diff --git a/winit-appkit/src/window_delegate.rs b/winit-appkit/src/window_delegate.rs
index 980ad63276..eb1f9d3697 100644
--- a/winit-appkit/src/window_delegate.rs
+++ b/winit-appkit/src/window_delegate.rs
@@ -1279,8 +1279,9 @@ impl WindowDelegate {
     #[inline]
     pub fn drag_window(&self) -> Result<(), RequestError> {
         let mtm = MainThreadMarker::from(self);
-        let event =
-            NSApplication::sharedApplication(mtm).currentEvent().ok_or(RequestError::Ignored)?;
+        let event = NSApplication::sharedApplication(mtm)
+            .currentEvent()
+            .ok_or(NotSupportedError::new("event no longer current"))?;
         self.window().performWindowDragWithEvent(&event);
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/winit-core/src/error.rs b/winit-core/src/error.rs
index d9857acd56..19fb6a682e 100644
--- a/winit-core/src/error.rs
+++ b/winit-core/src/error.rs
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ impl From<NotSupportedError> for EventLoopError {
 pub enum RequestError {
     /// The request is not supported.
     NotSupported(NotSupportedError),
-    /// The request was ignored by the operating system.
-    Ignored,
     /// Got unspecified OS specific error during the request.
     Os(OsError),
 }
@@ -67,7 +65,6 @@ impl Display for RequestError {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         match self {
             Self::NotSupported(err) => err.fmt(f),
-            Self::Ignored => write!(f, "The request was ignored"),
             Self::Os(err) => err.fmt(f),
         }
     }
@@ -90,6 +87,15 @@ impl From<OsError> for RequestError {
     }
 }
 
+impl From<RequestError> for EventLoopError {
+    fn from(value: RequestError) -> Self {
+        match value {
+            RequestError::NotSupported(err) => EventLoopError::NotSupported(err),
+            RequestError::Os(err) => EventLoopError::Os(err),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// The requested operation is not supported.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct NotSupportedError {
diff --git a/winit-core/src/event.rs b/winit-core/src/event.rs
index 24a80990bc..c5f015472f 100644
--- a/winit-core/src/event.rs
+++ b/winit-core/src/event.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use smol_str::SmolStr;
 
 use crate::Instant;
-use crate::error::RequestError;
+use crate::error::{NotSupportedError, RequestError};
 use crate::event_loop::AsyncRequestSerial;
 use crate::keyboard::{self, ModifiersKeyState, ModifiersKeys, ModifiersState};
 #[cfg(doc)]
@@ -1498,7 +1498,7 @@ impl SurfaceSizeWriter {
             *inner.lock().unwrap() = new_surface_size;
             Ok(())
         } else {
-            Err(RequestError::Ignored)
+            Err(NotSupportedError::new("request closed").into())
         }
     }
 
@@ -1507,7 +1507,7 @@ impl SurfaceSizeWriter {
         if let Some(inner) = self.new_surface_size.upgrade() {
             Ok(*inner.lock().unwrap())
         } else {
-            Err(RequestError::Ignored)
+            Err(NotSupportedError::new("request closed").into())
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/winit-x11/src/window.rs b/winit-x11/src/window.rs
index 5aa1dbaf8a..d00b3a11ef 100644
--- a/winit-x11/src/window.rs
+++ b/winit-x11/src/window.rs
@@ -1978,11 +1978,11 @@ impl UnownedWindow {
             })
         }
         let region = RegionWrapper::create_region(self.xconn.xcb_connection(), &rectangles)
-            .map_err(|_e| RequestError::Ignored)?;
+            .map_err(|err| os_error!(X11Error::from(err)))?;
         self.xconn
             .xcb_connection()
             .xfixes_set_window_shape_region(self.xwindow, SK::INPUT, 0, 0, region.region())
-            .map_err(|_e| RequestError::Ignored)?;
+            .map_err(|err| os_error!(X11Error::from(err)))?;
         self.shared_state_lock().cursor_hittest = Some(hittest);
         Ok(())
     }