diff --git a/libspectre/spectre-device.c b/libspectre/spectre-device.c
index 8fb7f93..857722c 100644
--- a/libspectre/spectre-device.c
+++ b/libspectre/spectre-device.c
@@ -301,6 +301,11 @@ spectre_device_render (SpectreDevice        *device,
 		return SPECTRE_STATUS_RENDER_ERROR;
 	}
 
+	if (!spectre_gs_send_string (gs, "erasepage")) {
+		spectre_gs_free (gs);
+		return SPECTRE_STATUS_RENDER_ERROR;
+	}
+
 	if (!spectre_gs_send_page (gs, device->doc, page, x, y, width, height, spectre_render_context_get_rotation (rc))) {
 		spectre_gs_free (gs);
 		return SPECTRE_STATUS_RENDER_ERROR;