diff --git a/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp b/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
index 799a08e6..6efca86c 100644
--- a/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
@@ -983,7 +983,9 @@ void CKeybindManager::moveFocusTo(std::string args) {
             g_pCompositor->focusWindow(PWINDOWTOCHANGETO);
             Vector2D middle = PWINDOWTOCHANGETO->m_vRealPosition.goalv() + PWINDOWTOCHANGETO->m_vRealSize.goalv() / 2.f;
             g_pCompositor->warpCursorTo(middle);
+            g_pInputManager->m_pForcedFocus = PWINDOWTOCHANGETO;
             g_pInputManager->simulateMouseMovement();
+            g_pInputManager->m_pForcedFocus = nullptr;
 
             if (PLASTWINDOW->m_iMonitorID != PWINDOWTOCHANGETO->m_iMonitorID) {
                 // event
diff --git a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
index 79b71c95..9f72603f 100644
--- a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@ void CInputManager::mouseMoveUnified(uint32_t time, bool refocus) {
     if (*PZOOMFACTOR != 1.f)
         g_pHyprRenderer->damageMonitor(PMONITOR);
 
+    if (m_pForcedFocus) {
+        pFoundWindow = m_pForcedFocus;
+        surfacePos   = pFoundWindow->m_vRealPosition.vec();
+        foundSurface = m_pForcedFocus->m_pWLSurface.wlr();
+    }
+
     // constraints
     // All constraints TODO: multiple mice?
     if (g_pCompositor->m_sSeat.mouse && g_pCompositor->m_sSeat.mouse->currentConstraint && !g_pCompositor->m_sSeat.exclusiveClient && !g_pSessionLockManager->isSessionLocked()) {
diff --git a/src/managers/input/InputManager.hpp b/src/managers/input/InputManager.hpp
index 5cc3c6a6..5c496117 100644
--- a/src/managers/input/InputManager.hpp
+++ b/src/managers/input/InputManager.hpp
@@ -7,21 +7,18 @@
 #include "../../helpers/Timer.hpp"
 #include "InputMethodRelay.hpp"
 
-enum eClickBehaviorMode
-{
+enum eClickBehaviorMode {
     CLICKMODE_DEFAULT = 0,
     CLICKMODE_KILL
 };
 
-enum eMouseBindMode
-{
+enum eMouseBindMode {
     MBIND_INVALID = -1,
     MBIND_MOVE    = 0,
     MBIND_RESIZE
 };
 
-enum eBorderIconDirection
-{
+enum eBorderIconDirection {
     BORDERICON_NONE,
     BORDERICON_UP,
     BORDERICON_DOWN,
@@ -111,8 +108,11 @@ class CInputManager {
     STouchData         m_sTouchData;
 
     // for dragging floating windows
-    CWindow*               currentlyDraggedWindow = nullptr;
-    eMouseBindMode         dragMode               = MBIND_INVALID;
+    CWindow*       currentlyDraggedWindow = nullptr;
+    eMouseBindMode dragMode               = MBIND_INVALID;
+
+    // for refocus to be forced
+    CWindow*               m_pForcedFocus = nullptr;
 
     SDrag                  m_sDrag;