diff --git a/src/libkwineffects/kwinglplatform.cpp b/src/libkwineffects/kwinglplatform.cpp
index 617fba59d8..01a4c962c4 100644
--- a/src/libkwineffects/kwinglplatform.cpp
+++ b/src/libkwineffects/kwinglplatform.cpp
@@ -721,6 +721,7 @@ GLPlatform::GLPlatform()
       m_limitedGLSL(false),
       m_textureNPOT(false),
       m_limitedNPOT(false),
+      m_packInvert(false),
       m_virtualMachine(false),
       m_preferBufferSubData(false),
       m_platformInterface(NoOpenGLPlatformInterface),
@@ -801,6 +802,7 @@ void GLPlatform::detect(OpenGLPlatformInterface platformInterface)
 
     m_chipset = QByteArrayLiteral("Unknown");
     m_preferBufferSubData = false;
+    m_packInvert = m_extensions.contains("GL_MESA_pack_invert");
 
 
     // Mesa classic drivers
@@ -1200,6 +1202,9 @@ bool GLPlatform::supports(GLFeature feature) const
     case LimitedNPOT:
         return m_limitedNPOT;
 
+    case PackInvert:
+        return m_packInvert;
+
     default:
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/src/libkwineffects/kwinglplatform.h b/src/libkwineffects/kwinglplatform.h
index 94129ad42c..f799eea83f 100644
--- a/src/libkwineffects/kwinglplatform.h
+++ b/src/libkwineffects/kwinglplatform.h
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ enum GLFeature {
      * - GL_CLAMP_TO_BORDER
      */
     LimitedNPOT,
+
+    /**
+     * Set if the extension GL_MESA_pack_invert is present
+     */
+    PackInvert,
 };
 
 enum Driver {
@@ -444,6 +449,7 @@ private:
     bool m_limitedGLSL: 1;
     bool m_textureNPOT: 1;
     bool m_limitedNPOT: 1;
+    bool m_packInvert: 1;
     bool m_virtualMachine: 1;
     bool m_preferBufferSubData: 1;
     OpenGLPlatformInterface m_platformInterface;
diff --git a/src/plugins/screencast/pipewirestream.cpp b/src/plugins/screencast/pipewirestream.cpp
index f014644c20..dc73befd1a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/screencast/pipewirestream.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/screencast/pipewirestream.cpp
@@ -327,6 +327,19 @@ static GLTexture *copyTexture(GLTexture *texture)
     return copy;
 }
 
+// in-place vertical mirroring
+static void mirrorVertically(uchar *data, int height, int stride)
+{
+    const int halfHeight = height / 2;
+    std::vector<uchar> temp(stride);
+    for (int y = 0; y < halfHeight; ++y) {
+        auto cur = &data[y * stride], dest = &data[(height - y - 1) * stride];
+        memcpy(temp.data(), cur, stride);
+        memcpy(cur, dest, stride);
+        memcpy(dest, temp.data(), stride);
+    }
+}
+
 void PipeWireStream::recordFrame(GLTexture *frameTexture, const QRegion &damagedRegion)
 {
     Q_ASSERT(!m_stopped);
@@ -383,6 +396,12 @@ void PipeWireStream::recordFrame(GLTexture *frameTexture, const QRegion &damaged
 
         spa_data->chunk->size = bufferSize;
         spa_data->chunk->stride = stride;
+        const bool invertNeededAndSupported = frameTexture->isYInverted() && GLPlatform::instance()->supports(PackInvert);
+        GLboolean prev;
+        if (invertNeededAndSupported) {
+            glGetBooleanv(GL_PACK_INVERT_MESA, &prev);
+            glPixelStorei(GL_PACK_INVERT_MESA, GL_TRUE);
+        }
 
         frameTexture->bind();
         if (GLPlatform::instance()->isGLES()) {
@@ -392,6 +411,14 @@ void PipeWireStream::recordFrame(GLTexture *frameTexture, const QRegion &damaged
         } else {
             glGetTexImage(frameTexture->target(), 0, m_hasAlpha ? GL_BGRA : GL_BGR, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, data);
         }
+
+        if (invertNeededAndSupported) {
+            if (!prev) {
+                glPixelStorei(GL_PACK_INVERT_MESA, prev);
+            }
+        } else if (frameTexture->isYInverted()) {
+            mirrorVertically(data, size.height(), stride);
+        }
         auto cursor = Cursors::self()->currentCursor();
         if (m_cursor.mode == KWaylandServer::ScreencastV1Interface::Embedded && m_cursor.viewport.contains(cursor->pos())) {
             QImage dest(data, size.width(), size.height(), QImage::Format_RGBA8888_Premultiplied);