diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/gpencil.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/gpencil.c
index 1e24d61380c..284aa57f43a 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/gpencil.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/gpencil.c
@@ -1011,6 +1011,12 @@ bGPDframe *BKE_gpencil_layer_frame_get(bGPDlayer *gpl, int cframe, eGP_GetFrame_
     }
   }
 
+  /* Don't select first frame if greater than current frame. */
+  if ((gpl->actframe != NULL) && (gpl->actframe == gpl->frames.first) &&
+      (gpl->actframe->framenum > cframe)) {
+    gpl->actframe = NULL;
+  }
+
   /* return */
   return gpl->actframe;
 }
@@ -1878,6 +1884,7 @@ void BKE_gpencil_visible_stroke_iter(ViewLayer *view_layer,
   bGPdata *gpd = (bGPdata *)ob->data;
   const bool is_multiedit = GPENCIL_MULTIEDIT_SESSIONS_ON(gpd);
   const bool is_onion = do_onion && ((gpd->flag & GP_DATA_STROKE_WEIGHTMODE) == 0);
+  const bool is_drawing = (gpd->runtime.sbuffer_used > 0);
 
   /* Onion skinning. */
   const bool onion_mode_abs = (gpd->onion_mode == GP_ONION_MODE_ABSOLUTE);
@@ -1886,6 +1893,8 @@ void BKE_gpencil_visible_stroke_iter(ViewLayer *view_layer,
   const short onion_keytype = gpd->onion_keytype;
 
   LISTBASE_FOREACH (bGPDlayer *, gpl, &gpd->layers) {
+    /* Reset by layer. */
+    bool is_before_first = false;
 
     bGPDframe *act_gpf = gpl->actframe;
     bGPDframe *sta_gpf = act_gpf;
@@ -1924,6 +1933,16 @@ void BKE_gpencil_visible_stroke_iter(ViewLayer *view_layer,
       }
     }
     else if (is_onion && (gpl->onion_flag & GP_LAYER_ONIONSKIN)) {
+      /* Special cases when cframe is before first frame. */
+      bGPDframe *gpf_first = gpl->frames.first;
+      if ((gpf_first != NULL) && (act_gpf != NULL) && (gpf_first->framenum > act_gpf->framenum)) {
+        is_before_first = true;
+      }
+      if ((gpf_first != NULL) && (act_gpf == NULL)) {
+        act_gpf = gpf_first;
+        is_before_first = true;
+      }
+
       if (act_gpf) {
         bGPDframe *last_gpf = gpl->frames.last;
 
@@ -1938,6 +1957,10 @@ void BKE_gpencil_visible_stroke_iter(ViewLayer *view_layer,
           int delta = (onion_mode_abs) ? (gpf->framenum - cfra) :
                                          (gpf->runtime.frameid - act_gpf->runtime.frameid);
 
+          if (is_before_first) {
+            delta++;
+          }
+
           if (onion_mode_sel) {
             is_in_range = (gpf->flag & GP_FRAME_SELECT) != 0;
           }
@@ -1957,7 +1980,9 @@ void BKE_gpencil_visible_stroke_iter(ViewLayer *view_layer,
           gpf->runtime.onion_id = (is_wrong_keytype || !is_in_range) ? INT_MAX : delta;
         }
         /* Active frame is always shown. */
-        act_gpf->runtime.onion_id = 0;
+        if (!is_before_first || is_drawing) {
+          act_gpf->runtime.onion_id = 0;
+        }
       }
 
       sta_gpf = gpl->frames.first;
@@ -1977,10 +2002,15 @@ void BKE_gpencil_visible_stroke_iter(ViewLayer *view_layer,
 
     /* Draw multiedit/onion skinning first */
     for (bGPDframe *gpf = sta_gpf; gpf && gpf != end_gpf; gpf = gpf->next) {
-      if (gpf->runtime.onion_id == INT_MAX || gpf == act_gpf) {
+      if ((gpf->runtime.onion_id == INT_MAX || gpf == act_gpf) && (!is_before_first)) {
         continue;
       }
 
+      /* Only do once for frame before first. */
+      if (is_before_first && gpf == act_gpf) {
+        is_before_first = false;
+      }
+
       if (layer_cb) {
         layer_cb(gpl, gpf, NULL, thunk);
       }
@@ -1995,8 +2025,8 @@ void BKE_gpencil_visible_stroke_iter(ViewLayer *view_layer,
     /* Draw Active frame on top. */
     /* Use evaluated frame (with modifiers for active stroke)/ */
     act_gpf = gpl->actframe;
-    act_gpf->runtime.onion_id = 0;
     if (act_gpf) {
+      act_gpf->runtime.onion_id = 0;
       if (layer_cb) {
         layer_cb(gpl, act_gpf, NULL, thunk);
       }
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/gpencil/gpencil_paint.c b/source/blender/editors/gpencil/gpencil_paint.c
index 06079c34d12..a9eb94498ad 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/gpencil/gpencil_paint.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/gpencil/gpencil_paint.c
@@ -2127,7 +2127,12 @@ static void gp_paint_initstroke(tGPsdata *p, eGPencil_PaintModes paintmode, Deps
       add_frame_mode = GP_GETFRAME_ADD_NEW;
     }
 
+    bool need_tag = p->gpl->actframe == NULL;
     p->gpf = BKE_gpencil_layer_frame_get(p->gpl, CFRA, add_frame_mode);
+    /* Only if there wasn't an active frame, need update. */
+    if (need_tag) {
+      DEG_id_tag_update(&p->gpd->id, ID_RECALC_TRANSFORM | ID_RECALC_GEOMETRY);
+    }
 
     if (p->gpf == NULL) {
       p->status = GP_STATUS_ERROR;
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/gpencil/gpencil_primitive.c b/source/blender/editors/gpencil/gpencil_primitive.c
index 875a6265497..82ae99b30be 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/gpencil/gpencil_primitive.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/gpencil/gpencil_primitive.c
@@ -1308,7 +1308,12 @@ static void gpencil_primitive_interaction_end(bContext *C,
     add_frame_mode = GP_GETFRAME_ADD_NEW;
   }
 
+  bool need_tag = tgpi->gpl->actframe == NULL;
   gpf = BKE_gpencil_layer_frame_get(tgpi->gpl, tgpi->cframe, add_frame_mode);
+  /* Only if there wasn't an active frame, need update. */
+  if (need_tag) {
+    DEG_id_tag_update(&tgpi->gpd->id, ID_RECALC_TRANSFORM | ID_RECALC_GEOMETRY);
+  }
 
   /* prepare stroke to get transferred */
   gps = tgpi->gpf->strokes.first;