diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.c
index 1bd88bcd3..d3ca1b22d 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.c
@@ -2201,11 +2201,19 @@ unrealize_actor_after_children_cb (ClutterActor *self,
                                    int depth,
                                    void *user_data)
 {
+  ClutterActor *stage = _clutter_actor_get_stage_internal (self);
+
   /* We want to unset the realized flag only _after_
    * child actors are unrealized, to maintain invariants.
    */
   CLUTTER_ACTOR_UNSET_FLAGS (self, CLUTTER_ACTOR_REALIZED);
   g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), obj_props[PROP_REALIZED]);
+
+  if (stage != NULL &&
+      self->priv->parent != NULL &&
+      self->priv->parent->flags & CLUTTER_ACTOR_NO_LAYOUT)
+    clutter_stage_dequeue_actor_relayout (CLUTTER_STAGE (stage), self);
+
   return CLUTTER_ACTOR_TRAVERSE_VISIT_CONTINUE;
 }
 
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-private.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-private.h
index 7297d56a6..f2a371c5e 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-private.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-private.h
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ void            clutter_stage_presented                 (ClutterStage      *stag
 void            clutter_stage_queue_actor_relayout      (ClutterStage *stage,
                                                          ClutterActor *actor);
 
+void clutter_stage_dequeue_actor_relayout (ClutterStage *stage,
+                                           ClutterActor *actor);
+
 GList * clutter_stage_get_views_for_rect (ClutterStage          *stage,
                                           const graphene_rect_t *rect);
 
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c
index e9368fe44..51f738217 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c
@@ -1202,6 +1202,28 @@ clutter_stage_queue_actor_relayout (ClutterStage *stage,
                                              g_object_ref (actor));
 }
 
+void
+clutter_stage_dequeue_actor_relayout (ClutterStage *stage,
+                                      ClutterActor *actor)
+{
+  ClutterStagePrivate *priv = stage->priv;
+  GSList *l;
+
+  for (l = priv->pending_relayouts; l; l = l->next)
+    {
+      ClutterActor *relayout_actor = l->data;
+
+      if (relayout_actor == actor)
+        {
+          g_object_unref (relayout_actor);
+          priv->pending_relayouts =
+            g_slist_delete_link (priv->pending_relayouts, l);
+
+          return;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 void
 clutter_stage_maybe_relayout (ClutterActor *actor)
 {
@@ -1227,10 +1249,6 @@ clutter_stage_maybe_relayout (ClutterActor *actor)
       if (CLUTTER_ACTOR_IN_RELAYOUT (queued_actor))  /* avoid reentrancy */
         continue;
 
-      /* An actor may have been destroyed or hidden between queuing and now */
-      if (clutter_actor_get_stage (queued_actor) != actor)
-        continue;
-
       if (queued_actor == actor)
         CLUTTER_NOTE (ACTOR, "    Deep relayout of stage %s",
                       _clutter_actor_get_debug_name (queued_actor));