diff --git a/gdk/macos/gdkmacoscairocontext.c b/gdk/macos/gdkmacoscairocontext.c
index 17c2b32811..31a9091b75 100644
--- a/gdk/macos/gdkmacoscairocontext.c
+++ b/gdk/macos/gdkmacoscairocontext.c
@@ -188,6 +188,14 @@ copy_surface_data (GdkMacosBuffer       *from,
     }
 }
 
+static void
+clamp_region_to_surface (cairo_region_t *region,
+                         GdkSurface     *surface)
+{
+  cairo_rectangle_int_t rectangle = {0, 0, surface->width, surface->height};
+  cairo_region_intersect_rectangle (region, &rectangle);
+}
+
 static void
 _gdk_macos_cairo_context_begin_frame (GdkDrawContext *draw_context,
                                       GdkMemoryDepth  depth,
@@ -205,6 +213,8 @@ _gdk_macos_cairo_context_begin_frame (GdkDrawContext *draw_context,
   surface = GDK_MACOS_SURFACE (gdk_draw_context_get_surface (draw_context));
   buffer = _gdk_macos_surface_get_buffer (surface);
 
+  clamp_region_to_surface (region, GDK_SURFACE (surface));
+
   _gdk_macos_buffer_set_damage (buffer, region);
   _gdk_macos_buffer_set_flipped (buffer, FALSE);