diff --git a/backend/invoke_ai_web_server.py b/backend/invoke_ai_web_server.py
index b9fc147911..64304d395d 100644
--- a/backend/invoke_ai_web_server.py
+++ b/backend/invoke_ai_web_server.py
@@ -573,11 +573,7 @@ class InvokeAIWebServer:
                             )
                         )
                     )
-                    # crop the mask image
-                    cropped_mask_image = copy_image_from_bounding_box(
-                        mask_image, **generation_parameters["bounding_box"]
-                    )
-                    generation_parameters["init_mask"] = cropped_mask_image
+                    generation_parameters["init_mask"] = mask_image
 
             totalSteps = self.calculate_real_steps(
                 steps=generation_parameters["steps"],
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/tabs/Inpainting/util/generateMask.ts b/frontend/src/features/tabs/Inpainting/util/generateMask.ts
index 37b3902d94..11e4cc2f00 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/tabs/Inpainting/util/generateMask.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/features/tabs/Inpainting/util/generateMask.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ const generateMask = (
     new Konva.Image({ image: image, globalCompositeOperation: 'source-out' })
   );
 
-  const maskDataURL = stage.toDataURL();
+  const maskDataURL = stage.toDataURL({ ...boundingBox });
 
   return { maskDataURL, isMaskEmpty };
 };