diff --git a/src/backends/meta-backend-private.h b/src/backends/meta-backend-private.h
index 2ed049eda..970acb8d7 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-backend-private.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-backend-private.h
@@ -246,8 +246,10 @@ void meta_backend_add_hw_cursor_inhibitor (MetaBackend           *backend,
 void meta_backend_remove_hw_cursor_inhibitor (MetaBackend           *backend,
                                               MetaHwCursorInhibitor *inhibitor);
 
+META_EXPORT_TEST
 void meta_backend_inhibit_hw_cursor (MetaBackend *backend);
 
+META_EXPORT_TEST
 void meta_backend_uninhibit_hw_cursor (MetaBackend *backend);
 
 META_EXPORT_TEST
diff --git a/src/tests/meta-ref-test.c b/src/tests/meta-ref-test.c
index 28fac56e8..793c2c5c7 100644
--- a/src/tests/meta-ref-test.c
+++ b/src/tests/meta-ref-test.c
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ capture_view (ClutterStageView *stage_view)
   CaptureViewData data = { 0 };
 
   meta_compositor_disable_unredirect (compositor);
+  meta_backend_inhibit_hw_cursor (backend);
 
   data.loop = g_main_loop_new (NULL, FALSE);
   data.watch = meta_stage_watch_view (stage, stage_view,
@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@ capture_view (ClutterStageView *stage_view)
   g_assert_null (data.watch);
   g_assert_nonnull (data.out_image);
 
+  meta_backend_uninhibit_hw_cursor (backend);
   meta_compositor_enable_unredirect (compositor);
 
   return data.out_image;