diff --git a/effects.cpp b/effects.cpp
index a8cb3d1597..4f55799b5c 100644
--- a/effects.cpp
+++ b/effects.cpp
@@ -1356,21 +1356,6 @@ void EffectWindowImpl::disablePainting(int reason)
     sceneWindow()->disablePainting(reason);
 }
 
-void EffectWindowImpl::addRepaint(const QRect& r)
-{
-    toplevel->addRepaint(r);
-}
-
-void EffectWindowImpl::addRepaint(int x, int y, int w, int h)
-{
-    toplevel->addRepaint(x, y, w, h);
-}
-
-void EffectWindowImpl::addRepaintFull()
-{
-    toplevel->addRepaintFull();
-}
-
 const EffectWindowGroup* EffectWindowImpl::group() const
 {
     if (Client* c = dynamic_cast< Client* >(toplevel))
diff --git a/effects.h b/effects.h
index ed8db99713..28ab72c303 100644
--- a/effects.h
+++ b/effects.h
@@ -234,9 +234,6 @@ public:
     virtual void enablePainting(int reason);
     virtual void disablePainting(int reason);
     virtual bool isPaintingEnabled();
-    virtual void addRepaint(const QRect& r);
-    virtual void addRepaint(int x, int y, int w, int h);
-    virtual void addRepaintFull();
 
     virtual void refWindow();
     virtual void unrefWindow();
diff --git a/libkwineffects/kwineffects.cpp b/libkwineffects/kwineffects.cpp
index 2f95b89516..3f29062a17 100644
--- a/libkwineffects/kwineffects.cpp
+++ b/libkwineffects/kwineffects.cpp
@@ -403,6 +403,21 @@ void EffectWindow::closeWindow() const
     QMetaObject::invokeMethod(parent(), "closeWindow");
 }
 
+void EffectWindow::addRepaint(int x, int y, int w, int h)
+{
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(parent(), "addRepaint", Q_ARG(int, x), Q_ARG(int, y), Q_ARG(int, w), Q_ARG(int, h));
+}
+
+void EffectWindow::addRepaint(const QRect &r)
+{
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(parent(), "addRepaint", Q_ARG(const QRect&, r));
+}
+
+void EffectWindow::addRepaintFull()
+{
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(parent(), "addRepaintFull");
+}
+
 bool EffectWindow::isOnCurrentActivity() const
 {
     return isOnActivity(effects->currentActivity());
diff --git a/libkwineffects/kwineffects.h b/libkwineffects/kwineffects.h
index 63f1a6edb2..491ec58506 100644
--- a/libkwineffects/kwineffects.h
+++ b/libkwineffects/kwineffects.h
@@ -1093,9 +1093,9 @@ public:
     virtual void enablePainting(int reason) = 0;
     virtual void disablePainting(int reason) = 0;
     virtual bool isPaintingEnabled() = 0;
-    virtual void addRepaint(const QRect& r) = 0;
-    virtual void addRepaint(int x, int y, int w, int h) = 0;
-    virtual void addRepaintFull() = 0;
+    void addRepaint(const QRect& r);
+    void addRepaint(int x, int y, int w, int h);
+    void addRepaintFull();
 
     virtual void refWindow() = 0;
     virtual void unrefWindow() = 0;
diff --git a/toplevel.h b/toplevel.h
index 8edf7990fd..ff9933563b 100644
--- a/toplevel.h
+++ b/toplevel.h
@@ -232,10 +232,10 @@ public:
     bool updateUnredirectedState();
     bool unredirected() const;
     void suspendUnredirect(bool suspend);
-    void addRepaint(const QRect& r);
-    void addRepaint(const QRegion& r);
-    void addRepaint(int x, int y, int w, int h);
-    virtual void addRepaintFull();
+    Q_INVOKABLE void addRepaint(const QRect& r);
+    Q_INVOKABLE void addRepaint(const QRegion& r);
+    Q_INVOKABLE void addRepaint(int x, int y, int w, int h);
+    Q_INVOKABLE virtual void addRepaintFull();
     // these call workspace->addRepaint(), but first transform the damage if needed
     void addWorkspaceRepaint(const QRect& r);
     void addWorkspaceRepaint(int x, int y, int w, int h);