
@@ -2099,6 +2099,10 @@
 	parse_queued_messages();
 #endif
 
+#ifdef FEAT_CHANNEL
+	channel_handle_events();
+#endif
+
 	/*
 	 * Don't use gui_mch_update() because then we will spin-lock until a
 	 * char arrives, instead we use GetMessage() to hang until an