diff --git a/escher/src/transparent_view.cpp b/escher/src/transparent_view.cpp
index 5eb138ad4..9f85ecd80 100644
--- a/escher/src/transparent_view.cpp
+++ b/escher/src/transparent_view.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 void TransparentView::markRectAsDirty(KDRect rect) {
   if (m_superview) {
-    m_superview->markRectAsDirty(KDRect(m_superview->pointFromPointInView(this, rect.origin()), rect.size()));
+    m_superview->markRectAsDirty(KDRect(rect.translatedBy(m_frame.origin())));
   }
   View::markRectAsDirty(rect);
 }