diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc
index d9b47d0555..9418162840 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc
@@ -1418,6 +1418,15 @@ int WebContents::GetFrameRate() const {
   return osr_rwhv ? osr_rwhv->GetFrameRate() : 0;
 }
 
+void WebContents::Invalidate() {
+  if (!IsOffScreen())
+    return;
+
+  auto* osr_rwhv = static_cast<OffScreenRenderWidgetHostView*>(
+      web_contents()->GetRenderWidgetHostView());
+  if (osr_rwhv)
+    osr_rwhv->Invalidate();
+}
 
 v8::Local<v8::Value> WebContents::GetWebPreferences(v8::Isolate* isolate) {
   WebContentsPreferences* web_preferences =
@@ -1527,6 +1536,7 @@ void WebContents::BuildPrototype(v8::Isolate* isolate,
       .SetMethod("isPainting", &WebContents::IsPainting)
       .SetMethod("setFrameRate", &WebContents::SetFrameRate)
       .SetMethod("getFrameRate", &WebContents::GetFrameRate)
+      .SetMethod("invalidate", &WebContents::Invalidate)
       .SetMethod("getType", &WebContents::GetType)
       .SetMethod("getWebPreferences", &WebContents::GetWebPreferences)
       .SetMethod("getOwnerBrowserWindow", &WebContents::GetOwnerBrowserWindow)
diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.h b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.h
index aa78ec9ae8..a6b3fd3fd7 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.h
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.h
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ class WebContents : public mate::TrackableObject<WebContents>,
   bool IsPainting() const;
   void SetFrameRate(int frame_rate);
   int GetFrameRate() const;
+  void Invalidate();
 
   // Callback triggered on permission response.
   void OnEnterFullscreenModeForTab(content::WebContents* source,
diff --git a/atom/browser/osr/osr_render_widget_host_view.cc b/atom/browser/osr/osr_render_widget_host_view.cc
index 606aba3ddd..918fced503 100644
--- a/atom/browser/osr/osr_render_widget_host_view.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/osr/osr_render_widget_host_view.cc
@@ -371,6 +371,8 @@ OffScreenRenderWidgetHostView::OffScreenRenderWidgetHostView(
   compositor_->SetRootLayer(root_layer_.get());
 #endif
 
+  native_window_->AddObserver(this);
+
   ResizeRootLayer();
 }
 
@@ -439,11 +441,7 @@ content::RenderWidgetHost* OffScreenRenderWidgetHostView::GetRenderWidgetHost()
 void OffScreenRenderWidgetHostView::SetSize(const gfx::Size& size) {
   size_ = size;
 
-  const gfx::Size& size_in_pixels =
-    gfx::ConvertSizeToPixel(scale_factor_, size);
-
-  GetRootLayer()->SetBounds(gfx::Rect(size));
-  GetCompositor()->SetScaleAndSize(scale_factor_, size_in_pixels);
+  ResizeRootLayer();
 }
 
 void OffScreenRenderWidgetHostView::SetBounds(const gfx::Rect& new_bounds) {
@@ -892,6 +890,16 @@ void OffScreenRenderWidgetHostView::SetupFrameRate(bool force) {
   }
 }
 
+void OffScreenRenderWidgetHostView::Invalidate() {
+  const gfx::Rect& bounds_in_pixels = GetViewBounds();
+
+  if (software_output_device_) {
+    software_output_device_->OnPaint(bounds_in_pixels);
+  } else if (copy_frame_generator_.get()) {
+    copy_frame_generator_->GenerateCopyFrame(true, bounds_in_pixels);
+  }
+}
+
 void OffScreenRenderWidgetHostView::ResizeRootLayer() {
   SetupFrameRate(false);
 
@@ -910,4 +918,10 @@ void OffScreenRenderWidgetHostView::ResizeRootLayer() {
   GetCompositor()->SetScaleAndSize(scale_factor_, size_in_pixels);
 }
 
+void OffScreenRenderWidgetHostView::OnWindowResize() {
+  // In offscreen mode call RenderWidgetHostView's SetSize explicitly
+  auto size = native_window_->GetSize();
+  SetSize(size);
+}
+
 }  // namespace atom
diff --git a/atom/browser/osr/osr_render_widget_host_view.h b/atom/browser/osr/osr_render_widget_host_view.h
index c6641ec06a..8ea3003a4e 100644
--- a/atom/browser/osr/osr_render_widget_host_view.h
+++ b/atom/browser/osr/osr_render_widget_host_view.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "atom/browser/native_window.h"
+#include "atom/browser/native_window_observer.h"
 #include "atom/browser/osr/osr_output_device.h"
 #include "base/process/kill.h"
 #include "base/threading/thread.h"
@@ -60,7 +61,8 @@ class MacHelper;
 class OffScreenRenderWidgetHostView
     : public content::RenderWidgetHostViewBase,
       public ui::CompositorDelegate,
-      public content::DelegatedFrameHostClient {
+      public content::DelegatedFrameHostClient,
+      public NativeWindowObserver {
  public:
   OffScreenRenderWidgetHostView(bool transparent,
                                 const OnPaintCallback& callback,
@@ -172,6 +174,9 @@ class OffScreenRenderWidgetHostView
   bool IsAutoResizeEnabled() const;
   void OnSetNeedsBeginFrames(bool enabled);
 
+  // NativeWindowObserver:
+  void OnWindowResize() override;
+
   void OnBeginFrameTimerTick();
   void SendBeginFrame(base::TimeTicks frame_time,
                       base::TimeDelta vsync_period);
@@ -193,6 +198,8 @@ class OffScreenRenderWidgetHostView
   ui::Layer* GetRootLayer() const;
   content::DelegatedFrameHost* GetDelegatedFrameHost() const;
 
+  void Invalidate();
+
   content::RenderWidgetHostImpl* render_widget_host() const
       { return render_widget_host_; }
   NativeWindow* window() const { return native_window_; }
diff --git a/docs/api/web-contents.md b/docs/api/web-contents.md
index 55cbfc63c3..289b0e4b09 100644
--- a/docs/api/web-contents.md
+++ b/docs/api/web-contents.md
@@ -1146,6 +1146,11 @@ Only values between 1 and 60 are accepted.
 
 If *offscreen rendering* is enabled returns the current frame rate.
 
+#### `contents.invalidate()`
+
+If *offscreen rendering* is enabled invalidates the frame and generates a new
+one through the `'paint'` event.
+
 ### Instance Properties
 
 #### `contents.id`