diff --git a/plugins/platforms/virtual/scene_qpainter_virtual_backend.cpp b/plugins/platforms/virtual/scene_qpainter_virtual_backend.cpp
index 7d2c4abe8..0512d184b 100644
--- a/plugins/platforms/virtual/scene_qpainter_virtual_backend.cpp
+++ b/plugins/platforms/virtual/scene_qpainter_virtual_backend.cpp
@@ -1,89 +1,89 @@
 /********************************************************************
  KWin - the KDE window manager
  This file is part of the KDE project.
 
 Copyright (C) 2015 Martin Gräßlin <mgraesslin@kde.org>
 
 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
 (at your option) any later version.
 
 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 GNU General Public License for more details.
 
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *********************************************************************/
 #include "scene_qpainter_virtual_backend.h"
 #include "virtual_backend.h"
 #include "cursor.h"
 #include "screens.h"
 
 #include <QPainter>
 
 namespace KWin
 {
 VirtualQPainterBackend::VirtualQPainterBackend(VirtualBackend *backend)
     : QPainterBackend()
     , m_backend(backend)
 {
     connect(screens(), &Screens::changed, this, &VirtualQPainterBackend::createOutputs);
     createOutputs();
 }
 
 VirtualQPainterBackend::~VirtualQPainterBackend() = default;
 
 QImage *VirtualQPainterBackend::buffer()
 {
     return &m_backBuffers[0];
 }
 
 QImage *VirtualQPainterBackend::bufferForScreen(int screen)
 {
     return &m_backBuffers[screen];
 }
 
 bool VirtualQPainterBackend::needsFullRepaint() const
 {
     return true;
 }
 
 void VirtualQPainterBackend::prepareRenderingFrame()
 {
 }
 
 void VirtualQPainterBackend::createOutputs()
 {
     m_backBuffers.clear();
     for (int i = 0; i < screens()->count(); ++i) {
-        QImage buffer(screens()->size(i), QImage::Format_RGB32);
+        QImage buffer(screens()->size(i) * screens()->scale(i), QImage::Format_RGB32);
         buffer.fill(Qt::black);
         m_backBuffers << buffer;
     }
 }
 
 void VirtualQPainterBackend::present(int mask, const QRegion &damage)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(mask)
     Q_UNUSED(damage)
     if (m_backend->saveFrames()) {
         for (int i=0; i < m_backBuffers.size() ; i++) {
             m_backBuffers[i].save(QStringLiteral("%1/screen%2-%3.png").arg(m_backend->screenshotDirPath(), QString::number(i), QString::number(m_frameCounter++)));
         }
     }
 }
 
 bool VirtualQPainterBackend::usesOverlayWindow() const
 {
     return false;
 }
 
 bool VirtualQPainterBackend::perScreenRendering() const
 {
     return true;
 }
 
 }