diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/proxy_box.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/proxy_box.dart
index 7f0cf9dbab..3a059c2b9a 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/proxy_box.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/proxy_box.dart
@@ -2654,7 +2654,7 @@ class RenderPointerListener extends RenderProxyBoxWithHitTestBehavior {
   bool get _hasActiveAnnotation => _hoverAnnotation != null && _mouseIsConnected;
 
   @override
-  bool get needsCompositing => _hasActiveAnnotation;
+  bool get needsCompositing => super.needsCompositing || _hasActiveAnnotation;
 
   @override
   void paint(PaintingContext context, Offset offset) {
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/widgets/keep_alive_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/widgets/keep_alive_test.dart
index 15e39a3ad2..f74307a460 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/widgets/keep_alive_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/widgets/keep_alive_test.dart
@@ -234,12 +234,14 @@ void main() {
       '       │   repaints)\n'
       '       │\n'
       '       └─child: _RenderScrollSemantics#00000\n'
+      '         │ needs compositing\n'
       '         │ parentData: <none> (can use size)\n'
       '         │ constraints: BoxConstraints(w=800.0, h=600.0)\n'
       '         │ semantic boundary\n'
       '         │ size: Size(800.0, 600.0)\n'
       '         │\n'
       '         └─child: RenderPointerListener#00000\n'
+      '           │ needs compositing\n'
       '           │ parentData: <none> (can use size)\n'
       '           │ constraints: BoxConstraints(w=800.0, h=600.0)\n'
       '           │ size: Size(800.0, 600.0)\n'
@@ -247,6 +249,7 @@ void main() {
       '           │ listeners: signal\n'
       '           │\n'
       '           └─child: RenderSemanticsGestureHandler#00000\n'
+      '             │ needs compositing\n'
       '             │ parentData: <none> (can use size)\n'
       '             │ constraints: BoxConstraints(w=800.0, h=600.0)\n'
       '             │ size: Size(800.0, 600.0)\n'
@@ -377,12 +380,14 @@ void main() {
       '       │   repaints)\n'
       '       │\n'
       '       └─child: _RenderScrollSemantics#00000\n'
+      '         │ needs compositing\n'
       '         │ parentData: <none> (can use size)\n'
       '         │ constraints: BoxConstraints(w=800.0, h=600.0)\n'
       '         │ semantic boundary\n'
       '         │ size: Size(800.0, 600.0)\n'
       '         │\n'
       '         └─child: RenderPointerListener#00000\n'
+      '           │ needs compositing\n'
       '           │ parentData: <none> (can use size)\n'
       '           │ constraints: BoxConstraints(w=800.0, h=600.0)\n'
       '           │ size: Size(800.0, 600.0)\n'
@@ -390,6 +395,7 @@ void main() {
       '           │ listeners: signal\n'
       '           │\n'
       '           └─child: RenderSemanticsGestureHandler#00000\n'
+      '             │ needs compositing\n'
       '             │ parentData: <none> (can use size)\n'
       '             │ constraints: BoxConstraints(w=800.0, h=600.0)\n'
       '             │ size: Size(800.0, 600.0)\n'
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/widgets/listener_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/widgets/listener_test.dart
index aba698004f..b4da4b5d40 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/widgets/listener_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/widgets/listener_test.dart
@@ -391,6 +391,28 @@ void main() {
       await gesture.removePointer();
     });
 
+    testWidgets('needsCompositing set when parent class needsCompositing is set', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+      await tester.pumpWidget(
+        Listener(
+          onPointerEnter: (PointerEnterEvent _) {},
+          child: const Opacity(opacity: 0.5, child: Placeholder()),
+        ),
+      );
+
+      RenderPointerListener listener = tester.renderObject(find.byType(Listener).first);
+      expect(listener.needsCompositing, isTrue);
+
+      await tester.pumpWidget(
+        Listener(
+          onPointerEnter: (PointerEnterEvent _) {},
+          child: const Placeholder(),
+        ),
+      );
+
+      listener = tester.renderObject(find.byType(Listener).first);
+      expect(listener.needsCompositing, isFalse);
+    });
+
     testWidgets('works with transform', (WidgetTester tester) async {
       // Regression test for https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/31986.
       final Key key = UniqueKey();