diff --git a/src/sna/gen2_render.c b/src/sna/gen2_render.c
index fb6b75c9..9f8e6db9 100644
--- a/src/sna/gen2_render.c
+++ b/src/sna/gen2_render.c
@@ -1427,6 +1427,15 @@ gen2_render_composite(struct sna *sna,
 		     __FUNCTION__));
 		return FALSE;
 	}
+
+	if (mask == NULL && sna->kgem.mode == KGEM_BLT  &&
+	    sna_blt_composite(sna, op,
+			      src, dst,
+			      src_x, src_y,
+			      dst_x, dst_y,
+			      width, height, tmp))
+		return TRUE;
+
 	sna_render_reduce_damage(tmp, dst_x, dst_y, width, height);
 
 	tmp->op = op;
diff --git a/src/sna/gen3_render.c b/src/sna/gen3_render.c
index 3fb98bce..28029301 100644
--- a/src/sna/gen3_render.c
+++ b/src/sna/gen3_render.c
@@ -2417,6 +2417,15 @@ gen3_render_composite(struct sna *sna,
 		     __FUNCTION__));
 		return FALSE;
 	}
+
+	if (mask == NULL && sna->kgem.mode == KGEM_BLT  &&
+	    sna_blt_composite(sna, op,
+			      src, dst,
+			      src_x, src_y,
+			      dst_x, dst_y,
+			      width, height, tmp))
+		return TRUE;
+
 	sna_render_reduce_damage(tmp, dst_x, dst_y, width, height);
 
 	tmp->op = op;
diff --git a/src/sna/gen5_render.c b/src/sna/gen5_render.c
index 41830fcb..da9de8df 100644
--- a/src/sna/gen5_render.c
+++ b/src/sna/gen5_render.c
@@ -2077,6 +2077,15 @@ gen5_render_composite(struct sna *sna,
 		DBG(("%s: failed to set composite target\n", __FUNCTION__));
 		return FALSE;
 	}
+
+	if (mask == NULL && sna->kgem.mode == KGEM_BLT  &&
+	    sna_blt_composite(sna, op,
+			      src, dst,
+			      src_x, src_y,
+			      dst_x, dst_y,
+			      width, height, tmp))
+		return TRUE;
+
 	sna_render_reduce_damage(tmp, dst_x, dst_y, width, height);
 
 	if (tmp->dst.width > 8192 || tmp->dst.height > 8192) {
diff --git a/src/sna/gen6_render.c b/src/sna/gen6_render.c
index aeb9dfeb..77671a4c 100644
--- a/src/sna/gen6_render.c
+++ b/src/sna/gen6_render.c
@@ -2265,6 +2265,15 @@ gen6_render_composite(struct sna *sna,
 	tmp->op = op;
 	if (!gen6_composite_set_target(sna, tmp, dst))
 		return FALSE;
+
+	if (mask == NULL && sna->kgem.mode == KGEM_BLT  &&
+	    sna_blt_composite(sna, op,
+			      src, dst,
+			      src_x, src_y,
+			      dst_x, dst_y,
+			      width, height, tmp))
+		return TRUE;
+
 	sna_render_reduce_damage(tmp, dst_x, dst_y, width, height);
 
 	if (too_large(tmp->dst.width, tmp->dst.height)) {
diff --git a/src/sna/gen7_render.c b/src/sna/gen7_render.c
index 178b37ad..20945bcc 100644
--- a/src/sna/gen7_render.c
+++ b/src/sna/gen7_render.c
@@ -2378,6 +2378,15 @@ gen7_render_composite(struct sna *sna,
 	tmp->op = op;
 	if (!gen7_composite_set_target(tmp, dst))
 		return FALSE;
+
+	if (mask == NULL && sna->kgem.mode == KGEM_BLT  &&
+	    sna_blt_composite(sna, op,
+			      src, dst,
+			      src_x, src_y,
+			      dst_x, dst_y,
+			      width, height, tmp))
+		return TRUE;
+
 	sna_render_reduce_damage(tmp, dst_x, dst_y, width, height);
 
 	if (too_large(tmp->dst.width, tmp->dst.height)) {