diff --git a/graphics/src/transformation.rs b/graphics/src/transformation.rs
index 2a2be0bd4b..f0c97922fd 100644
--- a/graphics/src/transformation.rs
+++ b/graphics/src/transformation.rs
@@ -25,19 +25,15 @@ impl Transformation {
         Transformation(Mat4::from_translation(Vec3::new(x, y, 0.0)))
     }
 
-    /// Creates a scale transformation.
-    pub fn scale(x: f32, y: f32) -> Transformation {
-        Transformation(Mat4::from_scale(Vec3::new(x, y, 1.0)))
+    /// Creates a uniform scaling transformation.
+    pub fn scale(scaling: f32) -> Transformation {
+        Transformation(Mat4::from_scale(Vec3::new(scaling, scaling, 1.0)))
     }
 
-    pub fn scale_x(&self) -> f32 {
+    pub fn scale_factor(&self) -> f32 {
         self.0.x_axis.x
     }
 
-    pub fn scale_y(&self) -> f32 {
-        self.0.y_axis.y
-    }
-
     pub fn translation_x(&self) -> f32 {
         self.0.w_axis.x
     }
diff --git a/tiny_skia/src/backend.rs b/tiny_skia/src/backend.rs
index 8d4febc307..e8f93fde6b 100644
--- a/tiny_skia/src/backend.rs
+++ b/tiny_skia/src/backend.rs
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ impl Backend {
                     paragraph,
                     *position * transformation,
                     *color,
-                    scale_factor,
+                    scale_factor * transformation.scale_factor(),
                     pixels,
                     clip_mask,
                 );
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ impl Backend {
                     *horizontal_alignment,
                     *vertical_alignment,
                     *shaping,
-                    scale_factor,
+                    scale_factor * transformation.scale_factor(),
                     pixels,
                     clip_mask,
                 );
@@ -624,10 +624,10 @@ fn into_color(color: Color) -> tiny_skia::Color {
 
 fn into_transform(transformation: Transformation) -> tiny_skia::Transform {
     tiny_skia::Transform {
-        sx: transformation.scale_x(),
+        sx: transformation.scale_factor(),
         kx: 0.0,
         ky: 0.0,
-        sy: transformation.scale_y(),
+        sy: transformation.scale_factor(),
         tx: transformation.translation_x(),
         ty: transformation.translation_y(),
     }
diff --git a/wgpu/src/backend.rs b/wgpu/src/backend.rs
index 65c63f192b..b4de5e8344 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/backend.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/backend.rs
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ impl Backend {
             }
 
             if !layer.meshes.is_empty() {
-                let scaled = transformation
-                    * Transformation::scale(scale_factor, scale_factor);
+                let scaled =
+                    transformation * Transformation::scale(scale_factor);
 
                 self.triangle_pipeline.prepare(
                     device,
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ impl Backend {
             #[cfg(any(feature = "image", feature = "svg"))]
             {
                 if !layer.images.is_empty() {
-                    let scaled = transformation
-                        * Transformation::scale(scale_factor, scale_factor);
+                    let scaled =
+                        transformation * Transformation::scale(scale_factor);
 
                     self.image_pipeline.prepare(
                         device,
diff --git a/wgpu/src/layer.rs b/wgpu/src/layer.rs
index 93f96b9bf1..00ebc14aeb 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/layer.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/layer.rs
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ impl<'a> Layer<'a> {
                     paragraph: paragraph.clone(),
                     position: *position * transformation,
                     color: *color,
-                    scale: transformation.scale_y(),
+                    scale: transformation.scale_factor(),
                 });
             }
             Primitive::Text {
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ impl<'a> Layer<'a> {
                 layer.text.push(Text::Cached(text::Cached {
                     content,
                     bounds: *bounds * transformation,
-                    size: *size * transformation.scale_y(),
+                    size: *size * transformation.scale_factor(),
                     line_height: *line_height,
                     color: *color,
                     font: *font,