diff --git a/src/backend/curses/n.rs b/src/backend/curses/n.rs
index a22f821..8e8f7a8 100644
--- a/src/backend/curses/n.rs
+++ b/src/backend/curses/n.rs
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ impl backend::Backend for Concrete {
 
         // Is it a UTF-8 starting point?
         if 32 <= ch && ch <= 255 && ch != 127 {
-            Event::Char(utf8::read_char(ch as u8, || Some(ncurses::getch() as u8))
+            Event::Char(utf8::read_char(ch as u8,
+                                        || Some(ncurses::getch() as u8))
                 .unwrap())
         } else {
             parse_ncurses_char(ch)
diff --git a/src/event.rs b/src/event.rs
index a677789..5d5e349 100644
--- a/src/event.rs
+++ b/src/event.rs
@@ -78,6 +78,15 @@ impl EventResult {
             EventResult::Ignored => false,
         }
     }
+
+    /// Process this result if it is a callback.
+    ///
+    /// Does nothing otherwise.
+    pub fn process(self, s: &mut Cursive) {
+        if let EventResult::Consumed(Some(cb)) = self {
+            cb(s);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /// A non-character key on the keyboard
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 649c51e..bfbc333 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -140,6 +140,10 @@ pub struct Cursive {
     global_callbacks: HashMap<Event, Callback>,
     menubar: views::Menubar,
 
+    // Last layer sizes of the stack view.
+    // If it changed, clear the screen.
+    last_sizes: Vec<Vec2>,
+
     active_screen: ScreenId,
 
     running: bool,
@@ -167,6 +171,7 @@ impl Cursive {
         let mut res = Cursive {
             theme: theme,
             screens: Vec::new(),
+            last_sizes: Vec::new(),
             global_callbacks: HashMap::new(),
             menubar: views::Menubar::new(),
             active_screen: 0,
@@ -436,6 +441,7 @@ impl Cursive {
     /// Convenient method to remove a layer from the current screen.
     pub fn pop_layer(&mut self) {
         self.screen_mut().pop_layer();
+        self.clear();
     }
 
     // Handles a key event when it was ignored by the current view
@@ -466,6 +472,13 @@ impl Cursive {
     fn draw(&mut self) {
         // TODO: don't clone the theme
         // Reference it or something
+
+        let sizes = self.screen().layer_sizes();
+        if &self.last_sizes != &sizes {
+            self.clear();
+            self.last_sizes = sizes;
+        }
+
         let printer = Printer::new(self.screen_size(),
                                    self.theme.clone(),
                                    &self.backend);
@@ -527,10 +540,7 @@ impl Cursive {
             //     * Current screen (top layer)
             // * Global callbacks
             if self.menubar.receive_events() {
-                if let EventResult::Consumed(Some(cb)) = self.menubar
-                    .on_event(event) {
-                    cb(self);
-                }
+                self.menubar.on_event(event).process(self);
             } else {
                 match self.screen_mut().on_event(event) {
                     // If the event was ignored,
diff --git a/src/views/menubar.rs b/src/views/menubar.rs
index 6b56638..721dc7c 100644
--- a/src/views/menubar.rs
+++ b/src/views/menubar.rs
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ fn show_child(s: &mut Cursive, offset: (usize, usize), menu: Rc<MenuTree>) {
                 s.pop_layer();
                 s.select_menubar();
                 // Act as if we sent "Right" then "Down"
-                s.menubar().on_event(Event::Key(Key::Right));
+                s.menubar().on_event(Event::Key(Key::Right)).process(s);
                 if let EventResult::Consumed(Some(cb)) = s.menubar()
                     .on_event(Event::Key(Key::Down)) {
                     cb(s);
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ fn show_child(s: &mut Cursive, offset: (usize, usize), menu: Rc<MenuTree>) {
                 s.pop_layer();
                 s.select_menubar();
                 // Act as if we sent "Left" then "Down"
-                s.menubar().on_event(Event::Key(Key::Left));
+                s.menubar().on_event(Event::Key(Key::Left)).process(s);
                 if let EventResult::Consumed(Some(cb)) = s.menubar()
                     .on_event(Event::Key(Key::Down)) {
                     cb(s);
diff --git a/src/views/stack_view.rs b/src/views/stack_view.rs
index 5582d80..e2b93d0 100644
--- a/src/views/stack_view.rs
+++ b/src/views/stack_view.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ use views::ShadowView;
 pub struct StackView {
     layers: Vec<Layer>,
     last_size: Vec2,
-    needs_clear: bool,
 }
 
 struct Layer {
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@ impl StackView {
         StackView {
             layers: Vec::new(),
             last_size: Vec2::zero(),
-            needs_clear: false,
         }
     }
 
@@ -58,7 +56,6 @@ impl StackView {
     /// Remove the top-most layer.
     pub fn pop_layer(&mut self) {
         self.layers.pop();
-        self.needs_clear = true;
     }
 
     /// Computes the offset of the current top view.
@@ -71,13 +68,15 @@ impl StackView {
         }
         previous
     }
+
+    /// Returns the size for each layer in this view.
+    pub fn layer_sizes(&self) -> Vec<Vec2> {
+        self.layers.iter().map(|layer| layer.size).collect()
+    }
 }
 
 impl View for StackView {
     fn draw(&self, printer: &Printer) {
-        if self.needs_clear && printer.is_new() {
-            printer.clear();
-        }
         let last = self.layers.len();
         let mut previous = Vec2::zero();
         printer.with_color(ColorStyle::Primary, |printer| {
@@ -110,9 +109,6 @@ impl View for StackView {
         for layer in &mut self.layers {
             // Give each guy what he asks for, within the budget constraints.
             let size = Vec2::min(size, layer.view.get_min_size(size));
-            if !layer.size.fits_in(size) {
-                self.needs_clear = true;
-            }
             layer.size = size;
             layer.view.layout(layer.size);