diff --git a/src/scene/windowitem.cpp b/src/scene/windowitem.cpp
index a3f5c9f47d..4283051e7e 100644
--- a/src/scene/windowitem.cpp
+++ b/src/scene/windowitem.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ WindowItem::WindowItem(Window *window, Item *parent)
     connect(window, &Window::hiddenByShowDesktopChanged, this, &WindowItem::updateVisibility);
     connect(window, &Window::activitiesChanged, this, &WindowItem::updateVisibility);
     connect(window, &Window::desktopsChanged, this, &WindowItem::updateVisibility);
+    connect(window, &Window::offscreenRenderingChanged, this, &WindowItem::updateVisibility);
     connect(workspace(), &Workspace::currentActivityChanged, this, &WindowItem::updateVisibility);
     connect(workspace(), &Workspace::currentDesktopChanged, this, &WindowItem::updateVisibility);
     updateVisibility();
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ void WindowItem::updateVisibility()
     setVisible(visible);
 
     if (m_window->readyForPainting()) {
-        m_window->setSuspended(!visible);
+        m_window->setSuspended(!visible && !m_window->isOffscreenRendering());
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/window.cpp b/src/window.cpp
index a4e8264b51..f58a043cf5 100644
--- a/src/window.cpp
+++ b/src/window.cpp
@@ -4261,10 +4261,11 @@ bool Window::isLockScreenOverlay() const
 
 void Window::refOffscreenRendering()
 {
-    if (m_offscreenRenderCount == 0) {
-        m_offscreenFramecallbackTimer.start(1'000'000 / output()->refreshRate());
-    }
     m_offscreenRenderCount++;
+    if (m_offscreenRenderCount == 1) {
+        m_offscreenFramecallbackTimer.start(1'000'000 / output()->refreshRate());
+        Q_EMIT offscreenRenderingChanged();
+    }
 }
 
 void Window::unrefOffscreenRendering()
@@ -4273,9 +4274,15 @@ void Window::unrefOffscreenRendering()
     m_offscreenRenderCount--;
     if (m_offscreenRenderCount == 0) {
         m_offscreenFramecallbackTimer.stop();
+        Q_EMIT offscreenRenderingChanged();
     }
 }
 
+bool Window::isOffscreenRendering() const
+{
+    return m_offscreenRenderCount > 0;
+}
+
 void Window::maybeSendFrameCallback()
 {
     if (m_surface && !m_windowItem->isVisible()) {
diff --git a/src/window.h b/src/window.h
index 60d1f643c1..fb883fb6b8 100644
--- a/src/window.h
+++ b/src/window.h
@@ -1322,6 +1322,7 @@ public:
 
     void refOffscreenRendering();
     void unrefOffscreenRendering();
+    bool isOffscreenRendering() const;
 
     qreal preferredBufferScale() const;
     void setPreferredBufferScale(qreal scale);
@@ -1447,6 +1448,7 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
     void readyForPaintingChanged();
     void maximizeGeometryRestoreChanged();
     void fullscreenGeometryRestoreChanged();
+    void offscreenRenderingChanged();
 
 protected:
     Window();