<!DOCTYPE html> <script> window.onload = function() { if (!window.testRunner || !window.internals) return; testRunner.dumpAsText(); document.body.offsetTop; internals.startTrackingRepaints(document); document.getElementById('a').style.top = '400px'; document.getElementById('b').style.left = '400px'; document.body.offsetTop; var layerTree = internals.layerTreeAsText(document, internals.LAYER_TREE_INCLUDES_REPAINT_RECTS); window.internals.stopTrackingRepaints(document); document.getElementById('result').textContent = layerTree.indexOf('repaint') == -1 ? 'SUCCESS' : 'FAIL'; }; </script> <style> .fixed { position: fixed; top: 200px; left: 200px; width: 100px; -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; } </style> There should be no repaint when the divs are moved. <div class="fixed" id="a">A</div> <div class="fixed" id="b">B</div> <pre id="result"></pre>