diff --git a/src/backends/meta-cursor.c b/src/backends/meta-cursor.c
index 8fd6a9cb1..d4087a67f 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-cursor.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-cursor.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ typedef struct _MetaCursorSpritePrivate
 
   CoglTexture2D *texture;
   float texture_scale;
+  MetaMonitorTransform texture_transform;
   int hot_x, hot_y;
 } MetaCursorSpritePrivate;
 
@@ -110,6 +111,16 @@ meta_cursor_sprite_set_texture_scale (MetaCursorSprite *sprite,
   priv->texture_scale = scale;
 }
 
+void
+meta_cursor_sprite_set_texture_transform (MetaCursorSprite     *sprite,
+                                          MetaMonitorTransform  transform)
+{
+  MetaCursorSpritePrivate *priv =
+    meta_cursor_sprite_get_instance_private (sprite);
+
+  priv->texture_transform = transform;
+}
+
 CoglTexture *
 meta_cursor_sprite_get_cogl_texture (MetaCursorSprite *sprite)
 {
@@ -140,6 +151,15 @@ meta_cursor_sprite_get_texture_scale (MetaCursorSprite *sprite)
   return priv->texture_scale;
 }
 
+MetaMonitorTransform
+meta_cursor_sprite_get_texture_transform (MetaCursorSprite *sprite)
+{
+  MetaCursorSpritePrivate *priv =
+    meta_cursor_sprite_get_instance_private (sprite);
+
+  return priv->texture_transform;
+}
+
 void
 meta_cursor_sprite_prepare_at (MetaCursorSprite *sprite,
                                int               x,
@@ -164,6 +184,7 @@ meta_cursor_sprite_init (MetaCursorSprite *sprite)
     meta_cursor_sprite_get_instance_private (sprite);
 
   priv->texture_scale = 1.0f;
+  priv->texture_transform = META_MONITOR_TRANSFORM_NORMAL;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-cursor.h b/src/backends/meta-cursor.h
index ebcb8f6d4..5cac34e46 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-cursor.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-cursor.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #ifndef META_CURSOR_H
 #define META_CURSOR_H
 
+#include "backends/meta-backend-types.h"
 #include "meta/common.h"
 #include "meta/boxes.h"
 
@@ -57,6 +58,9 @@ void meta_cursor_sprite_set_texture (MetaCursorSprite *sprite,
 void meta_cursor_sprite_set_texture_scale (MetaCursorSprite *sprite,
                                            float             scale);
 
+void meta_cursor_sprite_set_texture_transform (MetaCursorSprite     *sprite,
+                                               MetaMonitorTransform  transform);
+
 CoglTexture *meta_cursor_sprite_get_cogl_texture (MetaCursorSprite *sprite);
 
 void meta_cursor_sprite_get_hotspot (MetaCursorSprite *sprite,
@@ -65,6 +69,8 @@ void meta_cursor_sprite_get_hotspot (MetaCursorSprite *sprite,
 
 float meta_cursor_sprite_get_texture_scale (MetaCursorSprite *sprite);
 
+MetaMonitorTransform meta_cursor_sprite_get_texture_transform (MetaCursorSprite *sprite);
+
 gboolean meta_cursor_sprite_is_animated (MetaCursorSprite *sprite);
 
 void meta_cursor_sprite_tick_frame (MetaCursorSprite *sprite);