diff --git a/gdk/gdkdrawcontext.c b/gdk/gdkdrawcontext.c
index 7a22c49b76..f89939eb0f 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkdrawcontext.c
+++ b/gdk/gdkdrawcontext.c
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ gdk_draw_context_default_surface_resized (GdkDrawContext *context)
 {
 }
 
+static void
+gdk_draw_context_default_empty_frame (GdkDrawContext *context)
+{
+  g_warning ("FIXME: Implement");
+}
+
 static void
 gdk_draw_context_dispose (GObject *gobject)
 {
@@ -161,6 +167,7 @@ gdk_draw_context_class_init (GdkDrawContextClass *klass)
   gobject_class->dispose = gdk_draw_context_dispose;
 
   klass->surface_resized = gdk_draw_context_default_surface_resized;
+  klass->empty_frame = gdk_draw_context_default_empty_frame;
 
   /**
    * GdkDrawContext:display: (attributes org.gtk.Property.get=gdk_draw_context_get_display)
@@ -470,3 +477,17 @@ gdk_draw_context_get_frame_region (GdkDrawContext *context)
 
   return priv->frame_region;
 }
+
+void
+gdk_draw_context_empty_frame (GdkDrawContext *context)
+{
+  GdkDrawContextPrivate *priv = gdk_draw_context_get_instance_private (context);
+
+  g_return_if_fail (GDK_IS_DRAW_CONTEXT (context));
+  g_return_if_fail (priv->surface != NULL);
+
+  if (GDK_SURFACE_DESTROYED (priv->surface))
+    return;
+
+  GDK_DRAW_CONTEXT_GET_CLASS (context)->empty_frame (context);
+}
diff --git a/gdk/gdkdrawcontext.h b/gdk/gdkdrawcontext.h
index dd3e347b8e..420b5363f1 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkdrawcontext.h
+++ b/gdk/gdkdrawcontext.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ void                    gdk_draw_context_begin_frame            (GdkDrawContext
                                                                  const cairo_region_t   *region);
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 void                    gdk_draw_context_end_frame              (GdkDrawContext         *context);
+
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 gboolean                gdk_draw_context_is_in_frame            (GdkDrawContext         *context);
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
diff --git a/gdk/gdkdrawcontextprivate.h b/gdk/gdkdrawcontextprivate.h
index ecc1412cc9..a85cd8b3b5 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkdrawcontextprivate.h
+++ b/gdk/gdkdrawcontextprivate.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ struct _GdkDrawContextClass
                                                                  cairo_region_t         *update_area);
   void                  (* end_frame)                           (GdkDrawContext         *context,
                                                                  cairo_region_t         *painted);
+  void                  (* empty_frame)                         (GdkDrawContext         *context);
   void                  (* surface_resized)                     (GdkDrawContext         *context);
 };
 
@@ -54,5 +55,9 @@ void                    gdk_draw_context_surface_resized        (GdkDrawContext
 void                    gdk_draw_context_begin_frame_full       (GdkDrawContext         *context,
                                                                  GdkMemoryDepth          depth,
                                                                  const cairo_region_t   *region);
+
+void                    gdk_draw_context_empty_frame            (GdkDrawContext         *context);
+
+
 G_END_DECLS