3 files changed, 26 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/src/desktop/Window.cpp b/src/desktop/Window.cpp
index fbf63243..8671c003 100644
--- a/src/desktop/Window.cpp
+++ b/src/desktop/Window.cpp
@@ -1927,13 +1927,18 @@ SP<CWLSurfaceResource> CWindow::getSolitaryResource() {
     if (res->m_subsurfaces.size() == 0)
         return res;
 
-    if (res->m_subsurfaces.size() == 1) {
-        if (res->m_subsurfaces[0].expired() || res->m_subsurfaces[0]->m_surface.expired())
-            return nullptr;
-        auto surf = res->m_subsurfaces[0]->m_surface.lock();
-        if (!surf || surf->m_subsurfaces.size() != 0 || surf->extends() != res->extends() || !surf->m_current.texture || !surf->m_current.texture->m_opaque)
-            return nullptr;
-        return surf;
+    if (res->m_subsurfaces.size() >= 1) {
+        if (!res->hasVisibleSubsurface())
+            return res;
+
+        if (res->m_subsurfaces.size() == 1) {
+            if (res->m_subsurfaces[0].expired() || res->m_subsurfaces[0]->m_surface.expired())
+                return nullptr;
+            auto surf = res->m_subsurfaces[0]->m_surface.lock();
+            if (!surf || surf->m_subsurfaces.size() != 0 || surf->extends() != res->extends() || !surf->m_current.texture || !surf->m_current.texture->m_opaque)
+                return nullptr;
+            return surf;
+        }
     }
 
     return nullptr;
diff --git a/src/protocols/core/Compositor.cpp b/src/protocols/core/Compositor.cpp
index 06a4587f..ed36b1f9 100644
--- a/src/protocols/core/Compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/protocols/core/Compositor.cpp
@@ -602,6 +602,19 @@ void CWLSurfaceResource::sortSubsurfaces() {
     }
 }
 
+bool CWLSurfaceResource::hasVisibleSubsurface() {
+    for (auto const& subsurface : m_subsurfaces) {
+        if (!subsurface || !subsurface->m_surface)
+            continue;
+
+        const auto& surf = subsurface->m_surface;
+        if (surf->m_current.size.x > 0 && surf->m_current.size.y > 0)
+            return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
 void CWLSurfaceResource::updateCursorShm(CRegion damage) {
     if (damage.empty())
         return;
diff --git a/src/protocols/core/Compositor.hpp b/src/protocols/core/Compositor.hpp
index c024a3eb..0dc03cf4 100644
--- a/src/protocols/core/Compositor.hpp
+++ b/src/protocols/core/Compositor.hpp
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ class CWLSurfaceResource {
     void                                   commitState(SSurfaceState& state);
     NColorManagement::SImageDescription    getPreferredImageDescription();
     void                                   sortSubsurfaces();
+    bool                                   hasVisibleSubsurface();
 
     // returns a pair: found surface (null if not found) and surface local coords.
     // localCoords param is relative to 0,0 of this surface