Index: src_plugins/hid_gtk2_gdk/gtkhid-gdk.c
===================================================================
--- src_plugins/hid_gtk2_gdk/gtkhid-gdk.c	(revision 7993)
+++ src_plugins/hid_gtk2_gdk/gtkhid-gdk.c	(revision 7994)
@@ -1154,6 +1154,7 @@
 	gport->pixmap = gdk_pixmap_new(gtk_widget_get_window(gport->drawing_area),
 																 gport->view.canvas_width, gport->view.canvas_height, -1);
 	priv->drawable = gport->pixmap;
+	gport->drawing_allowed = pcb_true;
 
 	if (!done_once) {
 		priv->bg_gc = gdk_gc_new(priv->drawable);
Index: src_plugins/hid_gtk2_gl/gtkhid-gl.c
===================================================================
--- src_plugins/hid_gtk2_gl/gtkhid-gl.c	(revision 7993)
+++ src_plugins/hid_gtk2_gl/gtkhid-gl.c	(revision 7994)
@@ -808,6 +808,7 @@
 
 	gport->pixmap = gdk_pixmap_new(gtk_widget_get_window(gport->drawing_area),
 																 gport->view.canvas_width, gport->view.canvas_height, -1);
+	gport->drawing_allowed = pcb_true;
 
 	if (!done_once) {
 		if (!map_color_string(conf_core.appearance.color.background, &priv->bg_color))
Index: src_plugins/lib_gtk_hid/glue_event.c
===================================================================
--- src_plugins/lib_gtk_hid/glue_event.c	(revision 7993)
+++ src_plugins/lib_gtk_hid/glue_event.c	(revision 7994)
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 	if (PCB != NULL)
 		ghidgui->common.window_set_name_label(PCB->Name);
 
-	if (!gport->pixmap)
+	if (!gport->drawing_allowed)
 		return;
 
 	if (ghidgui->topwin.route_style_selector) {
Index: src_plugins/lib_gtk_hid/gui.h
===================================================================
--- src_plugins/lib_gtk_hid/gui.h	(revision 7993)
+++ src_plugins/lib_gtk_hid/gui.h	(revision 7994)
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include "event.h"
 #include "conf_hid.h"
 #include "render.h"
+#include "pcb_bool.h"
 
 struct GhidGui_s {
 	GtkActionGroup *main_actions;
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@
 	GtkWidget *top_window,				/* toplevel widget              */
 	 *drawing_area;								/* and its drawing area */
 	GdkPixmap *pixmap, *mask;
+	pcb_bool drawing_allowed;     /**< Track if a drawing area is available for rendering. */
 
 	struct render_priv_s *render_priv;