diff --git a/js/ui/boxpointer.js b/js/ui/boxpointer.js
index 03cb4a567..940f6aa16 100644
--- a/js/ui/boxpointer.js
+++ b/js/ui/boxpointer.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ var BoxPointer = GObject.registerClass({
     _init(arrowSide, binProperties) {
         super._init();
 
-        this.set_offscreen_redirect(Clutter.OffscreenRedirect.ALWAYS);
+        this.set_offscreen_redirect(Clutter.OffscreenRedirect.ON_IDLE);
 
         this._arrowSide = arrowSide;
         this._userArrowSide = arrowSide;
diff --git a/js/ui/dash.js b/js/ui/dash.js
index 6eb71e73b..928104637 100644
--- a/js/ui/dash.js
+++ b/js/ui/dash.js
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ var Dash = GObject.registerClass({
                                        clip_to_allocation: true });
         this._box._delegate = this;
         this._container.add_actor(this._box);
-        this._container.set_offscreen_redirect(Clutter.OffscreenRedirect.ALWAYS);
+        this._container.set_offscreen_redirect(Clutter.OffscreenRedirect.ON_IDLE);
 
         this._showAppsIcon = new ShowAppsIcon();
         this._showAppsIcon.show(false);
diff --git a/js/ui/overview.js b/js/ui/overview.js
index 62a3c0917..45d12340b 100644
--- a/js/ui/overview.js
+++ b/js/ui/overview.js
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class OverviewActor extends St.BoxLayout {
             track_hover: true,
             can_focus: true,
         });
-        this._searchEntry.set_offscreen_redirect(Clutter.OffscreenRedirect.ALWAYS);
+        this._searchEntry.set_offscreen_redirect(Clutter.OffscreenRedirect.ON_IDLE);
         let searchEntryBin = new St.Bin({
             child: this._searchEntry,
             x_align: Clutter.ActorAlign.CENTER,
diff --git a/js/ui/panel.js b/js/ui/panel.js
index eb3a19599..fd499f863 100644
--- a/js/ui/panel.js
+++ b/js/ui/panel.js
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ class Panel extends St.Widget {
         super._init({ name: 'panel',
                       reactive: true });
 
-        this.set_offscreen_redirect(Clutter.OffscreenRedirect.ALWAYS);
+        this.set_offscreen_redirect(Clutter.OffscreenRedirect.ON_IDLE);
 
         this._sessionStyle = null;
 
diff --git a/js/ui/windowManager.js b/js/ui/windowManager.js
index 075fbb15b..b1b080616 100644
--- a/js/ui/windowManager.js
+++ b/js/ui/windowManager.js
@@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@ var WindowManager = class {
         // while actor updates are frozen.
         let actorContent = Shell.util_get_content_for_window_actor(actor, oldFrameRect);
         let actorClone = new St.Widget({ content: actorContent });
-        actorClone.set_offscreen_redirect(Clutter.OffscreenRedirect.ALWAYS);
+        actorClone.set_offscreen_redirect(Clutter.OffscreenRedirect.ON_IDLE);
         actorClone.set_position(oldFrameRect.x, oldFrameRect.y);
         actorClone.set_size(oldFrameRect.width, oldFrameRect.height);
         Main.uiGroup.add_actor(actorClone);