diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformbackingstore.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformbackingstore.cpp
index b85b1157a8..ff49f59076 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformbackingstore.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformbackingstore.cpp
@@ -50,11 +50,8 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 QAndroidPlatformBackingStore::QAndroidPlatformBackingStore(QWindow *window)
     : QPlatformBackingStore(window)
 {
-    Q_ASSERT(window->handle());
-    if (window->surfaceType() == QSurface::RasterSurface)
-        (static_cast<QAndroidPlatformRasterWindow *>(window->handle()))->setBackingStore(this);
-    else
-        qWarning("QAndroidPlatformBackingStore does not support GL windows.");
+    if (window->handle())
+        setBackingStore(window);
 }
 
 QPaintDevice *QAndroidPlatformBackingStore::paintDevice()
@@ -64,9 +61,11 @@ QPaintDevice *QAndroidPlatformBackingStore::paintDevice()
 
 void QAndroidPlatformBackingStore::flush(QWindow *window, const QRegion &region, const QPoint &offset)
 {
-    Q_UNUSED(window);
     Q_UNUSED(offset);
 
+    if (!m_backingStoreSet)
+        setBackingStore(window);
+
     (static_cast<QAndroidPlatformRasterWindow *>(window->handle()))->repaint(region);
 }
 
@@ -78,4 +77,14 @@ void QAndroidPlatformBackingStore::resize(const QSize &size, const QRegion &stat
         m_image = QImage(size, window()->screen()->handle()->format());
 }
 
+void QAndroidPlatformBackingStore::setBackingStore(QWindow *window)
+{
+    if (window->surfaceType() == QSurface::RasterSurface) {
+        (static_cast<QAndroidPlatformRasterWindow *>(window->handle()))->setBackingStore(this);
+        m_backingStoreSet = true;
+    } else {
+        qWarning("QAndroidPlatformBackingStore does not support GL windows.");
+    }
+}
+
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformbackingstore.h b/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformbackingstore.h
index e6ea3dcce0..4c24e129c3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformbackingstore.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformbackingstore.h
@@ -56,9 +56,10 @@ public:
     virtual void flush(QWindow *window, const QRegion &region, const QPoint &offset);
     virtual void resize(const QSize &size, const QRegion &staticContents);
     const QImage image() { return m_image; }
-
+    void setBackingStore(QWindow *window);
 protected:
     QImage m_image;
+    bool m_backingStoreSet = false;
 };
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE