diff --git a/source/blender/editors/include/ED_screen.h b/source/blender/editors/include/ED_screen.h
index 3449458168e..6036a4c9e0f 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/include/ED_screen.h
+++ b/source/blender/editors/include/ED_screen.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ void	ED_region_do_listen(struct ARegion *ar, struct wmNotifier *note);
 void	ED_region_do_draw(struct bContext *C, struct ARegion *ar);
 void	ED_region_exit(struct bContext *C, struct ARegion *ar);
 void	ED_region_pixelspace(struct ARegion *ar);
+void	ED_region_set(const struct bContext *C, struct ARegion *ar);
 void	ED_region_init(struct bContext *C, struct ARegion *ar);
 void	ED_region_tag_redraw(struct ARegion *ar);
 void	ED_region_tag_redraw_partial(struct ARegion *ar, struct rcti *rct);
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/screen/area.c b/source/blender/editors/screen/area.c
index e84aab787c1..cdb4322d7f2 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/screen/area.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/screen/area.c
@@ -273,6 +273,28 @@ static void region_scissor_winrct(ARegion *ar, rcti *winrct)
 	}
 }
 
+/* only exported for WM */
+/* makes region ready for drawing, sets pixelspace */
+void ED_region_set(const bContext *C, ARegion *ar)
+{
+	wmWindow *win= CTX_wm_window(C);
+	ScrArea *sa= CTX_wm_area(C);
+	rcti winrct;
+	
+	/* checks other overlapping regions */
+	region_scissor_winrct(ar, &winrct);
+	
+	ar->drawrct= winrct;
+	
+	/* note; this sets state, so we can use wmOrtho and friends */
+	wmSubWindowScissorSet(win, ar->swinid, &ar->drawrct);
+	
+	UI_SetTheme(sa?sa->spacetype:0, ar->type?ar->type->regionid:0);
+	
+	ED_region_pixelspace(ar);
+}
+
+
 /* only exported for WM */
 void ED_region_do_draw(bContext *C, ARegion *ar)
 {
diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_draw.c b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_draw.c
index ef89b2b35ad..1df567e3c92 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_draw.c
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_draw.c
@@ -574,8 +574,8 @@ static void wm_method_draw_triple(bContext *C, wmWindow *win)
 					CTX_wm_area_set(C, sa);
 					CTX_wm_region_set(C, ar);
 
-					wmSubWindowSet(win, ar->swinid);
-					ED_region_pixelspace(ar);
+					/* make region ready for draw, scissor, pixelspace */
+					ED_region_set(C, ar);
 					wm_paintcursor_draw(C, ar);
 
 					CTX_wm_region_set(C, NULL);
diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_gesture.c b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_gesture.c
index c899d1d290e..05471329f32 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_gesture.c
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_gesture.c
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ static void wm_gesture_draw_cross(wmWindow *win, wmGesture *gt)
 	glDisable(GL_LINE_STIPPLE);
 }
 
-/* called in wm_event_system.c */
+/* called in wm_draw.c */
 void wm_gesture_draw(wmWindow *win)
 {
 	wmGesture *gt= (wmGesture *)win->gesture.first;