diff --git a/qrenderdoc/Widgets/CustomPaintWidget.cpp b/qrenderdoc/Widgets/CustomPaintWidget.cpp
index e543bba9e..8a98935dd 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/Widgets/CustomPaintWidget.cpp
+++ b/qrenderdoc/Widgets/CustomPaintWidget.cpp
@@ -115,3 +115,12 @@ void CustomPaintWidget::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *e)
     }
   }
 }
+
+#if defined(RENDERDOC_PLATFORM_APPLE)
+bool CustomPaintWidget::event(QEvent *e)
+{
+  if(m_Ctx && e->type() == QEvent::UpdateRequest)
+    paintEvent(NULL);
+  return QWidget::event(e);
+}
+#endif
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diff --git a/qrenderdoc/Widgets/CustomPaintWidget.h b/qrenderdoc/Widgets/CustomPaintWidget.h
index 9bfcda35b..618e064ce 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/Widgets/CustomPaintWidget.h
+++ b/qrenderdoc/Widgets/CustomPaintWidget.h
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ private:
 public slots:
 
 protected:
+#if defined(RENDERDOC_PLATFORM_APPLE)
+  bool event(QEvent *event) override;
+#endif
+
   void paintEvent(QPaintEvent *e) override;
   QPaintEngine *paintEngine() const override { return m_Ctx ? NULL : QWidget::paintEngine(); }
   ICaptureContext *m_Ctx;