diff --git a/src/plugins/screenshot/screenshot.cpp b/src/plugins/screenshot/screenshot.cpp
index 258b262cc1..78e098d034 100644
--- a/src/plugins/screenshot/screenshot.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/screenshot/screenshot.cpp
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ bool ScreenShotEffect::takeScreenShot(const RenderTarget &renderTarget, const Re
                                screenshot->area.size() * screenshot->result.devicePixelRatio());
 
         QPainter painter(&screenshot->result);
+        painter.setRenderHint(QPainter::SmoothPixmapTransform);
         painter.setWindow(nativeArea);
         painter.drawImage(sourceRect, snapshot);
         painter.end();