diff --git a/src/servers/app/drawing/HWInterface.h b/src/servers/app/drawing/HWInterface.h
index 1e8589c676..f818ac55bf 100644
--- a/src/servers/app/drawing/HWInterface.h
+++ b/src/servers/app/drawing/HWInterface.h
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class HWInterface : protected MultiLocker {
 	virtual	bool				IsDoubleBuffered() const;
 
 	// Invalidate is used for scheduling an area for updating
-			status_t			Invalidate(const BRect& frame);
+	virtual	status_t			Invalidate(const BRect& frame);
 	// while as CopyBackToFront() actually performs the operation
 	// either directly or asynchronously by the UpdateQueue thread
 	virtual	status_t			CopyBackToFront(const BRect& frame);
diff --git a/src/servers/app/drawing/ViewHWInterface.cpp b/src/servers/app/drawing/ViewHWInterface.cpp
index ad2c139be3..e79bba24a2 100644
--- a/src/servers/app/drawing/ViewHWInterface.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/app/drawing/ViewHWInterface.cpp
@@ -758,6 +758,17 @@ ViewHWInterface::IsDoubleBuffered() const
 	return HWInterface::IsDoubleBuffered();
 }
 
+// Invalidate
+status_t
+ViewHWInterface::Invalidate(const BRect& frame)
+{
+	status_t ret = HWInterface::Invalidate(frame);
+
+	if (ret >= B_OK && fWindow && !IsDoubleBuffered())
+		fWindow->Invalidate(frame);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 // CopyBackToFront
 status_t
 ViewHWInterface::CopyBackToFront(const BRect& frame)
diff --git a/src/servers/app/drawing/ViewHWInterface.h b/src/servers/app/drawing/ViewHWInterface.h
index a35cff3b1c..7342ee40be 100644
--- a/src/servers/app/drawing/ViewHWInterface.h
+++ b/src/servers/app/drawing/ViewHWInterface.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ class ViewHWInterface : public HWInterface {
 	virtual	RenderingBuffer*	BackBuffer() const;
 	virtual	bool				IsDoubleBuffered() const;
 
+	virtual	status_t			Invalidate(const BRect& frame);
 	virtual	status_t			CopyBackToFront(const BRect& frame);
 
  private: