diff --git a/widget/android/nsWindow.cpp b/widget/android/nsWindow.cpp
index b8624b3993fa..75d51bfffb91 100644
--- a/widget/android/nsWindow.cpp
+++ b/widget/android/nsWindow.cpp
@@ -2336,5 +2336,14 @@ nsWindow::WidgetPaintsBackground()
     return sWidgetPaintsBackground;
 }
 
+bool
+nsWindow::NeedsPaint()
+{
+  if (sCompositorPaused || FindTopLevel() != nsWindow::TopWindow()) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return nsIWidget::NeedsPaint();
+}
+
 #endif
 
diff --git a/widget/android/nsWindow.h b/widget/android/nsWindow.h
index af7a21f4529f..2a6bc52357f0 100644
--- a/widget/android/nsWindow.h
+++ b/widget/android/nsWindow.h
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ public:
     NS_IMETHOD ReparentNativeWidget(nsIWidget* aNewParent);
 
 #ifdef MOZ_JAVA_COMPOSITOR
+    virtual bool NeedsPaint();
     virtual void DrawWindowUnderlay(LayerManager* aManager, nsIntRect aRect);
     virtual void DrawWindowOverlay(LayerManager* aManager, nsIntRect aRect);
 
diff --git a/widget/nsIWidget.h b/widget/nsIWidget.h
index 4697672d26a3..21e6b972289c 100644
--- a/widget/nsIWidget.h
+++ b/widget/nsIWidget.h
@@ -1572,7 +1572,7 @@ class nsIWidget : public nsISupports {
     virtual bool WidgetPaintsBackground() { return false; }
 
     void SetNeedsPaint(bool aNeedsPaint) { mNeedsPaint = aNeedsPaint; }
-    bool NeedsPaint() { 
+    virtual bool NeedsPaint() { 
       if (!mNeedsPaint) {
         return false;
       }