From b007caba44b0be1d282edbe1cd6fcd440ef06eab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hojjat <hojjat.abdollahi@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 May 2026 19:36:26 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] feat: add direct SCTK action sender for wayland popups

---
 winit/src/platform_specific/wayland/mod.rs | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/winit/src/platform_specific/wayland/mod.rs b/winit/src/platform_specific/wayland/mod.rs
index 9b3a7ec0..0ba156d7 100644
--- a/winit/src/platform_specific/wayland/mod.rs
+++ b/winit/src/platform_specific/wayland/mod.rs
@@ -25,10 +25,23 @@ use std::{collections::HashMap, sync::Arc};
 use subsurface_widget::{SubsurfaceInstance, SubsurfaceState};
 use wayland_backend::client::ObjectId;
 use wayland_client::{Connection, Proxy};
+use std::sync::OnceLock;
 use winit::dpi::Size;
 use winit::event_loop::OwnedDisplayHandle;
 use winit::window::ImePurpose;
 
+static SCTK_ACTION_SENDER: OnceLock<calloop::channel::Sender<Action>> = OnceLock::new();
+
+/// Sends a platform-specific wayland action directly to the SCTK event loop,
+/// bypassing the async Task system. This is needed when widgets queue popup
+/// actions outside of the normal message flow (e.g., text context menus that
+/// don't publish app messages).
+pub fn send_wayland_action_direct(action: iced_runtime::platform_specific::wayland::Action) {
+    if let Some(sender) = SCTK_ACTION_SENDER.get() {
+        _ = sender.send(Action::Action(action));
+    }
+}
+
 pub(crate) enum Action {
     Action(iced_runtime::platform_specific::wayland::Action),
     SetCursor(CursorIcon),
@@ -136,6 +149,9 @@ impl PlatformSpecific {
                 self.wayland.display_handle.clone().unwrap(),
             )
             .ok();
+        if let Some(ref sender) = self.wayland.sender {
+            _ = SCTK_ACTION_SENDER.set(sender.clone());
+        }
         self
     }