diff --git a/mtk/mtk/mtk-rectangle.c b/mtk/mtk/mtk-rectangle.c
index 6e1324cca..25a88bb6f 100644
--- a/mtk/mtk/mtk-rectangle.c
+++ b/mtk/mtk/mtk-rectangle.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 #include "mtk/mtk-rectangle.h"
 
-
 MtkRectangle *
 mtk_rectangle_copy (const MtkRectangle *rect)
 {
@@ -445,3 +444,87 @@ mtk_rectangle_is_adjacent_to (const MtkRectangle *rect,
   else
     return FALSE;
 }
+
+/**
+ * mtk_rectangle_transform:
+ * @rect: the #MtkRectangle to be transformed
+ * @transform: the #MtkMonitorTransform
+ * @width: the width of the target space
+ * @height: the height of the target space
+ * @dest: the transformed #MtkRectangle
+ *
+ * This function transforms the values in @rect in order to compensate for
+ * @transform applied to a #MetaMonitor, making them match the viewport. Note
+ * that compensating implies that for a clockwise rotation of the #MetaMonitor
+ * an anti-clockwise rotation has to be applied to @rect.
+ */
+void
+mtk_rectangle_transform (const MtkRectangle  *rect,
+                         MtkMonitorTransform  transform,
+                         int                  width,
+                         int                  height,
+                         MtkRectangle        *dest)
+{
+  switch (transform)
+    {
+    case MTK_MONITOR_TRANSFORM_NORMAL:
+      *dest = *rect;
+      break;
+    case MTK_MONITOR_TRANSFORM_90:
+      *dest = (MtkRectangle) {
+        .x = rect->y,
+        .y = height - (rect->x + rect->width),
+        .width = rect->height,
+        .height = rect->width,
+      };
+      break;
+    case MTK_MONITOR_TRANSFORM_180:
+      *dest = (MtkRectangle) {
+        .x = width - (rect->x + rect->width),
+        .y = height - (rect->y + rect->height),
+        .width = rect->width,
+        .height = rect->height,
+      };
+      break;
+    case MTK_MONITOR_TRANSFORM_270:
+      *dest = (MtkRectangle) {
+        .x = width - (rect->y + rect->height),
+        .y = rect->x,
+        .width = rect->height,
+        .height = rect->width,
+      };
+      break;
+    case MTK_MONITOR_TRANSFORM_FLIPPED:
+      *dest = (MtkRectangle) {
+        .x = width - (rect->x + rect->width),
+        .y = rect->y,
+        .width = rect->width,
+        .height = rect->height,
+      };
+      break;
+    case MTK_MONITOR_TRANSFORM_FLIPPED_90:
+      *dest = (MtkRectangle) {
+        .x = rect->y,
+        .y = rect->x,
+        .width = rect->height,
+        .height = rect->width,
+      };
+      break;
+    case MTK_MONITOR_TRANSFORM_FLIPPED_180:
+      *dest = (MtkRectangle) {
+        .x = rect->x,
+        .y = height - (rect->y + rect->height),
+        .width = rect->width,
+        .height = rect->height,
+      };
+      break;
+    case MTK_MONITOR_TRANSFORM_FLIPPED_270:
+      *dest = (MtkRectangle) {
+        .x = width - (rect->y + rect->height),
+        .y = height - (rect->x + rect->width),
+        .width = rect->height,
+        .height = rect->width,
+      };
+      break;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/mtk/mtk/mtk-rectangle.h b/mtk/mtk/mtk-rectangle.h
index 57076eb92..a5b641bf8 100644
--- a/mtk/mtk/mtk-rectangle.h
+++ b/mtk/mtk/mtk-rectangle.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <graphene.h>
 
 #include "mtk/mtk-macros.h"
+#include "mtk/mtk-monitor-transform.h"
 
 #define MTK_TYPE_RECTANGLE            (mtk_rectangle_get_type ())
 
@@ -161,4 +162,13 @@ MTK_EXPORT
 gboolean mtk_rectangle_is_adjacent_to (const MtkRectangle *rect,
                                        const MtkRectangle *other);
 
+
+
+MTK_EXPORT
+void mtk_rectangle_transform (const MtkRectangle  *rect,
+                              MtkMonitorTransform  transform,
+                              int                  width,
+                              int                  height,
+                              MtkRectangle        *dest);
+
 G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC (MtkRectangle, mtk_rectangle_free)
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-renderer-view.c b/src/backends/meta-renderer-view.c
index d5100947a..4fe72e785 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-renderer-view.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-renderer-view.c
@@ -111,11 +111,11 @@ meta_renderer_view_transform_rect_to_onscreen (ClutterStageView   *view,
   MetaRendererViewPrivate *priv =
     meta_renderer_view_get_instance_private (renderer_view);
 
-  meta_rectangle_transform (src_rect,
-                            priv->transform,
-                            dst_width,
-                            dst_height,
-                            dst_rect);
+  mtk_rectangle_transform (src_rect,
+                           priv->transform,
+                           dst_width,
+                           dst_height,
+                           dst_rect);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-shaped-texture.c b/src/compositor/meta-shaped-texture.c
index 33dd3d238..149c355ce 100644
--- a/src/compositor/meta-shaped-texture.c
+++ b/src/compositor/meta-shaped-texture.c
@@ -1252,11 +1252,11 @@ meta_shaped_texture_update_area (MetaShapedTexture *stex,
       scaled_and_transformed_height = stex->tex_height / stex->buffer_scale;
     }
   inverted_transform = mtk_monitor_transform_invert (stex->transform);
-  meta_rectangle_transform (clip,
-                            inverted_transform,
-                            scaled_and_transformed_width,
-                            scaled_and_transformed_height,
-                            clip);
+  mtk_rectangle_transform (clip,
+                           inverted_transform,
+                           scaled_and_transformed_width,
+                           scaled_and_transformed_height,
+                           clip);
 
   if (stex->has_viewport_src_rect || stex->has_viewport_dst_size)
     {
diff --git a/src/core/boxes-private.h b/src/core/boxes-private.h
index 16d7f302f..cca22eb14 100644
--- a/src/core/boxes-private.h
+++ b/src/core/boxes-private.h
@@ -237,10 +237,3 @@ META_EXPORT_TEST
 GList* meta_rectangle_find_nonintersected_monitor_edges (
                                            const GList         *monitor_rects,
                                            const GSList        *all_struts);
-
-META_EXPORT_TEST
-void meta_rectangle_transform (const MtkRectangle  *rect,
-                               MtkMonitorTransform  transform,
-                               int                  width,
-                               int                  height,
-                               MtkRectangle        *dest);
diff --git a/src/core/boxes.c b/src/core/boxes.c
index d4af8d6de..48e81498c 100644
--- a/src/core/boxes.c
+++ b/src/core/boxes.c
@@ -1825,88 +1825,3 @@ meta_rectangle_find_nonintersected_monitor_edges (
 
   return ret;
 }
-
-/**
- * meta_rectangle_transform:
- * @rect: the #MtkRectangle to be transformed
- * @transform: the #MtkMonitorTransform
- * @width: the width of the target space
- * @height: the height of the target space
- * @dest: the transformed #MtkRectangle
- *
- * This function transforms the values in @rect in order to compensate for
- * @transform applied to a #MetaMonitor, making them match the viewport. Note
- * that compensating implies that for a clockwise rotation of the #MetaMonitor
- * an anti-clockwise rotation has to be applied to @rect.
- */
-void
-meta_rectangle_transform (const MtkRectangle  *rect,
-                          MtkMonitorTransform  transform,
-                          int                  width,
-                          int                  height,
-                          MtkRectangle        *dest)
-{
-  switch (transform)
-    {
-    case MTK_MONITOR_TRANSFORM_NORMAL:
-      *dest = *rect;
-      break;
-    case MTK_MONITOR_TRANSFORM_90:
-      *dest = (MtkRectangle) {
-        .x = rect->y,
-        .y = height - (rect->x + rect->width),
-        .width = rect->height,
-        .height = rect->width,
-      };
-      break;
-    case MTK_MONITOR_TRANSFORM_180:
-      *dest = (MtkRectangle) {
-        .x = width - (rect->x + rect->width),
-        .y = height - (rect->y + rect->height),
-        .width = rect->width,
-        .height = rect->height,
-      };
-      break;
-    case MTK_MONITOR_TRANSFORM_270:
-      *dest = (MtkRectangle) {
-        .x = width - (rect->y + rect->height),
-        .y = rect->x,
-        .width = rect->height,
-        .height = rect->width,
-      };
-      break;
-    case MTK_MONITOR_TRANSFORM_FLIPPED:
-      *dest = (MtkRectangle) {
-        .x = width - (rect->x + rect->width),
-        .y = rect->y,
-        .width = rect->width,
-        .height = rect->height,
-      };
-      break;
-    case MTK_MONITOR_TRANSFORM_FLIPPED_90:
-      *dest = (MtkRectangle) {
-        .x = rect->y,
-        .y = rect->x,
-        .width = rect->height,
-        .height = rect->width,
-      };
-      break;
-    case MTK_MONITOR_TRANSFORM_FLIPPED_180:
-      *dest = (MtkRectangle) {
-        .x = rect->x,
-        .y = height - (rect->y + rect->height),
-        .width = rect->width,
-        .height = rect->height,
-      };
-      break;
-    case MTK_MONITOR_TRANSFORM_FLIPPED_270:
-      *dest = (MtkRectangle) {
-        .x = width - (rect->y + rect->height),
-        .y = height - (rect->x + rect->width),
-        .width = rect->height,
-        .height = rect->width,
-      };
-      break;
-    }
-}
-
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface.c
index 5bb50465d..54c05115c 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface.c
@@ -278,11 +278,11 @@ region_transform (const MtkRegion     *region,
     {
       rects[i] = mtk_region_get_rectangle (region, i);
 
-      meta_rectangle_transform (&rects[i],
-                                transform,
-                                width,
-                                height,
-                                &rects[i]);
+      mtk_rectangle_transform (&rects[i],
+                               transform,
+                               width,
+                               height,
+                               &rects[i]);
     }
 
   transformed_region = mtk_region_create_rectangles (rects, n_rects);
@@ -2364,11 +2364,11 @@ meta_wayland_surface_try_acquire_scanout (MetaWaylandSurface *surface,
       untransformed_view_height = view_rect.height;
     }
 
-  meta_rectangle_transform (&dst_rect,
-                            view_transform,
-                            untransformed_view_width,
-                            untransformed_view_height,
-                            &dst_rect);
+  mtk_rectangle_transform (&dst_rect,
+                           view_transform,
+                           untransformed_view_width,
+                           untransformed_view_height,
+                           &dst_rect);
 
   /* Use an implicit destination rect when possible */
   if (surface->viewport.has_dst_size ||