1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/imports/shapes/qquickshape.cpp b/src/imports/shapes/qquickshape.cpp
index c749357cc5..de49baed48 100644
--- a/src/imports/shapes/qquickshape.cpp
+++ b/src/imports/shapes/qquickshape.cpp
@@ -632,6 +632,7 @@ void QQuickShapePath::resetFillGradient()
 
 QQuickShapePrivate::QQuickShapePrivate()
     : spChanged(false),
+      effectRefCount(0),
       rendererType(QQuickShape::UnknownRenderer),
       async(false),
       status(QQuickShape::Null),
@@ -857,10 +858,12 @@ void QQuickShape::updatePolish()
 {
     Q_D(QQuickShape);
 
-    if (!d->spChanged)
+    const int currentEffectRefCount = d->extra.isAllocated() ? d->extra->recursiveEffectRefCount : 0;
+    if (!d->spChanged && currentEffectRefCount <= d->effectRefCount)
         return;
 
     d->spChanged = false;
+    d->effectRefCount = currentEffectRefCount;
 
     if (!d->renderer) {
         d->createRenderer();
@@ -872,7 +875,7 @@ void QQuickShape::updatePolish()
     // endSync() is where expensive calculations may happen (or get kicked off
     // on worker threads), depending on the backend. Therefore do this only
     // when the item is visible.
-    if (isVisible())
+    if (isVisible() || d->effectRefCount > 0)
         d->sync();
 
     update();