diff --git a/app/core/gimpdrawable.c b/app/core/gimpdrawable.c
index 16110eeaa8..71168b9ab8 100644
--- a/app/core/gimpdrawable.c
+++ b/app/core/gimpdrawable.c
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ static gint64  gimp_drawable_real_estimate_memsize (GimpDrawable      *drawable,
                                                     gint               width,
                                                     gint               height);
 
+static void       gimp_drawable_real_update_all    (GimpDrawable      *drawable);
+
 static GimpComponentMask
                 gimp_drawable_real_get_active_mask (GimpDrawable      *drawable);
 
@@ -286,6 +288,7 @@ gimp_drawable_class_init (GimpDrawableClass *klass)
   klass->format_changed           = NULL;
   klass->alpha_changed            = NULL;
   klass->estimate_memsize         = gimp_drawable_real_estimate_memsize;
+  klass->update_all               = gimp_drawable_real_update_all;
   klass->invalidate_boundary      = NULL;
   klass->get_active_components    = NULL;
   klass->get_active_mask          = gimp_drawable_real_get_active_mask;
@@ -809,6 +812,12 @@ gimp_drawable_real_estimate_memsize (GimpDrawable      *drawable,
   return (gint64) babl_format_get_bytes_per_pixel (format) * width * height;
 }
 
+static void
+gimp_drawable_real_update_all (GimpDrawable *drawable)
+{
+  gimp_drawable_update (drawable, 0, 0, -1, -1);
+}
+
 static GimpComponentMask
 gimp_drawable_real_get_active_mask (GimpDrawable *drawable)
 {
@@ -1121,6 +1130,14 @@ gimp_drawable_update (GimpDrawable *drawable,
     }
 }
 
+void
+gimp_drawable_update_all (GimpDrawable *drawable)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail (GIMP_IS_DRAWABLE (drawable));
+
+  GIMP_DRAWABLE_GET_CLASS (drawable)->update_all (drawable);
+}
+
 void
 gimp_drawable_invalidate_boundary (GimpDrawable *drawable)
 {
diff --git a/app/core/gimpdrawable.h b/app/core/gimpdrawable.h
index 93fa100a26..fe4c286e23 100644
--- a/app/core/gimpdrawable.h
+++ b/app/core/gimpdrawable.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ struct _GimpDrawableClass
                                            GimpComponentType     component_type,
                                            gint                  width,
                                            gint                  height);
+  void          (* update_all)            (GimpDrawable         *drawable);
   void          (* invalidate_boundary)   (GimpDrawable         *drawable);
   void          (* get_active_components) (GimpDrawable         *drawable,
                                            gboolean             *active);
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ void            gimp_drawable_update             (GimpDrawable       *drawable,
                                                   gint                y,
                                                   gint                width,
                                                   gint                height);
+void            gimp_drawable_update_all         (GimpDrawable       *drawable);
 
 void           gimp_drawable_invalidate_boundary (GimpDrawable       *drawable);
 void         gimp_drawable_get_active_components (GimpDrawable       *drawable,
diff --git a/app/core/gimpgrouplayer.c b/app/core/gimpgrouplayer.c
index 438535c480..347496c350 100644
--- a/app/core/gimpgrouplayer.c
+++ b/app/core/gimpgrouplayer.c
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ static gint64      gimp_group_layer_estimate_memsize (GimpDrawable      *drawabl
                                                       GimpComponentType  component_type,
                                                       gint               width,
                                                       gint               height);
+static void            gimp_group_layer_update_all   (GimpDrawable      *drawable);
 
 static void            gimp_group_layer_translate    (GimpLayer       *layer,
                                                       gint             offset_x,
@@ -286,6 +287,7 @@ gimp_group_layer_class_init (GimpGroupLayerClass *klass)
   item_class->transform_desc             = C_("undo-type", "Transform Layer Group");
 
   drawable_class->estimate_memsize       = gimp_group_layer_estimate_memsize;
+  drawable_class->update_all             = gimp_group_layer_update_all;
   drawable_class->get_source_node        = gimp_group_layer_get_source_node;
 
   layer_class->opacity_changed           = gimp_group_layer_opacity_changed;
@@ -746,6 +748,29 @@ gimp_group_layer_estimate_memsize (GimpDrawable      *drawable,
                                                                width, height);
 }
 
+static void
+gimp_group_layer_update_all (GimpDrawable *drawable)
+{
+  GimpGroupLayerPrivate *private = GET_PRIVATE (drawable);
+  GList                 *list;
+
+  /*  redirect stack updates to the drawable, rather than to the projection  */
+  private->direct_update++;
+
+  for (list = gimp_item_stack_get_item_iter (GIMP_ITEM_STACK (private->children));
+       list;
+       list = g_list_next (list))
+    {
+      GimpFilter *child = list->data;
+
+      if (gimp_filter_get_active (child))
+        gimp_drawable_update_all (GIMP_DRAWABLE (child));
+    }
+
+  /*  redirect stack updates back to the projection  */
+  private->direct_update--;
+}
+
 static void
 gimp_group_layer_translate (GimpLayer *layer,
                             gint       offset_x,