diff --git a/cinnamon-screensaver.spec b/cinnamon-screensaver.spec
index 93fb0c3..64b3d38 100644
--- a/cinnamon-screensaver.spec
+++ b/cinnamon-screensaver.spec
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 Summary: Cinnamon Screensaver
 Name:    cinnamon-screensaver
 Version: 2.2.0
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2+ and LGPLv2+
 URL:     http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ URL:     http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com
 Source0: http://leigh123linux.fedorapeople.org/pub/cinnamon-screensaver/source/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
 Patch0:  cinnamon-screensaver-2.20.0-selinux-permit.patch
-
+Patch1:  dont_clear_window.patch
 
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(dbus-glib-1) >= %{dbus_glib_version}
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(cinnamon-desktop)
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ cinnamon-screensaver is a screen saver and locker.
 %prep
 %setup -q
 %patch0 -p1
+%patch1 -p1
 echo "ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4" >> Makefile.am
 echo "AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])" >> configure.ac
 
@@ -79,6 +80,9 @@ desktop-file-install                                     \
 %{_mandir}/man1/cinnamon-screensaver*.1.*
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Apr 24 2014 Leigh Scott <leigh123linux@googlemail.com> - 2.2.0-2
+- don't clear the window on every draw, just do it on realized
+
 * Sat Apr 12 2014 Leigh Scott <leigh123linux@googlemail.com> - 2.2.0-1
 - update to 2.2.0
 
diff --git a/dont_clear_window.patch b/dont_clear_window.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a660ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dont_clear_window.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+--- a/src/gs-window-x11.c
++++ b/src/gs-window-x11.c
+@@ -2132,7 +2132,6 @@ on_clock_changed (GnomeWallClock *clock,
+         update_clock (GS_WINDOW (user_data));
+ }
+ 
+-
+ static gboolean
+ shade_background (GtkWidget    *widget,
+                cairo_t      *cr,
+@@ -2140,11 +2139,16 @@ shade_background (GtkWidget    *widget,
+ {
+         cairo_set_source_rgba (cr, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.7);
+         cairo_paint (cr);
+-        gs_window_clear_to_background_surface (window);
+-
+         return FALSE;
+ }
+ 
++static void
++on_realized (GtkWidget *widget, GSWindow *window)
++{
++    gs_window_clear_to_background_surface (window);
++    gtk_widget_queue_draw (widget);
++}
++
+ void
+ gs_window_set_away_message (GSWindow   *window,
+                             const char *message)
+@@ -2241,9 +2245,14 @@ gs_window_init (GSWindow *window)
+         gtk_widget_set_halign (grid, GTK_ALIGN_CENTER);
+         gtk_widget_set_hexpand (grid, TRUE);
+         gtk_widget_set_vexpand (grid, TRUE);
+-        
++
++        g_signal_connect (main_box,
++                          "realize",
++                          G_CALLBACK (on_realized),
++                          window);
++
+         g_signal_connect (main_box, "draw", G_CALLBACK (shade_background), window);
+-               
++
+         create_info_bar (window);       
+ }
+