diff --git a/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.c b/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.c
index 0bdc59c15..f6470e66a 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.c
@@ -264,6 +264,18 @@ meta_cursor_renderer_set_position (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer,
   update_cursor (renderer, priv->displayed_cursor);
 }
 
+ClutterPoint
+meta_cursor_renderer_get_position (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer)
+{
+  MetaCursorRendererPrivate *priv =
+    meta_cursor_renderer_get_instance_private (renderer);
+
+  return (ClutterPoint) {
+    .x = priv->current_x,
+    .y = priv->current_y
+  };
+}
+
 MetaCursorSprite *
 meta_cursor_renderer_get_cursor (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer)
 {
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.h b/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.h
index 8ac0fe79b..1691f4471 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ void meta_cursor_renderer_set_cursor (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer,
 void meta_cursor_renderer_set_position (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer,
                                         float               x,
                                         float               y);
+ClutterPoint meta_cursor_renderer_get_position (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer);
 void meta_cursor_renderer_force_update (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer);
 
 MetaCursorSprite * meta_cursor_renderer_get_cursor (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer);
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface-role-cursor.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface-role-cursor.c
index 1c8ba94e5..d118a8917 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface-role-cursor.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface-role-cursor.c
@@ -195,14 +195,15 @@ cursor_surface_role_is_on_logical_monitor (MetaWaylandSurfaceRole *role,
     META_WAYLAND_SURFACE_ROLE_CURSOR (surface->role);
   MetaWaylandSurfaceRoleCursorPrivate *priv =
     meta_wayland_surface_role_cursor_get_instance_private (cursor_role);
-  ClutterRect rect;
+  ClutterPoint point;
   ClutterRect logical_monitor_rect;
 
-  rect = meta_cursor_renderer_calculate_rect (priv->cursor_renderer,
-                                              priv->cursor_sprite);
   logical_monitor_rect =
     meta_rectangle_to_clutter_rect (&logical_monitor->rect);
-  return clutter_rect_intersection (&rect, &logical_monitor_rect, NULL);
+
+  point = meta_cursor_renderer_get_position (priv->cursor_renderer);
+
+  return clutter_rect_contains_point (&logical_monitor_rect, &point);
 }
 
 static void