diff --git a/kitty/boss.py b/kitty/boss.py
index 0c4add4bd..8ef34700e 100644
--- a/kitty/boss.py
+++ b/kitty/boss.py
@@ -2371,7 +2371,7 @@ class Boss:
         # Update colors
         for w in self.all_windows:
             self.default_bg_changed_for(w.id)
-            w.refresh()
+            w.refresh(reload_all_gpu_data=True)
         self.prewarm.reload_kitty_config()
 
     @ac('misc', '''
diff --git a/kitty/fast_data_types.pyi b/kitty/fast_data_types.pyi
index 60d8d0850..6d756a03b 100644
--- a/kitty/fast_data_types.pyi
+++ b/kitty/fast_data_types.pyi
@@ -1105,6 +1105,9 @@ class Screen:
     def mark_as_dirty(self) -> None:
         pass
 
+    def reload_all_gpu_data(self) -> None:
+        pass
+
     def resize(self, width: int, height: int) -> None:
         pass
 
diff --git a/kitty/screen.c b/kitty/screen.c
index 8ad4e8fdf..c2e940bf2 100644
--- a/kitty/screen.c
+++ b/kitty/screen.c
@@ -3789,6 +3789,13 @@ mark_as_dirty(Screen *self, PyObject *a UNUSED) {
     Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
+static PyObject*
+reload_all_gpu_data(Screen *self, PyObject *a UNUSED) {
+    self->reload_all_gpu_data = true;
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
+
 static PyObject*
 current_char_width(Screen *self, PyObject *a UNUSED) {
 #define current_char_width_doc "The width of the character under the cursor"
@@ -4154,6 +4161,7 @@ static PyMethodDef methods[] = {
     {"clear_selection", (PyCFunction)clear_selection_, METH_NOARGS, ""},
     MND(reverse_index, METH_NOARGS)
     MND(mark_as_dirty, METH_NOARGS)
+    MND(reload_all_gpu_data, METH_NOARGS)
     MND(resize, METH_VARARGS)
     MND(ignore_bells_for, METH_VARARGS)
     MND(set_margins, METH_VARARGS)
diff --git a/kitty/window.py b/kitty/window.py
index e25531472..d8ee47ed4 100644
--- a/kitty/window.py
+++ b/kitty/window.py
@@ -816,8 +816,10 @@ class Window:
             if val:
                 self.refresh()
 
-    def refresh(self) -> None:
+    def refresh(self, reload_all_gpu_data: bool = False) -> None:
         self.screen.mark_as_dirty()
+        if reload_all_gpu_data:
+            self.screen.reload_all_gpu_data()
         wakeup_io_loop()
         wakeup_main_loop()