diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1ab825dc70..1bcb9fecad 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+2007-04-18  Richard Hult  <richard@imendio.com>
+
+	* gdk/quartz/gdkwindow-quartz.c:
+	(gdk_window_quartz_process_updates_internal),
+	(gdk_window_quartz_process_all_updates),
+	(gdk_window_impl_quartz_process_updates): Refactor the process 
+	updates functions to share code between them. Also fixes bug 
+	#427660 by not updating larger regions than necessary.
+
 2007-04-18  Matthias Clasen  <mclasen@redhat.com>
 
 	* gdk/gdkregion-generic.h (GROWREGION): Handle the case
diff --git a/gdk/quartz/gdkwindow-quartz.c b/gdk/quartz/gdkwindow-quartz.c
index 3b93710441..93b2f218e8 100644
--- a/gdk/quartz/gdkwindow-quartz.c
+++ b/gdk/quartz/gdkwindow-quartz.c
@@ -252,6 +252,34 @@ gdk_window_impl_quartz_end_paint (GdkPaintable *paintable)
     }
 }
 
+static void
+gdk_window_quartz_process_updates_internal (GdkWindow *window)
+{
+  GdkWindowObject *private = (GdkWindowObject *) window;
+  GdkWindowImplQuartz *impl = (GdkWindowImplQuartz *) private->impl;
+      
+  if (private->update_area)
+    {
+      int i, n_rects;
+      GdkRectangle *rects;
+
+      gdk_region_get_rectangles (private->update_area, &rects, &n_rects);
+
+      gdk_region_destroy (private->update_area);
+      private->update_area = NULL;
+
+      for (i = 0; i < n_rects; i++) 
+	{
+	  [impl->view setNeedsDisplayInRect:NSMakeRect (rects[i].x, rects[i].y,
+							rects[i].width, rects[i].height)];
+	}
+
+      [impl->view displayIfNeeded];
+
+      g_free (rects);
+    }
+}
+
 static void
 gdk_window_quartz_process_all_updates (void)
 {
@@ -267,28 +295,7 @@ gdk_window_quartz_process_all_updates (void)
 
   while (tmp_list)
     {
-      GdkWindowObject *private = tmp_list->data;
-      GdkWindowImplQuartz *impl = (GdkWindowImplQuartz *) private->impl;
-      int i, n_rects;
-      GdkRectangle *rects;
-      
-      if (private->update_area)
-	{
-	  gdk_region_get_rectangles (private->update_area, &rects, &n_rects);
-
-	  gdk_region_destroy (private->update_area);
-	  private->update_area = NULL;
-	  
-	  for (i = 0; i < n_rects; i++) 
-	    {
-	      [impl->view setNeedsDisplayInRect:NSMakeRect (rects[i].x, rects[i].y,
-	      						    rects[i].width, rects[i].height)];
-	    }
-	  
-	  [impl->view displayIfNeeded];
-
-	  g_free (rects);
-	}
+      gdk_window_quartz_process_updates_internal (tmp_list->data);
 
       g_object_unref (tmp_list->data);
       tmp_list = tmp_list->next;
@@ -350,12 +357,9 @@ gdk_window_impl_quartz_process_updates (GdkPaintable *paintable,
 
   if (private->update_area)
     {
-      gdk_region_destroy (private->update_area);
-      private->update_area = NULL;
-    }  
-
-  [impl->view setNeedsDisplay: YES];
-  update_windows = g_slist_remove (update_windows, private);
+      gdk_window_quartz_process_updates_internal ((GdkWindow *) private);
+      update_windows = g_slist_remove (update_windows, private);
+    }
 }
 
 static void