diff --git a/glamor/glamor_copyarea.c b/glamor/glamor_copyarea.c
index b7762cc22..172b9593c 100644
--- a/glamor/glamor_copyarea.c
+++ b/glamor/glamor_copyarea.c
@@ -41,22 +41,25 @@ glamor_copy_n_to_n_copypixels(DrawablePtr src,
 			      int dx,
 			      int dy)
 {
+    ScreenPtr screen = dst->pScreen;
     PixmapPtr dst_pixmap = glamor_get_drawable_pixmap(dst);
     int x_off, y_off, i;
 
     if (src != dst) {
-	glamor_fallback("glamor_copy_n_to_n_copypixels(): src != dest\n");
+	glamor_delayed_fallback(screen, "glamor_copy_n_to_n_copypixels(): "
+				"src != dest\n");
 	return FALSE;
     }
 
     if (gc) {
 	if (gc->alu != GXcopy) {
-	    glamor_fallback("glamor_copy_n_to_n_copypixels(): non-copy ALU\n");
+	    glamor_delayed_fallback(screen, "glamor_copy_n_to_n_copypixels(): "
+				    "non-copy ALU\n");
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 	if (!glamor_pm_is_solid(dst, gc->planemask)) {
-	    glamor_fallback("glamor_copy_n_to_n_copypixels(): "
-			    "non-solid planemask\n");
+	    glamor_delayed_fallback(screen, "glamor_copy_n_to_n_copypixels(): "
+				    "non-solid planemask\n");
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
     }
@@ -196,11 +199,17 @@ glamor_copy_n_to_n(DrawablePtr src,
 		 Pixel		bitplane,
 		 void		*closure)
 {
-    if (glamor_copy_n_to_n_copypixels(src, dst, gc, box, nbox, dx, dy))
+    if (glamor_copy_n_to_n_copypixels(src, dst, gc, box, nbox, dx, dy)) {
+	glamor_clear_delayed_fallbacks(dst->pScreen);
 	return;
+    }
 
-    if (glamor_copy_n_to_n_textured(src, dst, gc, box, nbox, dx, dy))
+    if (glamor_copy_n_to_n_textured(src, dst, gc, box, nbox, dx, dy)) {
+	glamor_clear_delayed_fallbacks(dst->pScreen);
 	return;
+    }
+
+    glamor_report_delayed_fallbacks(dst->pScreen);
 
     glamor_fallback("glamor_copy_area() from %p to %p (%c,%c)\n", src, dst,
 		    glamor_get_drawable_location(src),
diff --git a/glamor/glamor_priv.h b/glamor/glamor_priv.h
index 91fa6e1fe..cd7ca1528 100644
--- a/glamor/glamor_priv.h
+++ b/glamor/glamor_priv.h
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ typedef struct glamor_screen_private {
     CopyWindowProcPtr saved_copy_window;
     BitmapToRegionProcPtr saved_bitmap_to_region;
 
+    char *delayed_fallback_string;
+
     /* glamor_finishaccess */
     GLint finish_access_prog;
 
@@ -196,6 +198,41 @@ glamor_fallback(char *format, ...)
     va_end(ap);
 }
 
+static inline void
+glamor_delayed_fallback(ScreenPtr screen, char *format, ...)
+{
+    glamor_screen_private *glamor_priv = glamor_get_screen_private(screen);
+    va_list ap;
+
+    if (glamor_priv->delayed_fallback_string != NULL)
+	return;
+
+    va_start(ap, format);
+    glamor_priv->delayed_fallback_string = XNFvprintf(format, ap);
+    va_end(ap);
+}
+
+static inline void
+glamor_clear_delayed_fallbacks(ScreenPtr screen)
+{
+    glamor_screen_private *glamor_priv = glamor_get_screen_private(screen);
+
+    xfree(glamor_priv->delayed_fallback_string);
+    glamor_priv->delayed_fallback_string = NULL;
+}
+
+static inline void
+glamor_report_delayed_fallbacks(ScreenPtr screen)
+{
+    glamor_screen_private *glamor_priv = glamor_get_screen_private(screen);
+
+    if (glamor_priv->delayed_fallback_string) {
+	LogMessageVerb(X_INFO, 0, "fallback: %s",
+		       glamor_priv->delayed_fallback_string);
+	glamor_clear_delayed_fallbacks(screen);
+    }
+}
+
 static inline float
 v_from_x_coord_x(PixmapPtr pixmap, int x)
 {