diff --git a/ui/vnc.c b/ui/vnc.c
index 19ce988..548588a 100644
--- a/ui/vnc.c
+++ b/ui/vnc.c
@@ -432,14 +432,10 @@
 static void vnc_refresh(DisplayChangeListener *dcl);
 static int vnc_refresh_server_surface(VncDisplay *vd);
 
-static void vnc_dpy_update(DisplayChangeListener *dcl,
-                           int x, int y, int w, int h)
-{
-    VncDisplay *vd = container_of(dcl, VncDisplay, dcl);
-    struct VncSurface *s = &vd->guest;
-    int width = surface_width(vd->ds);
-    int height = surface_height(vd->ds);
-
+static void vnc_set_area_dirty(DECLARE_BITMAP(dirty[VNC_MAX_HEIGHT],
+                               VNC_MAX_WIDTH / VNC_DIRTY_PIXELS_PER_BIT),
+                               int width, int height,
+                               int x, int y, int w, int h) {
     /* this is needed this to ensure we updated all affected
      * blocks if x % VNC_DIRTY_PIXELS_PER_BIT != 0 */
     w += (x % VNC_DIRTY_PIXELS_PER_BIT);
@@ -451,11 +447,22 @@
     h = MIN(y + h, height);
 
     for (; y < h; y++) {
-        bitmap_set(s->dirty[y], x / VNC_DIRTY_PIXELS_PER_BIT,
+        bitmap_set(dirty[y], x / VNC_DIRTY_PIXELS_PER_BIT,
                    DIV_ROUND_UP(w, VNC_DIRTY_PIXELS_PER_BIT));
     }
 }
 
+static void vnc_dpy_update(DisplayChangeListener *dcl,
+                           int x, int y, int w, int h)
+{
+    VncDisplay *vd = container_of(dcl, VncDisplay, dcl);
+    struct VncSurface *s = &vd->guest;
+    int width = pixman_image_get_width(vd->server);
+    int height = pixman_image_get_height(vd->server);
+
+    vnc_set_area_dirty(s->dirty, width, height, x, y, w, h);
+}
+
 void vnc_framebuffer_update(VncState *vs, int x, int y, int w, int h,
                             int32_t encoding)
 {
@@ -517,17 +524,15 @@
 
 static void vnc_desktop_resize(VncState *vs)
 {
-    DisplaySurface *ds = vs->vd->ds;
-
     if (vs->csock == -1 || !vnc_has_feature(vs, VNC_FEATURE_RESIZE)) {
         return;
     }
-    if (vs->client_width == surface_width(ds) &&
-        vs->client_height == surface_height(ds)) {
+    if (vs->client_width == pixman_image_get_width(vs->vd->server) &&
+        vs->client_height == pixman_image_get_height(vs->vd->server)) {
         return;
     }
-    vs->client_width = surface_width(ds);
-    vs->client_height = surface_height(ds);
+    vs->client_width = pixman_image_get_width(vs->vd->server);
+    vs->client_height = pixman_image_get_height(vs->vd->server);
     vnc_lock_output(vs);
     vnc_write_u8(vs, VNC_MSG_SERVER_FRAMEBUFFER_UPDATE);
     vnc_write_u8(vs, 0);
@@ -571,31 +576,24 @@
     ptr += x * VNC_SERVER_FB_BYTES;
     return ptr;
 }
-/* this sets only the visible pixels of a dirty bitmap */
-#define VNC_SET_VISIBLE_PIXELS_DIRTY(bitmap, w, h) {\
-        int y;\
-        memset(bitmap, 0x00, sizeof(bitmap));\
-        for (y = 0; y < h; y++) {\
-            bitmap_set(bitmap[y], 0,\
-                       DIV_ROUND_UP(w, VNC_DIRTY_PIXELS_PER_BIT));\
-        } \
-    }
 
 static void vnc_dpy_switch(DisplayChangeListener *dcl,
                            DisplaySurface *surface)
 {
     VncDisplay *vd = container_of(dcl, VncDisplay, dcl);
     VncState *vs;
+    int width, height;
 
     vnc_abort_display_jobs(vd);
 
     /* server surface */
     qemu_pixman_image_unref(vd->server);
     vd->ds = surface;
+    width = MIN(VNC_MAX_WIDTH, ROUND_UP(surface_width(vd->ds),
+                                        VNC_DIRTY_PIXELS_PER_BIT));
+    height = MIN(VNC_MAX_HEIGHT, surface_height(vd->ds));
     vd->server = pixman_image_create_bits(VNC_SERVER_FB_FORMAT,
-                                          surface_width(vd->ds),
-                                          surface_height(vd->ds),
-                                          NULL, 0);
+                                          width, height, NULL, 0);
 
     /* guest surface */
 #if 0 /* FIXME */
@@ -605,9 +603,9 @@
     qemu_pixman_image_unref(vd->guest.fb);
     vd->guest.fb = pixman_image_ref(surface->image);
     vd->guest.format = surface->format;
-    VNC_SET_VISIBLE_PIXELS_DIRTY(vd->guest.dirty,
-                                 surface_width(vd->ds),
-                                 surface_height(vd->ds));
+    memset(vd->guest.dirty, 0x00, sizeof(vd->guest.dirty));
+    vnc_set_area_dirty(vd->guest.dirty, width, height, 0, 0,
+                       width, height);
 
     QTAILQ_FOREACH(vs, &vd->clients, next) {
         vnc_colordepth(vs);
@@ -615,9 +613,9 @@
         if (vs->vd->cursor) {
             vnc_cursor_define(vs);
         }
-        VNC_SET_VISIBLE_PIXELS_DIRTY(vs->dirty,
-                                     surface_width(vd->ds),
-                                     surface_height(vd->ds));
+        memset(vs->dirty, 0x00, sizeof(vs->dirty));
+        vnc_set_area_dirty(vs->dirty, width, height, 0, 0,
+                           width, height);
     }
 }
 
@@ -911,8 +909,8 @@
          */
         job = vnc_job_new(vs);
 
-        height = MIN(pixman_image_get_height(vd->server), vs->client_height);
-        width = MIN(pixman_image_get_width(vd->server), vs->client_width);
+        height = pixman_image_get_height(vd->server);
+        width = pixman_image_get_width(vd->server);
 
         y = 0;
         for (;;) {
@@ -1501,8 +1499,8 @@
         vnc_write_u8(vs, 0);
         vnc_write_u16(vs, 1);
         vnc_framebuffer_update(vs, absolute, 0,
-                               surface_width(vs->vd->ds),
-                               surface_height(vs->vd->ds),
+                               pixman_image_get_width(vs->vd->server),
+                               pixman_image_get_height(vs->vd->server),
                                VNC_ENCODING_POINTER_TYPE_CHANGE);
         vnc_unlock_output(vs);
         vnc_flush(vs);
@@ -1520,8 +1518,8 @@
         [INPUT_BUTTON_WHEEL_DOWN] = 0x10,
     };
     QemuConsole *con = vs->vd->dcl.con;
-    int width = surface_width(vs->vd->ds);
-    int height = surface_height(vs->vd->ds);
+    int width = pixman_image_get_width(vs->vd->server);
+    int height = pixman_image_get_height(vs->vd->server);
 
     if (vs->last_bmask != button_mask) {
         qemu_input_update_buttons(con, bmap, vs->last_bmask, button_mask);
@@ -1869,29 +1867,18 @@
 }
 
 static void framebuffer_update_request(VncState *vs, int incremental,
-                                       int x_position, int y_position,
-                                       int w, int h)
+                                       int x, int y, int w, int h)
 {
-    int i;
-    const size_t width = surface_width(vs->vd->ds) / VNC_DIRTY_PIXELS_PER_BIT;
-    const size_t height = surface_height(vs->vd->ds);
-
-    if (y_position > height) {
-        y_position = height;
-    }
-    if (y_position + h >= height) {
-        h = height - y_position;
-    }
+    int width = pixman_image_get_width(vs->vd->server);
+    int height = pixman_image_get_height(vs->vd->server);
 
     vs->need_update = 1;
-    if (!incremental) {
-        vs->force_update = 1;
-        for (i = 0; i < h; i++) {
-            bitmap_set(vs->dirty[y_position + i], 0, width);
-            bitmap_clear(vs->dirty[y_position + i], width,
-                         VNC_DIRTY_BITS - width);
-        }
+
+    if (incremental) {
+        return;
     }
+
+    vnc_set_area_dirty(vs->dirty, width, height, x, y, w, h);
 }
 
 static void send_ext_key_event_ack(VncState *vs)
@@ -1901,8 +1888,8 @@
     vnc_write_u8(vs, 0);
     vnc_write_u16(vs, 1);
     vnc_framebuffer_update(vs, 0, 0,
-                           surface_width(vs->vd->ds),
-                           surface_height(vs->vd->ds),
+                           pixman_image_get_width(vs->vd->server),
+                           pixman_image_get_height(vs->vd->server),
                            VNC_ENCODING_EXT_KEY_EVENT);
     vnc_unlock_output(vs);
     vnc_flush(vs);
@@ -1915,8 +1902,8 @@
     vnc_write_u8(vs, 0);
     vnc_write_u16(vs, 1);
     vnc_framebuffer_update(vs, 0, 0,
-                           surface_width(vs->vd->ds),
-                           surface_height(vs->vd->ds),
+                           pixman_image_get_width(vs->vd->server),
+                           pixman_image_get_height(vs->vd->server),
                            VNC_ENCODING_AUDIO);
     vnc_unlock_output(vs);
     vnc_flush(vs);
@@ -2094,8 +2081,8 @@
         vnc_write_u8(vs, 0);
         vnc_write_u16(vs, 1); /* number of rects */
         vnc_framebuffer_update(vs, 0, 0,
-                               surface_width(vs->vd->ds),
-                               surface_height(vs->vd->ds),
+                               pixman_image_get_width(vs->vd->server),
+                               pixman_image_get_height(vs->vd->server),
                                VNC_ENCODING_WMVi);
         pixel_format_message(vs);
         vnc_unlock_output(vs);
@@ -2317,8 +2304,8 @@
     }
     vnc_set_share_mode(vs, mode);
 
-    vs->client_width = surface_width(vs->vd->ds);
-    vs->client_height = surface_height(vs->vd->ds);
+    vs->client_width = pixman_image_get_width(vs->vd->server);
+    vs->client_height = pixman_image_get_height(vs->vd->server);
     vnc_write_u16(vs, vs->client_width);
     vnc_write_u16(vs, vs->client_height);
 
@@ -2685,12 +2672,12 @@
 
 static int vnc_refresh_server_surface(VncDisplay *vd)
 {
-    int width = pixman_image_get_width(vd->guest.fb);
-    int height = pixman_image_get_height(vd->guest.fb);
-    int y;
+    int width = MIN(pixman_image_get_width(vd->guest.fb),
+                    pixman_image_get_width(vd->server));
+    int height = MIN(pixman_image_get_height(vd->guest.fb),
+                     pixman_image_get_height(vd->server));
+    int cmp_bytes, server_stride, min_stride, guest_stride, y = 0;
     uint8_t *guest_row0 = NULL, *server_row0;
-    int guest_stride = 0, server_stride;
-    int cmp_bytes;
     VncState *vs;
     int has_dirty = 0;
     pixman_image_t *tmpbuf = NULL;
@@ -2707,10 +2694,10 @@
      * Check and copy modified bits from guest to server surface.
      * Update server dirty map.
      */
-    cmp_bytes = VNC_DIRTY_PIXELS_PER_BIT * VNC_SERVER_FB_BYTES;
-    if (cmp_bytes > vnc_server_fb_stride(vd)) {
-        cmp_bytes = vnc_server_fb_stride(vd);
-    }
+    server_row0 = (uint8_t *)pixman_image_get_data(vd->server);
+    server_stride = guest_stride = pixman_image_get_stride(vd->server);
+    cmp_bytes = MIN(VNC_DIRTY_PIXELS_PER_BIT * VNC_SERVER_FB_BYTES,
+                    server_stride);
     if (vd->guest.format != VNC_SERVER_FB_FORMAT) {
         int width = pixman_image_get_width(vd->server);
         tmpbuf = qemu_pixman_linebuf_create(VNC_SERVER_FB_FORMAT, width);
@@ -2718,10 +2705,8 @@
         guest_row0 = (uint8_t *)pixman_image_get_data(vd->guest.fb);
         guest_stride = pixman_image_get_stride(vd->guest.fb);
     }
-    server_row0 = (uint8_t *)pixman_image_get_data(vd->server);
-    server_stride = pixman_image_get_stride(vd->server);
+    min_stride = MIN(server_stride, guest_stride);
 
-    y = 0;
     for (;;) {
         int x;
         uint8_t *guest_ptr, *server_ptr;
@@ -2747,13 +2732,17 @@
 
         for (; x < DIV_ROUND_UP(width, VNC_DIRTY_PIXELS_PER_BIT);
              x++, guest_ptr += cmp_bytes, server_ptr += cmp_bytes) {
+            int _cmp_bytes = cmp_bytes;
             if (!test_and_clear_bit(x, vd->guest.dirty[y])) {
                 continue;
             }
-            if (memcmp(server_ptr, guest_ptr, cmp_bytes) == 0) {
+            if ((x + 1) * cmp_bytes > min_stride) {
+                _cmp_bytes = min_stride - x * cmp_bytes;
+            }
+            if (memcmp(server_ptr, guest_ptr, _cmp_bytes) == 0) {
                 continue;
             }
-            memcpy(server_ptr, guest_ptr, cmp_bytes);
+            memcpy(server_ptr, guest_ptr, _cmp_bytes);
             if (!vd->non_adaptive) {
                 vnc_rect_updated(vd, x * VNC_DIRTY_PIXELS_PER_BIT,
                                  y, &tv);
diff --git a/ui/vnc.h b/ui/vnc.h
index 07af9f7..8f582fd 100644
--- a/ui/vnc.h
+++ b/ui/vnc.h
@@ -77,14 +77,15 @@
                                 void *last_fg,
                                 int *has_bg, int *has_fg);
 
-/* VNC_MAX_WIDTH must be a multiple of 16. */
-#define VNC_MAX_WIDTH 2560
-#define VNC_MAX_HEIGHT 2048
-
 /* VNC_DIRTY_PIXELS_PER_BIT is the number of dirty pixels represented
- * by one bit in the dirty bitmap */
+ * by one bit in the dirty bitmap, should be a power of 2 */
 #define VNC_DIRTY_PIXELS_PER_BIT 16
 
+/* VNC_MAX_WIDTH must be a multiple of VNC_DIRTY_PIXELS_PER_BIT. */
+
+#define VNC_MAX_WIDTH ROUND_UP(2560, VNC_DIRTY_PIXELS_PER_BIT)
+#define VNC_MAX_HEIGHT 2048
+
 /* VNC_DIRTY_BITS is the number of bits in the dirty bitmap. */
 #define VNC_DIRTY_BITS (VNC_MAX_WIDTH / VNC_DIRTY_PIXELS_PER_BIT)
 
@@ -126,7 +127,8 @@
 struct VncSurface
 {
     struct timeval last_freq_check;
-    DECLARE_BITMAP(dirty[VNC_MAX_HEIGHT], VNC_MAX_WIDTH / 16);
+    DECLARE_BITMAP(dirty[VNC_MAX_HEIGHT],
+                   VNC_MAX_WIDTH / VNC_DIRTY_PIXELS_PER_BIT);
     VncRectStat stats[VNC_STAT_ROWS][VNC_STAT_COLS];
     pixman_image_t *fb;
     pixman_format_code_t format;