diff --git a/plugins/platforms/fbdev/scene_qpainter_fb_backend.h b/plugins/platforms/fbdev/scene_qpainter_fb_backend.h
--- a/plugins/platforms/fbdev/scene_qpainter_fb_backend.h
+++ b/plugins/platforms/fbdev/scene_qpainter_fb_backend.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
     bool usesOverlayWindow() const override;
     void prepareRenderingFrame() override;
     void present(int mask, const QRegion &damage) override;
-    void renderCursor(QPainter *painter) override;
 
 private:
     QImage m_renderBuffer;
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/fbdev/scene_qpainter_fb_backend.cpp b/plugins/platforms/fbdev/scene_qpainter_fb_backend.cpp
--- a/plugins/platforms/fbdev/scene_qpainter_fb_backend.cpp
+++ b/plugins/platforms/fbdev/scene_qpainter_fb_backend.cpp
@@ -87,19 +87,4 @@
     return false;
 }
 
-void FramebufferQPainterBackend::renderCursor(QPainter *painter)
-{
-    if (!m_backend->usesSoftwareCursor()) {
-        return;
-    }
-    const QImage img = m_backend->softwareCursor();
-    if (img.isNull()) {
-        return;
-    }
-    const QPoint cursorPos = Cursor::pos();
-    const QPoint hotspot = m_backend->softwareCursorHotspot();
-    painter->drawImage(cursorPos - hotspot, img);
-    m_backend->markCursorAsRendered();
-}
-
 }
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/virtual/scene_qpainter_virtual_backend.h b/plugins/platforms/virtual/scene_qpainter_virtual_backend.h
--- a/plugins/platforms/virtual/scene_qpainter_virtual_backend.h
+++ b/plugins/platforms/virtual/scene_qpainter_virtual_backend.h
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
     void prepareRenderingFrame() override;
     void present(int mask, const QRegion &damage) override;
     void screenGeometryChanged(const QSize &size) override;
-    void renderCursor(QPainter *painter) override;
 
 private:
     QImage m_backBuffer;
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/virtual/scene_qpainter_virtual_backend.cpp b/plugins/platforms/virtual/scene_qpainter_virtual_backend.cpp
--- a/plugins/platforms/virtual/scene_qpainter_virtual_backend.cpp
+++ b/plugins/platforms/virtual/scene_qpainter_virtual_backend.cpp
@@ -70,19 +70,4 @@
     return false;
 }
 
-void VirtualQPainterBackend::renderCursor(QPainter *painter)
-{
-    if (!m_backend->usesSoftwareCursor()) {
-        return;
-    }
-    const QImage img = m_backend->softwareCursor();
-    if (img.isNull()) {
-        return;
-    }
-    const QPoint cursorPos = Cursor::pos();
-    const QPoint hotspot = m_backend->softwareCursorHotspot();
-    painter->drawImage(cursorPos - hotspot, img);
-    m_backend->markCursorAsRendered();
-}
-
 }
diff --git a/scene_qpainter.h b/scene_qpainter.h
--- a/scene_qpainter.h
+++ b/scene_qpainter.h
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@
      **/
     virtual QImage *bufferForScreen(int screenId);
     virtual bool needsFullRepaint() const = 0;
-    virtual void renderCursor(QPainter *painter);
     /**
      * Whether the rendering needs to be split per screen.
      * Default implementation returns @c false.
@@ -130,6 +129,7 @@
 
 private:
     explicit SceneQPainter(QPainterBackend *backend, QObject *parent = nullptr);
+    void paintCursor();
     QScopedPointer<QPainterBackend> m_backend;
     QScopedPointer<QPainter> m_painter;
     class Window;
diff --git a/scene_qpainter.cpp b/scene_qpainter.cpp
--- a/scene_qpainter.cpp
+++ b/scene_qpainter.cpp
@@ -73,11 +73,6 @@
     m_failed = true;
 }
 
-void QPainterBackend::renderCursor(QPainter *painter)
-{
-    Q_UNUSED(painter)
-}
-
 bool QPainterBackend::perScreenRendering() const
 {
     return false;
@@ -163,7 +158,7 @@
             QRegion updateRegion, validRegion;
             paintScreen(&mask, damage.intersected(geometry), QRegion(), &updateRegion, &validRegion);
             overallUpdate = overallUpdate.united(updateRegion);
-            m_backend->renderCursor(m_painter.data());
+            paintCursor();
 
             m_painter->restore();
             m_painter->end();
@@ -181,7 +176,7 @@
         QRegion updateRegion, validRegion;
         paintScreen(&mask, damage, QRegion(), &updateRegion, &validRegion);
 
-        m_backend->renderCursor(m_painter.data());
+        paintCursor();
         m_backend->showOverlay();
 
         m_painter->end();
@@ -200,6 +195,21 @@
     m_painter->drawRects(region.rects());
 }
 
+void SceneQPainter::paintCursor()
+{
+    if (!kwinApp()->platform()->usesSoftwareCursor()) {
+        return;
+    }
+    const QImage img = kwinApp()->platform()->softwareCursor();
+    if (img.isNull()) {
+        return;
+    }
+    const QPoint cursorPos = Cursor::pos();
+    const QPoint hotspot = kwinApp()->platform()->softwareCursorHotspot();
+    m_painter->drawImage(cursorPos - hotspot, img);
+    kwinApp()->platform()->markCursorAsRendered();
+}
+
 Scene::Window *SceneQPainter::createWindow(Toplevel *toplevel)
 {
     return new SceneQPainter::Window(this, toplevel);