diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-present.c b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-present.c
index 6076f6498..d177abdd8 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-present.c
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-present.c
@@ -421,10 +421,18 @@ xwl_present_check_flip2(RRCrtcPtr crtc,
                         PresentFlipReason *reason)
 {
     struct xwl_window *xwl_window = xwl_window_from_window(present_window);
+    ScreenPtr screen = pixmap->drawable.pScreen;
 
     if (!xwl_window)
         return FALSE;
 
+    /* Can't flip if the window pixmap doesn't match the xwl_window parent
+     * window's, e.g. because a client redirected this window or one of its
+     * parents.
+     */
+    if (screen->GetWindowPixmap(xwl_window->window) != screen->GetWindowPixmap(present_window))
+        return FALSE;
+
     /*
      * We currently only allow flips of windows, that have the same
      * dimensions as their xwl_window parent window. For the case of