diff --git a/include/wlr/types/wlr_output_damage.h b/include/wlr/types/wlr_output_damage.h
index beba2f6c..a4333c1a 100644
--- a/include/wlr/types/wlr_output_damage.h
+++ b/include/wlr/types/wlr_output_damage.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  */
 struct wlr_output_damage {
 	struct wlr_output *output;
+	int max_rects; // max number of damaged rectangles
 
 	pixman_region32_t current; // in output-local coordinates
 
diff --git a/types/wlr_output_damage.c b/types/wlr_output_damage.c
index b3636c37..bf3a671d 100644
--- a/types/wlr_output_damage.c
+++ b/types/wlr_output_damage.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ struct wlr_output_damage *wlr_output_damage_create(struct wlr_output *output) {
 	}
 
 	output_damage->output = output;
+	output_damage->max_rects = 20;
 	wl_signal_init(&output_damage->events.frame);
 	wl_signal_init(&output_damage->events.destroy);
 
@@ -125,6 +126,14 @@ bool wlr_output_damage_make_current(struct wlr_output_damage *output_damage,
 			int j = (idx + i) % WLR_OUTPUT_DAMAGE_PREVIOUS_LEN;
 			pixman_region32_union(damage, damage, &output_damage->previous[j]);
 		}
+
+		// Check the number of rectangles
+		int n_rects = pixman_region32_n_rects(damage);
+		if (n_rects > output_damage->max_rects) {
+			pixman_box32_t *extents = pixman_region32_extents(damage);
+			pixman_region32_union_rect(damage, damage, extents->x1, extents->y1,
+				extents->x2 - extents->x1, extents->y2 - extents->y1);
+		}
 	}
 
 	*needs_swap = output->needs_swap || pixman_region32_not_empty(damage);