diff --git a/js/ui/boxpointer.js b/js/ui/boxpointer.js
index 47f718a84..d51877d18 100644
--- a/js/ui/boxpointer.js
+++ b/js/ui/boxpointer.js
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ var BoxPointer = new Lang.Class({
                                   y_fill: true });
         this._container = new Shell.GenericContainer();
         this.actor.set_child(this._container);
+        this.actor.set_offscreen_redirect(Clutter.OffscreenRedirect.ALWAYS);
         this._container.connect('get-preferred-width', this._getPreferredWidth.bind(this));
         this._container.connect('get-preferred-height', this._getPreferredHeight.bind(this));
         this._container.connect('allocate', this._allocate.bind(this));
diff --git a/js/ui/dash.js b/js/ui/dash.js
index 5ee2476e3..9b8bfdd13 100644
--- a/js/ui/dash.js
+++ b/js/ui/dash.js
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@ var Dash = new Lang.Class({
                                        clip_to_allocation: true });
         this._box._delegate = this;
         this._container.add_actor(this._box);
+        this._container.set_offscreen_redirect(Clutter.OffscreenRedirect.ALWAYS);
 
         this._showAppsIcon = new ShowAppsIcon();
         this._showAppsIcon.childScale = 1;
diff --git a/js/ui/dialog.js b/js/ui/dialog.js
index cfa192db7..0dd33706b 100644
--- a/js/ui/dialog.js
+++ b/js/ui/dialog.js
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ var Dialog = new Lang.Class({
         // mode accordingly so wrapped labels are handled correctly during
         // size requests.
         this._dialog.request_mode = Clutter.RequestMode.HEIGHT_FOR_WIDTH;
+        this._dialog.set_offscreen_redirect(Clutter.OffscreenRedirect.ALWAYS);
 
         this.contentLayout = new St.BoxLayout({ vertical: true,
                                                 style_class: "modal-dialog-content-box" });
diff --git a/js/ui/panel.js b/js/ui/panel.js
index 05241abdc..4fd599c47 100644
--- a/js/ui/panel.js
+++ b/js/ui/panel.js
@@ -776,6 +776,7 @@ var Panel = new Lang.Class({
         this.actor = new Shell.GenericContainer({ name: 'panel',
                                                   reactive: true });
         this.actor._delegate = this;
+        this.actor.set_offscreen_redirect(Clutter.OffscreenRedirect.ALWAYS);
 
         this._sessionStyle = null;