diff --git a/packages/blitz-dom/src/node.rs b/packages/blitz-dom/src/node.rs
index d05a3aa3..973b3179 100644
--- a/packages/blitz-dom/src/node.rs
+++ b/packages/blitz-dom/src/node.rs
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ pub struct Node {
     pub is_hovered: bool,
     pub has_snapshot: bool,
     pub snapshot_handled: AtomicBool,
+    pub has_dirty_descendents: AtomicBool,
     pub display_outer: DisplayOuter,
     pub cache: Cache,
     pub unrounded_layout: Layout,
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ impl Node {
             is_hovered: false,
             has_snapshot: false,
             snapshot_handled: AtomicBool::new(false),
+            has_dirty_descendents: AtomicBool::new(false),
             display_outer: DisplayOuter::Block,
             cache: Cache::new(),
             unrounded_layout: Layout::new(),
diff --git a/packages/blitz-dom/src/stylo.rs b/packages/blitz-dom/src/stylo.rs
index f71c9d92..791957ea 100644
--- a/packages/blitz-dom/src/stylo.rs
+++ b/packages/blitz-dom/src/stylo.rs
@@ -699,7 +699,14 @@ impl<'a> TElement for BlitzNode<'a> {
     }
 
     fn has_dirty_descendants(&self) -> bool {
-        true
+        self.has_dirty_descendents.load(Ordering::SeqCst)
+    }
+    unsafe fn set_dirty_descendants(&self) {
+        self.has_dirty_descendents.store(true, Ordering::SeqCst)
+    }
+
+    unsafe fn unset_dirty_descendants(&self) {
+        self.has_dirty_descendents.store(false, Ordering::SeqCst)
     }
 
     fn has_snapshot(&self) -> bool {
@@ -714,10 +721,6 @@ impl<'a> TElement for BlitzNode<'a> {
         self.snapshot_handled.store(true, Ordering::SeqCst);
     }
 
-    unsafe fn set_dirty_descendants(&self) {}
-
-    unsafe fn unset_dirty_descendants(&self) {}
-
     fn store_children_to_process(&self, _n: isize) {
         unimplemented!()
     }