--- a/mobile/android/base/gfx/GLController.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/gfx/GLController.java
@@ -267,16 +267,17 @@ public class GLController {
         // https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=735230#c23), so we
         // resume the compositor directly. We still need to inform Gecko about
         // the compositor resuming, so that Gecko knows that it can now draw.
         // It is important to not notify Gecko until after the compositor has
         // been resumed, otherwise Gecko may send updates that get dropped.
         if (mCompositorCreated) {
             GeckoAppShell.scheduleResumeComposition(width, height);
             GeckoAppShell.sendEventToGecko(GeckoEvent.createCompositorResumeEvent());
+            mView.requestRender();
         }
     }
 
     public static class GLControllerException extends RuntimeException {
         public static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
         GLControllerException(String e) {
             super(e);