diff --git a/ui/gtk-gl-area.c b/ui/gtk-gl-area.c
index db93cd6204..8151cc413c 100644
--- a/ui/gtk-gl-area.c
+++ b/ui/gtk-gl-area.c
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ void gd_gl_area_draw(VirtualConsole *vc)
 #endif
     int pw, ph, gs, y1, y2;
     int ww, wh;
+    int ww_surface, wh_surface;
     int fbw, fbh;
+    int wx_offset, wy_offset;
 
     if (!vc->gfx.gls) {
         return;
@@ -61,6 +63,17 @@ void gd_gl_area_draw(VirtualConsole *vc)
 
     gd_update_scale(vc, ww, wh, fbw, fbh);
 
+    ww_surface = fbw * vc->gfx.scale_x;
+    wh_surface = fbh * vc->gfx.scale_y;
+
+    wx_offset = wy_offset = 0;
+    if (ww > ww_surface) {
+        wx_offset = (ww - ww_surface) / 2;
+    }
+    if (wh > wh_surface) {
+        wy_offset = (wh - wh_surface) / 2;
+    }
+
     if (vc->gfx.scanout_mode) {
         if (!vc->gfx.guest_fb.framebuffer) {
             return;
@@ -79,11 +92,29 @@ void gd_gl_area_draw(VirtualConsole *vc)
         glBindFramebuffer(GL_READ_FRAMEBUFFER, vc->gfx.guest_fb.framebuffer);
         /* GtkGLArea sets GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER for us */
 
+        if (wx_offset > 0) {
+            glEnable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
+            glScissor(0, 0, wx_offset * gs, wh * gs);
+            glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
+            glScissor((ww - wx_offset) * gs, 0, wx_offset * gs, wh * gs);
+            glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
+            glDisable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
+        }
+        if (wy_offset > 0) {
+            glEnable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
+            glScissor(0, 0, ww * gs, wy_offset * gs);
+            glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
+            glScissor(0, (wh - wy_offset) * gs, ww * gs, wy_offset * gs);
+            glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
+            glDisable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
+        }
+
         glViewport(0, 0, pw, ph);
         y1 = vc->gfx.y0_top ? 0 : vc->gfx.h;
         y2 = vc->gfx.y0_top ? vc->gfx.h : 0;
         glBlitFramebuffer(0, y1, vc->gfx.w, y2,
-                          0, 0, pw, ph,
+                          wx_offset * gs, wy_offset * gs,
+                          (ww - wx_offset) * gs, (wh - wy_offset) * gs,
                           GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT, GL_NEAREST);
 #ifdef CONFIG_GBM
         if (dmabuf) {