diff --git a/src/WindowManager.vala b/src/WindowManager.vala
index 5368aaae..2b640ba6 100644
--- a/src/WindowManager.vala
+++ b/src/WindowManager.vala
@@ -19,8 +19,30 @@ using Meta;
 
 namespace Gala
 {
+	[DBus (name = "org.freedesktop.login1.Manager")]
+	public interface LoginDRemote : GLib.Object
+	{
+		public signal void prepare_for_sleep (bool suspending);
+	}
+
 	public class WindowManagerGala : Meta.Plugin, WindowManager
 	{
+		const uint GL_VENDOR = 0x1F00;
+		const string LOGIND_DBUS_NAME = "org.freedesktop.login1";
+		const string LOGIND_DBUS_OBJECT_PATH = "/org/freedesktop/login1";
+
+		delegate unowned string? GlQueryFunc (uint id);
+
+		static bool is_nvidia ()
+		{
+			var gl_get_string = (GlQueryFunc) Cogl.get_proc_address ("glGetString");
+			if (gl_get_string == null)
+				return false;
+
+			unowned string? vendor = gl_get_string (GL_VENDOR);
+			return (vendor != null && vendor.contains ("NVIDIA Corporation"));
+		}
+
 		/**
 		 * {@inheritDoc}
 		 */
@@ -58,6 +80,8 @@ namespace Gala
 
 		Window? moving; //place for the window that is being moved over
 
+		LoginDRemote? logind_proxy = null;
+
 		Gee.LinkedList<ModalProxy> modal_stack = new Gee.LinkedList<ModalProxy> ();
 
 		Gee.HashSet<Meta.WindowActor> minimizing = new Gee.HashSet<Meta.WindowActor> ();
@@ -83,6 +107,25 @@ namespace Gala
 		public override void start ()
 		{
 			Util.later_add (LaterType.BEFORE_REDRAW, show_stage);
+
+			// Handle FBO issue with nvidia blob
+			if (logind_proxy == null
+				&& is_nvidia ()) {
+				try {
+					logind_proxy = Bus.get_proxy_sync (BusType.SYSTEM, LOGIND_DBUS_NAME, LOGIND_DBUS_OBJECT_PATH);
+					logind_proxy.prepare_for_sleep.connect (prepare_for_sleep);
+				} catch (Error e) {
+					warning ("Failed to get LoginD proxy: %s", e.message);
+				}				
+			}
+		}
+
+		void prepare_for_sleep (bool suspending)
+		{
+			if (suspending)
+				return;
+
+			Meta.Background.refresh_all ();
 		}
 
 		bool show_stage ()
@@ -123,7 +166,7 @@ namespace Gala
 			 * +---- background manager
 			 * +-- shell elements
 			 * +-- top window group
-		     */
+			 */
 
 			var system_background = new SystemBackground (screen);
 			system_background.add_constraint (new Clutter.BindConstraint (stage,