diff --git a/src/events/Devices.cpp b/src/events/Devices.cpp
index eae04bc3e..5660772c7 100644
--- a/src/events/Devices.cpp
+++ b/src/events/Devices.cpp
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ void Events::listener_newVirtPtr(wl_listener* listener, void* data) {
     const auto POINTER = EV->new_pointer;
     const auto DEVICE = &POINTER->pointer.base;
 
-    g_pInputManager->newMouse(DEVICE);
+    g_pInputManager->newMouse(DEVICE, true);
 }
 
 void Events::listener_destroyMouse(void* owner, void* data) {
diff --git a/src/helpers/WLClasses.hpp b/src/helpers/WLClasses.hpp
index 06f58f0a7..962c27b09 100644
--- a/src/helpers/WLClasses.hpp
+++ b/src/helpers/WLClasses.hpp
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ struct SMouse {
 
     std::string name = "";
 
+    bool        virt = false;
+
     DYNLISTENER(commitConstraint);
     DYNLISTENER(destroyMouse);
 
diff --git a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
index c2c154f10..8f7c25b11 100644
--- a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ void CInputManager::mouseMoveUnified(uint32_t time, bool refocus) {
         return;
     }
 
+    if (g_pCompositor->m_sSeat.mouse->virt)
+        return; // don't refocus on virt
+
     Vector2D mouseCoords = getMouseCoordsInternal();
     const auto MOUSECOORDSFLOORED = mouseCoords.floor();
 
@@ -498,11 +501,12 @@ void CInputManager::applyConfigToKeyboard(SKeyboard* pKeyboard) {
     Debug::log(LOG, "Set the keyboard layout to %s and variant to %s for keyboard \"%s\"", rules.layout, rules.variant, pKeyboard->keyboard->name);
 } 
 
-void CInputManager::newMouse(wlr_input_device* mouse) {
+void CInputManager::newMouse(wlr_input_device* mouse, bool virt) {
     m_lMice.emplace_back();
     const auto PMOUSE = &m_lMice.back();
 
     PMOUSE->mouse = mouse;
+    PMOUSE->virt = virt;
     try {
         PMOUSE->name = std::string(mouse->name);
     } catch(std::exception& e) {
diff --git a/src/managers/input/InputManager.hpp b/src/managers/input/InputManager.hpp
index 8cbfcfdb4..1dacac8e9 100644
--- a/src/managers/input/InputManager.hpp
+++ b/src/managers/input/InputManager.hpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public:
     void            onKeyboardMod(void*, SKeyboard*);
 
     void            newKeyboard(wlr_input_device*);
-    void            newMouse(wlr_input_device*);
+    void            newMouse(wlr_input_device*, bool virt = false);
     void            destroyKeyboard(SKeyboard*);
     void            destroyMouse(wlr_input_device*);