diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/paragraph.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/paragraph.dart
index 7cd9eb65d0..62791b992b 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/paragraph.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/paragraph.dart
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class RenderParagraph extends RenderBox {
       return;
     _overflow = value;
     _textPainter.ellipsis = value == TextOverflow.ellipsis ? _kEllipsis : null;
-    markNeedsPaint();
+    markNeedsLayout();
   }
 
   /// The number of font pixels for each logical pixel.
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/rendering/paragraph_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/rendering/paragraph_test.dart
index 081e11c60b..327157f9f7 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/rendering/paragraph_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/rendering/paragraph_test.dart
@@ -140,6 +140,10 @@ void main() {
     relayoutWith(maxLines: 3, softWrap: true, overflow: TextOverflow.fade);
     expect(paragraph.debugHasOverflowShader, isTrue);
 
+    // Change back to ellipsis and check that the fade shader is cleared.
+    relayoutWith(maxLines: 3, softWrap: true, overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis);
+    expect(paragraph.debugHasOverflowShader, isFalse);
+
     relayoutWith(maxLines: 100, softWrap: true, overflow: TextOverflow.fade);
     expect(paragraph.debugHasOverflowShader, isFalse);
   });