--- marco/marco-1.8.2+dfsg1/src/ui/tile-preview.c	2014-09-25 13:08:14.000000000 +0100
+++ marco2/marco-1.8.2+dfsg1/src/ui/tile-preview.c	2014-12-28 21:51:25.331064036 +0000
@@ -202,6 +202,10 @@ meta_tile_preview_new (int      screen_n
                     G_CALLBACK (meta_tile_preview_expose), preview);
 #endif
 
+  /* if we don't do this then the first preview is messed up */
+  gtk_widget_show (preview->preview_window);
+  gtk_widget_hide (preview->preview_window);
+
   return preview;
 }
 
@@ -230,7 +234,6 @@ meta_tile_preview_show (MetaTilePreview
       && preview->tile_rect.height == tile_rect->height)
     return; /* nothing to do */
 
-  gtk_widget_show (preview->preview_window);
   window = gtk_widget_get_window (preview->preview_window);
 #if GTK_CHECK_VERSION (3, 0, 0)
   meta_core_lower_beneath_focus_window (GDK_DISPLAY_XDISPLAY (gdk_display_get_default ()),
@@ -252,6 +255,9 @@ meta_tile_preview_show (MetaTilePreview
                           preview->tile_rect.x, preview->tile_rect.y,
                           preview->tile_rect.width, preview->tile_rect.height);
 
+  /* this has to be below move_resize, otherwise get horrible glitch */
+  gtk_widget_show (preview->preview_window);
+
   if (!preview->has_alpha)
     {
       GdkRectangle outer_rect, inner_rect;