diff --git a/qt/draw_widget.cpp b/qt/draw_widget.cpp
index d1a11ba5ba..169486f1e1 100644
--- a/qt/draw_widget.cpp
+++ b/qt/draw_widget.cpp
@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@ namespace qt
     m_framework->BeginPaint();
     shared_ptr<PaintEvent> paintEvent(new PaintEvent(p.get()));
     m_framework->DoPaint(paintEvent);
+
+    /// swapping buffers before ending the frame, see issue #333
+    swapBuffers();
+
     m_framework->EndPaint();
   }
 
diff --git a/qt/widgets.cpp b/qt/widgets.cpp
index f458397c02..ad366ac129 100644
--- a/qt/widgets.cpp
+++ b/qt/widgets.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ namespace qt
 
   void GLDrawWidget::initializeGL()
   {
+    /// we'll perform swap by ourselves, see issue #333
+    setAutoBufferSwap(false);
+
     if (m_p == 0)
     {
 #ifdef OMIM_OS_WINDOWS
@@ -75,6 +78,7 @@ namespace qt
       p.m_glyphCacheID = m_resourceManager->guiThreadGlyphCacheID();
       p.m_skinName = GetPlatform().SkinName();
       p.m_visualScale = GetPlatform().VisualScale();
+      p.m_isSynchronized = true;
 
       m_p = shared_ptr<DrawerYG>(new DrawerYG(p));
     }