diff --git a/src/drivers/Xlib/Fl_Xlib_Graphics_Driver_image.cxx b/src/drivers/Xlib/Fl_Xlib_Graphics_Driver_image.cxx
index 2dc9a76aa..69a1976a9 100644
--- a/src/drivers/Xlib/Fl_Xlib_Graphics_Driver_image.cxx
+++ b/src/drivers/Xlib/Fl_Xlib_Graphics_Driver_image.cxx
@@ -812,6 +812,7 @@ int Fl_Xlib_Graphics_Driver::scale_and_render_pixmap(Fl_Offscreen pixmap, int de
       { XDoubleToFixed( 0 ),       XDoubleToFixed( 0 ),       XDoubleToFixed( 1 ) }
     }};
     XRenderSetPictureTransform(fl_display, src, &mat);
+    XRenderSetPictureFilter(fl_display, src, Fl_Image::scaling_algorithm() == FL_RGB_SCALING_NEAREST ? FilterNearest : FilterBilinear, 0, 0);
   }
   XRenderComposite(fl_display, (has_alpha ? PictOpOver : PictOpSrc), src, None, dst, srcx, srcy, 0, 0,
                    XP, YP, WP, HP);