diff --git a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_image.c b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_image.c
index 2eea07d3f3..9e07efc376 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_image.c
+++ b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_image.c
@@ -3322,8 +3322,8 @@ _proxy_subrender(Evas *eo_e, Evas_Object *eo_source, Evas_Object *eo_proxy, Evas
    Evas_Public_Data *e = eo_data_scope_get(eo_e, EVAS_CLASS);
    Evas_Object_Protected_Data *source;
    void *ctx;
-/*   Evas_Object *eo_obj2, *clip;*/
    int w, h;
+   Eina_Bool src_redraw = EINA_FALSE;
 
    if (!eo_source) return;
    source = eo_data_scope_get(eo_source, EVAS_OBJ_CLASS);
@@ -3353,37 +3353,47 @@ _proxy_subrender(Evas *eo_e, Evas_Object *eo_source, Evas_Object *eo_proxy, Evas
              if (!proxy_write->surface) goto end;
              proxy_write->w = w;
              proxy_write->h = h;
+             src_redraw = EINA_TRUE;
           }
 
-        ctx = e->engine.func->context_new(e->engine.data.output);
-        e->engine.func->context_color_set(e->engine.data.output, ctx, 0, 0, 0, 0);
-        e->engine.func->context_render_op_set(e->engine.data.output, ctx, EVAS_RENDER_COPY);
-        e->engine.func->rectangle_draw(e->engine.data.output, ctx,
-                                       proxy_write->surface, 0, 0, w, h,
-                                       do_async);
-        e->engine.func->context_free(e->engine.data.output, ctx);
+        if (!src_redraw)
+          src_redraw = evas_object_smart_changed_get(eo_source);
 
-        ctx = e->engine.func->context_new(e->engine.data.output);
+        if (src_redraw)
+          {
+             ctx = e->engine.func->context_new(e->engine.data.output);
+             e->engine.func->context_color_set(e->engine.data.output, ctx, 0, 0,
+                                               0, 0);
+             e->engine.func->context_render_op_set(e->engine.data.output, ctx,
+                                                   EVAS_RENDER_COPY);
+             e->engine.func->rectangle_draw(e->engine.data.output, ctx,
+                                            proxy_write->surface, 0, 0, w, h,
+                                            do_async);
+             e->engine.func->context_free(e->engine.data.output, ctx);
 
-        Eina_Bool source_clip;
-        eo_do(eo_proxy, evas_obj_image_source_clip_get(&source_clip));
+             ctx = e->engine.func->context_new(e->engine.data.output);
 
-        Evas_Proxy_Render_Data proxy_render_data = {
-           .eo_proxy = eo_proxy,
-           .proxy_obj = proxy_obj,
-           .eo_src = eo_source,
-           .source_clip = source_clip
-        };
-        evas_render_mapped(e, eo_source, source, ctx, proxy_write->surface,
-                           -source->cur->geometry.x,
-                           -source->cur->geometry.y,
-                           1, 0, 0, e->output.w, e->output.h, &proxy_render_data
+             Eina_Bool source_clip;
+             eo_do(eo_proxy, evas_obj_image_source_clip_get(&source_clip));
+
+             Evas_Proxy_Render_Data proxy_render_data = {
+                  .eo_proxy = eo_proxy,
+                  .proxy_obj = proxy_obj,
+                  .eo_src = eo_source,
+                  .source_clip = source_clip
+             };
+             evas_render_mapped(e, eo_source, source, ctx, proxy_write->surface,
+                                -source->cur->geometry.x,
+                                -source->cur->geometry.y,
+                                1, 0, 0, e->output.w, e->output.h,
+                                &proxy_render_data
 #ifdef REND_DBG
-                           , 1
+                                , 1
 #endif
-                           , do_async);
+                                , do_async);
 
-        e->engine.func->context_free(e->engine.data.output, ctx);
+             e->engine.func->context_free(e->engine.data.output, ctx);
+          }
         proxy_write->surface = e->engine.func->image_dirty_region
           (e->engine.data.output, proxy_write->surface, 0, 0, w, h);
 /*