diff --git a/exa/exa.h b/exa/exa.h
index 256209418..7c2f4c1fc 100644
--- a/exa/exa.h
+++ b/exa/exa.h
@@ -795,6 +795,9 @@ exaGetPixmapDriverPrivate(PixmapPtr p);
 CARD32
 exaGetPixmapFirstPixel (PixmapPtr pPixmap);
 
+Bool
+exaDamageDestForMigration(PixmapPtr pPix, RegionPtr region);
+
 /**
  * Returns TRUE if the given planemask covers all the significant bits in the
  * pixel values for pDrawable.
diff --git a/exa/exa_accel.c b/exa/exa_accel.c
index 8ac21b8f8..d586fd804 100644
--- a/exa/exa_accel.c
+++ b/exa/exa_accel.c
@@ -300,7 +300,6 @@ exaShmPutImage(DrawablePtr pDrawable, GCPtr pGC, int depth, unsigned int format,
     BoxRec box = { .x1 = pDrawable->x + dx, .y1 = pDrawable->y + dy,
 		   .x2 = pDrawable->x + dx + sw, .y2 = pDrawable->y + dy + sh };
     RegionRec region;
-    int xoff, yoff;
     RegionPtr pending_damage = NULL;
 
     if (pExaPixmap->pDamage)
@@ -308,11 +307,7 @@ exaShmPutImage(DrawablePtr pDrawable, GCPtr pGC, int depth, unsigned int format,
 
     if (pending_damage) {
 	REGION_INIT(pScreen, &region, &box, 1);
-
-	exaGetDrawableDeltas(pDrawable, pPixmap, &xoff, &yoff);
-
-	REGION_TRANSLATE(pScreen, &region, xoff, yoff);
-	REGION_UNION(pScreen, pending_damage, pending_damage, &region);
+	exaDamageDestForMigration(pPixmap, &region);
     }
 
     if (!exaDoShmPutImage(pDrawable, pGC, depth, format, w, h, sx, sy, sw, sh,
@@ -328,9 +323,7 @@ exaShmPutImage(DrawablePtr pDrawable, GCPtr pGC, int depth, unsigned int format,
     }
 
     if (pending_damage) {
-	REGION_TRANSLATE(pScreen, &region, -xoff, -yoff);
 	DamageDamageRegion(pDrawable, &region);
-
 	REGION_UNINIT(pScreen, &region);
     }
 }
diff --git a/exa/exa_migration.c b/exa/exa_migration.c
index 25ea73d56..56515ab86 100644
--- a/exa/exa_migration.c
+++ b/exa/exa_migration.c
@@ -42,6 +42,39 @@
 #define DBG_MIGRATE(a)
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * Returns TRUE if the pixmap has damage.
+ * EXA only migrates the parts of a destination 
+ * that are affected by rendering.
+ * It uses the current damage as indication.
+ * So anything that does not need to be updated won't be.
+ * For clarity this seperate function was made.
+ * Note that some situations don't use this, 
+ * because their calls are wrapped by the damage layer.
+ */
+Bool
+exaDamageDestForMigration(PixmapPtr pPix, RegionPtr region)
+{
+    ScreenPtr pScreen = pPix->drawable.pScreen;
+    (void) pScreen; /* the macros don't use pScreen currently */
+    ExaPixmapPriv (pPix);
+    int x_offset, y_offset;
+    RegionPtr pending_damage;
+
+    if (!pExaPixmap->pDamage)
+	return FALSE;
+
+    exaGetDrawableDeltas(&pPix->drawable, pPix, &x_offset, &y_offset);
+
+    REGION_TRANSLATE(pScreen, region, x_offset, y_offset);
+    pending_damage = DamagePendingRegion(pExaPixmap->pDamage);
+    REGION_UNION(pScreen, pending_damage, pending_damage, region);
+    /* Restore region as we got it. */
+    REGION_TRANSLATE(pScreen, region, -x_offset, -y_offset);
+
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns TRUE if the pixmap is not movable.  This is the case where it's a
  * fake pixmap for the frontbuffer (no pixmap private) or it's a scratch
diff --git a/exa/exa_render.c b/exa/exa_render.c
index 704228537..d45af0a14 100644
--- a/exa/exa_render.c
+++ b/exa/exa_render.c
@@ -520,12 +520,7 @@ exaCompositeRects(CARD8	              op,
 
 	REGION_INIT(pScreen, &region, &box, 1);
     
-	exaGetDrawableDeltas(pDst->pDrawable, pPixmap, &xoff, &yoff);
-
-	REGION_TRANSLATE(pScreen, &region, xoff, yoff);
-	pending_damage = DamagePendingRegion(pExaPixmap->pDamage);
-	REGION_UNION(pScreen, pending_damage, pending_damage, &region);
-	REGION_TRANSLATE(pScreen, &region, -xoff, -yoff);
+	exaDamageDestForMigration(pPixmap, &region);
     }
     
     /************************************************************/
@@ -1074,22 +1069,14 @@ exaTrapezoids (CARD8 op, PicturePtr pSrc, PicturePtr pDst,
 
 	if (pExaPixmap->pDamage) {
 	    RegionRec migration;
-	    RegionPtr pending_damage = DamagePendingRegion(pExaPixmap->pDamage);
-	    int xoff, yoff;
 
-	    exaGetDrawableDeltas(pDraw, pixmap, &xoff, &yoff);
-
-	    xoff += pDraw->x;
-	    yoff += pDraw->y;
-
-	    bounds.x1 += xoff;
-	    bounds.y1 += yoff;
-	    bounds.x2 += xoff;
-	    bounds.y2 += yoff;
+	    bounds.x1 += pDraw->x;
+	    bounds.y1 += pDraw->y;
+	    bounds.x2 += pDraw->x;
+	    bounds.y2 += pDraw->y;
 
 	    REGION_INIT(pScreen, &migration, &bounds, 1);
-	    REGION_UNION(pScreen, pending_damage, pending_damage, &migration);
-	    REGION_UNINIT(pScreen, &migration);
+	    exaDamageDestForMigration(pixmap, &migration);
 	}
 
 	exaPrepareAccess(pDraw, EXA_PREPARE_DEST);
@@ -1180,22 +1167,14 @@ exaTriangles (CARD8 op, PicturePtr pSrc, PicturePtr pDst,
 
 	if (pExaPixmap->pDamage) {
 	    RegionRec migration;
-	    RegionPtr pending_damage = DamagePendingRegion(pExaPixmap->pDamage);
-	    int xoff, yoff;
 
-	    exaGetDrawableDeltas(pDraw, pixmap, &xoff, &yoff);
-
-	    xoff += pDraw->x;
-	    yoff += pDraw->y;
-
-	    bounds.x1 += xoff;
-	    bounds.y1 += yoff;
-	    bounds.x2 += xoff;
-	    bounds.y2 += yoff;
+	    bounds.x1 += pDraw->x;
+	    bounds.y1 += pDraw->y;
+	    bounds.x2 += pDraw->x;
+	    bounds.y2 += pDraw->y;
 
 	    REGION_INIT(pScreen, &migration, &bounds, 1);
-	    REGION_UNION(pScreen, pending_damage, pending_damage, &migration);
-	    REGION_UNINIT(pScreen, &migration);
+	    exaDamageDestForMigration(pixmap, &migration);
 	}
 
 	exaPrepareAccess(pDraw, EXA_PREPARE_DEST);