diff --git a/kandinsky/include/kandinsky/rect.h b/kandinsky/include/kandinsky/rect.h
index fc3fe47af..afaa34bba 100644
--- a/kandinsky/include/kandinsky/rect.h
+++ b/kandinsky/include/kandinsky/rect.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ public:
   KDRect unionedWith(const KDRect & other) const; // Returns the smallest rectangle containing r1 and r2
   KDRect differencedWith(const KDRect & other) const; // Returns the smallest rectangle containing r1\r2
   bool contains(KDPoint p) const;
+  bool containsRect(const KDRect & other) const;
   bool isAbove(KDPoint p) const;
   bool isUnder(KDPoint p) const;
   bool isEmpty() const;
diff --git a/kandinsky/src/context_pixel.cpp b/kandinsky/src/context_pixel.cpp
index 25ac75896..dceb85ff9 100644
--- a/kandinsky/src/context_pixel.cpp
+++ b/kandinsky/src/context_pixel.cpp
@@ -19,5 +19,16 @@ KDColor KDContext::getPixel(KDPoint p) {
 
 void KDContext::getPixels(KDRect r, KDColor * pixels) {
   KDRect rect = r.translatedBy(m_origin);
-  pullRect(rect, pixels);
+  if (m_clippingRect.containsRect(rect)) {
+    pullRect(rect, pixels);
+    return;
+  }
+  int i = 0;
+  KDCoordinate yMax = r.y()+r.height();
+  KDCoordinate xMax = r.x()+r.width();
+  for (int y = r.y(); y < yMax; y++) {
+    for (int x = r.x(); x < xMax; x++) {
+      pixels[i++] = getPixel(KDPoint(x, y));
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/kandinsky/src/rect.cpp b/kandinsky/src/rect.cpp
index 4373d4f93..483821670 100644
--- a/kandinsky/src/rect.cpp
+++ b/kandinsky/src/rect.cpp
@@ -146,6 +146,16 @@ bool KDRect::contains(KDPoint p) const {
   return (p.x() >= x() && p.x() <= right() && p.y() >= y() && p.y() <= bottom());
 }
 
+bool KDRect::containsRect(const KDRect & other) const {
+  if (other.isEmpty()) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (isEmpty()) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return contains(other.topLeft()) && contains(other.bottomRight());
+}
+
 bool KDRect::isAbove(KDPoint p) const {
   return (p.y() >= y());
 }