diff --git a/src/st/st-entry.c b/src/st/st-entry.c
index 1db8c652c..909d0377c 100644
--- a/src/st/st-entry.c
+++ b/src/st/st-entry.c
@@ -869,6 +869,7 @@ st_entry_paint (ClutterActor *actor)
 
       if (priv->text_shadow_material != NULL)
         _st_paint_shadow_with_opacity (shadow_spec,
+                                       cogl_get_draw_framebuffer (),
                                        priv->text_shadow_material,
                                        &allocation,
                                        clutter_actor_get_paint_opacity (priv->entry));
diff --git a/src/st/st-icon.c b/src/st/st-icon.c
index 625f2a895..b9c92c86c 100644
--- a/src/st/st-icon.c
+++ b/src/st/st-icon.c
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ st_icon_paint (ClutterActor *actor)
 
           clutter_actor_get_allocation_box (priv->icon_texture, &allocation);
           _st_paint_shadow_with_opacity (priv->shadow_spec,
+                                         cogl_get_draw_framebuffer (),
                                          priv->shadow_pipeline,
                                          &allocation,
                                          clutter_actor_get_paint_opacity (priv->icon_texture));
diff --git a/src/st/st-label.c b/src/st/st-label.c
index 515e34323..84e685705 100644
--- a/src/st/st-label.c
+++ b/src/st/st-label.c
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ st_label_paint (ClutterActor *actor)
 
       if (priv->text_shadow_pipeline != NULL)
         _st_paint_shadow_with_opacity (shadow_spec,
+                                       cogl_get_draw_framebuffer (),
                                        priv->text_shadow_pipeline,
                                        &allocation,
                                        clutter_actor_get_paint_opacity (priv->label));
diff --git a/src/st/st-private.c b/src/st/st-private.c
index 1068a74ee..cd080d611 100644
--- a/src/st/st-private.c
+++ b/src/st/st-private.c
@@ -658,11 +658,11 @@ _st_create_shadow_cairo_pattern (StShadow        *shadow_spec,
 
 void
 _st_paint_shadow_with_opacity (StShadow        *shadow_spec,
+                               CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer,
                                CoglPipeline    *shadow_pipeline,
                                ClutterActorBox *box,
                                guint8           paint_opacity)
 {
-  CoglFramebuffer *fb = cogl_get_draw_framebuffer ();
   ClutterActorBox shadow_box;
   CoglColor color;
 
@@ -678,7 +678,8 @@ _st_paint_shadow_with_opacity (StShadow        *shadow_spec,
                             shadow_spec->color.alpha * paint_opacity / 255);
   cogl_color_premultiply (&color);
   cogl_pipeline_set_layer_combine_constant (shadow_pipeline, 0, &color);
-  cogl_framebuffer_draw_rectangle (fb, shadow_pipeline,
+  cogl_framebuffer_draw_rectangle (framebuffer,
+                                   shadow_pipeline,
                                    shadow_box.x1, shadow_box.y1,
                                    shadow_box.x2, shadow_box.y2);
 }
diff --git a/src/st/st-private.h b/src/st/st-private.h
index 3bd934d00..f88f93009 100644
--- a/src/st/st-private.h
+++ b/src/st/st-private.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ cairo_pattern_t *_st_create_shadow_cairo_pattern (StShadow        *shadow_spec,
                                                   cairo_pattern_t *src_pattern);
 
 void _st_paint_shadow_with_opacity (StShadow        *shadow_spec,
+                                    CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer,
                                     CoglPipeline    *shadow_pipeline,
                                     ClutterActorBox *box,
                                     guint8           paint_opacity);
diff --git a/src/st/st-shadow.c b/src/st/st-shadow.c
index 73aa1a3a2..028240022 100644
--- a/src/st/st-shadow.c
+++ b/src/st/st-shadow.c
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ st_shadow_helper_paint (StShadowHelper  *helper,
                         guint8           paint_opacity)
 {
   _st_paint_shadow_with_opacity (helper->shadow,
+                                 cogl_get_draw_framebuffer (),
                                  helper->pipeline,
                                  actor_box,
                                  paint_opacity);
diff --git a/src/st/st-theme-node-drawing.c b/src/st/st-theme-node-drawing.c
index a414cfef7..967f0a96c 100644
--- a/src/st/st-theme-node-drawing.c
+++ b/src/st/st-theme-node-drawing.c
@@ -2564,6 +2564,7 @@ st_theme_node_paint (StThemeNode           *node,
       if (state->alloc_width < node->box_shadow_min_width ||
           state->alloc_height < node->box_shadow_min_height)
         _st_paint_shadow_with_opacity (node->box_shadow,
+                                       framebuffer,
                                        state->box_shadow_pipeline,
                                        &allocation,
                                        paint_opacity);
@@ -2637,6 +2638,7 @@ st_theme_node_paint (StThemeNode           *node,
        */
       if (node->background_shadow_pipeline != NULL)
         _st_paint_shadow_with_opacity (node->background_image_shadow,
+                                       framebuffer,
                                        node->background_shadow_pipeline,
                                        &background_box,
                                        paint_opacity);