diff --git a/examples/widgets/meter/lv_example_meter_3.c b/examples/widgets/meter/lv_example_meter_3.c
index 6ad367f5ac..77ef2c397a 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/meter/lv_example_meter_3.c
+++ b/examples/widgets/meter/lv_example_meter_3.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ static void set_value(void * indic, int32_t v)
 void lv_example_meter_3(void)
 {
     meter = lv_meter_create(lv_scr_act());
+    lv_obj_set_size(meter, 220, 220);
     lv_obj_center(meter);
 
     /*Create a scale for the minutes*/
diff --git a/src/widgets/lv_meter.c b/src/widgets/lv_meter.c
index 723d126609..638ee13a09 100644
--- a/src/widgets/lv_meter.c
+++ b/src/widgets/lv_meter.c
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ static void draw_needles(lv_obj_t * obj, const lv_area_t * clip_area, const lv_a
     lv_draw_img_dsc_t img_dsc;
     lv_draw_img_dsc_init(&img_dsc);
     lv_obj_init_draw_img_dsc(obj, LV_PART_INDICATOR, &img_dsc);
-
+    img_dsc.antialias = 1;
     lv_opa_t opa_main = lv_obj_get_style_opa(obj, LV_PART_MAIN);
 
     _LV_LL_READ_BACK(&meter->scale_ll, scale) {
@@ -675,10 +675,10 @@ static void inv_line(lv_obj_t * obj, lv_meter_indicator_t * indic, int32_t value
 
         lv_area_t a;
         _lv_img_buf_get_transformed_area(&a, info.w, info.h, angle, LV_IMG_ZOOM_NONE, &indic->type_data.needle_img.pivot);
-        a.x1 += scale_center.x;
-        a.y1 += scale_center.y;
-        a.x2 += scale_center.x;
-        a.y2 += scale_center.y;
+        a.x1 += scale_center.x - 2;
+        a.y1 += scale_center.y - 2;
+        a.x2 += scale_center.x + 2;
+        a.y2 += scale_center.y + 2;
 
         lv_obj_invalidate_area(obj, &a);
          }