diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-private.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-private.h
index f32835141..ae28856f6 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-private.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-private.h
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ void clutter_stage_push_pick_clip (ClutterStage           *stage,
 void clutter_stage_pop_pick_clip (ClutterStage *stage);
 
 ClutterActor *_clutter_stage_do_pick (ClutterStage    *stage,
-                                      gint             x,
-                                      gint             y,
+                                      float            x,
+                                      float            y,
                                       ClutterPickMode  mode);
 
 ClutterPaintVolume *_clutter_stage_paint_volume_stack_allocate (ClutterStage *stage);
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c
index 774ef5927..9435d0b14 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c
@@ -552,10 +552,10 @@ is_inside_input_region (const graphene_point_t *point,
 }
 
 static gboolean
-pick_record_contains_pixel (ClutterStage     *stage,
+pick_record_contains_point (ClutterStage     *stage,
                             const PickRecord *rec,
-                            int               x,
-                            int               y)
+                            float             x,
+                            float             y)
 {
   const graphene_point_t point = GRAPHENE_POINT_INIT (x, y);
   ClutterStagePrivate *priv;
@@ -1676,8 +1676,8 @@ clutter_stage_get_redraw_clip_bounds (ClutterStage          *stage,
 
 static ClutterActor *
 _clutter_stage_do_pick_on_view (ClutterStage     *stage,
-                                gint              x,
-                                gint              y,
+                                float             x,
+                                float             y,
                                 ClutterPickMode   mode,
                                 ClutterStageView *view)
 {
@@ -1712,7 +1712,7 @@ _clutter_stage_do_pick_on_view (ClutterStage     *stage,
     {
       const PickRecord *rec = &g_array_index (priv->pick_stack, PickRecord, i);
 
-      if (rec->actor && pick_record_contains_pixel (stage, rec, x, y))
+      if (rec->actor && pick_record_contains_point (stage, rec, x, y))
         return rec->actor;
     }
 
@@ -1748,8 +1748,8 @@ clutter_stage_get_view_at (ClutterStage *stage,
 
 ClutterActor *
 _clutter_stage_do_pick (ClutterStage   *stage,
-                        gint            x,
-                        gint            y,
+                        float           x,
+                        float           y,
                         ClutterPickMode mode)
 {
   ClutterActor *actor = CLUTTER_ACTOR (stage);
@@ -2893,8 +2893,8 @@ clutter_stage_read_pixels (ClutterStage *stage,
 ClutterActor *
 clutter_stage_get_actor_at_pos (ClutterStage    *stage,
                                 ClutterPickMode  pick_mode,
-                                gint             x,
-                                gint             y)
+                                float            x,
+                                float            y)
 {
   g_return_val_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_STAGE (stage), NULL);
 
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.h
index 9579f1676..2f6d582cb 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.h
@@ -201,8 +201,8 @@ gboolean        clutter_stage_event                             (ClutterStage
 CLUTTER_EXPORT
 ClutterActor *  clutter_stage_get_actor_at_pos                  (ClutterStage          *stage,
                                                                  ClutterPickMode        pick_mode,
-                                                                 gint                   x,
-                                                                 gint                   y);
+                                                                 float                  x,
+                                                                 float                  y);
 CLUTTER_EXPORT
 guchar *        clutter_stage_read_pixels                       (ClutterStage          *stage,
                                                                  gint                   x,