Created attachment 343909 [details] code from codesandbox example ## Steps to reproduce Basically you need to have SVG image as background Put this image in custom property (CSS variable) Use this CSS variable on some class Use this class on the element Add code to toggle pointer-events on this element Open web inspector and toggle flashes on repaint Toggle pointer events on the element ## What is the expected behavior? no repaints of element ## What went wrong? browser repaints the whole element Here is live example: https://codesandbox.io/s/3r67morj8p
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