diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer.c
index ef3228ec4..663e35f7d 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer.c
@@ -924,11 +924,10 @@ meta_wayland_pointer_get_relative_coordinates (MetaWaylandPointer *pointer,
   ClutterPoint pos;
 
   clutter_input_device_get_coords (pointer->device, NULL, &pos);
-  clutter_actor_transform_stage_point (CLUTTER_ACTOR (meta_surface_actor_get_texture (surface->surface_actor)),
-                                       pos.x, pos.y, &xf, &yf);
+  meta_wayland_surface_get_relative_coordinates (surface, pos.x, pos.y, &xf, &yf);
 
-  *sx = wl_fixed_from_double (xf) / surface->scale;
-  *sy = wl_fixed_from_double (yf) / surface->scale;
+  *sx = wl_fixed_from_double (xf);
+  *sy = wl_fixed_from_double (yf);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface.c
index cab05df57..29465e709 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface.c
@@ -2417,6 +2417,21 @@ meta_wayland_surface_get_toplevel_window (MetaWaylandSurface *surface)
   return NULL;
 }
 
+void
+meta_wayland_surface_get_relative_coordinates (MetaWaylandSurface *surface,
+                                               float               abs_x,
+                                               float               abs_y,
+                                               float               *sx,
+                                               float               *sy)
+{
+  ClutterActor *actor =
+    CLUTTER_ACTOR (meta_surface_actor_get_texture (surface->surface_actor));
+
+  clutter_actor_transform_stage_point (actor, abs_x, abs_y, sx, sy);
+  *sx /= surface->scale;
+  *sy /= surface->scale;
+}
+
 static void
 meta_wayland_surface_init (MetaWaylandSurface *surface)
 {
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface.h b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface.h
index 7a5ec6d32..6f3c1e853 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface.h
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface.h
@@ -253,6 +253,12 @@ void                meta_wayland_surface_queue_pending_frame_callbacks (MetaWayl
 void                meta_wayland_surface_queue_pending_state_frame_callbacks (MetaWaylandSurface      *surface,
                                                                               MetaWaylandPendingState *pending);
 
+void                meta_wayland_surface_get_relative_coordinates (MetaWaylandSurface *surface,
+                                                                   float               abs_x,
+                                                                   float               abs_y,
+                                                                   float              *sx,
+                                                                   float              *sy);
+
 MetaWaylandSurface * meta_wayland_surface_role_get_surface (MetaWaylandSurfaceRole *role);
 
 #endif