diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-output.c b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-output.c
index 8a4a55312..2c987a39f 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-output.c
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-output.c
@@ -725,6 +725,9 @@ output_handle_done(void *data, struct wl_output *wl_output)
 static void
 output_handle_scale(void *data, struct wl_output *wl_output, int32_t factor)
 {
+    struct xwl_output *xwl_output = data;
+
+    xwl_output->scale = factor;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-output.h b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-output.h
index 5138d5e88..0e5ee6b55 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-output.h
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-output.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ struct xwl_output {
     struct wl_output *output;
     struct zxdg_output_v1 *xdg_output;
     uint32_t server_output_id;
-    int32_t x, y, width, height, refresh;
+    int32_t x, y, width, height, refresh, scale;
     int32_t mode_width, mode_height;
     double xscale; /* Effective scale, can be fractional */
     Rotation rotation;