diff --git a/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/include/desktop.h b/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/include/desktop.h
index d585865bf94..81da0c6277c 100644
--- a/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/include/desktop.h
+++ b/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/include/desktop.h
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ IntParseDesktopPath(PEPROCESS Process,
 BOOL FASTCALL
 IntDesktopUpdatePerUserSettings(BOOL bEnable);
 
+VOID APIENTRY UserRedrawDesktop(VOID);
+
 BOOL IntRegisterShellHookWindow(HWND hWnd);
 BOOL IntDeRegisterShellHookWindow(HWND hWnd);
 
diff --git a/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/ntddraw/dxeng.c b/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/ntddraw/dxeng.c
index c3ca8121bfe..4c24fc017bd 100644
--- a/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/ntddraw/dxeng.c
+++ b/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/ntddraw/dxeng.c
@@ -627,10 +627,11 @@ BOOLEAN
 APIENTRY
 DxEngRedrawDesktop()
 {
-    /* FIXME add redraw code */
-    UNIMPLEMENTED;
+    UserRedrawDesktop();
     return TRUE;
 }
+
+
 ULONG gulVisRgnUniqueness; // Increase count everytime client region is updated.
 
 /************************************************************************/
diff --git a/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/ntuser/desktop.c b/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/ntuser/desktop.c
index 15c964f039e..709d396747b 100644
--- a/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/ntuser/desktop.c
+++ b/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/ntuser/desktop.c
@@ -626,6 +626,25 @@ BOOL FASTCALL IntDesktopUpdatePerUserSettings(BOOL bEnable)
 
 /* PUBLIC FUNCTIONS ***********************************************************/
 
+VOID APIENTRY
+UserRedrawDesktop()
+{
+    PWINDOW_OBJECT Window = NULL;
+
+    UserEnterExclusive();
+
+    Window = UserGetDesktopWindow();
+
+    IntInvalidateWindows( Window,
+            Window->UpdateRegion,
+                       RDW_FRAME |
+                       RDW_ERASE |
+                  RDW_INVALIDATE |
+                 RDW_ALLCHILDREN);
+    UserLeave();
+}
+
+
 NTSTATUS FASTCALL
 co_IntShowDesktop(PDESKTOP_OBJECT Desktop, ULONG Width, ULONG Height)
 {