diff --git a/composite/compalloc.c b/composite/compalloc.c
index 433dc820a..3e2f14fb0 100644
--- a/composite/compalloc.c
+++ b/composite/compalloc.c
@@ -47,24 +47,18 @@
 
 #include "compint.h"
 
-static void
-compScreenUpdate(ScreenPtr pScreen)
-{
-    compCheckTree(pScreen);
-    compPaintChildrenToWindow(pScreen->root);
-}
-
-static void
-compBlockHandler(ScreenPtr pScreen, void *pTimeout)
+static Bool
+compScreenUpdate(ClientPtr pClient, void *closure)
 {
+    ScreenPtr pScreen = closure;
     CompScreenPtr cs = GetCompScreen(pScreen);
 
-    pScreen->BlockHandler = cs->BlockHandler;
-    compScreenUpdate(pScreen);
-    (*pScreen->BlockHandler) (pScreen, pTimeout);
+    compCheckTree(pScreen);
+    compPaintChildrenToWindow(pScreen->root);
 
-    /* Next damage will restore the block handler */
-    cs->BlockHandler = NULL;
+    /* Next damage will restore the worker */
+    cs->pendingScreenUpdate = FALSE;
+    return TRUE;
 }
 
 void
@@ -87,9 +81,9 @@ compReportDamage(DamagePtr pDamage, RegionPtr pRegion, void *closure)
     CompScreenPtr cs = GetCompScreen(pScreen);
     CompWindowPtr cw = GetCompWindow(pWin);
 
-    if (!cs->BlockHandler) {
-        cs->BlockHandler = pScreen->BlockHandler;
-        pScreen->BlockHandler = compBlockHandler;
+    if (!cs->pendingScreenUpdate) {
+        QueueWorkProc(compScreenUpdate, serverClient, pScreen);
+        cs->pendingScreenUpdate = TRUE;
     }
     cw->damaged = TRUE;
 
diff --git a/composite/compinit.c b/composite/compinit.c
index 2590aa46d..6ea33ea4e 100644
--- a/composite/compinit.c
+++ b/composite/compinit.c
@@ -387,6 +387,8 @@ compScreenInit(ScreenPtr pScreen)
     cs->pOverlayWin = NULL;
     cs->pOverlayClients = NULL;
 
+    cs->pendingScreenUpdate = FALSE;
+
     cs->numAlternateVisuals = 0;
     cs->alternateVisuals = NULL;
     cs->numImplicitRedirectExceptions = 0;
@@ -442,8 +444,6 @@ compScreenInit(ScreenPtr pScreen)
     cs->ChangeWindowAttributes = pScreen->ChangeWindowAttributes;
     pScreen->ChangeWindowAttributes = compChangeWindowAttributes;
 
-    cs->BlockHandler = NULL;
-
     cs->CloseScreen = pScreen->CloseScreen;
     pScreen->CloseScreen = compCloseScreen;
 
diff --git a/composite/compint.h b/composite/compint.h
index 89f6507b9..d501bad65 100644
--- a/composite/compint.h
+++ b/composite/compint.h
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ typedef struct _CompScreen {
      */
     ChangeWindowAttributesProcPtr ChangeWindowAttributes;
 
-    ScreenBlockHandlerProcPtr BlockHandler;
+    Bool pendingScreenUpdate;
+
     CloseScreenProcPtr CloseScreen;
     int numAlternateVisuals;
     VisualID *alternateVisuals;