diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland.c
index 3d2aeb388..82e510218 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland.c
@@ -210,16 +210,20 @@ surface_process_damage (MetaWaylandSurface *surface,
     {
       MetaWindowActor *window_actor =
         META_WINDOW_ACTOR (meta_window_get_compositor_private (surface->window));
-      MetaRectangle rect;
-      cairo_rectangle_int_t cairo_rect;
 
-      meta_window_get_input_rect (surface->window, &rect);
-      cairo_rect.x = rect.x;
-      cairo_rect.y = rect.y;
-      cairo_rect.width = rect.width;
-      cairo_rect.height = rect.height;
+      if (!surface->window->override_redirect)
+	{
+	  MetaRectangle rect;
+	  cairo_rectangle_int_t cairo_rect;
 
-      cairo_region_intersect_rectangle (region, &cairo_rect);
+	  meta_window_get_input_rect (surface->window, &rect);
+	  cairo_rect.x = 0;
+	  cairo_rect.y = 0;
+	  cairo_rect.width = rect.width;
+	  cairo_rect.height = rect.height;
+
+	  cairo_region_intersect_rectangle (region, &cairo_rect);
+	}
 
       if (window_actor)
         {