diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11window.c b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11window.c
index 54dffd3d2..d532d2bdb 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11window.c
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11window.c
@@ -1499,12 +1499,13 @@ X11_SetWindowGrab(_THIS, SDL_Window * window, SDL_bool grabbed)
     if (oldstyle_fullscreen || grabbed) {
         /* Try to grab the mouse */
         if (!data->videodata->broken_pointer_grab) {
+            const unsigned int mask = ButtonPressMask | ButtonReleaseMask | PointerMotionMask | FocusChangeMask;
             int attempts;
             int result;
 
             /* Try for up to 5000ms (5s) to grab. If it still fails, stop trying. */
             for (attempts = 0; attempts < 100; attempts++) {
-                result = X11_XGrabPointer(display, data->xwindow, True, 0, GrabModeAsync,
+                result = X11_XGrabPointer(display, data->xwindow, True, mask, GrabModeAsync,
                                  GrabModeAsync, data->xwindow, None, CurrentTime);
                 if (result == GrabSuccess) {
                     break;