diff --git a/src/managers/PointerManager.cpp b/src/managers/PointerManager.cpp
index 11f54fec..c802d3e1 100644
--- a/src/managers/PointerManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/PointerManager.cpp
@@ -540,24 +540,23 @@ SP<Aquamarine::IBuffer> CPointerManager::renderHWCursorBuffer(SP<CPointerManager
 
         // we need to scale the cursor to the right size, because it might not be (esp with XCursor)
         const auto SCALE = texture->m_size / (m_currentCursorImage.size / m_currentCursorImage.scale * state->monitor->m_scale);
-        cairo_matrix_scale(&matrixPre, SCALE.x, SCALE.y);
+        const auto SX = SCALE.x, SY = SCALE.y;
+        const auto BW = sc<double>(DMABUF.size.x), BH = sc<double>(DMABUF.size.y);
 
-        if (TR) {
-            cairo_matrix_rotate(&matrixPre, M_PI_2 * sc<double>(TR));
-
-            // FIXME: this is wrong, and doesn't work for 5, 6 and 7. (flipped + rot)
-            // cba to do it rn, does anyone fucking use that??
-            if (TR >= WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_FLIPPED) {
-                cairo_matrix_scale(&matrixPre, -1, 1);
-                cairo_matrix_translate(&matrixPre, -DMABUF.size.x, 0);
-            }
-
-            if (TR == 3 || TR == 7)
-                cairo_matrix_translate(&matrixPre, -DMABUF.size.x, 0);
-            else if (TR == 2 || TR == 6)
-                cairo_matrix_translate(&matrixPre, -DMABUF.size.x, -DMABUF.size.y);
-            else if (TR == 1 || TR == 5)
-                cairo_matrix_translate(&matrixPre, 0, -DMABUF.size.y);
+        // Cairo pattern matrix maps destination coords to source coords (inverse of visual transform).
+        // x_src = xx * x_dst + xy * y_dst + x0
+        // y_src = yx * x_dst + yy * y_dst + y0
+        // cairo_matrix_init(&m, xx, yx, xy, yy, x0, y0)
+        switch (TR) {
+            case WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_NORMAL:
+            default: cairo_matrix_init(&matrixPre, SX, 0, 0, SY, 0, 0); break;
+            case WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_90: cairo_matrix_init(&matrixPre, 0, SY, -SX, 0, SX * BW, 0); break;
+            case WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_180: cairo_matrix_init(&matrixPre, -SX, 0, 0, -SY, SX * BW, SY * BH); break;
+            case WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_270: cairo_matrix_init(&matrixPre, 0, -SY, SX, 0, 0, SY * BH); break;
+            case WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_FLIPPED: cairo_matrix_init(&matrixPre, -SX, 0, 0, SY, SX * BW, 0); break;
+            case WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_FLIPPED_90: cairo_matrix_init(&matrixPre, 0, SY, SX, 0, 0, 0); break;
+            case WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_FLIPPED_180: cairo_matrix_init(&matrixPre, SX, 0, 0, -SY, 0, SY * BH); break;
+            case WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_FLIPPED_270: cairo_matrix_init(&matrixPre, 0, -SY, -SX, 0, SX * BW, SY * BH); break;
         }
 
         cairo_pattern_set_matrix(PATTERNPRE, &matrixPre);