diff --git a/include/wlr/render/interface.h b/include/wlr/render/interface.h
index 1b138ea3..f4565ad5 100644
--- a/include/wlr/render/interface.h
+++ b/include/wlr/render/interface.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ void wlr_renderer_init(struct wlr_renderer *renderer,
 
 struct wlr_texture_impl {
 	void (*get_size)(struct wlr_texture *texture, int *width, int *height);
+	bool (*is_opaque)(struct wlr_texture *texture);
 	bool (*write_pixels)(struct wlr_texture *texture,
 		enum wl_shm_format wl_fmt, uint32_t stride, uint32_t width,
 		uint32_t height, uint32_t src_x, uint32_t src_y, uint32_t dst_x,
diff --git a/include/wlr/render/wlr_texture.h b/include/wlr/render/wlr_texture.h
index 785f4fc6..9370fa25 100644
--- a/include/wlr/render/wlr_texture.h
+++ b/include/wlr/render/wlr_texture.h
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ struct wlr_texture *wlr_texture_from_dmabuf(struct wlr_renderer *renderer,
  */
 void wlr_texture_get_size(struct wlr_texture *texture, int *width, int *height);
 
+/**
+ * Returns true if this texture is using a fully opaque format.
+ */
+bool wlr_texture_is_opaque(struct wlr_texture *texture);
+
 /**
  * Update a texture with raw pixels. The texture must be mutable.
  */
diff --git a/include/wlr/types/wlr_surface.h b/include/wlr/types/wlr_surface.h
index 93f456cd..0e3b5ff4 100644
--- a/include/wlr/types/wlr_surface.h
+++ b/include/wlr/types/wlr_surface.h
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ struct wlr_surface {
 	 * just like the buffer's texture.
 	 */
 	pixman_region32_t buffer_damage;
+	/**
+	 * The current opaque region, in surface-local coordinates. It is clipped to
+	 * the surface bounds. If the surface's buffer is using a fully opaque
+	 * format, this is set to the whole surface.
+	 */
+	pixman_region32_t opaque_region;
 	/**
 	 * `current` contains the current, committed surface state. `pending`
 	 * accumulates state changes from the client between commits and shouldn't
diff --git a/render/gles2/texture.c b/render/gles2/texture.c
index 3c70a235..1e55f4c4 100644
--- a/render/gles2/texture.c
+++ b/render/gles2/texture.c
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ static void gles2_texture_get_size(struct wlr_texture *wlr_texture, int *width,
 	*height = texture->height;
 }
 
+static bool gles2_texture_is_opaque(struct wlr_texture *wlr_texture) {
+	struct wlr_gles2_texture *texture = gles2_get_texture(wlr_texture);
+	return !texture->has_alpha;
+}
+
 static bool gles2_texture_write_pixels(struct wlr_texture *wlr_texture,
 		enum wl_shm_format wl_fmt, uint32_t stride, uint32_t width,
 		uint32_t height, uint32_t src_x, uint32_t src_y, uint32_t dst_x,
@@ -129,6 +134,7 @@ static void gles2_texture_destroy(struct wlr_texture *wlr_texture) {
 
 static const struct wlr_texture_impl texture_impl = {
 	.get_size = gles2_texture_get_size,
+	.is_opaque = gles2_texture_is_opaque,
 	.write_pixels = gles2_texture_write_pixels,
 	.to_dmabuf = gles2_texture_to_dmabuf,
 	.destroy = gles2_texture_destroy,
diff --git a/render/wlr_texture.c b/render/wlr_texture.c
index 76986920..06872f1e 100644
--- a/render/wlr_texture.c
+++ b/render/wlr_texture.c
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ void wlr_texture_get_size(struct wlr_texture *texture, int *width,
 	return texture->impl->get_size(texture, width, height);
 }
 
+bool wlr_texture_is_opaque(struct wlr_texture *texture) {
+	if (!texture->impl->is_opaque) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	return texture->impl->is_opaque(texture);
+}
+
 bool wlr_texture_write_pixels(struct wlr_texture *texture,
 		enum wl_shm_format wl_fmt, uint32_t stride, uint32_t width,
 		uint32_t height, uint32_t src_x, uint32_t src_y, uint32_t dst_x,
diff --git a/types/wlr_surface.c b/types/wlr_surface.c
index 3277b37f..f2b248ca 100644
--- a/types/wlr_surface.c
+++ b/types/wlr_surface.c
@@ -340,6 +340,25 @@ static void surface_apply_damage(struct wlr_surface *surface) {
 	surface->buffer = buffer;
 }
 
+static void surface_update_opaque_region(struct wlr_surface *surface) {
+	struct wlr_texture *texture = wlr_surface_get_texture(surface);
+	if (texture == NULL) {
+		pixman_region32_clear(&surface->opaque_region);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (wlr_texture_is_opaque(texture)) {
+		pixman_region32_init_rect(&surface->opaque_region,
+			0, 0, surface->current.width, surface->current.height);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	pixman_region32_copy(&surface->opaque_region, &surface->current.opaque);
+	pixman_region32_intersect_rect(&surface->opaque_region,
+		&surface->opaque_region,
+		0, 0, surface->current.width, surface->current.height);
+}
+
 static void surface_commit_pending(struct wlr_surface *surface) {
 	bool invalid_buffer = surface->pending.committed & WLR_SURFACE_STATE_BUFFER;
 
@@ -356,6 +375,7 @@ static void surface_commit_pending(struct wlr_surface *surface) {
 	if (invalid_buffer) {
 		surface_apply_damage(surface);
 	}
+	surface_update_opaque_region(surface);
 
 	// commit subsurface order
 	struct wlr_subsurface *subsurface;
@@ -562,6 +582,7 @@ static void surface_handle_resource_destroy(struct wl_resource *resource) {
 	surface_state_finish(&surface->current);
 	surface_state_finish(&surface->previous);
 	pixman_region32_fini(&surface->buffer_damage);
+	pixman_region32_fini(&surface->opaque_region);
 	wlr_buffer_unref(surface->buffer);
 	free(surface);
 }
@@ -607,6 +628,7 @@ struct wlr_surface *wlr_surface_create(struct wl_client *client,
 	wl_list_init(&surface->subsurfaces);
 	wl_list_init(&surface->subsurface_pending_list);
 	pixman_region32_init(&surface->buffer_damage);
+	pixman_region32_init(&surface->opaque_region);
 
 	wl_signal_add(&renderer->events.destroy, &surface->renderer_destroy);
 	surface->renderer_destroy.notify = surface_handle_renderer_destroy;