diff --git a/src/cairo-gstate.c b/src/cairo-gstate.c
index 0eb6e7d28..b9d59d3da 100644
--- a/src/cairo-gstate.c
+++ b/src/cairo-gstate.c
@@ -795,8 +795,7 @@ _cairo_gstate_copy_transformed_pattern (cairo_gstate_t  *gstate,
     if (status)
 	return status;
 
-    _cairo_pattern_transform (pattern, ctm_inverse);
-
+    /* apply device_transform first so that it is transformed by ctm_inverse */
     if (cairo_pattern_get_type (original) == CAIRO_PATTERN_TYPE_SURFACE) {
         surface_pattern = (cairo_surface_pattern_t *) original;
         surface = surface_pattern->surface;
@@ -804,6 +803,8 @@ _cairo_gstate_copy_transformed_pattern (cairo_gstate_t  *gstate,
             _cairo_pattern_transform (pattern, &surface->device_transform);
     }
 
+    _cairo_pattern_transform (pattern, ctm_inverse);
+
     return CAIRO_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }