diff --git a/gdk/gdkinternals.h b/gdk/gdkinternals.h
index 8949daecb8..47d340b5eb 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkinternals.h
+++ b/gdk/gdkinternals.h
@@ -386,6 +386,8 @@ struct _GdkWindow
   GdkWindowInvalidateHandlerFunc invalidate_handler;
 
   GdkDrawingContext *drawing_context;
+
+  cairo_region_t *opaque_region;
 };
 
 #define GDK_WINDOW_TYPE(d) ((((GdkWindow *)(d)))->window_type)
diff --git a/gdk/gdkwindow.c b/gdk/gdkwindow.c
index 1c7ea5340c..c0e0a7d4b2 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkwindow.c
+++ b/gdk/gdkwindow.c
@@ -588,6 +588,9 @@ gdk_window_finalize (GObject *object)
   if (window->devices_inside)
     g_list_free (window->devices_inside);
 
+  if (window->opaque_region)
+    cairo_region_destroy (window->opaque_region);
+
   G_OBJECT_CLASS (gdk_window_parent_class)->finalize (object);
 }
 
@@ -11879,6 +11882,14 @@ gdk_window_set_opaque_region (GdkWindow      *window,
   g_return_if_fail (GDK_IS_WINDOW (window));
   g_return_if_fail (!GDK_WINDOW_DESTROYED (window));
 
+  if (cairo_region_equal (window->opaque_region, region))
+    return;
+
+  g_clear_pointer (&window->opaque_region, cairo_region_destroy);
+
+  if (region != NULL)
+    window->opaque_region = cairo_region_reference (region);
+
   impl_class = GDK_WINDOW_IMPL_GET_CLASS (window->impl);
 
   if (impl_class->set_opaque_region)