diff --git a/clutter/clutter-main.c b/clutter/clutter-main.c
index a11d7666c..9fdd59f36 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-main.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-main.c
@@ -236,18 +236,9 @@ _clutter_do_redraw (ClutterStage *stage)
 void
 clutter_redraw (ClutterStage *stage)
 {
-  ClutterMasterClock *master_clock;
+  g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_STAGE (stage));
 
-  /* we need to do this because the clutter_redraw() might be called by
-   * clutter-gtk, and this will not cause the master clock to advance nor
-   * the repaint functions to be run
-   */
-  master_clock = _clutter_master_clock_get_default ();
-  _clutter_master_clock_advance (master_clock);
-
-  _clutter_run_repaint_functions ();
-
-  _clutter_do_redraw (stage);
+  clutter_stage_ensure_redraw (stage);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/clutter/clutter-stage.c b/clutter/clutter-stage.c
index 5a6d94c2c..2627169e1 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-stage.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-stage.c
@@ -1946,6 +1946,33 @@ clutter_stage_ensure_viewport (ClutterStage *stage)
   clutter_actor_queue_redraw (CLUTTER_ACTOR (stage));
 }
 
+/**
+ * clutter_stage_ensure_redraw:
+ * @stage: a #ClutterStage
+ *
+ * Ensures that @stage is redrawn
+ *
+ * This function should not be called by applications: it is
+ * used when embedding a #ClutterStage into a toolkit with
+ * another windowing system, like GTK+.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.0
+ */
+void
+clutter_stage_ensure_redraw (ClutterStage *stage)
+{
+  ClutterMasterClock *master_clock;
+  ClutterStagePrivate *priv;
+
+  g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_STAGE (stage));
+
+  priv = stage->priv;
+  priv->redraw_pending = TRUE;
+
+  master_clock = _clutter_master_clock_get_default ();
+  _clutter_master_clock_start_running (master_clock);
+}
+
 /**
  * clutter_stage_queue_redraw:
  * @stage: the #ClutterStage
diff --git a/clutter/clutter-stage.h b/clutter/clutter-stage.h
index 2b7e836bb..380ee85d0 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-stage.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter-stage.h
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ void                  clutter_stage_ensure_current     (ClutterStage *stage);
 void                  clutter_stage_queue_redraw       (ClutterStage *stage);
 gboolean              clutter_stage_is_default         (ClutterStage *stage);
 void                  clutter_stage_ensure_viewport    (ClutterStage *stage);
+void                  clutter_stage_ensure_redraw      (ClutterStage *stage);
 
 /* Commodity macro */
 #define clutter_stage_add(stage,actor)                  G_STMT_START {  \
diff --git a/doc/reference/clutter/clutter-sections.txt b/doc/reference/clutter/clutter-sections.txt
index 10d971b41..b5f65e08b 100644
--- a/doc/reference/clutter/clutter-sections.txt
+++ b/doc/reference/clutter/clutter-sections.txt
@@ -485,6 +485,7 @@ ClutterPickMode
 clutter_stage_get_actor_at_pos
 clutter_stage_ensure_current
 clutter_stage_ensure_viewport
+clutter_stage_ensure_redraw
 clutter_stage_queue_redraw
 clutter_stage_event
 clutter_stage_set_key_focus