diff --git a/hw/xnest/Screen.c b/hw/xnest/Screen.c
index d452ede60..314322806 100644
--- a/hw/xnest/Screen.c
+++ b/hw/xnest/Screen.c
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ xnestOpenScreen(ScreenPtr pScreen, int argc, char *argv[])
     pScreen->WindowExposures = xnestWindowExposures;
     pScreen->CopyWindow = xnestCopyWindow;
     pScreen->ClipNotify = xnestClipNotify;
+    pScreen->ClearToBackground = xnest_screen_ClearToBackground;
 
     /* Pixmap procedures */
 
diff --git a/hw/xnest/Window.c b/hw/xnest/Window.c
index 357d4ca7d..e5c9ba280 100644
--- a/hw/xnest/Window.c
+++ b/hw/xnest/Window.c
@@ -520,3 +520,11 @@ xnestShapeWindow(WindowPtr pWin)
         }
     }
 }
+
+void xnest_screen_ClearToBackground(WindowPtr pWin, int x, int y, int w, int h, Bool generateExposures)
+{
+    xcb_clear_area(xnestUpstreamInfo.conn,
+                   generateExposures,
+                   xnestWindow(pWin),
+                   x, y, w, h);
+}
diff --git a/hw/xnest/XNWindow.h b/hw/xnest/XNWindow.h
index 408da7ed4..68b829711 100644
--- a/hw/xnest/XNWindow.h
+++ b/hw/xnest/XNWindow.h
@@ -69,4 +69,7 @@ void xnestWindowExposures(WindowPtr pWin, RegionPtr pRgn);
 void xnestSetShape(WindowPtr pWin, int kind);
 void xnestShapeWindow(WindowPtr pWin);
 
+/* ScreenRec operations */
+void xnest_screen_ClearToBackground(WindowPtr pWin, int x, int y, int w, int h, Bool generateExposures);
+
 #endif                          /* XNESTWINDOW_H */