diff --git a/src/servers/app/server/Layer.cpp b/src/servers/app/server/Layer.cpp
index eb4233e7f9..f7e3d1acf3 100644
--- a/src/servers/app/server/Layer.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/app/server/Layer.cpp
@@ -369,6 +369,21 @@ ServerWindow* Layer::SearchForServerWindow() const
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+void Layer::RebuildAndForceRedraw(const BRegion& reg, Layer *target)
+{
+	STRACE(("Layer(%s)::RebuildAndForceRedraw():\n", GetName()));
+	BPoint pt(0,0);
+
+	StartRebuildRegions(reg, NULL, B_LAYER_NONE, pt);
+
+	if (target)
+		gRedrawReg.Include(&(target->fFullVisible));
+
+	Redraw(gRedrawReg);
+
+	EmptyGlobals();
+}
+
 void Layer::FullInvalidate(const BRect &rect)
 {
 	FullInvalidate( BRegion(rect) );
diff --git a/src/servers/app/server/Layer.h b/src/servers/app/server/Layer.h
index ca3e22aa2d..46dd21e3d4 100644
--- a/src/servers/app/server/Layer.h
+++ b/src/servers/app/server/Layer.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public:
 	void FullInvalidate(const BRect &rect);
 	void FullInvalidate(const BRegion &region);
 	void Invalidate(const BRegion &region);
+	void RebuildAndForceRedraw( const BRegion& reg, Layer *target);
 	
 	virtual	void RebuildFullRegion(void);
 	void StartRebuildRegions( const BRegion& reg, Layer *target, uint32 action, BPoint& pt);