diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer.c
index 993b9e331..894a64dd5 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 #include "meta-wayland-private.h"
 #include "meta-wayland-surface.h"
 #include "meta-wayland-buffer.h"
+#include "meta-xwayland.h"
 #include "meta-cursor.h"
 #include "meta-cursor-tracker-private.h"
 #include "meta-surface-actor-wayland.h"
@@ -819,9 +820,12 @@ cursor_sprite_prepare_at (MetaCursorSprite *cursor_sprite,
   MetaScreen *screen = display->screen;
   const MetaMonitorInfo *monitor;
 
-  monitor = meta_screen_get_monitor_for_point (screen, x, y);
-  meta_cursor_sprite_set_texture_scale (cursor_sprite,
-                                        (float)monitor->scale / surface->scale);
+  if (!meta_xwayland_is_xwayland_surface (surface))
+    {
+      monitor = meta_screen_get_monitor_for_point (screen, x, y);
+      meta_cursor_sprite_set_texture_scale (cursor_sprite,
+                                            (float)monitor->scale / surface->scale);
+    }
   meta_wayland_surface_update_outputs (surface);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-xwayland.c b/src/wayland/meta-xwayland.c
index 179b94c8b..bf49f41dd 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-xwayland.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-xwayland.c
@@ -174,6 +174,15 @@ meta_xwayland_handle_wl_surface_id (MetaWindow *window,
     }
 }
 
+gboolean
+meta_xwayland_is_xwayland_surface (MetaWaylandSurface *surface)
+{
+  MetaWaylandCompositor *compositor = meta_wayland_compositor_get_default ();
+  MetaXWaylandManager *manager = &compositor->xwayland_manager;
+
+  return wl_resource_get_client (surface->resource) == manager->client;
+}
+
 static gboolean
 try_display (int    display,
              char **filename_out,
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-xwayland.h b/src/wayland/meta-xwayland.h
index 5308f2957..caaf5101e 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-xwayland.h
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-xwayland.h
@@ -28,8 +28,13 @@
 #include <glib.h>
 #include <meta/types.h>
 
+#include "wayland/meta-wayland-types.h"
+
 void
 meta_xwayland_handle_wl_surface_id (MetaWindow *window,
                                     guint32     surface_id);
 
+gboolean
+meta_xwayland_is_xwayland_surface (MetaWaylandSurface *surface);
+
 #endif /* META_XWAYLAND_H */