diff --git a/src/cli/randr.rs b/src/cli/randr.rs
index 01509ecf..f459d29d 100644
--- a/src/cli/randr.rs
+++ b/src/cli/randr.rs
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ impl Randr {
                 tc.send(jay_randr::SetScale {
                     self_id: randr,
                     output: &args.output,
-                    scale: scale.0,
+                    scale: scale.to_wl(),
                 });
             }
             OutputCommand::Mode(t) => {
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ impl Randr {
             let mut data = data.borrow_mut();
             let c = data.connectors.last_mut().unwrap();
             c.output = Some(Output {
-                scale: Scale(msg.scale).to_f64(),
+                scale: Scale::from_wl(msg.scale).to_f64(),
                 width: msg.width,
                 height: msg.height,
                 x: msg.x,
diff --git a/src/ifs/jay_randr.rs b/src/ifs/jay_randr.rs
index 24cb21a5..dffe241e 100644
--- a/src/ifs/jay_randr.rs
+++ b/src/ifs/jay_randr.rs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ impl JayRandr {
             let pos = global.pos.get();
             self.client.event(Output {
                 self_id: self.id,
-                scale: global.preferred_scale.get().0,
+                scale: global.preferred_scale.get().to_wl(),
                 width: pos.width(),
                 height: pos.height(),
                 x: pos.x1(),
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ impl JayRandr {
         let Some(c) = self.get_output(req.output) else {
             return Ok(());
         };
-        c.node.set_preferred_scale(Scale(req.scale));
+        c.node.set_preferred_scale(Scale::from_wl(req.scale));
         Ok(())
     }
 
diff --git a/src/ifs/wl_surface/wp_fractional_scale_v1.rs b/src/ifs/wl_surface/wp_fractional_scale_v1.rs
index cf948420..51e7f404 100644
--- a/src/ifs/wl_surface/wp_fractional_scale_v1.rs
+++ b/src/ifs/wl_surface/wp_fractional_scale_v1.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,14 @@ impl WpFractionalScaleV1 {
     pub fn send_preferred_scale(&self) {
         self.client.event(PreferredScale {
             self_id: self.id,
-            scale: self.surface.output.get().global.preferred_scale.get().0,
+            scale: self
+                .surface
+                .output
+                .get()
+                .global
+                .preferred_scale
+                .get()
+                .to_wl(),
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/src/portal/ptr_gui.rs b/src/portal/ptr_gui.rs
index 668675f6..5fbb3793 100644
--- a/src/portal/ptr_gui.rs
+++ b/src/portal/ptr_gui.rs
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ impl UsrWlBufferOwner for GuiBuffer {
 impl UsrWpFractionalScaleOwner for WindowData {
     fn preferred_scale(self: Rc<Self>, ev: &PreferredScale) {
         let mut layout = self.first_scale.replace(false);
-        let scale = Scale(ev.scale);
+        let scale = Scale::from_wl(ev.scale);
         layout |= self.scale.replace(scale) != scale;
         if layout {
             self.layout();
diff --git a/src/scale.rs b/src/scale.rs
index 96900ca8..d481766b 100644
--- a/src/scale.rs
+++ b/src/scale.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const BASEF: f64 = BASE as f64;
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Ord, PartialOrd, Hash)]
 #[repr(transparent)]
-pub struct Scale(pub u32);
+pub struct Scale(u32);
 
 impl Scale {
     pub fn from_int(f: u32) -> Self {
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ impl Scale {
     pub fn round_up(self) -> u32 {
         self.0.saturating_add(BASE - 1) / BASE
     }
+
+    pub fn from_wl(wl: u32) -> Self {
+        Self(wl)
+    }
+
+    pub fn to_wl(self) -> u32 {
+        self.0
+    }
 }
 
 impl PartialEq<u32> for Scale {