diff --git a/scene.h b/scene.h
index d16ed95bee..a1a1b684c3 100644
--- a/scene.h
+++ b/scene.h
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ public:
     /**
      * @return @c true if the pixmap has been created and is valid, @c false otherwise
      */
-    bool isValid() const;
+    virtual bool isValid() const;
     /**
      * @return The native X11 pixmap handle
      */
diff --git a/scene_opengl.cpp b/scene_opengl.cpp
index 0118999bf6..c8ce5db210 100644
--- a/scene_opengl.cpp
+++ b/scene_opengl.cpp
@@ -1740,6 +1740,14 @@ WindowPixmap *OpenGLWindowPixmap::createChild(const QPointer<KWayland::Server::S
     return new OpenGLWindowPixmap(subSurface, this, m_scene);
 }
 
+bool OpenGLWindowPixmap::isValid() const
+{
+    if (!m_texture->isNull()) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    return WindowPixmap::isValid();
+}
+
 //****************************************
 // SceneOpenGL::EffectFrame
 //****************************************
diff --git a/scene_opengl.h b/scene_opengl.h
index 716203839d..1fe20912c0 100644
--- a/scene_opengl.h
+++ b/scene_opengl.h
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ public:
     virtual ~OpenGLWindowPixmap();
     SceneOpenGL::Texture *texture() const;
     bool bind();
+    bool isValid() const override;
 protected:
     WindowPixmap *createChild(const QPointer<KWayland::Server::SubSurfaceInterface> &subSurface) override;
 private:
diff --git a/scene_qpainter.cpp b/scene_qpainter.cpp
index ae55b62088..feccf6223d 100644
--- a/scene_qpainter.cpp
+++ b/scene_qpainter.cpp
@@ -490,6 +490,14 @@ void QPainterWindowPixmap::updateBuffer()
     }
 }
 
+bool QPainterWindowPixmap::isValid() const
+{
+    if (!m_image.isNull()) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    return WindowPixmap::isValid();
+}
+
 QPainterEffectFrame::QPainterEffectFrame(EffectFrameImpl *frame, SceneQPainter *scene)
     : Scene::EffectFrame(frame)
     , m_scene(scene)
diff --git a/scene_qpainter.h b/scene_qpainter.h
index 439e790743..0c82bc15d7 100644
--- a/scene_qpainter.h
+++ b/scene_qpainter.h
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ public:
     explicit QPainterWindowPixmap(Scene::Window *window);
     virtual ~QPainterWindowPixmap();
     virtual void create() override;
+    bool isValid() const override;
 
     void updateBuffer() override;
     const QImage &image();