--- a/vcl/osx/salinst.cxx
+++ b/vcl/osx/salinst.cxx
@@ -657,7 +657,9 @@
         // window is in live resize
         bool bOldIsWaitingForNativeEvent = ImplGetSVData()->mpWinData->mbIsWaitingForNativeEvent;
         ImplGetSVData()->mpWinData->mbIsWaitingForNativeEvent = !o3tl::IsRunningUnitTest();
-        if( bWait && ! bHadEvent && !ImplGetSVData()->mpWinData->mbIsLiveResize )
+        // A due timer would never wake the native wait.
+        const bool bTimerDue = pTimer && pTimer->IsDirectTimeout();
+        if( bWait && ! bHadEvent && !bTimerDue && !ImplGetSVData()->mpWinData->mbIsLiveResize )
         {
             SolarMutexReleaser aReleaser;