diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_aq_cyclicrefresh.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_aq_cyclicrefresh.c
index 323c103506e491acbe781fccddec0b0b2fc96581..d1437d3770fef027eb498dbde6bf7b2bcea5eb40 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_aq_cyclicrefresh.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_aq_cyclicrefresh.c
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ void vp9_cyclic_refresh_update_segment(VP9_COMP *const cpi,
   const int xmis = MIN(cm->mi_cols - mi_col, bw);
   const int ymis = MIN(cm->mi_rows - mi_row, bh);
   const int block_index = mi_row * cm->mi_cols + mi_col;
-  const int refresh_this_block = candidate_refresh_aq(cr, mbmi, bsize, use_rd);
+  const int refresh_this_block = cpi->mb.in_static_area ||
+                                 candidate_refresh_aq(cr, mbmi, bsize, use_rd);
   // Default is to not update the refresh map.
   int new_map_value = cr->map[block_index];
   int x = 0; int y = 0;
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_block.h b/vp9/encoder/vp9_block.h
index cad1241259bf9fd22053da6652c1df423baf7c3a..fcf2a04204717c2619577783ce480f8a36a81926 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_block.h
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_block.h
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ struct macroblock {
   // note that token_costs is the cost when eob node is skipped
   vp9_coeff_cost token_costs[TX_SIZES];
 
+  int in_static_area;
+
   int optimize;
 
   // indicate if it is in the rd search loop or encoding process
diff --git a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c
index f88ce2d1a572d15977d58c5a6b95c79de4047197..9956acc0bdccb2a3823f5d56e3ab8eadd134c2b4 100644
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encodeframe.c
@@ -1273,6 +1273,7 @@ static void set_source_var_based_partition(VP9_COMP *cpi,
 
 static int is_background(VP9_COMP *cpi, const TileInfo *const tile,
                          int mi_row, int mi_col) {
+  MACROBLOCK *x = &cpi->mb;
   uint8_t *src, *pre;
   int src_stride, pre_stride;
 
@@ -1304,7 +1305,8 @@ static int is_background(VP9_COMP *cpi, const TileInfo *const tile,
     threshold = (row8x8_remaining * col8x8_remaining) << 6;
   }
 
-  return (this_sad < 2 * threshold);
+  x->in_static_area = (this_sad < 2 * threshold);
+  return x->in_static_area;
 }
 
 static int sb_has_motion(const VP9_COMMON *cm, MODE_INFO **prev_mi_8x8) {
@@ -2433,6 +2435,11 @@ static void nonrd_pick_sb_modes(VP9_COMP *cpi, const TileInfo *const tile,
   set_offsets(cpi, tile, mi_row, mi_col, bsize);
   xd->mi[0]->mbmi.sb_type = bsize;
 
+  if (cpi->oxcf.aq_mode == CYCLIC_REFRESH_AQ && cm->seg.enabled) {
+    if (xd->mi[0]->mbmi.segment_id && x->in_static_area)
+      x->rdmult = vp9_cyclic_refresh_get_rdmult(cpi->cyclic_refresh);
+  }
+
   if (!frame_is_intra_only(cm)) {
     vp9_pick_inter_mode(cpi, x, tile, mi_row, mi_col,
                         rate, dist, bsize);
@@ -2856,7 +2863,8 @@ static void nonrd_use_partition(VP9_COMP *cpi,
 static void encode_nonrd_sb_row(VP9_COMP *cpi, const TileInfo *const tile,
                                 int mi_row, TOKENEXTRA **tp) {
   VP9_COMMON *cm = &cpi->common;
-  MACROBLOCKD *xd = &cpi->mb.e_mbd;
+  MACROBLOCK *x = &cpi->mb;
+  MACROBLOCKD *xd = &x->e_mbd;
   int mi_col;
 
   // Initialize the left context for the new SB row
@@ -2874,8 +2882,9 @@ static void encode_nonrd_sb_row(VP9_COMP *cpi, const TileInfo *const tile,
     MODE_INFO **prev_mi_8x8 = cm->prev_mi_grid_visible + idx_str;
     BLOCK_SIZE bsize;
 
-    cpi->mb.source_variance = UINT_MAX;
-    vp9_zero(cpi->mb.pred_mv);
+    x->in_static_area = 0;
+    x->source_variance = UINT_MAX;
+    vp9_zero(x->pred_mv);
 
     // Set the partition type of the 64X64 block
     switch (cpi->sf.partition_search_type) {