diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_edit.c b/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_edit.c
index 7cb8351cd12..e5719bf9dd9 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_edit.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_edit.c
@@ -2903,12 +2903,13 @@ static int node_read_fullsamplelayers_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *UNUSED(op))
 	Render *re= RE_NewRender(curscene->id.name);
 
 	WM_cursor_wait(1);
-
 	RE_MergeFullSample(re, bmain, curscene, snode->nodetree);
-	snode_notify(C, snode);
-	snode_dag_update(C, snode);
-	
 	WM_cursor_wait(0);
+
+	/* note we are careful to send the right notifier, as otherwise the
+	   compositor would reexecute and overwrite the full sample result */
+	WM_event_add_notifier(C, NC_SCENE|ND_COMPO_RESULT, NULL);
+
 	return OPERATOR_FINISHED;
 }
 
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_node/space_node.c b/source/blender/editors/space_node/space_node.c
index 0990afa4fe6..9c4581a43da 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_node/space_node.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_node/space_node.c
@@ -178,6 +178,9 @@ static void node_area_listener(ScrArea *sa, wmNotifier *wmn)
 				case ND_FRAME:
 					ED_area_tag_refresh(sa);
 					break;
+				case ND_COMPO_RESULT:
+					ED_area_tag_redraw(sa);
+					break;
 				case ND_TRANSFORM_DONE:
 					if(type==NTREE_COMPOSIT) {
 						if(snode->flag & SNODE_AUTO_RENDER) {