diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.c
index 53f4c11f5..9d23a357c 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.c
@@ -643,6 +643,7 @@
 #include "clutter-main.h"
 #include "clutter-marshal.h"
 #include "clutter-mutter.h"
+#include "clutter-paint-context-private.h"
 #include "clutter-paint-nodes.h"
 #include "clutter-paint-node-private.h"
 #include "clutter-paint-volume-private.h"
@@ -3594,8 +3595,9 @@ in_clone_paint (void)
  * means there's no point in trying to cull descendants of the current
  * node. */
 static gboolean
-cull_actor (ClutterActor      *self,
-            ClutterCullResult *result_out)
+cull_actor (ClutterActor        *self,
+            ClutterPaintContext *paint_context,
+            ClutterCullResult   *result_out)
 {
   ClutterActorPrivate *priv = self->priv;
   ClutterStage *stage;
@@ -3622,10 +3624,10 @@ cull_actor (ClutterActor      *self,
       return FALSE;
     }
 
-  if (cogl_get_draw_framebuffer () != _clutter_stage_get_active_framebuffer (stage))
+  if (clutter_paint_context_is_drawing_off_stage (paint_context))
     {
       CLUTTER_NOTE (CLIPPING, "Bail from cull_actor without culling (%s): "
-                    "Current framebuffer doesn't correspond to stage",
+                    "Drawing off stage",
                     _clutter_actor_get_debug_name (self));
       return FALSE;
     }
@@ -4058,7 +4060,7 @@ clutter_actor_paint (ClutterActor        *self,
                      CLUTTER_DEBUG_DISABLE_CLIPPED_REDRAWS)))
         _clutter_actor_update_last_paint_volume (self);
 
-      success = cull_actor (self, &result);
+      success = cull_actor (self, paint_context, &result);
 
       if (G_UNLIKELY (clutter_paint_debug_flags & CLUTTER_DEBUG_REDRAWS))
         _clutter_actor_paint_cull_result (self, success, result, actor_node);
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-context-private.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-context-private.h
index 8d8986ca1..bb9118019 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-context-private.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-context-private.h
@@ -27,4 +27,6 @@ void clutter_paint_context_push_framebuffer (ClutterPaintContext *paint_context,
 
 void clutter_paint_context_pop_framebuffer (ClutterPaintContext *paint_context);
 
+gboolean clutter_paint_context_is_drawing_off_stage (ClutterPaintContext *paint_context);
+
 #endif /* CLUTTER_PAINT_CONTEXT_PRIVATE_H */
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-context.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-context.c
index 51f73b9a5..fe0b6a6a0 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-context.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-context.c
@@ -137,3 +137,19 @@ clutter_paint_context_get_stage_view (ClutterPaintContext *paint_context)
 {
   return paint_context->view;
 }
+
+/**
+ * clutter_paint_context_is_drawing_off_stage: (skip)
+ *
+ * Return %TRUE if the paint context is currently drawing off stage.
+ * This happens if there are any framebuffers pushed, and the base framebuffer
+ * comes from the stage view.
+ */
+gboolean
+clutter_paint_context_is_drawing_off_stage (ClutterPaintContext *paint_context)
+{
+  if (g_list_length (paint_context->framebuffers) > 1)
+    return TRUE;
+
+  return !paint_context->view;
+}