diff --git a/gdk/wayland/gdkscreen-wayland.c b/gdk/wayland/gdkscreen-wayland.c
index 862b253451..8144383518 100644
--- a/gdk/wayland/gdkscreen-wayland.c
+++ b/gdk/wayland/gdkscreen-wayland.c
@@ -805,12 +805,13 @@ _gdk_wayland_screen_new (GdkDisplay *display)
 
   screen_wayland->visual = gdk_wayland_visual_new (screen);
 
+  init_multihead (screen);
+
   screen_wayland->root_window =
     _gdk_wayland_screen_create_root_window (screen,
-					    screen_wayland->width,
-					    screen_wayland->height);
+                                            screen_wayland->width,
+                                            screen_wayland->height);
 
-  init_multihead (screen);
   init_settings (screen);
 
   return screen;
diff --git a/gdk/wayland/gdkwindow-wayland.c b/gdk/wayland/gdkwindow-wayland.c
index f4db8daa30..acb29e3f7f 100644
--- a/gdk/wayland/gdkwindow-wayland.c
+++ b/gdk/wayland/gdkwindow-wayland.c
@@ -237,6 +237,20 @@ _gdk_wayland_screen_create_root_window (GdkScreen *screen,
   impl = GDK_WINDOW_IMPL_WAYLAND (window->impl);
 
   impl->wrapper = GDK_WINDOW (window);
+  if (gdk_screen_get_n_monitors(screen) > 0)
+    impl->scale = gdk_screen_get_monitor_scale_factor (screen, 0);
+  else
+    impl->scale = 1;
+
+  /* logical 1x1 fake buffer */
+  impl->cairo_surface =
+          cairo_image_surface_create (CAIRO_FORMAT_ARGB32,
+                                      impl->scale,
+                                      impl->scale);
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CAIRO_SURFACE_SET_DEVICE_SCALE
+  cairo_surface_set_device_scale (impl->cairo_surface, impl->scale, impl->scale);
+#endif
 
   window->window_type = GDK_WINDOW_ROOT;
   window->depth = 32;