diff --git a/libcef/browser/osr/render_widget_host_view_osr.cc b/libcef/browser/osr/render_widget_host_view_osr.cc
index 5f01b6d38..124ee84b5 100644
--- a/libcef/browser/osr/render_widget_host_view_osr.cc
+++ b/libcef/browser/osr/render_widget_host_view_osr.cc
@@ -1312,6 +1312,11 @@ void CefRenderWidgetHostViewOSR::OnPaint(const gfx::Rect& damage_rect,
                                          const void* pixels) {
   TRACE_EVENT0("cef", "CefRenderWidgetHostViewOSR::OnPaint");
 
+  // Workaround for https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2817
+  if (!is_showing_) {
+    return;
+  }
+
   if (!pixels) {
     return;
   }