diff --git a/mozilla/gfx/public/nsIRenderingContext.h b/mozilla/gfx/public/nsIRenderingContext.h
index aed5c9688b4..6766b172746 100644
--- a/mozilla/gfx/public/nsIRenderingContext.h
+++ b/mozilla/gfx/public/nsIRenderingContext.h
@@ -717,6 +717,17 @@ public:
   //~~~
   NS_IMETHOD RetrieveCurrentNativeGraphicData(PRUint32 * ngd) = 0;
 
+  /**
+   * Copy an image to the RenderingContext in a tiled manner
+   * @param aImage image to copy
+   * @param aSrcXOffset x offset inside the source image to begin tiling from
+   * @param aSrcYOffset y offset inside the source image to begin tiling from
+   * @param aTileRect area to tile
+   */
+  NS_IMETHOD DrawTile(nsIImage *aImage, nscoord aSrcXOffset,
+                      nscoord aSrcYOffset, const nsRect &aTileRect) = 0;
+
+
 #ifdef MOZ_MATHML
   /**
    * Returns bounding metrics (in app units) of an 8-bit character string
diff --git a/mozilla/gfx/public/nsRenderingContextImpl.h b/mozilla/gfx/public/nsRenderingContextImpl.h
index 9b7a9ec3c6a..cd8b843e9c4 100644
--- a/mozilla/gfx/public/nsRenderingContextImpl.h
+++ b/mozilla/gfx/public/nsRenderingContextImpl.h
@@ -55,8 +55,10 @@ public:
    *  See documentation in nsIRenderingContext.h
    *	@update 03/29/00 dwc
    */
-  NS_IMETHOD DrawTile(nsIImage *aImage,nscoord aX0,nscoord aY0,nscoord aX1,nscoord aY1,nscoord aWidth,nscoord aHeight);
-
+  NS_IMETHOD DrawTile(nsIImage *aImage,nscoord aX0,nscoord aY0,nscoord aX1,nscoord aY1,
+                      nscoord aWidth,nscoord aHeight);
+  NS_IMETHOD DrawTile(nsIImage *aImage, nscoord aSrcXOffset,
+                      nscoord aSrcYOffset, const nsRect &aTileRect);
   /** ---------------------------------------------------
    *  See documentation in nsIRenderingContext.h
    *	@update 03/29/00 dwc
diff --git a/mozilla/gfx/src/gtk/nsDrawingSurfaceGTK.h b/mozilla/gfx/src/gtk/nsDrawingSurfaceGTK.h
index 05126430411..b2e4df3ebdc 100644
--- a/mozilla/gfx/src/gtk/nsDrawingSurfaceGTK.h
+++ b/mozilla/gfx/src/gtk/nsDrawingSurfaceGTK.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ public:
 
   void GetSize(PRUint32 *aWidth, PRUint32 *aHeight) { *aWidth = mWidth; *aHeight = mHeight; }
 
+  PRInt32 GetDepth() { return mDepth; }
 
 protected:
   PRUint8 ConvertMaskToCount(unsigned long val);
diff --git a/mozilla/gfx/src/gtk/nsImageGTK.cpp b/mozilla/gfx/src/gtk/nsImageGTK.cpp
index 6267fc4e0d0..41491efaa23 100644
--- a/mozilla/gfx/src/gtk/nsImageGTK.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/gfx/src/gtk/nsImageGTK.cpp
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ nsImageGTK::DrawComposited(nsIRenderingContext &aContext,
 
   readX = aX; readY = aY;
   destX = 0;  destY = 0;
-  if ((readY>=surfaceHeight) || (readX>=surfaceWidth)) {
+  if ((readY>=(int)surfaceHeight) || (readX>=(int)surfaceWidth)) {
     // This should never happen if the layout engine is sane,
     // but pavlov says he saw it.  Bulletproof gfx for now...
     return;
@@ -1001,7 +1001,9 @@ nsImageGTK::Draw(nsIRenderingContext &aContext,
 }
 
 /* inline */
-void nsImageGTK::TilePixmap(GdkPixmap *src, GdkPixmap *dest, const nsRect &destRect, 
+void nsImageGTK::TilePixmap(GdkPixmap *src, GdkPixmap *dest, 
+                            PRInt32 aSXOffset, PRInt32 aSYOffset,
+                            const nsRect &destRect, 
                             const nsRect &clipRect, PRBool useClip)
 {
   GdkGC *gc;
@@ -1010,8 +1012,8 @@ void nsImageGTK::TilePixmap(GdkPixmap *src, GdkPixmap *dest, const nsRect &destR
   memset(&values, 0, sizeof(GdkGCValues));
   values.fill = GDK_TILED;
   values.tile = src;
-  values.ts_x_origin = destRect.x;
-  values.ts_y_origin = destRect.y;
+  values.ts_x_origin = destRect.x - aSXOffset;
+  values.ts_y_origin = destRect.y - aSYOffset;
   valuesMask = GdkGCValuesMask(GDK_GC_FILL | GDK_GC_TILE | GDK_GC_TS_X_ORIGIN | GDK_GC_TS_Y_ORIGIN);
   gc = gdk_gc_new_with_values(src, &values, valuesMask);
 
@@ -1060,7 +1062,12 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsImageGTK::DrawTile(nsIRenderingContext &aContext,
          aTileRect.width, aTileRect.height, this);
 #endif
 
-  if (mAlphaDepth == 8) {
+  nsDrawingSurfaceGTK *drawing = (nsDrawingSurfaceGTK*)aSurface;
+
+  if ((drawing->GetDepth() == 8) || (mAlphaDepth == 8)) {
+#ifdef DEBUG_TILING
+    printf("Warning: using slow tiling\n");
+#endif
     PRInt32 aY0 = aTileRect.y,
             aX0 = aTileRect.x,
             aY1 = aTileRect.y + aTileRect.height,
@@ -1073,8 +1080,6 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsImageGTK::DrawTile(nsIRenderingContext &aContext,
     return NS_OK;
   }
 
-  nsDrawingSurfaceGTK *drawing = (nsDrawingSurfaceGTK*)aSurface;
-
   PRInt32
     validX = 0,
     validY = 0,
@@ -1112,12 +1117,12 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsImageGTK::DrawTile(nsIRenderingContext &aContext,
     nsRect tmpRect(0,0,aTileRect.width, aTileRect.height);
 
     tileImg = gdk_pixmap_new(mImagePixmap, aTileRect.width, aTileRect.height, mDepth);
-    TilePixmap(mImagePixmap, tileImg, tmpRect, tmpRect, PR_FALSE);
+    TilePixmap(mImagePixmap, tileImg, 0, 0, tmpRect, tmpRect, PR_FALSE);
 
 
     // tile alpha mask
     tileMask = gdk_pixmap_new(mAlphaPixmap, aTileRect.width, aTileRect.height, mAlphaDepth);
-    TilePixmap(mAlphaPixmap, tileMask, tmpRect, tmpRect, PR_FALSE);
+    TilePixmap(mAlphaPixmap, tileMask, 0, 0, tmpRect, tmpRect, PR_FALSE);
 
     GdkGC *fgc = gdk_gc_new(drawing->GetDrawable());
     gdk_gc_set_clip_mask(fgc, (GdkBitmap*)tileMask);
@@ -1140,12 +1145,129 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsImageGTK::DrawTile(nsIRenderingContext &aContext,
     PRBool isValid;
     aContext.GetClipRect(clipRect, isValid);
 
-    TilePixmap(mImagePixmap, drawing->GetDrawable(), aTileRect, clipRect, PR_TRUE);
+    TilePixmap(mImagePixmap, drawing->GetDrawable(), aTileRect.x, aTileRect.y, aTileRect, clipRect, PR_TRUE);
   }
 
   return NS_OK;
 }
 
+
+
+NS_IMETHODIMP nsImageGTK::DrawTile(nsIRenderingContext &aContext,
+                                   nsDrawingSurface aSurface,
+                                   PRInt32 aSXOffset, PRInt32 aSYOffset,
+                                   const nsRect &aTileRect)
+{
+#ifdef DEBUG_TILING
+  printf("nsImageGTK::DrawTile: mWidth=%d, mHeight=%d\n", mWidth, mHeight);
+  printf("nsImageGTK::DrawTile((src: %d, %d), (tile: %d,%d, %d, %d) %p\n", aSXOffset, aSYOffset,
+         aTileRect.x, aTileRect.y,
+         aTileRect.width, aTileRect.height, this);
+#endif
+
+  nsDrawingSurfaceGTK *drawing = (nsDrawingSurfaceGTK*)aSurface;
+
+  PRInt32
+    validX = 0,
+    validY = 0,
+    validWidth  = mWidth,
+    validHeight = mHeight;
+  
+  // limit the image rectangle to the size of the image data which
+  // has been validated.
+  if ((mDecodedY2 < mHeight)) {
+    validHeight = mDecodedY2 - mDecodedY1;
+  }
+  if ((mDecodedX2 < mWidth)) {
+    validWidth = mDecodedX2 - mDecodedX1;
+  }
+  if ((mDecodedY1 > 0)) {   
+    validHeight -= mDecodedY1;
+    validY = mDecodedY1;
+  }
+  if ((mDecodedX1 > 0)) {
+    validWidth -= mDecodedX1;
+    validX = mDecodedX1; 
+  }
+
+  if (mAlphaDepth == 8) {
+#ifdef DEBUG_TILING
+    printf("Warning: using slow tiling\n");
+#endif
+    PRInt32 aY0 = aTileRect.y - aSYOffset,
+            aX0 = aTileRect.x - aSXOffset,
+            aY1 = aTileRect.y + aTileRect.height,
+            aX1 = aTileRect.x + aTileRect.width;
+
+    // Set up clipping and call Draw().
+    PRBool clipState;
+    aContext.PushState();
+    aContext.SetClipRect(aTileRect, nsClipCombine_kIntersect,
+                         clipState);
+
+    for (PRInt32 y = aY0; y < aY1; y+=validHeight)
+      for (PRInt32 x = aX0; x < aX1; x+=validWidth)
+        Draw(aContext,aSurface,x,y,validWidth,validHeight);
+
+    aContext.PopState(clipState);
+
+    return NS_OK;
+  }
+
+  // draw the tile offscreen
+  CreateOffscreenPixmap(validWidth, validHeight);
+  DrawImageOffscreen(validX, validY, validWidth, validHeight);
+
+  if (mAlphaDepth == 1) {
+    GdkPixmap *tileImg;
+    GdkPixmap *tileMask;
+
+    CreateAlphaBitmap(validWidth, validHeight);
+
+    nsRect tmpRect(0,0,aTileRect.width, aTileRect.height);
+
+    tileImg = gdk_pixmap_new(mImagePixmap, aTileRect.width, 
+                             aTileRect.height, drawing->GetDepth());
+    TilePixmap(mImagePixmap, tileImg, aSXOffset, aSYOffset, tmpRect,
+               tmpRect, PR_FALSE);
+
+
+    // tile alpha mask
+    tileMask = gdk_pixmap_new(mAlphaPixmap, aTileRect.width, aTileRect.height, mAlphaDepth);
+    TilePixmap(mAlphaPixmap, tileMask, aSXOffset, aSYOffset, tmpRect,
+               tmpRect, PR_FALSE);
+
+    GdkGC *fgc = gdk_gc_new(drawing->GetDrawable());
+    gdk_gc_set_clip_mask(fgc, (GdkBitmap*)tileMask);
+    gdk_gc_set_clip_origin(fgc, aTileRect.x, aTileRect.y);
+
+    // and copy it back
+    gdk_window_copy_area(drawing->GetDrawable(), fgc, aTileRect.x,
+                         aTileRect.y, tileImg, 0, 0,
+                         aTileRect.width, aTileRect.height);
+    gdk_gc_unref(fgc);
+
+    gdk_pixmap_unref(tileImg);
+    gdk_pixmap_unref(tileMask);
+
+  } else {
+
+    // In the non-alpha case, gdk can tile for us
+
+    nsRect clipRect;
+    PRBool isValid;
+    aContext.GetClipRect(clipRect, isValid);
+
+    TilePixmap(mImagePixmap, drawing->GetDrawable(), aSXOffset, aSYOffset,
+               aTileRect, clipRect, PR_FALSE);
+  }
+
+  mFlags = 0;
+  return NS_OK;
+}
+
+
+
 //------------------------------------------------------------
 
 nsresult nsImageGTK::Optimize(nsIDeviceContext* aContext)
diff --git a/mozilla/gfx/src/gtk/nsImageGTK.h b/mozilla/gfx/src/gtk/nsImageGTK.h
index 985d3f676c8..fe060815b52 100644
--- a/mozilla/gfx/src/gtk/nsImageGTK.h
+++ b/mozilla/gfx/src/gtk/nsImageGTK.h
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ public:
                       nsRect &aSrcRect,
                       nsRect &aTileRect);
 
+  NS_IMETHOD DrawTile(nsIRenderingContext &aContext,
+                      nsDrawingSurface aSurface,
+                      PRInt32 aSXOffset, PRInt32 aSYOffset,
+                      const nsRect &aTileRect);
+
   virtual void ImageUpdated(nsIDeviceContext *aContext,
                             PRUint8 aFlags, nsRect *aUpdateRect);
   virtual nsresult    Init(PRInt32 aWidth, PRInt32 aHeight,
@@ -135,7 +140,8 @@ private:
                              PRInt32 aX, PRInt32 aY,
                              PRInt32 aWidth, PRInt32 aHeight);
 
-  inline void TilePixmap(GdkPixmap *src, GdkPixmap *dest, const nsRect &destRect, const nsRect &clipRect, PRBool useClip);
+  inline void TilePixmap(GdkPixmap *src, GdkPixmap *dest, PRInt32 aSXOffset, PRInt32 aSYOffset, 
+                         const nsRect &destRect, const nsRect &clipRect, PRBool useClip);
   inline void CreateAlphaBitmap(PRInt32 aWidth, PRInt32 aHeight);
   inline void CreateOffscreenPixmap(PRInt32 aWidth, PRInt32 aHeight);
   inline void DrawImageOffscreen(PRInt32 validX, PRInt32 validY, PRInt32 validWidth, PRInt32 validHeight);
diff --git a/mozilla/gfx/src/gtk/nsRenderingContextGTK.cpp b/mozilla/gfx/src/gtk/nsRenderingContextGTK.cpp
index d0eacd76c32..c6f5237ea2f 100644
--- a/mozilla/gfx/src/gtk/nsRenderingContextGTK.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/gfx/src/gtk/nsRenderingContextGTK.cpp
@@ -1531,6 +1531,29 @@ nsRenderingContextGTK::DrawTile(nsIImage *aImage,
 
   return NS_OK;
 }
+
+NS_IMETHODIMP
+nsRenderingContextGTK::DrawTile(nsIImage *aImage,
+                                nscoord aSrcXOffset, nscoord aSrcYOffset,
+                                const nsRect &aTileRect)
+{
+  nsImageGTK* image = (nsImageGTK*) aImage;
+
+  nsRect tileRect(aTileRect);
+  nsRect srcRect(0, 0, aSrcXOffset, aSrcYOffset);
+  mTranMatrix->TransformCoord(&srcRect.x, &srcRect.y, &srcRect.width,
+                           &srcRect.height);
+  mTranMatrix->TransformCoord(&tileRect.x, &tileRect.y,
+                           &tileRect.width, &tileRect.height);
+
+  if((tileRect.width > 0) && (tileRect.height > 0))
+    image->DrawTile(*this, mSurface, srcRect.width, srcRect.height,
+                    tileRect);
+
+  return NS_OK;
+}
+
+
 #endif
 
 
diff --git a/mozilla/gfx/src/gtk/nsRenderingContextGTK.h b/mozilla/gfx/src/gtk/nsRenderingContextGTK.h
index c85158c5df4..009c191f7d4 100644
--- a/mozilla/gfx/src/gtk/nsRenderingContextGTK.h
+++ b/mozilla/gfx/src/gtk/nsRenderingContextGTK.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 #include <gtk/gtk.h>
 
-//#define USE_NATIVE_TILING 1
+#define USE_NATIVE_TILING 1
 
 class nsRenderingContextGTK : public nsRenderingContextImpl
 {
@@ -160,7 +160,9 @@ public:
   NS_IMETHOD DrawImage(nsIImage *aImage, const nsRect& aSRect, const nsRect& aDRect);
 #ifdef USE_NATIVE_TILING
   NS_IMETHOD DrawTile(nsIImage *aImage,nscoord aX0,nscoord aY0,nscoord aX1,nscoord aY1,
-                        nscoord aWidth,nscoord aHeight);
+                      nscoord aWidth, nscoord aHeight);
+  NS_IMETHOD DrawTile(nsIImage *aImage, nscoord aSrcXOffset,
+                      nscoord aSrcYOffset, const nsRect &aTileRect);
 #endif
   NS_IMETHOD CopyOffScreenBits(nsDrawingSurface aSrcSurf, PRInt32 aSrcX, PRInt32 aSrcY,
                                const nsRect &aDestBounds, PRUint32 aCopyFlags);
diff --git a/mozilla/layout/base/nsCSSRendering.cpp b/mozilla/layout/base/nsCSSRendering.cpp
index 4cd7957f622..5ac75681a7a 100644
--- a/mozilla/layout/base/nsCSSRendering.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/layout/base/nsCSSRendering.cpp
@@ -2273,12 +2273,14 @@ nsCSSRendering::PaintBackground(nsIPresContext* aPresContext,
       }
     }
 
+#ifndef XP_UNIX
     // Setup clipping so that rendering doesn't leak out of the computed
     // dirty rect
     PRBool clipState;
     aRenderingContext.PushState();
     aRenderingContext.SetClipRect(dirtyRect, nsClipCombine_kIntersect,
                                   clipState);
+#endif
 
     // Compute the x and y starting points and limits for tiling
     nscoord x0, x1;
@@ -2353,8 +2355,19 @@ nsCSSRendering::PaintBackground(nsIPresContext* aPresContext,
       }
     }
 
+#ifdef XP_UNIX
+    // Take the intersection again to paint only the required area
+    nsRect tileRect(x0,y0,(x1-x0),(y1-y0));
+    nsRect drawRect;
+    if (drawRect.IntersectRect(tileRect, dirtyRect)) {
+      PRInt32 xOffset = drawRect.x - x0,
+              yOffset = drawRect.y - y0;
+      aRenderingContext.DrawTile(image,xOffset,yOffset,drawRect);
+    }
+#else
+    aRenderingContext.DrawTile(image,x0,y0,x1,y1,tileWidth,tileHeight);
+#endif
 
-  aRenderingContext.DrawTile(image,x0,y0,x1,y1,tileWidth,tileHeight);
 
 #ifdef DOTILE
     nsIDrawingSurface  *theSurface,*ts=nsnull;
@@ -2458,8 +2471,10 @@ nsCSSRendering::PaintBackground(nsIPresContext* aPresContext,
     }
 #endif
 
+#ifndef XP_UNIX
     // Restore clipping
     aRenderingContext.PopState(clipState);
+#endif
     NS_IF_RELEASE(image);
   } else {
     // See if there's a background color specified. The background color
diff --git a/mozilla/layout/html/style/src/nsCSSRendering.cpp b/mozilla/layout/html/style/src/nsCSSRendering.cpp
index 4cd7957f622..5ac75681a7a 100644
--- a/mozilla/layout/html/style/src/nsCSSRendering.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/layout/html/style/src/nsCSSRendering.cpp
@@ -2273,12 +2273,14 @@ nsCSSRendering::PaintBackground(nsIPresContext* aPresContext,
       }
     }
 
+#ifndef XP_UNIX
     // Setup clipping so that rendering doesn't leak out of the computed
     // dirty rect
     PRBool clipState;
     aRenderingContext.PushState();
     aRenderingContext.SetClipRect(dirtyRect, nsClipCombine_kIntersect,
                                   clipState);
+#endif
 
     // Compute the x and y starting points and limits for tiling
     nscoord x0, x1;
@@ -2353,8 +2355,19 @@ nsCSSRendering::PaintBackground(nsIPresContext* aPresContext,
       }
     }
 
+#ifdef XP_UNIX
+    // Take the intersection again to paint only the required area
+    nsRect tileRect(x0,y0,(x1-x0),(y1-y0));
+    nsRect drawRect;
+    if (drawRect.IntersectRect(tileRect, dirtyRect)) {
+      PRInt32 xOffset = drawRect.x - x0,
+              yOffset = drawRect.y - y0;
+      aRenderingContext.DrawTile(image,xOffset,yOffset,drawRect);
+    }
+#else
+    aRenderingContext.DrawTile(image,x0,y0,x1,y1,tileWidth,tileHeight);
+#endif
 
-  aRenderingContext.DrawTile(image,x0,y0,x1,y1,tileWidth,tileHeight);
 
 #ifdef DOTILE
     nsIDrawingSurface  *theSurface,*ts=nsnull;
@@ -2458,8 +2471,10 @@ nsCSSRendering::PaintBackground(nsIPresContext* aPresContext,
     }
 #endif
 
+#ifndef XP_UNIX
     // Restore clipping
     aRenderingContext.PopState(clipState);
+#endif
     NS_IF_RELEASE(image);
   } else {
     // See if there's a background color specified. The background color