diff --git a/core/page.cpp b/core/page.cpp
index 33c6127c4..4b7539abf 100644
--- a/core/page.cpp
+++ b/core/page.cpp
@@ -116,10 +116,12 @@ void PagePrivate::imageRotationDone( RotationJob * job )
         PixmapObject &object = it.value();
         (*object.m_pixmap) = QPixmap::fromImage( job->image() );
         object.m_rotation = job->rotation();
+        object.m_isPartialPixmap = job->isPartialUpdate();
     } else {
         PixmapObject object;
         object.m_pixmap = new QPixmap( QPixmap::fromImage( job->image() ) );
         object.m_rotation = job->rotation();
+        object.m_isPartialPixmap = job->isPartialUpdate();
 
         m_pixmaps.insert( job->observer(), object );
     }
@@ -235,6 +237,9 @@ bool Page::hasPixmap( DocumentObserver *observer, int width, int height, const N
     if ( width == -1 || height == -1 )
         return true;
 
+    if ( it.value().m_isPartialPixmap )
+        return false;
+
     const QPixmap *pixmap = it.value().m_pixmap;
 
     return (pixmap->width() == width && pixmap->height() == height);
@@ -556,6 +561,7 @@ void PagePrivate::setPixmap( DocumentObserver *observer, QPixmap *pixmap, const
         }
         it.value().m_pixmap = pixmap;
         it.value().m_rotation = m_rotation;
+        it.value().m_isPartialPixmap = isPartialPixmap;
     } else {
         // it can happen that we get a setPixmap while closing and thus the page controller is gone
         if ( m_doc->m_pageController )
diff --git a/core/page.h b/core/page.h
index b33f0e039..19d6410f7 100644
--- a/core/page.h
+++ b/core/page.h
@@ -141,8 +141,9 @@ class OKULARCORE_EXPORT Page
         void setBoundingBox( const NormalizedRect& bbox );
 
         /**
-         * Returns whether the page of size @p width x @p height has a @p pixmap 
+         * Returns whether the page of size @p width x @p height has a @p pixmap
          * in the region given by @p rect for the given @p observer
+         * If there is a partially rendered pixmap the answer is false.
          */
         bool hasPixmap( DocumentObserver *observer, int width = -1, int height = -1, const NormalizedRect &rect = NormalizedRect() ) const;
 
diff --git a/core/page_p.h b/core/page_p.h
index 46cf0a946..eda83d6f6 100644
--- a/core/page_p.h
+++ b/core/page_p.h
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ class PagePrivate
             public:
                 QPixmap *m_pixmap = nullptr;
                 Rotation m_rotation;
+                bool m_isPartialPixmap = false;
         };
         QMap< DocumentObserver*, PixmapObject > m_pixmaps;
         QMap< const DocumentObserver*, TilesManager *> m_tilesManagers;