diff --git a/src/effect/effectframe.cpp b/src/effect/effectframe.cpp
index e92bee811e..901c80d2ea 100644
--- a/src/effect/effectframe.cpp
+++ b/src/effect/effectframe.cpp
@@ -229,9 +229,8 @@ EffectFrame::EffectFrame(EffectFrameStyle style, bool staticSize, QPoint positio
     connect(m_view, &OffscreenQuickScene::repaintNeeded, this, [this] {
         effects->addRepaint(geometry());
     });
-    connect(m_view, &OffscreenQuickScene::geometryChanged, this, [this](const QRect &oldGeometry, const QRect &newGeometry) {
+    connect(m_view, &OffscreenQuickScene::geometryChanged, this, [](const QRect &oldGeometry, const QRect &newGeometry) {
         effects->addRepaint(oldGeometry);
-        m_geometry = newGeometry;
         effects->addRepaint(newGeometry);
     });
 }
@@ -270,10 +269,9 @@ void EffectFrame::free()
     m_view->hide();
 }
 
-const QRect &EffectFrame::geometry() const
+QRect EffectFrame::geometry() const
 {
-    // Can't forward to OffscreenQuickScene::geometry() because we return a reference.
-    return m_geometry;
+    return m_view->geometry();
 }
 
 void EffectFrame::setGeometry(const QRect &geometry, bool force)
diff --git a/src/effect/effectframe.h b/src/effect/effectframe.h
index e502b391c2..90f470400e 100644
--- a/src/effect/effectframe.h
+++ b/src/effect/effectframe.h
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public:
     void setAlignment(Qt::Alignment alignment);
     Qt::Alignment alignment() const;
     void setGeometry(const QRect &geometry, bool force = false);
-    const QRect &geometry() const;
+    QRect geometry() const;
 
     void setText(const QString &text);
     const QString &text() const;
@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@ public:
 
 private:
     EffectFrameQuickScene *m_view;
-    QRect m_geometry;
 };
 
 } // namespace KWin
diff --git a/src/plugins/mouseclick/mouseclick.cpp b/src/plugins/mouseclick/mouseclick.cpp
index 7877957141..03635e6872 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mouseclick/mouseclick.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/mouseclick/mouseclick.cpp
@@ -203,8 +203,7 @@ void MouseClickEffect::repaint()
         for (auto &click : m_clicks) {
             dirtyRegion |= QRect(click->m_pos.x() - radius, click->m_pos.y() - radius, 2 * radius, 2 * radius);
             if (click->m_frame) {
-                // we grant the plasma style 32px padding for stuff like shadows...
-                dirtyRegion |= click->m_frame->geometry().adjusted(-32, -32, 32, 32);
+                dirtyRegion |= click->m_frame->geometry();
             }
         }
         effects->addRepaint(dirtyRegion);