diff --git a/event.c b/event.c
index a662ddfbe..80a1bdbeb 100644
--- a/event.c
+++ b/event.c
@@ -495,25 +495,25 @@ event_handle_expose(void *data __attribute__ ((unused)),
                     xcb_connection_t *connection __attribute__ ((unused)),
                     xcb_expose_event_t *ev)
 {
-    if(!ev->count)
-    {
-        int screen;
-        client_t *c;
+    client_t *c;
 
-        for(screen = 0; screen < globalconf.nscreen; screen++)
-            for(int i = 0; i < globalconf.screens[screen].statusbars.len; i++)
+    for(int screen = 0; screen < globalconf.nscreen; screen++)
+        for(int i = 0; i < globalconf.screens[screen].statusbars.len; i++)
+        {
+            statusbar_t *statusbar = globalconf.screens[screen].statusbars.tab[i];
+            if(statusbar->sw.window == ev->window)
             {
-                statusbar_t *statusbar = globalconf.screens[screen].statusbars.tab[i];
-                if(statusbar->sw.window == ev->window)
-                {
-                    simplewindow_refresh_pixmap(&statusbar->sw);
-                    return 0;
-                }
+                simplewindow_refresh_pixmap_partial(&statusbar->sw,
+                                                    ev->x, ev->y,
+                                                    ev->width, ev->height);
+                return 0;
             }
+        }
 
-        if((c = client_getbytitlebarwin(ev->window)))
-           simplewindow_refresh_pixmap(&c->titlebar->sw);
-    }
+    if((c = client_getbytitlebarwin(ev->window)))
+       simplewindow_refresh_pixmap_partial(&c->titlebar->sw,
+                                           ev->x, ev->y,
+                                           ev->width, ev->height);
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/swindow.c b/swindow.c
index 69bd801e6..9d632acee 100644
--- a/swindow.c
+++ b/swindow.c
@@ -236,12 +236,13 @@ simplewindow_moveresize(simple_window_t *sw, int x, int y, int w, int h)
  * \param sw The simple window to refresh.
  */
 void
-simplewindow_refresh_pixmap(simple_window_t *sw)
+simplewindow_refresh_pixmap_partial(simple_window_t *sw,
+                                    int16_t x, int16_t y,
+                                    uint16_t w, uint16_t h)
 {
     xcb_copy_area(globalconf.connection, sw->pixmap,
-                  sw->window, sw->gc, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-                  sw->geometry.width,
-                  sw->geometry.height);
+                  sw->window, sw->gc, x, y, x, y,
+                  w, h);
 }
 
 /** Set a simple window border width.
diff --git a/swindow.h b/swindow.h
index 33b05dcbc..f17b9fb9a 100644
--- a/swindow.h
+++ b/swindow.h
@@ -59,9 +59,19 @@ void simplewindow_wipe(simple_window_t *);
 void simplewindow_move(simple_window_t *, int, int);
 void simplewindow_resize(simple_window_t *, int, int);
 void simplewindow_moveresize(simple_window_t *, int, int, int, int);
-void simplewindow_refresh_pixmap(simple_window_t *);
+void simplewindow_refresh_pixmap_partial(simple_window_t *, int16_t, int16_t, uint16_t, uint16_t);
 void simplewindow_border_width_set(simple_window_t *, uint32_t);
 void simplewindow_border_color_set(simple_window_t *, const xcolor_t *);
 
+/** Refresh the window content by copying its pixmap data to its window.
+ * \param sw The simple window to refresh.
+ */
+static inline void
+simplewindow_refresh_pixmap(simple_window_t *sw)
+{
+    simplewindow_refresh_pixmap_partial(sw, 0, 0, sw->geometry.width, sw->geometry.height);
+}
+
+
 #endif
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