diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_view3d/drawobject.c b/source/blender/editors/space_view3d/drawobject.c
index 8a4714eeded..68ba0926f21 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_view3d/drawobject.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_view3d/drawobject.c
@@ -97,6 +97,19 @@
 
 #include "view3d_intern.h"  /* bad level include */
 
+/* Workaround for sequencer scene render mode.
+ *
+ * Strips doesn't use DAG to update objects or so, which
+ * might lead to situations when object is drawing without
+ * curve cache ready.
+ *
+ * Ideally we don't want to evaluate objects from drawing,
+ * but it'll require some major sequencer re-design. So
+ * for now just fallback to legacy behaior with calling
+ * display ist creating from draw().
+ */
+#define SEQUENCER_DAG_WORKAROUND
+
 typedef enum eWireDrawMode {
 	OBDRAW_WIRE_OFF = 0,
 	OBDRAW_WIRE_ON = 1,
@@ -1892,6 +1905,27 @@ static void drawlattice__point(Lattice *lt, DispList *dl, int u, int v, int w, i
 	}
 }
 
+#ifdef SEQUENCER_DAG_WORKAROUND
+static void ensure_curve_cache(Scene *scene, Object *object)
+{
+	if (object->curve_cache == NULL) {
+		switch (object->type) {
+			case OB_CURVE:
+			case OB_SURF:
+			case OB_FONT:
+				BKE_displist_make_curveTypes(scene, object, FALSE);
+				break;
+			case OB_MBALL:
+				BKE_displist_make_mball(G.main->eval_ctx, scene, object);
+				break;
+			case OB_LATTICE:
+				BKE_lattice_modifiers_calc(scene, object);
+				break;
+		}
+	}
+}
+#endif
+
 /* lattice color is hardcoded, now also shows weightgroup values in edit mode */
 static void drawlattice(View3D *v3d, Object *ob)
 {
@@ -4107,6 +4141,10 @@ static bool drawDispList(Scene *scene, View3D *v3d, RegionView3D *rv3d, Base *ba
 		glCullFace(GL_BACK);
 	}
 
+#ifdef SEQUENCER_DAG_WORKAROUND
+	ensure_curve_cache(scene, base->object);
+#endif
+
 	retval = drawDispList_nobackface(scene, v3d, rv3d, base, dt, dflag, ob_wire_col);
 
 	if (v3d->flag2 & V3D_BACKFACE_CULLING) {
@@ -6930,6 +6968,9 @@ void draw_object(Scene *scene, ARegion *ar, View3D *v3d, Base *base, const short
 				}
 				else if (dt == OB_BOUNDBOX) {
 					if ((render_override && v3d->drawtype >= OB_WIRE) == 0) {
+#ifdef SEQUENCER_DAG_WORKAROUND
+						ensure_curve_cache(scene, base->object);
+#endif
 						draw_bounding_volume(ob, ob->boundtype);
 					}
 				}
@@ -6948,6 +6989,9 @@ void draw_object(Scene *scene, ARegion *ar, View3D *v3d, Base *base, const short
 				}
 				else if (dt == OB_BOUNDBOX) {
 					if ((render_override && (v3d->drawtype >= OB_WIRE)) == 0) {
+#ifdef SEQUENCER_DAG_WORKAROUND
+						ensure_curve_cache(scene, base->object);
+#endif
 						draw_bounding_volume(ob, ob->boundtype);
 					}
 				}
@@ -6966,6 +7010,9 @@ void draw_object(Scene *scene, ARegion *ar, View3D *v3d, Base *base, const short
 					drawmball(scene, v3d, rv3d, base, dt, dflag, ob_wire_col);
 				else if (dt == OB_BOUNDBOX) {
 					if ((render_override && (v3d->drawtype >= OB_WIRE)) == 0) {
+#ifdef SEQUENCER_DAG_WORKAROUND
+						ensure_curve_cache(scene, base->object);
+#endif
 						draw_bounding_volume(ob, ob->boundtype);
 					}
 				}
@@ -7008,6 +7055,9 @@ void draw_object(Scene *scene, ARegion *ar, View3D *v3d, Base *base, const short
 						draw_bounding_volume(ob, ob->boundtype);
 					}
 					else {
+#ifdef SEQUENCER_DAG_WORKAROUND
+						ensure_curve_cache(scene, ob);
+#endif
 						drawlattice(v3d, ob);
 					}
 				}