diff --git a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-area-stream-src.c b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-area-stream-src.c
index 270bfa2a9..7b1e4cc3d 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-area-stream-src.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-area-stream-src.c
@@ -142,9 +142,11 @@ is_cursor_in_stream (MetaScreenCastAreaStreamSrc *area_src)
     }
   else
     {
+      MetaCursorTracker *cursor_tracker =
+        meta_backend_get_cursor_tracker (backend);
       graphene_point_t cursor_position;
 
-      cursor_position = meta_cursor_renderer_get_position (cursor_renderer);
+      meta_cursor_tracker_get_pointer (cursor_tracker, &cursor_position, NULL);
       return graphene_rect_contains_point (&area_rect, &cursor_position);
     }
 }
@@ -504,6 +506,8 @@ meta_screen_cast_area_stream_src_set_cursor_metadata (MetaScreenCastStreamSrc *s
   MetaScreenCastStream *stream = meta_screen_cast_stream_src_get_stream (src);
   MetaScreenCastAreaStream *area_stream = META_SCREEN_CAST_AREA_STREAM (stream);
   MetaBackend *backend = get_backend (area_src);
+  MetaCursorTracker *cursor_tracker =
+    meta_backend_get_cursor_tracker (backend);
   MetaCursorRenderer *cursor_renderer =
     meta_backend_get_cursor_renderer (backend);
   MetaCursorSprite *cursor_sprite;
@@ -524,7 +528,7 @@ meta_screen_cast_area_stream_src_set_cursor_metadata (MetaScreenCastStreamSrc *s
   area = meta_screen_cast_area_stream_get_area (area_stream);
   scale = meta_screen_cast_area_stream_get_scale (area_stream);
 
-  cursor_position = meta_cursor_renderer_get_position (cursor_renderer);
+  meta_cursor_tracker_get_pointer (cursor_tracker, &cursor_position, NULL);
   cursor_position.x -= area->x;
   cursor_position.y -= area->y;
   cursor_position.x *= scale;
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-monitor-stream-src.c b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-monitor-stream-src.c
index 6c70bbc41..45aff9126 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-monitor-stream-src.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-monitor-stream-src.c
@@ -170,9 +170,11 @@ is_cursor_in_stream (MetaScreenCastMonitorStreamSrc *monitor_src)
     }
   else
     {
+      MetaCursorTracker *cursor_tracker =
+        meta_backend_get_cursor_tracker (backend);
       graphene_point_t cursor_position;
 
-      cursor_position = meta_cursor_renderer_get_position (cursor_renderer);
+      meta_cursor_tracker_get_pointer (cursor_tracker, &cursor_position, NULL);
       return graphene_rect_contains_point (&logical_monitor_rect,
                                            &cursor_position);
     }
@@ -596,6 +598,8 @@ meta_screen_cast_monitor_stream_src_set_cursor_metadata (MetaScreenCastStreamSrc
   MetaBackend *backend = get_backend (monitor_src);
   MetaCursorRenderer *cursor_renderer =
     meta_backend_get_cursor_renderer (backend);
+  MetaCursorTracker *cursor_tracker =
+    meta_backend_get_cursor_tracker (backend);
   MetaCursorSprite *cursor_sprite;
   MetaMonitor *monitor;
   MetaLogicalMonitor *logical_monitor;
@@ -625,7 +629,7 @@ meta_screen_cast_monitor_stream_src_set_cursor_metadata (MetaScreenCastStreamSrc
   else
     view_scale = 1.0;
 
-  cursor_position = meta_cursor_renderer_get_position (cursor_renderer);
+  meta_cursor_tracker_get_pointer (cursor_tracker, &cursor_position, NULL);
   cursor_position.x -= logical_monitor_rect.origin.x;
   cursor_position.y -= logical_monitor_rect.origin.y;
   cursor_position.x *= view_scale;
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-window-stream-src.c b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-window-stream-src.c
index 5f0f736af..8a323f845 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-window-stream-src.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-window-stream-src.c
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ maybe_draw_cursor_sprite (MetaScreenCastWindowStreamSrc *window_src,
   MetaBackend *backend = get_backend (window_src);
   MetaCursorRenderer *cursor_renderer =
     meta_backend_get_cursor_renderer (backend);
+  MetaCursorTracker *cursor_tracker =
+    meta_backend_get_cursor_tracker (backend);
   MetaCursorSprite *cursor_sprite;
   CoglTexture *cursor_texture;
   MetaScreenCastWindow *screen_cast_window;
@@ -133,7 +135,7 @@ maybe_draw_cursor_sprite (MetaScreenCastWindowStreamSrc *window_src,
     return;
 
   screen_cast_window = window_src->screen_cast_window;
-  cursor_position = meta_cursor_renderer_get_position (cursor_renderer);
+  meta_cursor_tracker_get_pointer (cursor_tracker, &cursor_position, NULL);
   if (!meta_screen_cast_window_transform_cursor_position (screen_cast_window,
                                                           cursor_sprite,
                                                           &cursor_position,
@@ -189,6 +191,8 @@ maybe_blit_cursor_sprite (MetaScreenCastWindowStreamSrc *window_src,
     clutter_backend_get_cogl_context (clutter_get_default_backend ());
   MetaCursorRenderer *cursor_renderer =
     meta_backend_get_cursor_renderer (backend);
+  MetaCursorTracker *cursor_tracker =
+    meta_backend_get_cursor_tracker (backend);
   MetaScreenCastWindow *screen_cast_window;
   MetaCursorSprite *cursor_sprite;
   graphene_point_t relative_cursor_position;
@@ -209,7 +213,7 @@ maybe_blit_cursor_sprite (MetaScreenCastWindowStreamSrc *window_src,
     return;
 
   screen_cast_window = window_src->screen_cast_window;
-  cursor_position = meta_cursor_renderer_get_position (cursor_renderer);
+  meta_cursor_tracker_get_pointer (cursor_tracker, &cursor_position, NULL);
   if (!meta_screen_cast_window_transform_cursor_position (screen_cast_window,
                                                           cursor_sprite,
                                                           &cursor_position,
@@ -360,13 +364,15 @@ is_cursor_in_stream (MetaScreenCastWindowStreamSrc *window_src)
   MetaBackend *backend = get_backend (window_src);
   MetaCursorRenderer *cursor_renderer =
     meta_backend_get_cursor_renderer (backend);
+  MetaCursorTracker *cursor_tracker =
+    meta_backend_get_cursor_tracker (backend);
   MetaCursorSprite *cursor_sprite;
   graphene_point_t cursor_position;
   MetaScreenCastWindow *screen_cast_window;
 
   cursor_sprite = meta_cursor_renderer_get_cursor (cursor_renderer);
 
-  cursor_position = meta_cursor_renderer_get_position (cursor_renderer);
+  meta_cursor_tracker_get_pointer (cursor_tracker, &cursor_position, NULL);
 
   screen_cast_window = window_src->screen_cast_window;
   return meta_screen_cast_window_transform_cursor_position (screen_cast_window,
@@ -539,6 +545,8 @@ meta_screen_cast_window_stream_src_set_cursor_metadata (MetaScreenCastStreamSrc
   MetaBackend *backend = get_backend (window_src);
   MetaCursorRenderer *cursor_renderer =
     meta_backend_get_cursor_renderer (backend);
+  MetaCursorTracker *cursor_tracker =
+    meta_backend_get_cursor_tracker (backend);
   MetaScreenCastWindow *screen_cast_window = window_src->screen_cast_window;
   MetaCursorSprite *cursor_sprite;
   graphene_point_t cursor_position;
@@ -547,7 +555,7 @@ meta_screen_cast_window_stream_src_set_cursor_metadata (MetaScreenCastStreamSrc
   int x, y;
 
   cursor_sprite = meta_cursor_renderer_get_cursor (cursor_renderer);
-  cursor_position = meta_cursor_renderer_get_position (cursor_renderer);
+  meta_cursor_tracker_get_pointer (cursor_tracker, &cursor_position, NULL);
 
   if (!meta_screen_cast_window_transform_cursor_position (screen_cast_window,
                                                           cursor_sprite,