diff --git a/source/dialogs/dmenu.c b/source/dialogs/dmenu.c
index d317744e..c4f056a7 100644
--- a/source/dialogs/dmenu.c
+++ b/source/dialogs/dmenu.c
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ static void async_read_callback ( GObject *source_object, GAsyncResult *res, gpo
     }
     if ( !g_cancellable_is_cancelled ( pd->cancel ) ) {
         // Hack, don't use get active.
+        g_log ( LOG_DOMAIN, G_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG, "Clearing overlay");
         rofi_view_set_overlay ( rofi_view_get_active (), NULL );
         g_input_stream_close_async ( G_INPUT_STREAM ( stream ), G_PRIORITY_LOW, pd->cancel, async_close_callback, pd );
     }
diff --git a/source/view.c b/source/view.c
index 8ac6de06..a2bbcee7 100644
--- a/source/view.c
+++ b/source/view.c
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ static void update_callback ( textbox *t, unsigned int index, void *udata, TextB
 
 void rofi_view_update ( RofiViewState *state, gboolean qr )
 {
-    if ( !widget_need_redraw ( WIDGET ( state->main_window ) ) && !widget_need_redraw ( WIDGET ( state->overlay ) )  ) {
+    if ( !widget_need_redraw ( WIDGET ( state->main_window ) ) ) {
         return;
     }
     g_log ( LOG_DOMAIN, G_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG, "Redraw view" );
@@ -1585,6 +1585,7 @@ RofiViewState *rofi_view_create ( Mode *sw,
     }
 
     state->overlay = textbox_create ( "window.overlay", TB_AUTOWIDTH | TB_AUTOHEIGHT, URGENT, "blaat"  );
+    state->overlay->widget.parent = WIDGET(state->main_window);
     widget_disable ( WIDGET ( state->overlay ) );
 
     state->list_view = listview_create ( "window.mainbox.listview", update_callback, state, config.element_height, end );
diff --git a/source/widgets/widget.c b/source/widgets/widget.c
index c3460b06..32d1fe6f 100644
--- a/source/widgets/widget.c
+++ b/source/widgets/widget.c
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ void widget_enable ( widget *widget )
         widget->enabled = TRUE;
         widget_update ( widget );
         widget_update ( widget->parent );
+        widget_queue_redraw ( widget );
     }
 }
 void widget_disable ( widget *widget )
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ void widget_disable ( widget *widget )
         widget->enabled = FALSE;
         widget_update ( widget );
         widget_update ( widget->parent );
+        widget_queue_redraw ( widget );
     }
 }
 void widget_draw ( widget *widget, cairo_t *d )