diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Rendering/ImmediateRenderer.cs b/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Rendering/ImmediateRenderer.cs
index 93bb36c3cd..a9e251865b 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Rendering/ImmediateRenderer.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Rendering/ImmediateRenderer.cs
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ namespace Avalonia.Rendering
             {
                 using (var context = new DrawingContext(_renderTarget.CreateDrawingContext(this)))
                 {
+
+                    context.PlatformImpl.Clear(Colors.Transparent);
+
                     using (context.PushTransformContainer())
                     {
                         Render(context, _root, _root.Bounds);
@@ -224,9 +227,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Rendering
             var clipToBounds = visual.ClipToBounds;
             var bounds = new Rect(visual.Bounds.Size);
 
-            if (visual == _root)
-                context.PlatformImpl.Clear(Colors.Transparent);
-
             if (visual.IsVisible && opacity > 0)
             {
                 var m = Matrix.CreateTranslation(visual.Bounds.Position);