diff --git a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream-src.c b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream-src.c
index 7914d02d2..fbb5eaf66 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream-src.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream-src.c
@@ -445,8 +445,8 @@ meta_screen_cast_stream_src_set_cursor_sprite_metadata (MetaScreenCastStreamSrc
 
   texture_width = cogl_texture_get_width (cursor_texture);
   texture_height = cogl_texture_get_height (cursor_texture);
-  bitmap_width = texture_width * scale;
-  bitmap_height = texture_height * scale;
+  bitmap_width = ceilf (texture_width * scale);
+  bitmap_height = ceilf (texture_height * scale);
 
   spa_meta_bitmap->size.width = bitmap_width;
   spa_meta_bitmap->size.height = bitmap_height;