diff --git a/exa-firstpixel-tweak.patch b/exa-firstpixel-tweak.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9507e40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exa-firstpixel-tweak.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+diff --git a/exa/exa_unaccel.c b/exa/exa_unaccel.c
+index 708d1ea..9a991e7 100644
+--- a/exa/exa_unaccel.c
++++ b/exa/exa_unaccel.c
+@@ -374,26 +374,41 @@ CARD32
+ exaGetPixmapFirstPixel (PixmapPtr pPixmap)
+ {
+     CARD32 pixel;
++    void *fb;
++    Bool need_finish = FALSE;
++    BoxRec box;
+     ExaMigrationRec pixmaps[1];
++    ExaPixmapPriv (pPixmap);
++
++    /* Try to avoid framebuffer readbacks */
++    if (exaPixmapIsOffscreen(pPixmap)) {
++	if (!miPointInRegion(DamageRegion(pExaPixmap->pDamage), 0, 0,  &box)) {
++	    fb = pExaPixmap->sys_ptr;
++	} else {
++	    need_finish = TRUE;
++	    fb = pPixmap->devPrivate.ptr;
++	    pixmaps[0].as_dst = FALSE;
++	    pixmaps[0].as_src = TRUE;
++	    pixmaps[0].pPix = pPixmap;
++	    exaDoMigration (pixmaps, 1, FALSE);
++	    exaPrepareAccess(&pPixmap->drawable, EXA_PREPARE_SRC);
++	}
++    }
+ 
+-    pixmaps[0].as_dst = FALSE;
+-    pixmaps[0].as_src = TRUE;
+-    pixmaps[0].pPix = pPixmap;
+-    exaDoMigration (pixmaps, 1, FALSE);
+-
+-    exaPrepareAccess(&pPixmap->drawable, EXA_PREPARE_SRC);
+     switch (pPixmap->drawable.bitsPerPixel) {
+     case 32:
+-	pixel = *(CARD32 *)(pPixmap->devPrivate.ptr);
++	pixel = *(CARD32 *)fb;
+ 	break;
+     case 16:
+-	pixel = *(CARD16 *)(pPixmap->devPrivate.ptr);
++	pixel = *(CARD16 *)fb;
+ 	break;
+     default:
+-	pixel = *(CARD8 *)(pPixmap->devPrivate.ptr);
++	pixel = *(CARD8 *)fb;
+ 	break;
+     }
+-    exaFinishAccess(&pPixmap->drawable, EXA_PREPARE_SRC);
++
++    if (need_finish)
++	exaFinishAccess(&pPixmap->drawable, EXA_PREPARE_SRC);
+ 
+     return pixel;
+ }