diff --git a/src/tasks/connector.rs b/src/tasks/connector.rs
index 6f8c70a1..b763533b 100644
--- a/src/tasks/connector.rs
+++ b/src/tasks/connector.rs
@@ -8,14 +8,10 @@ use {
         },
         output_schedule::OutputSchedule,
         state::{ConnectorData, OutputData, State},
-        tree::{OutputNode, OutputRenderData, WsMoveConfig, move_ws_to_output},
+        tree::{OutputNode, WsMoveConfig, move_ws_to_output},
         utils::{asyncevent::AsyncEvent, clonecell::CloneCell, hash_map_ext::HashMapExt},
     },
-    std::{
-        cell::{Cell, RefCell},
-        collections::VecDeque,
-        rc::Rc,
-    },
+    std::{cell::Cell, collections::VecDeque, rc::Rc},
 };
 
 pub fn handle(state: &Rc<State>, connector: &Rc<dyn Connector>) {
@@ -166,15 +162,7 @@ impl ConnectorHandler {
             workspace_rect: Default::default(),
             non_exclusive_rect: Default::default(),
             non_exclusive_rect_rel: Default::default(),
-            render_data: RefCell::new(OutputRenderData {
-                active_workspace: None,
-                underline: Default::default(),
-                inactive_workspaces: Default::default(),
-                attention_requested_workspaces: Default::default(),
-                captured_inactive_workspaces: Default::default(),
-                titles: Default::default(),
-                status: None,
-            }),
+            render_data: Default::default(),
             state: self.state.clone(),
             is_dummy: false,
             status: self.state.status.clone(),
diff --git a/src/tree/output.rs b/src/tree/output.rs
index 9dbad4c9..44fceb82 100644
--- a/src/tree/output.rs
+++ b/src/tree/output.rs
@@ -594,15 +594,16 @@ impl OutputNode {
                 status.tex_x = pos;
             }
         }
+        let old_full_area = rd.full_area;
+        rd.full_area = Rect::new_sized(
+            non_exclusive_rect.x1(),
+            non_exclusive_rect.y1(),
+            non_exclusive_rect.width(),
+            th + 1,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
         if self.title_visible.get() {
-            let title_rect = Rect::new_sized(
-                non_exclusive_rect.x1(),
-                non_exclusive_rect.y1(),
-                non_exclusive_rect.width(),
-                th,
-            )
-            .unwrap();
-            self.state.damage(title_rect);
+            self.state.damage(rd.full_area.union(old_full_area));
         }
     }
 
@@ -1246,6 +1247,7 @@ pub struct OutputWorkspaceRenderData {
 
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct OutputRenderData {
+    pub full_area: Rect,
     pub active_workspace: Option<OutputWorkspaceRenderData>,
     pub underline: Rect,
     pub inactive_workspaces: Vec<Rect>,