diff --git a/effects/zoom/zoom.cpp b/effects/zoom/zoom.cpp
index 325c94f5fe..28005536c6 100644
--- a/effects/zoom/zoom.cpp
+++ b/effects/zoom/zoom.cpp
@@ -259,8 +259,11 @@ void ZoomEffect::reconfigure(ReconfigureFlags)
 
 void ZoomEffect::prePaintScreen(ScreenPrePaintData& data, int time)
 {
+    bool altered = false;
     if (zoom != target_zoom) {
+        altered = true;
         const float zoomDist = qAbs(target_zoom - source_zoom);
+        double diff = time / animationTime(500.0);
         if (target_zoom > zoom)
             zoom = qMin(zoom + ((zoomDist * time) / animationTime(150*zoomFactor)), target_zoom);
         else
@@ -269,6 +272,8 @@ void ZoomEffect::prePaintScreen(ScreenPrePaintData& data, int time)
 
     if (zoom == 1.0) {
         showCursor();
+        if (altered) // reset the generic shader to avoid artifacts in plenty other effects
+            ShaderBinder binder(ShaderManager::GenericShader, true);
     } else {
         hideCursor();
         data.mask |= PAINT_SCREEN_TRANSFORMED;