diff --git a/widgets/webcontent.cpp b/widgets/webcontent.cpp
index 37dd2a88c..0791d3a05 100644
--- a/widgets/webcontent.cpp
+++ b/widgets/webcontent.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     void loadingFinished(bool success);
+    void updateRequested(const QRect& dirtyRect);
 
     WebContent *q;
     QWebPage *page;
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ void WebContent::setPage(QWebPage *page)
     if (d->page) {
         connect(d->page, SIGNAL(loadProgress(int)), this, SIGNAL(loadProgress(int)));
         connect(d->page, SIGNAL(loadFinished(bool)), this, SLOT(loadingFinished(bool)));
+        connect(d->page, SIGNAL(repaintRequested(const QRect&)), this, SLOT(updateRequested(const QRect&)));
     }
 }
 
@@ -349,6 +351,14 @@ void WebContentPrivate::loadingFinished(bool success)
 {
     loaded = success;
     emit q->loadFinished(success);
+    q->update();
+}
+
+void WebContentPrivate::updateRequested(const QRect& dirtyRect)
+{
+    if (loaded && page) {
+       q->update(QRectF(dirtyRect.topLeft().x(), dirtyRect.topLeft().y(), dirtyRect.width(), dirtyRect.height()));
+    }
 }
 
 } // namespace Plasma
diff --git a/widgets/webcontent.h b/widgets/webcontent.h
index 33861ed0e..943b16c3c 100644
--- a/widgets/webcontent.h
+++ b/widgets/webcontent.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class QKeyEvent;
 class QGraphicsSceneDragDropEvent;
 class QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent;
 class QGraphicsSceneWheelEvent;
+class QRect;
 
 namespace Plasma
 {
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ class PLASMA_EXPORT WebContent : public QGraphicsWidget
         /**
          * Reimplementation
          */
-        void setGeometry(const QRectF &geometry);
+        void setGeometry(const QRectF &geometry);         
 
     Q_SIGNALS:
         /**
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@ class PLASMA_EXPORT WebContent : public QGraphicsWidget
 
     private:
         Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void loadingFinished(bool success))
+        Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void updateRequested(const QRect& dirtyRect))
 
         WebContentPrivate * const d;
         friend class WebContentPrivate;