diff --git a/glamor/glamor_copyarea.c b/glamor/glamor_copyarea.c
index c89dffcba..077c44ffd 100644
--- a/glamor/glamor_copyarea.c
+++ b/glamor/glamor_copyarea.c
@@ -80,27 +80,22 @@ glamor_copy_area(DrawablePtr src, DrawablePtr dst, GCPtr gc,
     RegionPtr region;
 
     if (!GLEW_EXT_framebuffer_blit) {
-	ErrorF("EXT_framebuffer_blit unsupported\n");
+	glamor_fallback("glamor_copy_area(): "
+			"EXT_framebuffer_blit unsupported\n");
 	goto fail;
     }
 
-    if (!glamor_set_destination_pixmap(dst_pixmap)) {
-	/*
-	return miDoCopy(pSrcDrawable, pDstDrawable, pGC,
-			srcx, srcy, width, height,
-			dstx, dsty, fbCopyNtoN, 0, NULL);
-	*/
-	return NULL;
-    }
+    if (!glamor_set_destination_pixmap(dst_pixmap))
+	goto fail;
 
     if (src_priv == NULL) {
-	ErrorF("glamor_copy_area: no src pixmap priv?");
+	glamor_fallback("glamor_copy_area(): no src pixmap priv");
 	goto fail;
     }
 
     if (src_priv->fb == 0 && src_pixmap != screen_pixmap) {
-	ErrorF("glamor_copy_area: No src FBO\n");
-	return NULL;
+	glamor_fallback("glamor_copy_area(): no src fbo");
+	goto fail;
     }
 
     glBindFramebufferEXT(GL_READ_FRAMEBUFFER_EXT, src_priv->fb);
@@ -112,5 +107,17 @@ glamor_copy_area(DrawablePtr src, DrawablePtr dst, GCPtr gc,
     return region;
 
 fail:
-    return NULL;
+    glamor_fallback("glamor_copy_area from %p to %p (%c,%c)\n", src, dst,
+		    glamor_get_drawable_location(src),
+		    glamor_get_drawable_location(dst));
+    region = NULL;
+    if (glamor_prepare_access(dst, GLAMOR_ACCESS_RW)) {
+	if (glamor_prepare_access(src, GLAMOR_ACCESS_RO)) {
+	    region = fbCopyArea(src, dst, gc, srcx, srcy, width, height,
+				dstx, dsty);
+	    glamor_finish_access(src);
+	}
+	glamor_finish_access(dst);
+    }
+    return region;
 }
diff --git a/glamor/glamor_core.c b/glamor/glamor_core.c
index 4ae0d6c78..32a09b625 100644
--- a/glamor/glamor_core.c
+++ b/glamor/glamor_core.c
@@ -39,13 +39,26 @@
 
 #include "glamor_priv.h"
 
+const Bool
+glamor_get_drawable_location(const DrawablePtr drawable)
+{
+    PixmapPtr pixmap = glamor_get_drawable_pixmap(drawable);
+    glamor_pixmap_private *pixmap_priv = glamor_get_pixmap_private(pixmap);
+    if (pixmap_priv == NULL)
+	return 'm';
+    if (pixmap_priv->fb == 0)
+	return 's';
+    else
+	return 'f';
+}
+
 Bool
 glamor_set_destination_pixmap(PixmapPtr pixmap)
 {
     glamor_pixmap_private *pixmap_priv = glamor_get_pixmap_private(pixmap);
 
     if (pixmap_priv == NULL) {
-	ErrorF("no pixmap priv?");
+	glamor_fallback("glamor_set_destination_pixmap(): no pixmap priv");
 	return FALSE;
     }
 
@@ -54,7 +67,7 @@ glamor_set_destination_pixmap(PixmapPtr pixmap)
 	PixmapPtr screen_pixmap = screen->GetScreenPixmap(screen);
 
 	if (pixmap != screen_pixmap) {
-	    ErrorF("No FBO\n");
+	    glamor_fallback("glamor_set_destination_pixmap(): no fbo");
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
     }
diff --git a/glamor/glamor_priv.h b/glamor/glamor_priv.h
index ad68c12f1..2ee16ef56 100644
--- a/glamor/glamor_priv.h
+++ b/glamor/glamor_priv.h
@@ -117,6 +117,17 @@ glamor_pm_is_solid(DrawablePtr drawable, unsigned long planemask)
 	FbFullMask(drawable->depth);
 }
 
+static inline void
+glamor_fallback(char *format, ...)
+{
+    va_list ap;
+
+    va_start(ap, format);
+    LogMessageVerb(X_INFO, 1, "glamor fallback: ");
+    LogVMessageVerb(X_INFO, 1, format, ap);
+    va_end(ap);
+}
+
 /* glamor.c */
 PixmapPtr glamor_get_drawable_pixmap(DrawablePtr drawable);
 
@@ -129,6 +140,7 @@ Bool glamor_prepare_access(DrawablePtr drawable, glamor_access_t access);
 void glamor_finish_access(DrawablePtr drawable);
 Bool glamor_prepare_access_window(WindowPtr window);
 void glamor_finish_access_window(WindowPtr window);
+const Bool glamor_get_drawable_location(const DrawablePtr drawable);
 Bool glamor_create_gc(GCPtr gc);
 void glamor_stipple(PixmapPtr pixmap, PixmapPtr stipple,
 		    int x, int y, int width, int height,