diff --git a/backends/x/entity.go b/backends/x/entity.go
index 6fde145..bcd5ee1 100644
--- a/backends/x/entity.go
+++ b/backends/x/entity.go
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ func (ent *entity) unlink () {
 
 func (entity *entity) link (parent *entity) {
 	entity.parent = parent
+	entity.clip(parent.clippedBounds)
 	if parent.window != nil {
 		entity.setWindow(parent.window)
 	}
@@ -110,6 +111,13 @@ func (entity *entity) forMouseTargetContainers (callback func (tomo.MouseTargetC
 	entity.parent.forMouseTargetContainers(callback)
 }
 
+func (entity *entity) clip (bounds image.Rectangle) {
+	entity.clippedBounds = entity.bounds.Intersect(bounds)
+	for _, child := range entity.children {
+		child.clip(entity.clippedBounds)
+	}
+}
+
 // ----------- Entity ----------- //
 
 func (entity *entity) Invalidate () {
@@ -204,7 +212,7 @@ func (entity *entity) CountChildren () int {
 func (entity *entity) PlaceChild (index int, bounds image.Rectangle) {
 	child := entity.children[index]
 	child.bounds = bounds
-	child.clippedBounds = entity.bounds.Intersect(bounds)
+	child.clip(entity.clippedBounds)
 	child.Invalidate()
 	child.InvalidateLayout()
 }
diff --git a/backends/x/system.go b/backends/x/system.go
index 540b4e8..ac2b5a7 100644
--- a/backends/x/system.go
+++ b/backends/x/system.go
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ func (system *system) draw () {
 	defer func () { system.invalidateIgnore = false } ()
 
 	for entity := range system.drawingInvalid {
+		if entity.clippedBounds.Empty() { continue }
 		entity.element.Draw (canvas.Cut (
 			system.canvas,
 			entity.clippedBounds))