diff --git a/sway/desktop/render.c b/sway/desktop/render.c
index 8e33893c9..2996e135c 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/render.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/render.c
@@ -312,7 +312,8 @@ static void render_saved_view(struct sway_view *view,
 		scale_box(&box, wlr_output->scale);
 
 		float matrix[9];
-		wlr_matrix_project_box(matrix, &box, saved_buf->transform, 0,
+		enum wl_output_transform transform = wlr_output_transform_invert(saved_buf->transform);
+		wlr_matrix_project_box(matrix, &box, transform, 0,
 			wlr_output->transform_matrix);
 
 		render_texture(wlr_output, damage, saved_buf->buffer->texture,
diff --git a/sway/tree/view.c b/sway/tree/view.c
index 29757b0db..314fd3819 100644
--- a/sway/tree/view.c
+++ b/sway/tree/view.c
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@ static void view_save_buffer_iterator(struct wlr_surface *surface,
 		saved_buffer->height = surface->current.height;
 		saved_buffer->x = sx;
 		saved_buffer->y = sy;
-		saved_buffer->transform = wlr_output_transform_invert(surface->current.transform);
+		saved_buffer->transform = surface->current.transform;
 		wl_list_insert(&view->saved_buffers, &saved_buffer->link);
 	}
 }