diff --git a/flixel/system/FlxBGSprite.hx b/flixel/system/FlxBGSprite.hx
index 125c321381..72e98eeab2 100644
--- a/flixel/system/FlxBGSprite.hx
+++ b/flixel/system/FlxBGSprite.hx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class FlxBGSprite extends FlxSprite
 			}
 
 			_matrix.identity();
-			_matrix.scale(camera.viewWidth, camera.viewHeight);
+			_matrix.scale(camera.viewWidth + 1, camera.viewHeight + 1);
 			_matrix.translate(camera.viewMarginLeft, camera.viewMarginTop);
 			camera.drawPixels(frame, _matrix, colorTransform);