diff --git a/sugar/canvas/IconItem.py b/sugar/canvas/IconItem.py
index babc2529..4c13c602 100644
--- a/sugar/canvas/IconItem.py
+++ b/sugar/canvas/IconItem.py
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ class IconView(goocanvas.ItemViewSimple, goocanvas.ItemView):
 			self.item.user_bounds_to_device(cr, bounds)
 			self.bounds = bounds
 
+			self.get_canvas_view().request_redraw(self.bounds)
+
 			cr.restore()
 
 		return self.bounds