diff --git a/client/displayservers/SDL/sdl.c b/client/displayservers/SDL/sdl.c
index 63cd99f7..8bd6b873 100644
--- a/client/displayservers/SDL/sdl.c
+++ b/client/displayservers/SDL/sdl.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ static EGLNativeWindowType sdlGetEGLNativeWindow(void)
   }
 }
 
-static void sdlEGLSwapBuffers(EGLDisplay display, EGLSurface surface)
+static void sdlEGLSwapBuffers(EGLDisplay display, EGLSurface surface, const struct Rect * damage, int count)
 {
   eglSwapBuffers(display, surface);
 }
diff --git a/client/displayservers/Wayland/gl.c b/client/displayservers/Wayland/gl.c
index c59d4a0d..3f4e199b 100644
--- a/client/displayservers/Wayland/gl.c
+++ b/client/displayservers/Wayland/gl.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ bool waylandEGLInit(int w, int h)
     DEBUG_ERROR("Failed to create EGL window");
     return false;
   }
+
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -68,9 +69,51 @@ EGLDisplay waylandGetEGLDisplay(void)
   return eglGetDisplay(native);
 }
 
-void waylandEGLSwapBuffers(EGLDisplay display, EGLSurface surface)
+void waylandEGLSwapBuffers(EGLDisplay display, EGLSurface surface, const struct Rect * damage, int count)
 {
-  eglSwapBuffers(display, surface);
+  if (!wlWm.eglSwapWithDamageInit)
+  {
+    const char *exts = eglQueryString(display, EGL_EXTENSIONS);
+    wlWm.eglSwapWithDamageInit = true;
+    if (wl_proxy_get_version((struct wl_proxy *) wlWm.surface) < 4)
+      DEBUG_INFO("Swapping buffers with damage: not supported, need wl_compositor v4");
+    else if (strstr(exts, "EGL_KHR_swap_buffers_with_damage") && g_egl_dynProcs.eglSwapBuffersWithDamageKHR)
+    {
+      wlWm.eglSwapWithDamage = g_egl_dynProcs.eglSwapBuffersWithDamageKHR;
+      DEBUG_INFO("Using EGL_KHR_swap_buffers_with_damage");
+    }
+    else if (strstr(exts, "EGL_EXT_swap_buffers_with_damage") && g_egl_dynProcs.eglSwapBuffersWithDamageEXT)
+    {
+      wlWm.eglSwapWithDamage = g_egl_dynProcs.eglSwapBuffersWithDamageEXT;
+      DEBUG_INFO("Using EGL_EXT_swap_buffers_with_damage");
+    }
+    else
+      DEBUG_INFO("Swapping buffers with damage: not supported");
+  }
+
+  if (wlWm.eglSwapWithDamage && count)
+  {
+    if (count * 4 > wlWm.eglDamageRectCount)
+    {
+      free(wlWm.eglDamageRects);
+      wlWm.eglDamageRects = malloc(sizeof(EGLint) * count * 4);
+      if (!wlWm.eglDamageRects)
+        DEBUG_FATAL("Out of memory");
+      wlWm.eglDamageRectCount = count * 4;
+    }
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < count; ++i)
+    {
+      wlWm.eglDamageRects[i*4+0] = damage[i].x;
+      wlWm.eglDamageRects[i*4+1] = damage[i].y;
+      wlWm.eglDamageRects[i*4+2] = damage[i].w;
+      wlWm.eglDamageRects[i*4+3] = damage[i].h;
+    }
+
+    wlWm.eglSwapWithDamage(display, surface, wlWm.eglDamageRects, count);
+  }
+  else
+    eglSwapBuffers(display, surface);
 
   if (wlWm.needsResize)
   {
@@ -169,6 +212,6 @@ void waylandGLSetSwapInterval(int interval)
 
 void waylandGLSwapBuffers(void)
 {
-  waylandEGLSwapBuffers(wlWm.glDisplay, wlWm.glSurface);
+  waylandEGLSwapBuffers(wlWm.glDisplay, wlWm.glSurface, NULL, 0);
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/client/displayservers/Wayland/registry.c b/client/displayservers/Wayland/registry.c
index 3504ca0e..6889bd8a 100644
--- a/client/displayservers/Wayland/registry.c
+++ b/client/displayservers/Wayland/registry.c
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ static void registryGlobalHandler(void * data, struct wl_registry * registry,
   else if (!strcmp(interface, wl_shm_interface.name))
     wlWm.shm = wl_registry_bind(wlWm.registry, name, &wl_shm_interface, 1);
   else if (!strcmp(interface, wl_compositor_interface.name) && version >= 3)
-    wlWm.compositor = wl_registry_bind(wlWm.registry, name, &wl_compositor_interface, 3);
+    wlWm.compositor = wl_registry_bind(wlWm.registry, name,
+        // we only need v3 to run, but v4 can use eglSwapBuffersWithDamageKHR
+        &wl_compositor_interface, version > 4 ? 4 : version);
 #ifndef ENABLE_LIBDECOR
   else if (!strcmp(interface, xdg_wm_base_interface.name))
     wlWm.xdgWmBase = wl_registry_bind(wlWm.registry, name, &xdg_wm_base_interface, 1);
diff --git a/client/displayservers/Wayland/wayland.h b/client/displayservers/Wayland/wayland.h
index c9c53933..63a7c2ff 100644
--- a/client/displayservers/Wayland/wayland.h
+++ b/client/displayservers/Wayland/wayland.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 # include <EGL/eglext.h>
 #endif
 
+#include "egl_dynprocs.h"
 #include "common/locking.h"
 #include "common/countedbuffer.h"
 #include "interface/displayserver.h"
@@ -66,6 +67,13 @@ struct SurfaceOutput
   struct wl_list link;
 };
 
+enum EGLSwapWithDamageState {
+  SWAP_WITH_DAMAGE_UNKNOWN,
+  SWAP_WITH_DAMAGE_UNSUPPORTED,
+  SWAP_WITH_DAMAGE_KHR,
+  SWAP_WITH_DAMAGE_EXT,
+};
+
 struct WaylandDSState
 {
   bool pointerGrabbed;
@@ -88,8 +96,12 @@ struct WaylandDSState
   bool warpSupport;
   double cursorX, cursorY;
 
-#ifdef ENABLE_EGL
+#if defined(ENABLE_EGL) || defined(ENABLE_OPENGL)
   struct wl_egl_window * eglWindow;
+  bool eglSwapWithDamageInit;
+  eglSwapBuffersWithDamageKHR_t eglSwapWithDamage;
+  EGLint * eglDamageRects;
+  int eglDamageRectCount;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_OPENGL
@@ -197,7 +209,7 @@ void waylandShowPointer(bool show);
 #if defined(ENABLE_EGL) || defined(ENABLE_OPENGL)
 bool waylandEGLInit(int w, int h);
 EGLDisplay waylandGetEGLDisplay(void);
-void waylandEGLSwapBuffers(EGLDisplay display, EGLSurface surface);
+void waylandEGLSwapBuffers(EGLDisplay display, EGLSurface surface, const struct Rect * damage, int count);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_EGL
diff --git a/client/displayservers/Wayland/window.c b/client/displayservers/Wayland/window.c
index aa1196f1..9824913e 100644
--- a/client/displayservers/Wayland/window.c
+++ b/client/displayservers/Wayland/window.c
@@ -114,5 +114,3 @@ bool waylandIsValidPointerPos(int x, int y)
 {
   return x >= 0 && x < wlWm.width && y >= 0 && y < wlWm.height;
 }
-
-
diff --git a/client/displayservers/X11/x11.c b/client/displayservers/X11/x11.c
index 231f091c..4677fe54 100644
--- a/client/displayservers/X11/x11.c
+++ b/client/displayservers/X11/x11.c
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ static EGLNativeWindowType x11GetEGLNativeWindow(void)
   return (EGLNativeWindowType)x11.window;
 }
 
-static void x11EGLSwapBuffers(EGLDisplay display, EGLSurface surface)
+static void x11EGLSwapBuffers(EGLDisplay display, EGLSurface surface, const struct Rect * damage, int count)
 {
   eglSwapBuffers(display, surface);
 }
diff --git a/client/include/app.h b/client/include/app.h
index 360382f3..b99db81d 100644
--- a/client/include/app.h
+++ b/client/include/app.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ bool app_getProp(LG_DSProperty prop, void * ret);
 #ifdef ENABLE_EGL
 EGLDisplay app_getEGLDisplay(void);
 EGLNativeWindowType app_getEGLNativeWindow(void);
-void app_eglSwapBuffers(EGLDisplay display, EGLSurface surface);
+void app_eglSwapBuffers(EGLDisplay display, EGLSurface surface, const struct Rect * damage, int count);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_OPENGL
diff --git a/client/include/egl_dynprocs.h b/client/include/egl_dynprocs.h
index a1912317..4adf24ee 100644
--- a/client/include/egl_dynprocs.h
+++ b/client/include/egl_dynprocs.h
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple
 Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 */
 
+#ifndef _H_LG_EGL_DYNPROCS_
+#define _H_LG_EGL_DYNPROCS_
 #ifdef ENABLE_EGL
 
 #include <EGL/egl.h>
@@ -24,6 +26,8 @@ Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 
 typedef EGLDisplay (*eglGetPlatformDisplayEXT_t)(EGLenum platform,
     void *native_display, const EGLint *attrib_list);
+typedef void (*eglSwapBuffersWithDamageKHR_t)(EGLDisplay dpy,
+    EGLSurface surface, const EGLint *rects, EGLint n_rects);
 typedef void (*glEGLImageTargetTexture2DOES_t)(GLenum target,
     GLeglImageOES image);
 
@@ -31,6 +35,8 @@ struct EGLDynProcs
 {
   eglGetPlatformDisplayEXT_t     eglGetPlatformDisplay;
   eglGetPlatformDisplayEXT_t     eglGetPlatformDisplayEXT;
+  eglSwapBuffersWithDamageKHR_t  eglSwapBuffersWithDamageKHR;
+  eglSwapBuffersWithDamageKHR_t  eglSwapBuffersWithDamageEXT;
   glEGLImageTargetTexture2DOES_t glEGLImageTargetTexture2DOES;
 };
 
@@ -41,3 +47,5 @@ void egl_dynProcsInit(void);
 #else
   #define egl_dynProcsInit(...)
 #endif
+
+#endif // _H_LG_EGL_DYNPROCS_
diff --git a/client/include/interface/displayserver.h b/client/include/interface/displayserver.h
index af0577e8..977fce01 100644
--- a/client/include/interface/displayserver.h
+++ b/client/include/interface/displayserver.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <EGL/egl.h>
+#include "common/types.h"
 
 typedef enum LG_ClipboardData
 {
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ struct LG_DisplayServerOps
   /* EGL support */
   EGLDisplay (*getEGLDisplay)(void);
   EGLNativeWindowType (*getEGLNativeWindow)(void);
-  void (*eglSwapBuffers)(EGLDisplay display, EGLSurface surface);
+  void (*eglSwapBuffers)(EGLDisplay display, EGLSurface surface, const struct Rect * damage, int count);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_OPENGL
diff --git a/client/renderers/EGL/cursor.c b/client/renderers/EGL/cursor.c
index a4b53d89..25889813 100644
--- a/client/renderers/EGL/cursor.c
+++ b/client/renderers/EGL/cursor.c
@@ -215,6 +215,16 @@ void egl_cursor_set_state(EGL_Cursor * cursor, const bool visible, const float x
   cursor->y       = y;
 }
 
+struct CursorState egl_cursor_get_state(EGL_Cursor * cursor, int width, int height) {
+  return (struct CursorState) {
+    .visible = cursor->visible,
+    .rect.x = (cursor->x * width + width) / 2,
+    .rect.y = (-cursor->y * height + height) / 2 - cursor->h * height,
+    .rect.w = cursor->w * width + 2,
+    .rect.h = cursor->h * height + 2,
+  };
+}
+
 void egl_cursor_render(EGL_Cursor * cursor, LG_RendererRotate rotate)
 {
   if (!cursor->visible)
diff --git a/client/renderers/EGL/cursor.h b/client/renderers/EGL/cursor.h
index bd9002fb..06763afa 100644
--- a/client/renderers/EGL/cursor.h
+++ b/client/renderers/EGL/cursor.h
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 
 typedef struct EGL_Cursor EGL_Cursor;
 
+struct CursorState {
+  bool visible;
+  struct Rect rect;
+};
+
 bool egl_cursor_init(EGL_Cursor ** cursor);
 void egl_cursor_free(EGL_Cursor ** cursor);
 
@@ -41,4 +46,6 @@ void egl_cursor_set_size(EGL_Cursor * cursor, const float x, const float y);
 void egl_cursor_set_state(EGL_Cursor * cursor, const bool visible,
     const float x, const float y);
 
+struct CursorState egl_cursor_get_state(EGL_Cursor * cursor, int width, int height);
+
 void egl_cursor_render(EGL_Cursor * cursor, LG_RendererRotate rotate);
diff --git a/client/renderers/EGL/egl.c b/client/renderers/EGL/egl.c
index 57c286cb..2ae45002 100644
--- a/client/renderers/EGL/egl.c
+++ b/client/renderers/EGL/egl.c
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ struct Inst
   unsigned          fontSize;
   LG_FontObj        helpFontObj;
   unsigned          helpFontSize;
+
+  bool               cursorLastValid;
+  struct CursorState cursorLast;
 };
 
 static struct Option egl_options[] =
@@ -472,6 +475,8 @@ void egl_on_resize(void * opaque, const int width, const int height, const doubl
   egl_calc_mouse_state(this);
   egl_update_font(this);
   egl_update_help_font(this);
+
+  this->cursorLastValid = false;
 }
 
 bool egl_on_mouse_shape(void * opaque, const LG_RendererCursor cursor,
@@ -545,6 +550,7 @@ bool egl_on_frame(void * opaque, const FrameBuffer * frame, int dmaFd)
   }
 
   this->start = true;
+  this->cursorLastValid = false;
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -581,12 +587,14 @@ void egl_on_alert(void * opaque, const LG_MsgAlert alert, const char * message,
   }
 
   this->showAlert = true;
+  this->cursorLastValid = false;
 }
 
 void egl_on_help(void * opaque, const char * message)
 {
   struct Inst * this = (struct Inst *)opaque;
   egl_help_set_text(this->help, message);
+  this->cursorLastValid = false;
 }
 
 void egl_on_show_fps(void * opaque, bool showFPS)
@@ -767,6 +775,10 @@ bool egl_render(void * opaque, LG_RendererRotate rotate)
   glClearColor(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f);
   glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
 
+  bool hasLastCursor = this->cursorLastValid;
+  bool cursorRendered = false;
+  struct CursorState cursorState;
+
   if (this->start && egl_desktop_render(this->desktop,
         this->translateX, this->translateY,
         this->scaleX    , this->scaleY    ,
@@ -780,6 +792,8 @@ bool egl_render(void * opaque, LG_RendererRotate rotate)
         this->waitDone = true;
     }
 
+    cursorRendered = true;
+    cursorState = egl_cursor_get_state(this->cursor, this->width, this->height);
     egl_cursor_render(this->cursor,
         (this->format.rotate + rotate) % LG_ROTATE_MAX);
   }
@@ -819,14 +833,39 @@ bool egl_render(void * opaque, LG_RendererRotate rotate)
       close = true;
 
     if (close)
+    {
       this->showAlert = false;
+      this->cursorLastValid = false;
+    }
     else
       egl_alert_render(this->alert, this->screenScaleX, this->screenScaleY);
   }
 
+  struct Rect damage[2];
+  int damageIdx = 0;
+
+  if (this->waitDone)
+  {
+    if (cursorRendered && hasLastCursor)
+    {
+      if (this->cursorLast.visible)
+        damage[damageIdx++] = this->cursorLast.rect;
+
+      if (cursorState.visible)
+        damage[damageIdx++] = cursorState.rect;
+
+      this->cursorLast = cursorState;
+    }
+    else if (cursorRendered)
+    {
+      this->cursorLast = cursorState;
+      this->cursorLastValid = true;
+    }
+  }
+
   egl_fps_render(this->fps, this->screenScaleX, this->screenScaleY);
   egl_help_render(this->help, this->screenScaleX, this->screenScaleY);
-  app_eglSwapBuffers(this->display, this->surface);
+  app_eglSwapBuffers(this->display, this->surface, damage, damageIdx);
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -834,6 +873,7 @@ void egl_update_fps(void * opaque, const float avgUPS, const float avgFPS)
 {
   struct Inst * this = (struct Inst *)opaque;
   egl_fps_update(this->fps, avgUPS, avgFPS);
+  this->cursorLastValid = false;
 }
 
 struct LG_Renderer LGR_EGL =
diff --git a/client/src/app.c b/client/src/app.c
index 25d80a7b..443fa539 100644
--- a/client/src/app.c
+++ b/client/src/app.c
@@ -448,9 +448,9 @@ EGLNativeWindowType app_getEGLNativeWindow(void)
   return g_state.ds->getEGLNativeWindow();
 }
 
-void app_eglSwapBuffers(EGLDisplay display, EGLSurface surface)
+void app_eglSwapBuffers(EGLDisplay display, EGLSurface surface, const struct Rect * damage, int count)
 {
-  g_state.ds->eglSwapBuffers(display, surface);
+  g_state.ds->eglSwapBuffers(display, surface, damage, count);
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/client/src/egl_dynprocs.c b/client/src/egl_dynprocs.c
index f99783ba..b7bc3f26 100644
--- a/client/src/egl_dynprocs.c
+++ b/client/src/egl_dynprocs.c
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ void egl_dynProcsInit(void)
     eglGetProcAddress("eglGetPlatformDisplayEXT");
   g_egl_dynProcs.glEGLImageTargetTexture2DOES = (glEGLImageTargetTexture2DOES_t)
     eglGetProcAddress("glEGLImageTargetTexture2DOES");
+  g_egl_dynProcs.eglSwapBuffersWithDamageKHR = (eglSwapBuffersWithDamageKHR_t)
+    eglGetProcAddress("eglSwapBuffersWithDamageKHR");
+  g_egl_dynProcs.eglSwapBuffersWithDamageEXT = (eglSwapBuffersWithDamageKHR_t)
+    eglGetProcAddress("eglSwapBuffersWithDamageEXT");
 };
 
 #endif