diff --git a/src/radeon_exa_funcs.c b/src/radeon_exa_funcs.c
index 59cb46f..2eb1de4 100644
--- a/src/radeon_exa_funcs.c
+++ b/src/radeon_exa_funcs.c
@@ -205,6 +205,11 @@ FUNC_NAME(RADEONPrepareCopy)(PixmapPtr pSrc,   PixmapPtr pDst,
     if (!RADEONGetPixmapOffsetPitch(pDst, &dst_pitch_offset))
 	RADEON_FALLBACK(("RADEONGetPixmapOffsetPitch dest failed\n"));
 
+    if (exaGetPixmapOffset(pSrc) == exaGetPixmapOffset(pDst))
+	info->accel_state->same_surface = TRUE;
+    else
+	info->accel_state->same_surface = FALSE;
+
     FUNC_NAME(RADEONDoPrepareCopy)(pScrn, src_pitch_offset, dst_pitch_offset,
 				   datatype, rop, planemask);
 
@@ -222,6 +227,9 @@ FUNC_NAME(RADEONCopy)(PixmapPtr pDst,
 
     TRACE;
 
+    if (info->accel_state->same_surface && (srcX == dstX) && (srcY == dstY))
+	return;
+
     if (info->accel_state->xdir < 0) {
 	srcX += w - 1;
 	dstX += w - 1;