diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaglcontext.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaglcontext.mm
index 4e11f55b0a..d9bb9c60a9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaglcontext.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaglcontext.mm
@@ -113,8 +113,7 @@ void QCocoaGLContext::setActiveWindow(QWindow *window)
     QCocoaWindow *cocoaWindow = static_cast<QCocoaWindow *>(window->handle());
     cocoaWindow->setCurrentContext(this);
 
-    NSView *view = cocoaWindow->contentView();
-    [m_context setView:view];
+    [(QNSView *) cocoaWindow->contentView() setQCocoaGLContext:this];
 }
 
 void QCocoaGLContext::doneCurrent()
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsview.h b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsview.h
index 1ee3697858..f93fd86205 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsview.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsview.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 class QCocoaWindow;
 class QCocoaBackingStore;
+class QCocoaGLContext;
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
 @interface QNSView : NSView <NSTextInputClient> {
@@ -66,11 +67,12 @@ QT_END_NAMESPACE
     bool m_sendKeyEvent;
     QStringList *currentCustomDragTypes;
     Qt::KeyboardModifiers currentWheelModifiers;
+    bool m_subscribesForGlobalFrameNotifications;
 }
 
 - (id)init;
 - (id)initWithQWindow:(QWindow *)window platformWindow:(QCocoaWindow *) platformWindow;
-
+- (void)setQCocoaGLContext:(QCocoaGLContext *)context;
 - (void)flushBackingStore:(QCocoaBackingStore *)backingStore region:(const QRegion &)region offset:(QPoint)offset;
 - (void)setMaskRegion:(const QRegion *)region;
 - (void)drawRect:(NSRect)dirtyRect;
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsview.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsview.mm
index 68117824db..d2a4685872 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsview.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsview.mm
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 #include <QtCore/QDebug>
 #include <private/qguiapplication_p.h>
 #include "qcocoabackingstore.h"
+#include "qcocoaglcontext.h"
 
 #ifdef QT_COCOA_ENABLE_ACCESSIBILITY_INSPECTOR
 #include <accessibilityinspector.h>
@@ -81,7 +82,9 @@ static QTouchDevice *touchDevice = 0;
         m_window = 0;
         m_buttons = Qt::NoButton;
         m_sendKeyEvent = false;
+        m_subscribesForGlobalFrameNotifications = false;
         currentCustomDragTypes = 0;
+
         if (!touchDevice) {
             touchDevice = new QTouchDevice;
             touchDevice->setType(QTouchDevice::TouchPad);
@@ -99,6 +102,12 @@ static QTouchDevice *touchDevice = 0;
     delete[] m_maskData;
     m_maskData = 0;
     m_window = 0;
+    if (m_subscribesForGlobalFrameNotifications) {
+        m_subscribesForGlobalFrameNotifications = false;
+        [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] removeObserver:self
+             name:NSViewGlobalFrameDidChangeNotification
+             object:self];
+}
     [super dealloc];
 }
 
@@ -140,6 +149,28 @@ static QTouchDevice *touchDevice = 0;
     return self;
 }
 
+- (void) setQCocoaGLContext:(QCocoaGLContext *)context
+{
+    [context->nsOpenGLContext() setView:self];
+    if (!m_subscribesForGlobalFrameNotifications) {
+        // NSOpenGLContext expects us to repaint (or update) the view when
+        // it changes position on screen. Since this happens unnoticed for
+        // the view when the parent view moves, we need to register a special
+        // notification that lets us handle this case:
+        m_subscribesForGlobalFrameNotifications = true;
+        [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
+            selector:@selector(globalFrameChanged:)
+            name:NSViewGlobalFrameDidChangeNotification
+            object:self];
+    }
+}
+
+- (void) globalFrameChanged:(NSNotification*)notification
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(notification);
+    QWindowSystemInterface::handleExposeEvent(m_window, m_window->geometry());
+}
+
 - (void)updateGeometry
 {
     QRect geometry;