@@ -4503,29 +4508,45 @@
       XSETFRAME (frame, f);
       call1 (Qframe_update_face_colors, frame);
 
-      lface = lface_from_face_name (f, Qdefault, 1);
+      face = Qdefault;
+      lface = lface_from_face_name (f, face, 1);
       LFACE_BACKGROUND (lface) = (STRINGP (new_value)
 				  ? new_value : Qunspecified);
       realize_basic_faces (f);
     }
-  if (EQ (param, Qborder_color))
+  else if (EQ (param, Qborder_color))
     {
-      lface = lface_from_face_name (f, Qborder, 1);
+      face = Qborder;
+      lface = lface_from_face_name (f, face, 1);
       LFACE_BACKGROUND (lface) = (STRINGP (new_value)
 				  ? new_value : Qunspecified);
     }
   else if (EQ (param, Qcursor_color))
     {
-      lface = lface_from_face_name (f, Qcursor, 1);
+      face = Qcursor;
+      lface = lface_from_face_name (f, face, 1);
       LFACE_BACKGROUND (lface) = (STRINGP (new_value)
 				  ? new_value : Qunspecified);
     }
   else if (EQ (param, Qmouse_color))
     {
-      lface = lface_from_face_name (f, Qmouse, 1);
+      face = Qmouse;
+      lface = lface_from_face_name (f, face, 1);
       LFACE_BACKGROUND (lface) = (STRINGP (new_value)
 				  ? new_value : Qunspecified);
     }
+
+  /* Changing a named face means that all realized faces depending on
+     that face are invalid.  Since we cannot tell which realized faces
+     depend on the face, make sure they are all removed.  This is done
+     by incrementing face_change_count.  The next call to
+     init_iterator will then free realized faces.  */
+  if (!NILP (face)
+      && NILP (Fget (face, Qface_no_inherit)))
+    {
+      ++face_change_count;
+      ++windows_or_buffers_changed;
+    }
 }
 
 
