diff --git a/glfw_wcb.c b/glfw_wcb.c
index 9fd931d..56ca2fd 100644
--- a/glfw_wcb.c
+++ b/glfw_wcb.c
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ static void swap_buffers(GLFWwindow* w) {
 static Display* get_x11_display(void)                          { return glfwGetX11Display();      }
 static Window   get_x11_window (GLFWwindow* w)                 { return glfwGetX11Window(w);      }
 static bool     should_close   (GLFWwindow* w)                 { return glfwWindowShouldClose(w); }
+static bool     should_render  (GLFWwindow* w)                 { return true; }
 static void     get_fbsize     (GLFWwindow* w, int* d, int* h) { glfwGetFramebufferSize(w, d, h); }
 static void     get_pos        (GLFWwindow* w, int* x, int* y) { glfwGetWindowPos(w, x, y);       }
 static double   get_time       (GLFWwindow* w)                 { return glfwGetTime();            }
diff --git a/glx_wcb.c b/glx_wcb.c
index b39c705..29ed469 100644
--- a/glx_wcb.c
+++ b/glx_wcb.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ struct glxwin {
     Window w;
     GLXContext context;
     double time;
-    bool should_close, clickthrough;
+    bool should_close, should_render, clickthrough;
     char override_state;
 };
 
@@ -274,10 +274,13 @@ static void* create_and_bind(const char* name, const char* class,
                              int version_major, int version_minor,
                              bool clickthrough) {
     struct glxwin* w = malloc(sizeof(struct glxwin));
-    w->override_state = '\0';
-    w->time         = 0.0D;
-    w->should_close = false;
-    w->clickthrough = false;
+    *w = (struct glxwin) {
+        .override_state = '\0',
+        .time           = 0.0D,
+        .should_close   = false,
+        .should_render  = true,
+        .clickthrough   = false
+    };
 
     XVisualInfo* vi;
     XSetWindowAttributes attr = {};
@@ -355,10 +358,11 @@ static void* create_and_bind(const char* name, const char* class,
     vi = glXGetVisualFromFBConfig(display, config);
     
     attr.colormap          = XCreateColormap(display, DefaultRootWindow(display), vi->visual, AllocNone);
-    attr.event_mask        = ExposureMask | KeyPressMask | StructureNotifyMask | PropertyChangeMask;
+    attr.event_mask        = ExposureMask        | KeyPressMask       | StructureNotifyMask;
+    attr.event_mask       |= PropertyChangeMask  | VisibilityChangeMask;
     attr.background_pixmap = None;
     attr.border_pixel      = 0;
-
+    
     unsigned long vmask = CWColormap | CWEventMask | CWBackPixmap | CWBorderPixel;
     if (type[0] == '!') {
         vmask |= CWOverrideRedirect;
@@ -483,8 +487,14 @@ static void set_visible(struct glxwin* w, bool visible) {
     else XUnmapWindow(display, w->w);
 }
 
-static bool should_close(struct glxwin* w) {
-    return w->should_close;
+static bool should_close (struct glxwin* w) { return w->should_close; }
+static bool should_render(struct glxwin* w) {
+    /* For nearly all window managers, windows are 'minimized' by unmapping parent windows.
+       VisibilityNotify events are not sent in these instances, so we have to read window
+       attributes to see if our window isn't viewable. */
+    XWindowAttributes attrs;
+    XGetWindowAttributes(display, w->w, &attrs);
+    return w->should_render && attrs.map_state == IsViewable;
 }
 
 static void swap_buffers(struct glxwin* w) {
@@ -500,6 +510,19 @@ static void swap_buffers(struct glxwin* w) {
                 w->should_close = true;
             }
             break;
+        case VisibilityNotify:
+            switch (ev.xvisibility.state) {
+            case VisibilityFullyObscured:
+                w->should_render = false;
+                break;
+            case VisibilityUnobscured:
+            case VisibilityPartiallyObscured:
+                w->should_render = true;
+                break;
+            default:
+                fprintf(stderr, "Invalid VisibilityNotify event state (%d)\n", ev.xvisibility.state);
+                break;
+            }
         default: break;
         }
     }
diff --git a/render.c b/render.c
index 71063fd..f970607 100644
--- a/render.c
+++ b/render.c
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ struct renderer* rd_new(const char** paths, const char* entry,
         .sm_prog           = 0,
         .copy_desktop      = true,
         .premultiply_alpha = true,
-        .check_fullscreen  = true,
+        .check_fullscreen  = false,
         .smooth_pass       = true,
         .fft_scale         = 10.2F,
         .fft_cutoff        = 0.3F,
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@ struct renderer* rd_new(const char** paths, const char* entry,
     overlay(&gl->overlay);
     
     glClearColor(gl->clear_color.r, gl->clear_color.g, gl->clear_color.b, gl->clear_color.a);
-
+    
     gl->wcb->set_visible(gl->w, true);
     
     return r;
@@ -1349,9 +1349,13 @@ bool rd_update(struct renderer* r, float* lb, float* rb, size_t bsz, bool modifi
         r->alive = false;
         return true;
     }
+
+    /* Stop rendering if the backend has some reason not to render (minimized, obscured) */
+    if (!gl->wcb->should_render(gl->w))
+        return false;
     
     /* Stop rendering when fullscreen windows are focused */
-    if (gl->check_fullscreen && !xwin_should_render(r))
+    if (gl->check_fullscreen && !xwin_should_render(gl->wcb, gl->w))
         return false;
 
     /* Force disable interpolation if the update rate is close to or higher than the frame rate */
diff --git a/render.h b/render.h
index db043c2..32064bb 100644
--- a/render.h
+++ b/render.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ struct gl_wcb {
                                 int version_major, int version_minor,
                                 bool clickthrough);
     bool     (*should_close)   (void* ptr);
+    bool     (*should_render)  (void* ptr);
     void     (*swap_buffers)   (void* ptr);
     void     (*raise)          (void* ptr);
     void     (*destroy)        (void* ptr);
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ struct gl_wcb {
         WCB_FUNC(init),                         \
         WCB_FUNC(create_and_bind),              \
         WCB_FUNC(should_close),                 \
+        WCB_FUNC(should_render),                \
         WCB_FUNC(swap_buffers),                 \
         WCB_FUNC(raise),                        \
         WCB_FUNC(destroy),                      \
diff --git a/shaders/rc.glsl b/shaders/rc.glsl
index 9ac8a77..1eed4b5 100644
--- a/shaders/rc.glsl
+++ b/shaders/rc.glsl
@@ -128,11 +128,14 @@
    simply set to zero (or lower) to disable the frame limiter. */
 #request setframerate 0
 
-/* Enable/disable fullscreen checks. This looks at the currently
-   focused window and halts GLava's rendering if it is
-   fullscreen. This prevents rendering from interfering with
-   other graphically intensive tasks. */
-#request setfullscreencheck true
+/* Suspends rendering if a fullscreen window is focused while
+   GLava is still visible (ie. on another monitor). This prevents
+   rendering from interfering with other graphically intensive
+   tasks.
+
+   If GLava is minimized or completely obscured, it will not
+   render regardless of this option. */
+#request setfullscreencheck false
 
 /* Enable/disable printing framerate every second. 'FPS' stands
    for 'Frames Per Second', and 'UPS' stands for 'Updates Per
diff --git a/xwin.c b/xwin.c
index 15c47bb..3c223b0 100644
--- a/xwin.c
+++ b/xwin.c
@@ -140,14 +140,14 @@ const char* xwin_detect_wm(struct gl_wcb* wcb) {
     
 }
 
-bool xwin_should_render(struct renderer* rd) {
+bool xwin_should_render(struct gl_wcb* wcb, void* impl) {
     bool ret = true, should_close = false;
-    Display* d = rd_get_wcb(rd)->get_x11_display();
+    Display* d = wcb->get_x11_display();
     if (!d) {
         d = XOpenDisplay(0);
         should_close = true;
     }
-
+    
     Atom prop       = XInternAtom(d, "_NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW", true);
     Atom fullscreen = XInternAtom(d, "_NET_WM_STATE_FULLSCREEN", true);
     
diff --git a/xwin.h b/xwin.h
index 7e8f01b..a79048c 100644
--- a/xwin.h
+++ b/xwin.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 typedef unsigned long int Window;
 
-bool xwin_should_render(struct renderer* rd);
+bool xwin_should_render(struct gl_wcb* wcb, void* impl);
 void xwin_wait_for_wm(void);
 bool xwin_settype(struct gl_wcb* wcb, void* impl, const char* type);
 void xwin_setdesktop(struct gl_wcb* wcb, void* impl, unsigned long desktop);