diff --git a/include/twin.h b/include/twin.h
index cc1aaf3..bca6c58 100644
--- a/include/twin.h
+++ b/include/twin.h
@@ -1036,6 +1036,8 @@ bool twin_pixmap_transparent(twin_pixmap_t *pixmap,
                              twin_coord_t x,
                              twin_coord_t y);
 
+bool twin_pixmap_is_iconified(twin_pixmap_t *pixmap, twin_coord_t y);
+
 bool twin_pixmap_dispatch(twin_pixmap_t *pixmap, twin_event_t *event);
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/pixmap.c b/src/pixmap.c
index a1b0d45..064571a 100644
--- a/src/pixmap.c
+++ b/src/pixmap.c
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 
 #include "twin_private.h"
 
+#define TWIN_BW 0
+#define TWIN_TITLE_HEIGHT 20
+
 #define IS_ALIGNED(p, alignment) ((p % alignment) == 0)
 #define ALIGN_UP(sz, alignment)                            \
     (((alignment) & ((alignment) - 1)) == 0                \
@@ -318,6 +321,19 @@ bool twin_pixmap_transparent(twin_pixmap_t *pixmap,
     return (_twin_pixmap_fetch(pixmap, x, y) >> 24) == 0;
 }
 
+bool twin_pixmap_is_iconified(twin_pixmap_t *pixmap, twin_coord_t y)
+{
+    /*
+     * Check whether the specified area within the pixmap corresponds to an
+     * iconified window.
+     */
+    if (pixmap->window &&
+        (pixmap->window->iconify &&
+         y >= pixmap->y + TWIN_BW + TWIN_TITLE_HEIGHT + TWIN_BW))
+        return true;
+    return false;
+}
+
 void twin_pixmap_move(twin_pixmap_t *pixmap, twin_coord_t x, twin_coord_t y)
 {
     twin_pixmap_damage(pixmap, 0, 0, pixmap->width, pixmap->height);
diff --git a/src/screen.c b/src/screen.c
index 11c4274..2154033 100644
--- a/src/screen.c
+++ b/src/screen.c
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@
 
 #include "twin_private.h"
 
-#define TWIN_BW 0
-#define TWIN_TITLE_HEIGHT 20
-
 twin_screen_t *twin_screen_create(twin_coord_t width,
                                   twin_coord_t height,
                                   twin_put_begin_t put_begin,
@@ -139,10 +136,6 @@ static void twin_screen_span_pixmap(twin_screen_t maybe_unused *screen,
     if (p->y + p->height <= y)
         return;
 
-    /* Skip drawing the window's client area if the window is iconified. */
-    if (p->window->iconify && y >= p->y + TWIN_BW + TWIN_TITLE_HEIGHT + TWIN_BW)
-        return;
-
     /* bounds check in x */
     p_left = left;
     if (p_left < p->x)
@@ -215,14 +208,20 @@ void twin_screen_update(twin_screen_t *screen)
             } else
                 memset(span, 0xff, width * sizeof(twin_argb32_t));
 
-            for (p = screen->bottom; p; p = p->up)
-                twin_screen_span_pixmap(screen, span, p, y, left, right, pop16,
-                                        pop32);
+            for (p = screen->bottom; p; p = p->up) {
+                /* Skip drawing the region of the iconified pixmap. */
+                if (!twin_pixmap_is_iconified(p, y))
+                    twin_screen_span_pixmap(screen, span, p, y, left, right,
+                                            pop16, pop32);
+            }
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_CURSOR)
-            if (screen->cursor)
-                twin_screen_span_pixmap(screen, span, screen->cursor, y, left,
-                                        right, pop16, pop32);
+            if (screen->cursor) {
+                /* Skip drawing the region of the iconified pixmap. */
+                if (!twin_pixmap_is_iconified(p, y))
+                    twin_screen_span_pixmap(screen, span, screen->cursor, y,
+                                            left, right, pop16, pop32);
+            }
 #endif
 
             (*screen->put_span)(left, y, right, span, screen->closure);