diff --git a/src/api-impl/android/view/ViewTreeObserver.java b/src/api-impl/android/view/ViewTreeObserver.java
index e772ce8b..830890e2 100644
--- a/src/api-impl/android/view/ViewTreeObserver.java
+++ b/src/api-impl/android/view/ViewTreeObserver.java
@@ -494,6 +494,9 @@ public final class ViewTreeObserver {
 		}
 
 		mOnGlobalLayoutListeners.add(listener);
+		// hack: many Applications wait for the global layout before doing anything
+		// so we dispatch the event immediately
+		listener.onGlobalLayout();
 	}
 
 	/**