diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfb_egl.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfb_egl.cpp
index 2e00eda..9533565 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfb_egl.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfb_egl.cpp
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ QDirectFbWindowEGL::~QDirectFbWindowEGL()
 void QDirectFbWindowEGL::createDirectFBWindow()
 {
     // Use the default for the raster surface.
+    IDirectFBSurface      *surface;
+
     if (window()->surfaceType() == QSurface::RasterSurface)
         return QDirectFbWindow::createDirectFBWindow();
 
@@ -199,6 +201,12 @@ void QDirectFbWindowEGL::createDirectFBWindow()
         DirectFBError("QDirectFbWindow: failed to create window", result);
 
     m_dfbWindow->SetOpacity(m_dfbWindow.data(), 0xff);
+
+    m_dfbWindow->GetSurface (m_dfbWindow.data(), &surface);
+    surface->Clear (surface, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0);
+    surface->Flip  (surface, NULL, DSFLIP_NONE);
+    surface->Clear (surface, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0);
+
     m_inputHandler->addWindow(m_dfbWindow.data(), window());
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbwindow.cpp
index 8b108ee..ecb27e7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbwindow.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ QDirectFbWindow::QDirectFbWindow(QWindow *tlw, QDirectFbInput *inputhandler)
 void QDirectFbWindow::createDirectFBWindow()
 {
     Q_ASSERT(!m_dfbWindow.data());
+    IDirectFBSurface      *surface;
 
     DFBDisplayLayerConfig layerConfig;
     IDirectFBDisplayLayer *layer;
@@ -87,6 +88,12 @@ void QDirectFbWindow::createDirectFBWindow()
         DirectFBError("QDirectFbWindow: failed to create window", result);
 
     m_dfbWindow->SetOpacity(m_dfbWindow.data(), 0xff);
+
+    m_dfbWindow->GetSurface (m_dfbWindow.data(), &surface);
+    surface->Clear (surface, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0);
+    surface->Flip  (surface, NULL, DSFLIP_NONE);
+    surface->Clear (surface, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0);
+
     m_inputHandler->addWindow(m_dfbWindow.data(), window());
 }