diff --git a/src/plugins/screencast/screencaststream.cpp b/src/plugins/screencast/screencaststream.cpp
index 2932e62a90..18a56ae26a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/screencast/screencaststream.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/screencast/screencaststream.cpp
@@ -305,6 +305,8 @@ bool ScreenCastStream::createStream()
         connect(Cursors::self(), &Cursors::positionChanged, this, [this] {
             recordFrame(QRegion{m_cursor.lastRect} | cursorGeometry(Cursors::self()->currentCursor()));
         });
+    } else if (m_cursor.mode == KWaylandServer::ScreencastV1Interface::Metadata) {
+        connect(Cursors::self(), &Cursors::positionChanged, this, &ScreenCastStream::recordCursor);
     }
 
     return true;
@@ -458,6 +460,38 @@ void ScreenCastStream::recordFrame(const QRegion &damagedRegion)
     tryEnqueue(buffer);
 }
 
+void ScreenCastStream::recordCursor()
+{
+    Q_ASSERT(!m_stopped);
+
+    if (m_pendingBuffer) {
+        qCWarning(KWIN_SCREENCAST) << "Dropping a screencast cursor update because the compositor is slow";
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const char *error = "";
+    auto state = pw_stream_get_state(pwStream, &error);
+    if (state != PW_STREAM_STATE_STREAMING) {
+        if (error) {
+            qCWarning(KWIN_SCREENCAST) << "Failed to record cursor position: stream is not active" << error;
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+
+    struct pw_buffer *buffer = pw_stream_dequeue_buffer(pwStream);
+
+    if (!buffer) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    struct spa_buffer *spa_buffer = buffer->buffer;
+    spa_buffer->datas[0].chunk->size = 0;
+    sendCursorData(Cursors::self()->currentCursor(),
+                   (spa_meta_cursor *) spa_buffer_find_meta_data (spa_buffer, SPA_META_Cursor, sizeof (spa_meta_cursor)));
+
+    tryEnqueue(buffer);
+}
+
 void ScreenCastStream::tryEnqueue(pw_buffer *buffer)
 {
     m_pendingBuffer = buffer;
diff --git a/src/plugins/screencast/screencaststream.h b/src/plugins/screencast/screencaststream.h
index 829eb84c4d..b53c5b3ab1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/screencast/screencaststream.h
+++ b/src/plugins/screencast/screencaststream.h
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ public:
 
     void setCursorMode(KWaylandServer::ScreencastV1Interface::CursorMode mode, qreal scale, const QRect &viewport);
 
+public Q_SLOTS:
+     void recordCursor();
+
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void streamReady(quint32 nodeId);
     void startStreaming();