diff --git a/src/api-impl-jni/graphics/android_graphics_drawable_Drawable.c b/src/api-impl-jni/graphics/android_graphics_drawable_Drawable.c
index aacad34d..eed99e0b 100644
--- a/src/api-impl-jni/graphics/android_graphics_drawable_Drawable.c
+++ b/src/api-impl-jni/graphics/android_graphics_drawable_Drawable.c
@@ -85,3 +85,7 @@ JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL Java_android_graphics_drawable_Drawable_native_1construc
 	}
 	return _INTPTR(paintable);
 }
+
+JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_android_graphics_drawable_Drawable_native_1invalidate(JNIEnv *env, jobject this, jlong paintable_ptr) {
+	gdk_paintable_invalidate_contents(GDK_PAINTABLE(_PTR(paintable_ptr)));
+}
diff --git a/src/api-impl/android/graphics/drawable/Drawable.java b/src/api-impl/android/graphics/drawable/Drawable.java
index 796c496f..6e7f1d6d 100644
--- a/src/api-impl/android/graphics/drawable/Drawable.java
+++ b/src/api-impl/android/graphics/drawable/Drawable.java
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ public class Drawable {
 	}
 
 	public void invalidateSelf() {
+		native_invalidate(paintable);
+	
 		/* this shouldn't ever be needed with Gtk, but let's play it safe for now */
 		if (this.callback != null) {
 			callback.invalidateDrawable(this);
@@ -213,4 +215,5 @@ public class Drawable {
 
 	protected static native long native_paintable_from_path(String path);
 	protected native long native_constructor();
+	protected native void native_invalidate(long paintable);
 }