diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-private.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-private.h
index 5bc811427..af5b1dd79 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-private.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-private.h
@@ -201,9 +201,6 @@ void  _clutter_util_fully_transform_vertices (const graphene_matrix_t  *modelvie
                                               graphene_point3d_t       *vertices_out,
                                               int                       n_vertices);
 
-CLUTTER_EXPORT
-void _clutter_util_rect_from_rectangle (const MtkRectangle          *src,
-                                        graphene_rect_t             *dest);
 
 CLUTTER_EXPORT
 void _clutter_util_rectangle_int_extents (const graphene_rect_t *src,
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c
index eaae5b496..ce5b16ff9 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c
@@ -2689,7 +2689,7 @@ clutter_stage_get_capture_final_size (ClutterStage *stage,
       g_autoptr (GList) views = NULL;
       GList *l;
 
-      _clutter_util_rect_from_rectangle (rect, &capture_rect);
+      capture_rect = mtk_rectangle_to_graphene_rect (rect);
       views = clutter_stage_get_views_for_rect (stage, &capture_rect);
 
       if (!views)
@@ -2977,7 +2977,7 @@ clutter_stage_get_views_for_rect (ClutterStage          *stage,
       graphene_rect_t view_rect;
 
       clutter_stage_view_get_layout (view, &view_layout);
-      _clutter_util_rect_from_rectangle (&view_layout, &view_rect);
+      view_rect = mtk_rectangle_to_graphene_rect (&view_layout);
 
       if (graphene_rect_intersection (&view_rect, rect, NULL))
         views_for_rect = g_list_prepend (views_for_rect, view);
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-util.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-util.c
index 81d06b922..2bcfb7d9b 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-util.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-util.c
@@ -119,22 +119,6 @@ _clutter_util_fully_transform_vertices (const graphene_matrix_t  *modelview,
     }
 }
 
-void
-_clutter_util_rect_from_rectangle (const MtkRectangle *src,
-                                   graphene_rect_t    *dest)
-{
-  *dest = (graphene_rect_t) {
-    .origin = {
-      .x = src->x,
-      .y = src->y
-    },
-    .size = {
-      .width = src->width,
-      .height = src->height
-    }
-  };
-}
-
 void
 _clutter_util_rectangle_int_extents (const graphene_rect_t *src,
                                      MtkRectangle          *dest)
diff --git a/mtk/meson.build b/mtk/meson.build
index 2a978a2ba..f7862f378 100644
--- a/mtk/meson.build
+++ b/mtk/meson.build
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ mtk_pkg_deps = [
   glib_dep,
   gobject_dep,
   gio_dep,
+  graphene_dep,
 ]
 
 mtk_deps = [
diff --git a/mtk/mtk/meson.build b/mtk/mtk/meson.build
index d7ae49d28..648e6d99b 100644
--- a/mtk/mtk/meson.build
+++ b/mtk/mtk/meson.build
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ if have_introspection
     includes: [
       'GObject-2.0',
       'cairo-1.0',
+      'Graphene-1.0',
     ],
     extra_args: mtk_introspection_args + ['--c-include=mtk/mtk.h'],
     install_dir_gir: pkglibdir,
diff --git a/mtk/mtk/mtk-rectangle.c b/mtk/mtk/mtk-rectangle.c
index 4b93d38e5..f8a51e245 100644
--- a/mtk/mtk/mtk-rectangle.c
+++ b/mtk/mtk/mtk-rectangle.c
@@ -276,3 +276,24 @@ mtk_rectangle_contains_rect (const MtkRectangle *outer_rect,
     inner_rect->x + inner_rect->width  <= outer_rect->x + outer_rect->width &&
     inner_rect->y + inner_rect->height <= outer_rect->y + outer_rect->height;
 }
+
+/**
+ * mtk_rectangle_to_graphene_rect:
+ * @rect: A rectangle
+ *
+ * Returns: Return a graphene_rect_t created from `rect`
+ */
+graphene_rect_t
+mtk_rectangle_to_graphene_rect (MtkRectangle *rect)
+{
+  return (graphene_rect_t) {
+           .origin = {
+             .x = rect->x,
+             .y = rect->y
+           },
+           .size = {
+             .width = rect->width,
+             .height = rect->height
+           }
+  };
+}
diff --git a/mtk/mtk/mtk-rectangle.h b/mtk/mtk/mtk-rectangle.h
index b2a88d349..d6b248d92 100644
--- a/mtk/mtk/mtk-rectangle.h
+++ b/mtk/mtk/mtk-rectangle.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #include <cairo.h>
 #include <glib-object.h>
+#include <graphene.h>
 
 #include "mtk/mtk-macros.h"
 
@@ -118,3 +119,6 @@ MTK_EXPORT
 gboolean mtk_rectangle_contains_rect (const MtkRectangle *outer_rect,
                                       const MtkRectangle *inner_rect);
 
+MTK_EXPORT
+graphene_rect_t mtk_rectangle_to_graphene_rect (MtkRectangle *rect);
+
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.c b/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.c
index 1a06f3865..cd8e4d8f0 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ meta_cursor_renderer_after_paint (ClutterStage       *stage,
       rect = meta_cursor_renderer_calculate_rect (renderer,
                                                   priv->displayed_cursor);
       clutter_stage_view_get_layout (stage_view, &view_layout);
-      view_rect = meta_rectangle_to_graphene_rect (&view_layout);
+      view_rect = mtk_rectangle_to_graphene_rect (&view_layout);
       if (graphene_rect_intersection (&rect, &view_rect, NULL))
         {
           meta_cursor_renderer_emit_painted (renderer,
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ find_highest_logical_monitor_scale (MetaBackend      *backend,
     {
       MetaLogicalMonitor *logical_monitor = l->data;
       graphene_rect_t logical_monitor_rect =
-        meta_rectangle_to_graphene_rect (&logical_monitor->rect);
+        mtk_rectangle_to_graphene_rect (&logical_monitor->rect);
 
       if (!graphene_rect_intersection (&cursor_rect,
                                        &logical_monitor_rect,
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-area-stream-src.c b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-area-stream-src.c
index 44a364cbb..5dd01c9ca 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-area-stream-src.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-area-stream-src.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ is_cursor_in_stream (MetaScreenCastAreaStreamSrc *area_src)
   MetaCursorSprite *cursor_sprite;
 
   area = meta_screen_cast_area_stream_get_area (area_stream);
-  area_rect = meta_rectangle_to_graphene_rect (area);
+  area_rect = mtk_rectangle_to_graphene_rect (area);
 
   cursor_sprite = meta_cursor_renderer_get_cursor (cursor_renderer);
   if (cursor_sprite)
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-monitor-stream-src.c b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-monitor-stream-src.c
index 603b364ad..41f3a806c 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-monitor-stream-src.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-monitor-stream-src.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ is_cursor_in_stream (MetaScreenCastMonitorStreamSrc *monitor_src)
   logical_monitor = meta_monitor_get_logical_monitor (monitor);
   logical_monitor_layout = meta_logical_monitor_get_layout (logical_monitor);
   logical_monitor_rect =
-    meta_rectangle_to_graphene_rect (&logical_monitor_layout);
+    mtk_rectangle_to_graphene_rect (&logical_monitor_layout);
 
   cursor_sprite = meta_cursor_renderer_get_cursor (cursor_renderer);
   if (cursor_sprite)
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ meta_screen_cast_monitor_stream_src_set_cursor_metadata (MetaScreenCastStreamSrc
   logical_monitor = meta_monitor_get_logical_monitor (monitor);
   logical_monitor_layout = meta_logical_monitor_get_layout (logical_monitor);
   logical_monitor_rect =
-    meta_rectangle_to_graphene_rect (&logical_monitor_layout);
+    mtk_rectangle_to_graphene_rect (&logical_monitor_layout);
 
   if (meta_backend_is_stage_views_scaled (backend))
     view_scale = meta_logical_monitor_get_scale (logical_monitor);
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-virtual-stream-src.c b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-virtual-stream-src.c
index c1c80bcf9..1890ee71b 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-virtual-stream-src.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-virtual-stream-src.c
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ is_cursor_in_stream (MetaScreenCastVirtualStreamSrc *virtual_src)
   MetaCursorSprite *cursor_sprite;
 
   clutter_stage_view_get_layout (stage_view, &view_layout);
-  view_rect = meta_rectangle_to_graphene_rect (&view_layout);
+  view_rect = mtk_rectangle_to_graphene_rect (&view_layout);
 
   cursor_sprite = meta_cursor_renderer_get_cursor (cursor_renderer);
   if (cursor_sprite)
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ meta_screen_cast_virtual_stream_src_set_cursor_metadata (MetaScreenCastStreamSrc
 
   stage_view = view_from_src (src);
   clutter_stage_view_get_layout (stage_view, &view_layout);
-  view_rect = meta_rectangle_to_graphene_rect (&view_layout);
+  view_rect = mtk_rectangle_to_graphene_rect (&view_layout);
   view_scale = clutter_stage_view_get_scale (stage_view);
 
   meta_cursor_tracker_get_pointer (cursor_tracker, &cursor_position, NULL);
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-stage-impl.c b/src/backends/meta-stage-impl.c
index 48d62c1bb..da0366f89 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-stage-impl.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-stage-impl.c
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ offset_scale_and_clamp_region (const cairo_region_t *region,
 
       cairo_region_get_rectangle (region, i, rect);
 
-      _clutter_util_rect_from_rectangle (rect, &tmp);
+      tmp = mtk_rectangle_to_graphene_rect (rect);
       graphene_rect_offset (&tmp, offset_x, offset_y);
       graphene_rect_scale (&tmp, scale, scale, &tmp);
       _clutter_util_rectangle_int_extents (&tmp, rect);
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ scale_offset_and_clamp_region (const cairo_region_t *region,
 
       cairo_region_get_rectangle (region, i, rect);
 
-      _clutter_util_rect_from_rectangle (rect, &tmp);
+      tmp = mtk_rectangle_to_graphene_rect (rect);
       graphene_rect_scale (&tmp, scale, scale, &tmp);
       graphene_rect_offset (&tmp, offset_x, offset_y);
       _clutter_util_rectangle_int_extents (&tmp, rect);
diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-window-actor.c b/src/compositor/meta-window-actor.c
index c7948e0b2..e51fe041d 100644
--- a/src/compositor/meta-window-actor.c
+++ b/src/compositor/meta-window-actor.c
@@ -1451,7 +1451,7 @@ meta_window_actor_blit_to_framebuffer (MetaScreenCastWindow *screen_cast_window,
                                  0, 0,
                                  unscaled_width, unscaled_height);
 
-  scaled_clip = meta_rectangle_to_graphene_rect (bounds);
+  scaled_clip = mtk_rectangle_to_graphene_rect (bounds);
   graphene_rect_scale (&scaled_clip,
                        unscaled_width / width,
                        unscaled_height / height,
diff --git a/src/compositor/region-utils.c b/src/compositor/region-utils.c
index 2798276fd..29686e026 100644
--- a/src/compositor/region-utils.c
+++ b/src/compositor/region-utils.c
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ meta_region_apply_matrix_transform_expand (const cairo_region_t *region,
       MtkRectangle int_rect;
 
       cairo_region_get_rectangle (region, i, &int_rect);
-      rect = meta_rectangle_to_graphene_rect (&int_rect);
+      rect = mtk_rectangle_to_graphene_rect (&int_rect);
 
       graphene_matrix_transform_bounds (transform, &rect, &transformed_rect);
 
diff --git a/src/core/boxes-private.h b/src/core/boxes-private.h
index da5a18e4e..cdcd4e530 100644
--- a/src/core/boxes-private.h
+++ b/src/core/boxes-private.h
@@ -254,21 +254,6 @@ void meta_rectangle_scale_double (const MtkRectangle   *rect,
                                   MetaRoundingStrategy  rounding_strategy,
                                   MtkRectangle         *dest);
 
-static inline graphene_rect_t
-meta_rectangle_to_graphene_rect (MtkRectangle *rect)
-{
-  return (graphene_rect_t) {
-    .origin = {
-      .x = rect->x,
-      .y = rect->y
-    },
-    .size = {
-      .width = rect->width,
-      .height = rect->height
-    }
-  };
-}
-
 META_EXPORT_TEST
 void meta_rectangle_transform (const MtkRectangle   *rect,
                                MetaMonitorTransform  transform,
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-cursor-surface.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-cursor-surface.c
index 02f28ddc3..cd54de2bc 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-cursor-surface.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-cursor-surface.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ meta_wayland_cursor_surface_is_on_logical_monitor (MetaWaylandSurfaceRole *role,
     return FALSE;
 
   logical_monitor_rect =
-    meta_rectangle_to_graphene_rect (&logical_monitor->rect);
+    mtk_rectangle_to_graphene_rect (&logical_monitor->rect);
 
   device = meta_cursor_renderer_get_input_device (priv->cursor_renderer);
   clutter_seat_query_state (clutter_input_device_get_seat (device),