diff --git a/autotests/integration/kwin_wayland_test.h b/autotests/integration/kwin_wayland_test.h
--- a/autotests/integration/kwin_wayland_test.h
+++ b/autotests/integration/kwin_wayland_test.h
@@ -124,13 +124,19 @@
 KWayland::Client::ShellSurface *createShellSurface(KWayland::Client::Surface *surface, QObject *parent = nullptr);
 KWayland::Client::XdgShellSurface *createXdgShellV5Surface(KWayland::Client::Surface *surface, QObject *parent = nullptr);
 
+
 /**
  * Creates a shared memory buffer of @p size in @p color and attaches it to the @p surface.
  * The @p surface gets damaged and committed, thus it's rendered.
  **/
 void render(KWayland::Client::Surface *surface, const QSize &size, const QColor &color, const QImage::Format &format = QImage::Format_ARGB32);
 
 /**
+ * Creates a shared memory buffer using the supplied image @p img and attaches it to the @p surface
+ */
+void render(KWayland::Client::Surface *surface, const QImage &img);
+
+/**
  * Waits till a new ShellClient is shown and returns the created ShellClient.
  * If no ShellClient gets shown during @p timeout @c null is returned.
  **/
diff --git a/autotests/integration/scene_qpainter_test.cpp b/autotests/integration/scene_qpainter_test.cpp
--- a/autotests/integration/scene_qpainter_test.cpp
+++ b/autotests/integration/scene_qpainter_test.cpp
@@ -223,7 +223,17 @@
 
     // now let's map the window
     s->setScale(2);
-    QVERIFY(Test::renderAndWaitForShown(s.data(), QSize(400, 600), Qt::blue));
+
+    //draw a blue square@400x600 with red rectangle@200x200 in the middle
+    const QSize size(400,600);
+    QImage img(size, QImage::Format_ARGB32);
+    img.fill(Qt::blue);
+    QPainter surfacePainter(&img);
+    surfacePainter.fillRect(200,300,200,200, Qt::red);
+
+    //add buffer
+    Test::render(s.data(), img);
+    Test::waitForWaylandWindowShown();
 
     // which should trigger a frame
     if (frameRenderedSpy.isEmpty()) {
@@ -233,6 +243,7 @@
     referenceImage.fill(Qt::black);
     QPainter painter(&referenceImage);
     painter.fillRect(0, 0, 200, 300, Qt::blue);
+    painter.fillRect(100, 150, 100, 100, Qt::red);
     painter.fillRect(5, 5, 10, 10, Qt::red); //cursor
 
     QCOMPARE(referenceImage, *scene->backend()->buffer());
diff --git a/autotests/integration/test_helpers.cpp b/autotests/integration/test_helpers.cpp
--- a/autotests/integration/test_helpers.cpp
+++ b/autotests/integration/test_helpers.cpp
@@ -295,8 +295,13 @@
 {
     QImage img(size, format);
     img.fill(color);
+    render(surface, img);
+}
+
+void render(Surface *surface, const QImage &img)
+{
     surface->attachBuffer(s_waylandConnection.shm->createBuffer(img));
-    surface->damage(QRect(QPoint(0, 0), size));
+    surface->damage(QRect(QPoint(0, 0), img.size()));
     surface->commit(Surface::CommitFlag::None);
 }