diff --git a/clutter/clutter-stage-window.c b/clutter/clutter-stage-window.c
index 3ba3c9983..941a5b566 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-stage-window.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-stage-window.c
@@ -236,6 +236,18 @@ _clutter_stage_window_redraw (ClutterStageWindow *window)
     iface->redraw (window);
 }
 
+void
+_clutter_stage_window_dirty_back_buffer (ClutterStageWindow *window)
+{
+  ClutterStageWindowIface *iface;
+
+  g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_STAGE_WINDOW (window));
+
+  iface = CLUTTER_STAGE_WINDOW_GET_IFACE (window);
+  if (iface->dirty_back_buffer)
+    iface->dirty_back_buffer (window);
+}
+
 /* NB: The presumption shouldn't be that a stage can't be comprised of
  * multiple internal framebuffers, so instead of simply naming this
  * function _clutter_stage_window_get_framebuffer(), the "active"
diff --git a/clutter/clutter-stage-window.h b/clutter/clutter-stage-window.h
index 041a2557c..389f6174b 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-stage-window.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter-stage-window.h
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ struct _ClutterStageWindowIface
 
   void              (* redraw)                  (ClutterStageWindow *stage_window);
 
+  void              (* dirty_back_buffer)       (ClutterStageWindow *stage_window);
+
   CoglFramebuffer  *(* get_active_framebuffer)  (ClutterStageWindow *stage_window);
 
   gboolean          (* can_clip_redraws)        (ClutterStageWindow *stage_window);
@@ -117,6 +119,8 @@ void              _clutter_stage_window_set_accept_focus        (ClutterStageWin
 
 void              _clutter_stage_window_redraw                  (ClutterStageWindow *window);
 
+void              _clutter_stage_window_dirty_back_buffer       (ClutterStageWindow *window);
+
 CoglFramebuffer  *_clutter_stage_window_get_active_framebuffer  (ClutterStageWindow *window);
 
 gboolean          _clutter_stage_window_can_clip_redraws        (ClutterStageWindow *window);
diff --git a/clutter/clutter-stage.c b/clutter/clutter-stage.c
index 7a82543bf..c658b6a97 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-stage.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-stage.c
@@ -1522,6 +1522,10 @@ _clutter_stage_do_pick (ClutterStage   *stage,
   context->pick_mode = CLUTTER_PICK_NONE;
   CLUTTER_TIMER_STOP (_clutter_uprof_context, pick_paint);
 
+  /* Notify the backend that we have trashed the contents of
+   * the back buffer... */
+  _clutter_stage_window_dirty_back_buffer (priv->impl);
+
   if (is_clipped)
     {
       if (G_LIKELY (!(clutter_pick_debug_flags &
diff --git a/clutter/cogl/clutter-stage-cogl.c b/clutter/cogl/clutter-stage-cogl.c
index 68b98b1a3..1d9029ff0 100644
--- a/clutter/cogl/clutter-stage-cogl.c
+++ b/clutter/cogl/clutter-stage-cogl.c
@@ -502,6 +502,9 @@ clutter_stage_cogl_redraw (ClutterStageWindow *stage_window)
   /* reset the redraw clipping for the next paint... */
   stage_cogl->initialized_redraw_clip = FALSE;
 
+  /* We have repaired the backbuffer */
+  stage_cogl->dirty_backbuffer = FALSE;
+
   stage_cogl->frame_count++;
 }
 
@@ -513,6 +516,14 @@ clutter_stage_cogl_get_active_framebuffer (ClutterStageWindow *stage_window)
   return COGL_FRAMEBUFFER (stage_cogl->onscreen);
 }
 
+static void
+clutter_stage_cogl_dirty_back_buffer (ClutterStageWindow *stage_window)
+{
+ ClutterStageCogl *stage_cogl = CLUTTER_STAGE_COGL (stage_window);
+
+ stage_cogl->dirty_backbuffer = TRUE;
+}
+
 static void
 clutter_stage_window_iface_init (ClutterStageWindowIface *iface)
 {
@@ -530,6 +541,7 @@ clutter_stage_window_iface_init (ClutterStageWindowIface *iface)
   iface->get_redraw_clip_bounds = clutter_stage_cogl_get_redraw_clip_bounds;
   iface->redraw = clutter_stage_cogl_redraw;
   iface->get_active_framebuffer = clutter_stage_cogl_get_active_framebuffer;
+  iface->dirty_back_buffer = clutter_stage_cogl_dirty_back_buffer;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/clutter/cogl/clutter-stage-cogl.h b/clutter/cogl/clutter-stage-cogl.h
index e1408246d..41dde935e 100644
--- a/clutter/cogl/clutter-stage-cogl.h
+++ b/clutter/cogl/clutter-stage-cogl.h
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ struct _ClutterStageCogl
   /* TRUE if the current paint cycle has a clipped redraw. In that
      case bounding_redraw_clip specifies the the bounds. */
   guint using_clipped_redraw : 1;
+
+  guint dirty_backbuffer     : 1;
 };
 
 struct _ClutterStageCoglClass