diff --git a/widget/cocoa/nsChildView.mm b/widget/cocoa/nsChildView.mm
index 088f03e555d1..770fbf1eefea 100644
--- a/widget/cocoa/nsChildView.mm
+++ b/widget/cocoa/nsChildView.mm
@@ -2857,11 +2857,14 @@ NSEvent* gLastDragMouseDownEvent = nil;
   targetContext->Clip();
 
   nsAutoRetainCocoaObject kungFuDeathGrip(self);
-  bool painted;
+  bool painted = false;
   if (mGeckoChild->GetLayerManager()->GetBackendType() == LAYERS_BASIC) {
     nsBaseWidget::AutoLayerManagerSetup
       setupLayerManager(mGeckoChild, targetContext, BUFFER_NONE);
     painted = mGeckoChild->PaintWindow(region, aIsAlternate);
+  } else if (mGeckoChild->GetLayerManager()->GetBackendType() == LAYERS_CLIENT) {
+    // We only need this so that we actually get DidPaintWindow fired
+    painted = mGeckoChild->PaintWindow(region, aIsAlternate);
   }
 
   // Force OpenGL to refresh the very first time we draw. This works around a