diff --git a/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaRenderEngine.cpp b/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaRenderEngine.cpp
index 47a95a7..6e393f0 100644
--- a/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaRenderEngine.cpp
+++ b/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaRenderEngine.cpp
@@ -764,10 +764,11 @@
             // save a snapshot of the activeSurface to use as input to the blur shaders
             blurInput = activeSurface->makeImageSnapshot();
 
-            // blit the offscreen framebuffer into the destination AHB, but only
-            // if there are blur regions. backgroundBlurRadius blurs the entire
-            // image below, so it can skip this step.
-            if (layer.blurRegions.size()) {
+            // blit the offscreen framebuffer into the destination AHB. This ensures that
+            // even if the blurred image does not cover the screen (for example, during
+            // a rotation animation, or if blur regions are used), the entire screen is
+            // initialized.
+            if (layer.blurRegions.size() || FlagManager::getInstance().restore_blur_step()) {
                 SkPaint paint;
                 paint.setBlendMode(SkBlendMode::kSrc);
                 if (CC_UNLIKELY(mCapture->isCaptureRunning())) {