diff --git a/WINGs/wrender_wl.c b/WINGs/wrender_wl.c
index 431fa57..ba33e72 100644
--- a/WINGs/wrender_wl.c
+++ b/WINGs/wrender_wl.c
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ render_wl_pixmap_copy(void *rctx, WMDrawable src, WMDrawable dst,
      * up through the parent chain so the change becomes visible. */
     if ((unsigned long)dst >= 0x10000000 && (unsigned long)dst < 0x30000000) {
         W_View *view = W_GetViewForWindow((WNativeWindow)(unsigned long)dst);
-        while (view && view->parent) {
+        if (view && view->flags.alreadyDead) return;
+        while (view && view->parent && !view->flags.alreadyDead) {
             pixman_image_t *vs = (pixman_image_t *)W_GetViewBacking(view->window);
             pixman_image_t *pd = (pixman_image_t *)W_GetViewBacking(view->parent->window);
             if (vs && pd) {
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ render_wl_pixmap_copy(void *rctx, WMDrawable src, WMDrawable dst,
             view = view->parent;
         }
         /* Commit the toplevel surface */
-        if (view && W_ViewCommitBackingFn)
+        if (view && !view->flags.alreadyDead && W_ViewCommitBackingFn)
             W_ViewCommitBackingFn((unsigned long)view->window);
     }
 }
diff --git a/WINGs/wview_wl.c b/WINGs/wview_wl.c
index 732cf64..28aa5be 100644
--- a/WINGs/wview_wl.c
+++ b/WINGs/wview_wl.c
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ static void wl_redisplay(void *vctx, W_View *view)
 
 	(void)vctx;
 
-	if (!view->flags.mapped)
+	if (!view->flags.mapped || view->flags.alreadyDead)
 		return;
 
 	/* Fill background color */
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ static void wl_redisplay(void *vctx, W_View *view)
 	/* Re-composite all mapped children into this view's backing */
 	W_View *child = view->childrenList;
 	while (child) {
-		if (child->flags.mapped && child->flags.realized) {
+		if (child->flags.mapped && child->flags.realized && !child->flags.alreadyDead) {
 			wl_redisplay(vctx, child);
 		}
 		child = child->nextSister;