diff --git a/src/ol/render/webgl/BatchRenderer.js b/src/ol/render/webgl/BatchRenderer.js
index 3de9c69305..c41d030cd0 100644
--- a/src/ol/render/webgl/BatchRenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/render/webgl/BatchRenderer.js
@@ -73,15 +73,16 @@ class AbstractBatchRenderer {
    * @param {import("./MixedGeometryBatch.js").GeometryBatch} batch Geometry batch
    * @param {import("../../PluggableMap").FrameState} frameState Frame state.
    * @param {import("../../geom/GeometryType.js").default} geometryType Geometry type
+   * @param {function(): void} callback Function called once the render buffers are updated
    */
-  rebuild(batch, frameState, geometryType) {
+  rebuild(batch, frameState, geometryType, callback) {
     // store transform for rendering instructions
     batch.renderInstructionsTransform = this.helper_.makeProjectionTransform(
       frameState,
       createTransform()
     );
     this.generateRenderInstructions_(batch);
-    this.generateBuffers_(batch, geometryType);
+    this.generateBuffers_(batch, geometryType, callback);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -123,9 +124,10 @@ class AbstractBatchRenderer {
    * This is asynchronous: webgl buffers wil _not_ be updated right away
    * @param {import("./MixedGeometryBatch.js").GeometryBatch} batch Geometry batch
    * @param {import("../../geom/GeometryType.js").default} geometryType Geometry type
+   * @param {function(): void} callback Function called once the render buffers are updated
    * @protected
    */
-  generateBuffers_(batch, geometryType) {
+  generateBuffers_(batch, geometryType, callback) {
     const messageId = workerMessageCounter++;
 
     let messageType;
@@ -192,7 +194,7 @@ class AbstractBatchRenderer {
           received.renderInstructions
         );
 
-        // TODO: call layer.changed somehow for the layer to rerender!!!1
+        callback();
       }.bind(this);
 
     this.worker_.addEventListener('message', handleMessage);
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/webgl/VectorLayer.js b/src/ol/renderer/webgl/VectorLayer.js
index 507af098ef..ba8dcd42c5 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/webgl/VectorLayer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/webgl/VectorLayer.js
@@ -303,20 +303,31 @@ class WebGLVectorLayerRenderer extends WebGLLayerRenderer {
       const extent = buffer(frameState.extent, renderBuffer * resolution);
       vectorSource.loadFeatures(extent, resolution, projection);
 
+      this.ready = false;
+      let remaining = 3;
+      const rebuildCb = () => {
+        remaining--;
+        this.ready = remaining <= 0;
+        this.getLayer().changed();
+      };
+
       this.polygonRenderer_.rebuild(
         this.batch_.polygonBatch,
         frameState,
-        GeometryType.POLYGON
+        GeometryType.POLYGON,
+        rebuildCb
       );
       this.lineStringRenderer_.rebuild(
         this.batch_.lineStringBatch,
         frameState,
-        GeometryType.LINE_STRING
+        GeometryType.LINE_STRING,
+        rebuildCb
       );
       this.pointRenderer_.rebuild(
         this.batch_.pointBatch,
         frameState,
-        GeometryType.POINT
+        GeometryType.POINT,
+        rebuildCb
       );
       this.previousExtent_ = frameState.extent.slice();
     }
diff --git a/test/browser/spec/ol/render/webgl/batchrenderer.test.js b/test/browser/spec/ol/render/webgl/batchrenderer.test.js
index fa00eee520..6c7a7a629c 100644
--- a/test/browser/spec/ol/render/webgl/batchrenderer.test.js
+++ b/test/browser/spec/ol/render/webgl/batchrenderer.test.js
@@ -98,12 +98,15 @@ describe('Batch renderers', function () {
       });
     });
     describe('#rebuild', function () {
+      let rebuildCb;
       beforeEach(function (done) {
         sinon.spy(helper, 'flushBufferData');
+        rebuildCb = sinon.spy();
         batchRenderer.rebuild(
           mixedBatch.pointBatch,
           SAMPLE_FRAMESTATE,
-          GeometryType.POINT
+          GeometryType.POINT,
+          rebuildCb
         );
         // wait for worker response for our specific message
         worker.addEventListener('message', function (event) {
@@ -134,6 +137,9 @@ describe('Batch renderers', function () {
           0.2, 0, 0, 0.2, 0, -2,
         ]);
       });
+      it('calls the provided callback', function () {
+        expect(rebuildCb.calledOnce).to.be(true);
+      });
     });
     describe('#render (from parent)', function () {
       let transform;
@@ -196,12 +202,15 @@ describe('Batch renderers', function () {
       });
     });
     describe('#rebuild', function () {
+      let rebuildCb;
       beforeEach(function (done) {
         sinon.spy(helper, 'flushBufferData');
+        rebuildCb = sinon.spy();
         batchRenderer.rebuild(
           mixedBatch.lineStringBatch,
           SAMPLE_FRAMESTATE,
-          GeometryType.LINE_STRING
+          GeometryType.LINE_STRING,
+          rebuildCb
         );
         // wait for worker response for our specific message
         worker.addEventListener('message', function (event) {
@@ -231,6 +240,9 @@ describe('Batch renderers', function () {
         ).to.be.greaterThan(0);
         expect(helper.flushBufferData.calledTwice).to.be(true);
       });
+      it('calls the provided callback', function () {
+        expect(rebuildCb.calledOnce).to.be(true);
+      });
     });
   });
 
@@ -253,12 +265,15 @@ describe('Batch renderers', function () {
       });
     });
     describe('#rebuild', function () {
+      let rebuildCb;
       beforeEach(function (done) {
         sinon.spy(helper, 'flushBufferData');
+        rebuildCb = sinon.spy();
         batchRenderer.rebuild(
           mixedBatch.polygonBatch,
           SAMPLE_FRAMESTATE,
-          GeometryType.POLYGON
+          GeometryType.POLYGON,
+          rebuildCb
         );
         // wait for worker response for our specific message
         worker.addEventListener('message', function (event) {
@@ -285,6 +300,9 @@ describe('Batch renderers', function () {
         ).to.be.greaterThan(0);
         expect(helper.flushBufferData.calledTwice).to.be(true);
       });
+      it('calls the provided callback', function () {
+        expect(rebuildCb.calledOnce).to.be(true);
+      });
     });
   });
 });