diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-background-content.c b/src/compositor/meta-background-content.c
index 1d926ee95..13c9e85c5 100644
--- a/src/compositor/meta-background-content.c
+++ b/src/compositor/meta-background-content.c
@@ -444,21 +444,26 @@ set_glsl_parameters (MetaBackgroundContent *self,
 static void
 paint_clipped_rectangle (MetaBackgroundContent *self,
                          ClutterPaintNode      *node,
+                         ClutterActorBox       *actor_box,
                          cairo_rectangle_int_t *rect)
 {
   g_autoptr (ClutterPaintNode) pipeline_node = NULL;
+  float h_scale, v_scale;
   float x1, y1, x2, y2;
   float tx1, ty1, tx2, ty2;
 
+  h_scale = self->texture_area.width / clutter_actor_box_get_width (actor_box);
+  v_scale = self->texture_area.height / clutter_actor_box_get_height (actor_box);
+
   x1 = rect->x;
   y1 = rect->y;
   x2 = rect->x + rect->width;
   y2 = rect->y + rect->height;
 
-  tx1 = (x1 - self->texture_area.x) / (float)self->texture_area.width;
-  ty1 = (y1 - self->texture_area.y) / (float)self->texture_area.height;
-  tx2 = (x2 - self->texture_area.x) / (float)self->texture_area.width;
-  ty2 = (y2 - self->texture_area.y) / (float)self->texture_area.height;
+  tx1 = (x1 * h_scale - self->texture_area.x) / (float)self->texture_area.width;
+  ty1 = (y1 * v_scale - self->texture_area.y) / (float)self->texture_area.height;
+  tx2 = (x2 * h_scale - self->texture_area.x) / (float)self->texture_area.width;
+  ty2 = (y2 * v_scale - self->texture_area.y) / (float)self->texture_area.height;
 
   pipeline_node = clutter_pipeline_node_new (self->pipeline);
   clutter_paint_node_set_name (pipeline_node, "MetaBackgroundContent (Slice)");
@@ -530,14 +535,14 @@ meta_background_content_paint_content (ClutterContent      *content,
         {
           cairo_rectangle_int_t rect;
           cairo_region_get_rectangle (region, i, &rect);
-          paint_clipped_rectangle (self, node, &rect);
+          paint_clipped_rectangle (self, node, &actor_box, &rect);
         }
     }
   else
     {
       cairo_rectangle_int_t rect;
       cairo_region_get_extents (region, &rect);
-      paint_clipped_rectangle (self, node, &rect);
+      paint_clipped_rectangle (self, node, &actor_box, &rect);
     }
 
   cairo_region_destroy (region);