diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-window-actor.c b/src/compositor/meta-window-actor.c
index c4bf87977..5513fb385 100644
--- a/src/compositor/meta-window-actor.c
+++ b/src/compositor/meta-window-actor.c
@@ -1471,6 +1471,7 @@ meta_window_actor_cull_out (MetaCullable   *cullable,
 {
   MetaWindowActor *self = META_WINDOW_ACTOR (cullable);
 
+  meta_cullable_cull_out_children (cullable, unobscured_region, clip_region);
   meta_window_actor_set_clip_region_beneath (self, clip_region);
 }