diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index fb1294480..e715e2a43 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2007-07-24  Matthew Allum  <mallum@openedhand.com>
+
+	* clutter/glx/clutter-stage-glx.c: (clutter_stage_glx_realize):
+	Create stage window with correct depth/visual. Via patch from
+	Robert Bragg (#409).
+
 2007-07-23  Matthew Allum  <mallum@openedhand.com>
 
 	* clutter/clutter-texture.c: (texture_render_to_gl_quad),
diff --git a/clutter/glx/clutter-stage-glx.c b/clutter/glx/clutter-stage-glx.c
index c393064ae..ea518c80e 100644
--- a/clutter/glx/clutter-stage-glx.c
+++ b/clutter/glx/clutter-stage-glx.c
@@ -179,15 +179,30 @@ clutter_stage_glx_realize (ClutterActor *actor)
 
       if (stage_glx->xwin == None)
         {
+ 	XSetWindowAttributes xattr;
+	unsigned long mask;
+	
         CLUTTER_NOTE (MISC, "Creating stage X window");
-	stage_glx->xwin = XCreateSimpleWindow (stage_glx->xdpy,
-                                               stage_glx->xwin_root,
-                                               0, 0,
-                                               stage_glx->xwin_width,
-                                               stage_glx->xwin_height,
-                                               0, 0, 
-                                               WhitePixel (stage_glx->xdpy,
-                                                           stage_glx->xscreen));
+
+	/* window attributes */  
+	xattr.background_pixel = WhitePixel (stage_glx->xdpy,
+					     stage_glx->xscreen);
+	xattr.border_pixel = 0;
+	xattr.colormap = XCreateColormap (stage_glx->xdpy, 
+					  stage_glx->xwin_root,
+					  stage_glx->xvisinfo->visual,
+					  AllocNone);
+	mask = CWBackPixel | CWBorderPixel | CWColormap;
+	stage_glx->xwin = XCreateWindow (stage_glx->xdpy,
+                                            stage_glx->xwin_root,
+                                            0, 0,
+                                            stage_glx->xwin_width,
+                                            stage_glx->xwin_height,
+                                            0,
+                                            stage_glx->xvisinfo->depth,
+                                            InputOutput,
+                                            stage_glx->xvisinfo->visual,
+                                            mask, &xattr);
         }
       
       CLUTTER_NOTE (MISC, "XSelectInput");