diff --git a/src/bin/e_container.c b/src/bin/e_container.c
index 5fe8afe4b..1d61b6fa8 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_container.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_container.c
@@ -465,10 +465,30 @@ e_container_shape_rects_set(E_Container_Shape *es, Ecore_X_Rectangle *rects, int
 {
    Evas_List *l;
    int i;
+   int changed = 1;
+   E_Rect *r;
    
    E_OBJECT_CHECK(es);
    E_OBJECT_TYPE_CHECK(es, E_CONTAINER_SHAPE_TYPE);
-   
+
+   if (num == evas_list_count(es->shape))
+     {
+	for (i = 0, l = es->shape; (i < num) && (l); i++, l = l->next)
+	  {
+	     r = l->data;
+	     if ((r->x != rects[i].x) || (r->y != rects[i].y) ||
+		 (r->w != rects[i].width) || (r->h != rects[i].height))
+	       {
+		  changed = 1;
+		  break;
+	       }
+	  }
+	changed = 0;
+     }
+   if (!changed)
+     {
+	return;
+     }
    if (es->shape)
      {
 	for (l = es->shape; l; l = l->next)
@@ -480,8 +500,6 @@ e_container_shape_rects_set(E_Container_Shape *es, Ecore_X_Rectangle *rects, int
      {
 	for (i = 0; i < num; i++)
 	  {
-	     E_Rect *r;
-	     
 	     r = malloc(sizeof(E_Rect));
 	     if (r)
 	       {