diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_main.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_main.c
index 36dd494c02..f0da75ef54 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_main.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_main.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ evas_object_change_reset(Evas_Object *obj)
 {
    obj->changed = EINA_FALSE;
    obj->changed_move = EINA_FALSE;
+   obj->changed_color = EINA_FALSE;
    obj->changed_map = EINA_FALSE;
    obj->changed_pchange = EINA_FALSE;
 }
@@ -94,7 +95,6 @@ evas_object_change(Evas_Object *obj)
 
      if (obj->changed) return;
 
-//   obj->changed = EINA_TRUE;
    evas_render_object_recalc(obj);
    /* set changed flag on all objects this one clips too */
    if (!((movch) && (obj->is_static_clip)))
@@ -1264,8 +1264,10 @@ evas_object_color_set(Evas_Object *obj, int r, int g, int b, int a)
    obj->cur.color.g = g;
    obj->cur.color.b = b;
    evas_object_clip_dirty(obj);
+
    if ((obj->cur.color.a == 0) && (a == 0) && (obj->cur.render_op == EVAS_RENDER_BLEND)) return;
    obj->cur.color.a = a;
+   obj->changed_color = EINA_TRUE;
    evas_object_change(obj);
 }
 
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_render.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_render.c
index dd154c32af..a890f9ff44 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_render.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_render.c
@@ -931,16 +931,15 @@ evas_render_mapped(Evas *e, Evas_Object *obj, void *context, void *surface,
                        break;
                     }
                }
+             if (obj->changed_color) changed = EINA_TRUE;
              evas_object_change_reset(obj);
           }
-        else
+        else if (obj->changed)
           {
-             if (obj->changed)
-               {
-                  if ((obj->changed_pchange) && (obj->changed_map))
-                    changed = EINA_TRUE;
-                  evas_object_change_reset(obj);
-               }
+             if (((obj->changed_pchange) && (obj->changed_map)) ||
+                 (obj->changed_color))
+               changed = EINA_TRUE;
+             evas_object_change_reset(obj);
           }
 
         // clear surface before re-render
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_private.h b/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_private.h
index 3f62766ca5..d62047ba29 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_private.h
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_private.h
@@ -616,6 +616,7 @@ struct _Evas_Object
 
    Eina_Bool                   changed : 1;
    Eina_Bool                   changed_move : 1;
+   Eina_Bool                   changed_color : 1;
    Eina_Bool                   changed_map : 1;
    Eina_Bool                   changed_pchange : 1;
    Eina_Bool                   del_ref : 1;