diff --git a/src/backends/meta-monitor-config-manager.c b/src/backends/meta-monitor-config-manager.c
index d96baf7e8..6eabb8037 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-monitor-config-manager.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-monitor-config-manager.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ assign_monitor_crtc (MetaMonitor         *monitor,
     .output = output,
     .is_primary = assign_output_as_primary,
     .is_presentation = assign_output_as_presentation,
-    .is_underscanning = output->is_underscanning
+    .is_underscanning = data->monitor_config->is_underscanning
   };
 
   g_ptr_array_add (data->crtc_infos, crtc_info);
@@ -453,7 +453,8 @@ create_monitor_config (MetaMonitor     *monitor,
   monitor_config = g_new0 (MetaMonitorConfig, 1);
   *monitor_config = (MetaMonitorConfig) {
     .monitor_spec = meta_monitor_spec_clone (monitor_spec),
-    .mode_spec = g_memdup (mode_spec, sizeof (MetaMonitorModeSpec))
+    .mode_spec = g_memdup (mode_spec, sizeof (MetaMonitorModeSpec)),
+    .is_underscanning = meta_monitor_is_underscanning (monitor)
   };
 
   return monitor_config;
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-monitor-config-manager.h b/src/backends/meta-monitor-config-manager.h
index c5587dfaa..2c5d5ba67 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-monitor-config-manager.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-monitor-config-manager.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ typedef struct _MetaMonitorConfig
 {
   MetaMonitorSpec *monitor_spec;
   MetaMonitorModeSpec *mode_spec;
+  gboolean is_underscanning;
 } MetaMonitorConfig;
 
 typedef struct _MetaLogicalMonitorConfig
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-monitor.c b/src/backends/meta-monitor.c
index 8238b43d6..b5ad94785 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-monitor.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-monitor.c
@@ -186,6 +186,16 @@ meta_monitor_is_primary (MetaMonitor *monitor)
   return output->is_primary;
 }
 
+gboolean
+meta_monitor_is_underscanning (MetaMonitor *monitor)
+{
+  MetaOutput *output;
+
+  output = meta_monitor_get_main_output (monitor);
+
+  return output->is_underscanning;
+}
+
 gboolean
 meta_monitor_is_laptop_panel (MetaMonitor *monitor)
 {
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-monitor.h b/src/backends/meta-monitor.h
index d38b76648..9494be890 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-monitor.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-monitor.h
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ MetaOutput * meta_monitor_get_main_output (MetaMonitor *monitor);
 
 gboolean meta_monitor_is_primary (MetaMonitor *monitor);
 
+gboolean meta_monitor_is_underscanning (MetaMonitor *monitor);
+
 gboolean meta_monitor_is_laptop_panel (MetaMonitor *monitor);
 
 GList * meta_monitor_get_outputs (MetaMonitor *monitor);