diff --git a/toplevel.cpp b/toplevel.cpp
index e6323f0244..60662c96ac 100644
--- a/toplevel.cpp
+++ b/toplevel.cpp
@@ -381,9 +381,8 @@ void Toplevel::getShadow()
     if (hasShadow())
         dirtyRect |= shadow()->shadowRegion().boundingRect();
     if (dirtyRect.isValid()) {
-        resetRepaints();
         dirtyRect.translate(pos());
-        workspace()->addRepaint(dirtyRect);
+        addLayerRepaint(dirtyRect);
     }
 }