diff --git a/examples/multithreaded.rs b/examples/multithreaded.rs
index 2d98a8ecd7..f5907ca3ef 100644
--- a/examples/multithreaded.rs
+++ b/examples/multithreaded.rs
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ fn main() {
                                 position.y += 10.0 * sign;
                                 position
                             }),
+                            Q => window.request_redraw(),
                             R => window.set_resizable(state),
                             S => window.set_inner_size(match state {
                                 true => (WINDOW_SIZE.0 + 100, WINDOW_SIZE.1 + 100),
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/macos/app_state.rs b/src/platform_impl/macos/app_state.rs
index 71aab15758..a03d440452 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/macos/app_state.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/macos/app_state.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ use std::{
 use cocoa::{appkit::NSApp, base::nil};
 
 use {
-    event::{Event, StartCause},
+    event::{Event, StartCause, WindowEvent},
     event_loop::{ControlFlow, EventLoopWindowTarget as RootWindowTarget},
+    window::WindowId,
 };
 use platform_impl::platform::{observer::EventLoopWaker, util::Never};
 
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ struct Handler {
     start_time: Mutex<Option<Instant>>,
     callback: Mutex<Option<Box<dyn EventHandler>>>,
     pending_events: Mutex<VecDeque<Event<Never>>>,
+    pending_redraw: Mutex<Vec<WindowId>>,
     waker: Mutex<EventLoopWaker>,
 }
 
@@ -97,6 +99,10 @@ impl Handler {
         self.pending_events.lock().unwrap()
     }
 
+    fn redraw<'a>(&'a self) -> MutexGuard<'a, Vec<WindowId>> {
+        self.pending_redraw.lock().unwrap()
+    }
+
     fn waker<'a>(&'a self) -> MutexGuard<'a, EventLoopWaker> {
         self.waker.lock().unwrap()
     }
@@ -137,6 +143,10 @@ impl Handler {
         mem::replace(&mut *self.events(), Default::default())
     }
 
+    fn should_redraw(&self) -> Vec<WindowId> {
+        mem::replace(&mut *self.redraw(), Default::default())
+    }
+
     fn handle_nonuser_event(&self, event: Event<Never>) {
         if let Some(ref mut callback) = *self.callback.lock().unwrap() {
             callback.handle_nonuser_event(
@@ -207,6 +217,14 @@ impl AppState {
         HANDLER.handle_nonuser_event(Event::NewEvents(cause));
     }
 
+    // This is called from multiple threads at present
+    pub fn queue_redraw(window_id: WindowId) {
+        let mut pending_redraw = HANDLER.redraw();
+        if !pending_redraw.contains(&window_id) {
+            pending_redraw.push(window_id);
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn queue_event(event: Event<Never>) {
         if !unsafe { msg_send![class!(NSThread), isMainThread] } {
             panic!("uh-oh");
@@ -227,6 +245,12 @@ impl AppState {
         for event in HANDLER.take_events() {
             HANDLER.handle_nonuser_event(event);
         }
+        for window_id in HANDLER.should_redraw() {
+            HANDLER.handle_nonuser_event(Event::WindowEvent {
+                window_id,
+                event: WindowEvent::RedrawRequested,
+            });
+        }
         HANDLER.handle_nonuser_event(Event::EventsCleared);
         if HANDLER.should_exit() {
             let _: () = unsafe { msg_send![NSApp(), stop:nil] };
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/macos/view.rs b/src/platform_impl/macos/view.rs
index f46df164a6..cceba6eeee 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/macos/view.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/macos/view.rs
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ lazy_static! {
             sel!(viewDidMoveToWindow),
             view_did_move_to_window as extern fn(&Object, Sel),
         );
+        decl.add_method(
+            sel!(drawRect:),
+            draw_rect as extern fn(&Object, Sel, id),
+        );
         decl.add_method(
             sel!(acceptsFirstResponder),
             accepts_first_responder as extern fn(&Object, Sel) -> BOOL,
@@ -276,6 +280,18 @@ extern fn view_did_move_to_window(this: &Object, _sel: Sel) {
     trace!("Completed `viewDidMoveToWindow`");
 }
 
+extern fn draw_rect(this: &Object, _sel: Sel, rect: id) {
+    unsafe {
+        let state_ptr: *mut c_void = *this.get_ivar("winitState");
+        let state = &mut *(state_ptr as *mut ViewState);
+
+        AppState::queue_redraw(WindowId(get_window_id(state.nswindow)));
+
+        let superclass = util::superclass(this);
+        let () = msg_send![super(this, superclass), drawRect:rect];
+    }
+}
+
 extern fn accepts_first_responder(_this: &Object, _sel: Sel) -> BOOL {
     YES
 }
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/macos/window.rs b/src/platform_impl/macos/window.rs
index 2d9d221026..39d0e27749 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/macos/window.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/macos/window.rs
@@ -18,13 +18,14 @@ use objc::{runtime::{Class, Object, Sel, BOOL, YES, NO}, declare::ClassDecl};
 use {
     dpi::{LogicalPosition, LogicalSize}, icon::Icon,
     monitor::MonitorHandle as RootMonitorHandle,
-    window::{CreationError, MouseCursor, WindowAttributes},
+    window::{
+        CreationError, MouseCursor, WindowAttributes, WindowId as RootWindowId,
+    },
 };
 use platform::macos::{ActivationPolicy, WindowExtMacOS};
 use platform_impl::platform::{
-    {ffi, util::{self, IdRef}},
-    monitor::{self, MonitorHandle},
-    view::{self, new_view},
+    app_state::AppState, ffi, monitor::{self, MonitorHandle},
+    util::{self, IdRef}, view::{self, new_view},
     window_delegate::{WindowDelegate, WindowDelegateState},
 };
 
@@ -377,7 +378,6 @@ impl UnownedWindow {
 
     #[inline]
     pub fn show(&self) {
-        //unsafe { NSWindow::makeKeyAndOrderFront_(*self.nswindow, nil); }
         unsafe { util::make_key_and_order_front_async(*self.nswindow) };
     }
 
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ impl UnownedWindow {
     }
 
     pub fn request_redraw(&self) {
-        unimplemented!();
+        AppState::queue_redraw(RootWindowId(self.id()));
     }
 
     pub fn get_position(&self) -> Option<LogicalPosition> {