diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-backend-private.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-backend-private.h
index c7c54f85b..d5dca0d25 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-backend-private.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-backend-private.h
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ struct _ClutterBackend
   gfloat units_per_em;
   gint32 units_serial;
 
+  float fallback_resource_scale;
+
   ClutterStageWindow *stage_window;
 
   ClutterInputMethod *input_method;
@@ -134,6 +136,12 @@ void                    clutter_set_allowed_drivers                     (const c
 CLUTTER_EXPORT
 ClutterStageWindow *    clutter_backend_get_stage_window                (ClutterBackend         *backend);
 
+CLUTTER_EXPORT
+void clutter_backend_set_fallback_resource_scale (ClutterBackend *backend,
+                                                  float           fallback_resource_scale);
+
+float clutter_backend_get_fallback_resource_scale (ClutterBackend *backend);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __CLUTTER_BACKEND_PRIVATE_H__ */
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-backend.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-backend.c
index 3cc4ca297..20d896115 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-backend.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-backend.c
@@ -1031,3 +1031,16 @@ clutter_backend_get_default_seat (ClutterBackend *backend)
 
   return CLUTTER_BACKEND_GET_CLASS (backend)->get_default_seat (backend);
 }
+
+void
+clutter_backend_set_fallback_resource_scale (ClutterBackend *backend,
+                                             float           fallback_resource_scale)
+{
+  backend->fallback_resource_scale = fallback_resource_scale;
+}
+
+float
+clutter_backend_get_fallback_resource_scale (ClutterBackend *backend)
+{
+  return backend->fallback_resource_scale;
+}
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-renderer.c b/src/backends/meta-renderer.c
index b5cc37efb..e0107ec9d 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-renderer.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-renderer.c
@@ -153,6 +153,19 @@ meta_renderer_real_rebuild_views (MetaRenderer *renderer)
     {
       MetaLogicalMonitor *logical_monitor = l->data;
 
+      if (meta_logical_monitor_is_primary (logical_monitor))
+        {
+          ClutterBackend *clutter_backend;
+          float scale;
+
+          clutter_backend = meta_backend_get_clutter_backend (backend);
+          scale = meta_is_stage_views_scaled ()
+            ? meta_logical_monitor_get_scale (logical_monitor)
+            : 1.f;
+
+          clutter_backend_set_fallback_resource_scale (clutter_backend, scale);
+        }
+
       meta_logical_monitor_foreach_crtc (logical_monitor,
                                          create_crtc_view,
                                          renderer);