diff --git a/include/ui/gtk.h b/include/ui/gtk.h
index 43854f3509..7d22affd38 100644
--- a/include/ui/gtk.h
+++ b/include/ui/gtk.h
@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ void gd_egl_cursor_dmabuf(DisplayChangeListener *dcl,
                           uint32_t hot_x, uint32_t hot_y);
 void gd_egl_cursor_position(DisplayChangeListener *dcl,
                             uint32_t pos_x, uint32_t pos_y);
+void gd_egl_flush(DisplayChangeListener *dcl,
+                  uint32_t x, uint32_t y, uint32_t w, uint32_t h);
 void gd_egl_scanout_flush(DisplayChangeListener *dcl,
                           uint32_t x, uint32_t y, uint32_t w, uint32_t h);
 void gtk_egl_init(DisplayGLMode mode);
diff --git a/ui/gtk-egl.c b/ui/gtk-egl.c
index 3a90aeb2b9..72ce5e1f8f 100644
--- a/ui/gtk-egl.c
+++ b/ui/gtk-egl.c
@@ -309,6 +309,21 @@ void gd_egl_scanout_flush(DisplayChangeListener *dcl,
     eglSwapBuffers(qemu_egl_display, vc->gfx.esurface);
 }
 
+void gd_egl_flush(DisplayChangeListener *dcl,
+                  uint32_t x, uint32_t y, uint32_t w, uint32_t h)
+{
+    VirtualConsole *vc = container_of(dcl, VirtualConsole, gfx.dcl);
+    GtkWidget *area = vc->gfx.drawing_area;
+
+    if (vc->gfx.guest_fb.dmabuf) {
+        graphic_hw_gl_block(vc->gfx.dcl.con, true);
+        gtk_widget_queue_draw_area(area, x, y, w, h);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    gd_egl_scanout_flush(&vc->gfx.dcl, x, y, w, h);
+}
+
 void gtk_egl_init(DisplayGLMode mode)
 {
     GdkDisplay *gdk_display = gdk_display_get_default();
diff --git a/ui/gtk.c b/ui/gtk.c
index 5105c0a33f..b0564d80c1 100644
--- a/ui/gtk.c
+++ b/ui/gtk.c
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ static const DisplayChangeListenerOps dcl_egl_ops = {
     .dpy_gl_scanout_dmabuf   = gd_egl_scanout_dmabuf,
     .dpy_gl_cursor_dmabuf    = gd_egl_cursor_dmabuf,
     .dpy_gl_cursor_position  = gd_egl_cursor_position,
-    .dpy_gl_update           = gd_egl_scanout_flush,
+    .dpy_gl_update           = gd_egl_flush,
     .dpy_gl_release_dmabuf   = gd_gl_release_dmabuf,
     .dpy_has_dmabuf          = gd_has_dmabuf,
 };