diff -r 5dc02b23752f -r 3e2da88830cd src/opengl/qwindowsurface_gl.cpp
--- a/src/opengl/qwindowsurface_gl.cpp	Tue Jul 06 15:10:48 2010 +0300
+++ b/src/opengl/qwindowsurface_gl.cpp	Wed Aug 18 10:37:55 2010 +0300
@@ -354,8 +354,22 @@
     ctx->create(qt_gl_share_widget()->context());
 
 #ifndef QT_NO_EGL
-    if (ctx->d_func()->eglContext->configAttrib(EGL_SWAP_BEHAVIOR) != EGL_BUFFER_PRESERVED)
+    static bool checkedForNOKSwapRegion = false;
+    static bool haveNOKSwapRegion = false;
+
+    if (!checkedForNOKSwapRegion) {
+        haveNOKSwapRegion = QEgl::hasExtension("EGL_NOK_swap_region2");
+        checkedForNOKSwapRegion = true;
+
+        if (haveNOKSwapRegion)
+            qDebug() << "Found EGL_NOK_swap_region2 extension. Using partial updates.";
+    }
+
+    if (ctx->d_func()->eglContext->configAttrib(EGL_SWAP_BEHAVIOR) != EGL_BUFFER_PRESERVED &&
+        ! haveNOKSwapRegion)
         setPartialUpdateSupport(false); // Force full-screen updates
+    else
+        setPartialUpdateSupport(true);
 #endif
 
     widgetPrivate->extraData()->glContext = ctx;
@@ -480,8 +494,14 @@
                 }
             }
 #endif
+            if (d_ptr->paintedRegion.boundingRect() != geometry()) {
+                // Emits warning if not supported. Should never happen unless
+                // setPartialUpdateSupport(true) has been called.
+                context()->d_func()->swapRegion(&d_ptr->paintedRegion);
+            } else
+                context()->swapBuffers();
+
             d_ptr->paintedRegion = QRegion();
-            context()->swapBuffers();
         } else {
             glFlush();
         }