diff --git a/src/compositor_wayland.cpp b/src/compositor_wayland.cpp
index 1e9619c07d..e86b4e5ff9 100644
--- a/src/compositor_wayland.cpp
+++ b/src/compositor_wayland.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "core/outputbackend.h"
 #include "core/renderbackend.h"
 #include "core/renderlayer.h"
+#include "cursorsource.h"
 #include "effect/effecthandler.h"
 #include "ftrace.h"
 #include "main.h"
@@ -354,7 +355,9 @@ void WaylandCompositor::composite(RenderLoop *renderLoop)
     if (!Cursors::self()->isCursorHidden()) {
         Cursor *cursor = Cursors::self()->currentCursor();
         if (cursor->geometry().intersects(output->geometry())) {
-            cursor->markAsRendered(frameTime);
+            if (CursorSource *source = cursor->source()) {
+                source->frame(frameTime);
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/cursor.cpp b/src/cursor.cpp
index c2be4cbc2f..b81b8c367f 100644
--- a/src/cursor.cpp
+++ b/src/cursor.cpp
@@ -218,11 +218,6 @@ void Cursor::setPos(const QPointF &pos)
     doSetPos();
 }
 
-void Cursor::markAsRendered(std::chrono::milliseconds timestamp)
-{
-    Q_EMIT rendered(timestamp);
-}
-
 #if KWIN_BUILD_X11
 xcb_cursor_t Cursor::x11Cursor(CursorShape shape)
 {
diff --git a/src/cursor.h b/src/cursor.h
index 0f0b73ba5b..90897b5291 100644
--- a/src/cursor.h
+++ b/src/cursor.h
@@ -161,8 +161,6 @@ public:
      */
     bool isOnOutput(Output *output) const;
 
-    void markAsRendered(std::chrono::milliseconds timestamp);
-
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void posChanged(const QPointF &pos);
     void mouseChanged(const QPointF &pos, const QPointF &oldpos,
@@ -178,7 +176,6 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
      */
     void cursorChanged();
     void themeChanged();
-    void rendered(std::chrono::milliseconds timestamp);
 
 protected:
     /**
diff --git a/src/cursorsource.cpp b/src/cursorsource.cpp
index 74ef4626fe..6108872510 100644
--- a/src/cursorsource.cpp
+++ b/src/cursorsource.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ QPointF CursorSource::hotspot() const
     return m_hotspot;
 }
 
+void CursorSource::frame(std::chrono::milliseconds timestamp)
+{
+}
+
 ShapeCursorSource::ShapeCursorSource(QObject *parent)
     : CursorSource(parent)
 {
@@ -126,6 +130,15 @@ SurfaceInterface *SurfaceCursorSource::surface() const
     return m_surface;
 }
 
+void SurfaceCursorSource::frame(std::chrono::milliseconds timestamp)
+{
+    if (m_surface) {
+        m_surface->traverseTree([&timestamp](SurfaceInterface *surface) {
+            surface->frameRendered(timestamp.count());
+        });
+    }
+}
+
 void SurfaceCursorSource::refresh()
 {
     m_size = m_surface->size();
diff --git a/src/cursorsource.h b/src/cursorsource.h
index 2311f8ea8f..8263105f94 100644
--- a/src/cursorsource.h
+++ b/src/cursorsource.h
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ public:
     QSizeF size() const;
     QPointF hotspot() const;
 
+    virtual void frame(std::chrono::milliseconds timestamp);
+
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void changed();
 
@@ -84,6 +86,8 @@ public:
 
     SurfaceInterface *surface() const;
 
+    void frame(std::chrono::milliseconds timestamp) override;
+
 public Q_SLOTS:
     void update(SurfaceInterface *surface, const QPointF &hotspot);
 
diff --git a/src/pointer_input.cpp b/src/pointer_input.cpp
index df1168aad5..3cc9775744 100644
--- a/src/pointer_input.cpp
+++ b/src/pointer_input.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ void PointerInputRedirection::init()
         }
     });
 
-    connect(Cursors::self()->mouse(), &Cursor::rendered, m_cursor, &CursorImage::markAsRendered);
     connect(m_cursor, &CursorImage::changed, Cursors::self()->mouse(), [this] {
         Cursors::self()->mouse()->setSource(m_cursor->source());
         m_cursor->updateCursorOutputs(m_pos);
@@ -1021,17 +1020,6 @@ void CursorImage::updateCursorOutputs(const QPointF &pos)
     }
 }
 
-void CursorImage::markAsRendered(std::chrono::milliseconds timestamp)
-{
-    if (m_currentSource == m_serverCursor.surface.get()) {
-        if (auto cursorSurface = m_serverCursor.surface->surface()) {
-            cursorSurface->traverseTree([&timestamp](SurfaceInterface *surface) {
-                surface->frameRendered(timestamp.count());
-            });
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 void CursorImage::handleFocusedSurfaceChanged()
 {
     PointerInterface *pointer = waylandServer()->seat()->pointer();
diff --git a/src/pointer_input.h b/src/pointer_input.h
index 414cd160cd..e07c0820f1 100644
--- a/src/pointer_input.h
+++ b/src/pointer_input.h
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ public:
     void setSource(CursorSource *source);
 
     void updateCursorOutputs(const QPointF &pos);
-    void markAsRendered(std::chrono::milliseconds timestamp);
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void changed();