diff --git a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream-src.c b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream-src.c
index e86f9a2b7..539cd998e 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream-src.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream-src.c
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ meta_screen_cast_stream_src_maybe_record_frame (MetaScreenCastStreamSrc  *src,
   pw_stream_queue_buffer (priv->pipewire_stream, buffer);
 }
 
-static gboolean
+gboolean
 meta_screen_cast_stream_src_is_enabled (MetaScreenCastStreamSrc *src)
 {
   MetaScreenCastStreamSrcPrivate *priv =
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream-src.h b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream-src.h
index 0e14dbb61..2eafa5724 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream-src.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream-src.h
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ struct _MetaScreenCastStreamSrcClass
 
 void meta_screen_cast_stream_src_close (MetaScreenCastStreamSrc *src);
 
+gboolean meta_screen_cast_stream_src_is_enabled (MetaScreenCastStreamSrc *src);
+
 void meta_screen_cast_stream_src_maybe_record_frame (MetaScreenCastStreamSrc  *src,
                                                      MetaScreenCastRecordFlag  flags);
 
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-virtual-stream.c b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-virtual-stream.c
index 34dd2a00c..46f187c43 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-virtual-stream.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-virtual-stream.c
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ meta_screen_cast_virtual_stream_transform_position (MetaScreenCastStream *stream
   ClutterStageView *view;
   MetaRectangle view_layout;
 
+  if (!meta_screen_cast_stream_src_is_enabled (src))
+    return FALSE;
+
   view = meta_screen_cast_virtual_stream_src_get_view (virtual_src);
   if (!view)
     return FALSE;