diff --git a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-virtual-stream-src.c b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-virtual-stream-src.c
index c7174dd2a..3f33a8538 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-virtual-stream-src.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-virtual-stream-src.c
@@ -355,11 +355,38 @@ meta_screen_cast_virtual_stream_src_record_to_buffer (MetaScreenCastStreamSrc  *
                                                       uint8_t                  *data,
                                                       GError                  **error)
 {
-  clutter_stage_capture_view_into (stage_from_src (src),
-                                   view_from_src (src),
-                                   NULL,
-                                   data,
-                                   stride);
+  MetaScreenCastStream *stream;
+  ClutterPaintFlag paint_flags;
+  ClutterStageView *view;
+  MetaRectangle view_rect;
+  float scale;
+
+  stream = meta_screen_cast_stream_src_get_stream (src);
+  view = view_from_src (src);
+  scale = clutter_stage_view_get_scale (view);
+  clutter_stage_view_get_layout (view, &view_rect);
+
+  paint_flags = CLUTTER_PAINT_FLAG_CLEAR;
+  switch (meta_screen_cast_stream_get_cursor_mode (stream))
+    {
+    case META_SCREEN_CAST_CURSOR_MODE_METADATA:
+    case META_SCREEN_CAST_CURSOR_MODE_HIDDEN:
+      paint_flags |= CLUTTER_PAINT_FLAG_NO_CURSORS;
+      break;
+    case META_SCREEN_CAST_CURSOR_MODE_EMBEDDED:
+      paint_flags |= CLUTTER_PAINT_FLAG_FORCE_CURSORS;
+      break;
+    }
+
+  if (!clutter_stage_paint_to_buffer (stage_from_src (src),
+                                      &view_rect,
+                                      scale,
+                                      data,
+                                      stride,
+                                      CLUTTER_CAIRO_FORMAT_ARGB32,
+                                      paint_flags,
+                                      error))
+    return FALSE;
 
   return TRUE;
 }