diff --git a/src/effects.cpp b/src/effects.cpp
index 19f12a7ff1..0910b9e485 100644
--- a/src/effects.cpp
+++ b/src/effects.cpp
@@ -562,13 +562,13 @@ void EffectsHandlerImpl::slotTabRemoved(EffectWindow *w, EffectWindow *leaderOfF
     Q_EMIT tabRemoved(w, leaderOfFormerGroup);
 }
 
-void EffectsHandlerImpl::slotWindowDamaged(Window *window, const QRegion &r)
+void EffectsHandlerImpl::slotWindowDamaged(Window *window)
 {
     if (!window->effectWindow()) {
         // can happen during tear down of window
         return;
     }
-    Q_EMIT windowDamaged(window->effectWindow(), r);
+    Q_EMIT windowDamaged(window->effectWindow());
 }
 
 void EffectsHandlerImpl::slotGeometryShapeChanged(Window *window, const QRectF &old)
diff --git a/src/effects.h b/src/effects.h
index b0e726701e..674ee2d3a9 100644
--- a/src/effects.h
+++ b/src/effects.h
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ protected Q_SLOTS:
     void slotClientModalityChanged();
     void slotGeometryShapeChanged(KWin::Window *window, const QRectF &old);
     void slotFrameGeometryChanged(Window *window, const QRectF &oldGeometry);
-    void slotWindowDamaged(KWin::Window *window, const QRegion &r);
+    void slotWindowDamaged(KWin::Window *window);
     void slotOutputAdded(Output *output);
     void slotOutputRemoved(Output *output);
 
diff --git a/src/effects/thumbnailaside/thumbnailaside.cpp b/src/effects/thumbnailaside/thumbnailaside.cpp
index 8c6b137b48..f45b37e1a0 100644
--- a/src/effects/thumbnailaside/thumbnailaside.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/thumbnailaside/thumbnailaside.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ void ThumbnailAsideEffect::paintWindow(EffectWindow *w, int mask, QRegion region
     painted |= region;
 }
 
-void ThumbnailAsideEffect::slotWindowDamaged(EffectWindow *w, const QRegion &)
+void ThumbnailAsideEffect::slotWindowDamaged(EffectWindow *w)
 {
     for (const Data &d : std::as_const(windows)) {
         if (d.window == w) {
diff --git a/src/effects/thumbnailaside/thumbnailaside.h b/src/effects/thumbnailaside/thumbnailaside.h
index d37b670d17..6827002c33 100644
--- a/src/effects/thumbnailaside/thumbnailaside.h
+++ b/src/effects/thumbnailaside/thumbnailaside.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
     void toggleCurrentThumbnail();
     void slotWindowClosed(KWin::EffectWindow *w);
     void slotWindowFrameGeometryChanged(KWin::EffectWindow *w, const QRectF &old);
-    void slotWindowDamaged(KWin::EffectWindow *w, const QRegion &damage);
+    void slotWindowDamaged(KWin::EffectWindow *w);
     void repaintAll();
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/libkwineffects/kwineffects.h b/src/libkwineffects/kwineffects.h
index 5ac6a3d4d3..2437cba2eb 100644
--- a/src/libkwineffects/kwineffects.h
+++ b/src/libkwineffects/kwineffects.h
@@ -1702,7 +1702,7 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
      * @param r Always empty.
      * @since 4.7
      */
-    void windowDamaged(KWin::EffectWindow *w, const QRegion &r);
+    void windowDamaged(KWin::EffectWindow *w);
     /**
      * Signal emitted when a tabbox is added.
      * An effect who wants to replace the tabbox with itself should use refTabBox.
diff --git a/src/plugins/screencast/screencastmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/screencast/screencastmanager.cpp
index c58e106857..6936b32b84 100644
--- a/src/plugins/screencast/screencastmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/screencast/screencastmanager.cpp
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ private:
     {
         connect(Compositor::self()->scene(), &Scene::frameRendered, this, &WindowStream::bufferToStream);
 
-        connect(m_window, &Window::damaged, this, &WindowStream::includeDamage);
-        m_damagedRegion = m_window->visibleGeometry().toAlignedRect();
+        connect(m_window, &Window::damaged, this, &WindowStream::markDirty);
+        markDirty();
         m_window->output()->renderLoop()->scheduleRepaint();
     }
 
@@ -82,22 +82,21 @@ private:
         disconnect(Compositor::self()->scene(), &Scene::frameRendered, this, &WindowStream::bufferToStream);
     }
 
-    void includeDamage(Window *window, const QRegion &damage)
+    void markDirty()
     {
-        Q_ASSERT(m_window == window);
-        m_damagedRegion |= damage;
+        m_dirty = true;
     }
 
     void bufferToStream()
     {
-        if (!m_damagedRegion.isEmpty()) {
-            recordFrame(m_damagedRegion);
-            m_damagedRegion = {};
+        if (m_dirty) {
+            recordFrame(QRegion(0, 0, m_window->width(), m_window->height()));
+            m_dirty = false;
         }
     }
 
-    QRegion m_damagedRegion;
     Window *m_window;
+    bool m_dirty = false;
 };
 
 void ScreencastManager::streamWindow(KWaylandServer::ScreencastStreamV1Interface *waylandStream,
diff --git a/src/surfaceitem.cpp b/src/surfaceitem.cpp
index a76878ac09..f3edb1fb2e 100644
--- a/src/surfaceitem.cpp
+++ b/src/surfaceitem.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ void SurfaceItem::addDamage(const QRegion &region)
     m_damage += region;
     scheduleRepaint(region);
 
-    Q_EMIT m_window->damaged(m_window, region);
+    Q_EMIT m_window->damaged(m_window);
 }
 
 void SurfaceItem::resetDamage()
diff --git a/src/window.h b/src/window.h
index 1ba9649575..f978a61833 100644
--- a/src/window.h
+++ b/src/window.h
@@ -1438,7 +1438,7 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
     void stackingOrderChanged();
     void shadeChanged();
     void opacityChanged(KWin::Window *window, qreal oldOpacity);
-    void damaged(KWin::Window *window, const QRegion &damage);
+    void damaged(KWin::Window *window);
     void inputTransformationChanged();
     /**
      * This signal is emitted when the Window's frame geometry changes.