diff --git a/scene.h b/scene.h
--- a/scene.h
+++ b/scene.h
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@
     // shared implementation, starts painting the screen
     void paintScreen(int *mask, const QRegion &damage, const QRegion &repaint,
                      QRegion *updateRegion, QRegion *validRegion, const QMatrix4x4 &projection = QMatrix4x4(), const QRect &outputGeometry = QRect());
+    // Render cursor texture in case hardware cursor is disabled/non-applicable
+    virtual void paintCursor() = 0;
     friend class EffectsHandlerImpl;
     // called after all effects had their paintScreen() called
     void finalPaintScreen(int mask, QRegion region, ScreenPaintData& data);
diff --git a/scene_opengl.h b/scene_opengl.h
--- a/scene_opengl.h
+++ b/scene_opengl.h
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@
     virtual Scene::Window *createWindow(Toplevel *t);
     virtual void finalDrawWindow(EffectWindowImpl* w, int mask, QRegion region, WindowPaintData& data);
     virtual void updateProjectionMatrix() override;
+    void paintCursor() override;
 
 private Q_SLOTS:
     void resetLanczosFilter();
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@
 
 private:
     LanczosFilter *m_lanczosFilter;
+    QScopedPointer<GLTexture> m_cursorTexture;
     QMatrix4x4 m_projectionMatrix;
     QMatrix4x4 m_screenProjectionMatrix;
     GLuint vao;
diff --git a/scene_opengl.cpp b/scene_opengl.cpp
--- a/scene_opengl.cpp
+++ b/scene_opengl.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include "main.h"
 #include "overlaywindow.h"
 #include "screens.h"
+#include "cursor.h"
 #include "decorations/decoratedclient.h"
 
 #include <KWayland/Server/subcompositor_interface.h>
@@ -678,6 +679,57 @@
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Render cursor texture in case hardware cursor is disabled.
+ * Useful for screen recording apps or backends that can't do planes.
+ */
+void SceneOpenGL2::paintCursor()
+{
+    // don't paint if we use hardware cursor
+    if (!kwinApp()->platform()->usesSoftwareCursor()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // lazy init texture cursor only in case we need software rendering
+    if (!m_cursorTexture) {
+        auto updateCursorTexture = [this] {
+            // don't paint if no image for cursor is set
+            const QImage img = kwinApp()->platform()->softwareCursor();
+            if (img.isNull()) {
+                return;
+            }
+            m_cursorTexture.reset(new GLTexture(img));
+        };
+
+        // init now
+        updateCursorTexture();
+
+        // handle shape update on case cursor image changed
+        connect(Cursor::self(), &Cursor::cursorChanged, this, updateCursorTexture);
+    }
+
+    // get cursor position in projection coordinates
+    const QPoint cursorPos = Cursor::pos() - kwinApp()->platform()->softwareCursorHotspot();
+    const QRect cursorRect(0, 0, m_cursorTexture->width(), m_cursorTexture->height());
+    QMatrix4x4 mvp = m_projectionMatrix;
+    mvp.translate(cursorPos.x(), cursorPos.y());
+
+    // handle transparence
+    glEnable(GL_BLEND);
+    glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
+
+    // paint texture in cursor offset
+    m_cursorTexture->bind();
+    ShaderBinder binder(ShaderTrait::MapTexture);
+    binder.shader()->setUniform(GLShader::ModelViewProjectionMatrix, mvp);
+    m_cursorTexture->render(QRegion(cursorRect), cursorRect);
+    m_cursorTexture->unbind();
+
+    kwinApp()->platform()->markCursorAsRendered();
+
+    glDisable(GL_BLEND);
+}
+
 qint64 SceneOpenGL::paint(QRegion damage, ToplevelList toplevels)
 {
     // actually paint the frame, flushed with the NEXT frame
@@ -711,6 +763,7 @@
             int mask = 0;
             updateProjectionMatrix();
             paintScreen(&mask, damage.intersected(geo), repaint, &update, &valid, projectionMatrix(), geo);   // call generic implementation
+            paintCursor();
 
             GLVertexBuffer::streamingBuffer()->endOfFrame();
 
diff --git a/scene_qpainter.h b/scene_qpainter.h
--- a/scene_qpainter.h
+++ b/scene_qpainter.h
@@ -134,10 +134,10 @@
 protected:
     virtual void paintBackground(QRegion region) override;
     virtual Scene::Window *createWindow(Toplevel *toplevel) override;
+    void paintCursor() override;
 
 private:
     explicit SceneQPainter(QPainterBackend *backend, QObject *parent = nullptr);
-    void paintCursor();
     QScopedPointer<QPainterBackend> m_backend;
     QScopedPointer<QPainter> m_painter;
     class Window;
diff --git a/scene_xrender.h b/scene_xrender.h
--- a/scene_xrender.h
+++ b/scene_xrender.h
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@
     virtual void paintBackground(QRegion region);
     virtual void paintGenericScreen(int mask, ScreenPaintData data);
     virtual void paintDesktop(int desktop, int mask, const QRegion &region, ScreenPaintData &data);
+    void paintCursor() override;
 private:
     explicit SceneXrender(XRenderBackend *backend, QObject *parent = nullptr);
     static ScreenPaintData screen_paint;
diff --git a/scene_xrender.cpp b/scene_xrender.cpp
--- a/scene_xrender.cpp
+++ b/scene_xrender.cpp
@@ -1296,3 +1296,9 @@
 
 } // namespace
 #endif
+
+
+void KWin::SceneXrender::paintCursor()
+{
+
+}