diff --git a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
index f4382838..bee83388 100644
--- a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ void CInputManager::mouseMoveUnified(uint32_t time, bool refocus) {
     if (MOUSECOORDSFLOORED == m_vLastCursorPosFloored && !refocus)
         return;
 
+    if (time)
+        g_pCompositor->notifyIdleActivity();
+
     EMIT_HOOK_EVENT("mouseMove", MOUSECOORDSFLOORED);
 
     m_vLastCursorPosFloored = MOUSECOORDSFLOORED;
@@ -319,9 +322,6 @@ void CInputManager::mouseMoveUnified(uint32_t time, bool refocus) {
 
     m_bEmptyFocusCursorSet = false;
 
-    if (time)
-        g_pCompositor->notifyIdleActivity();
-
     Vector2D surfaceLocal = surfacePos == Vector2D(-1337, -1337) ? surfaceCoords : mouseCoords - surfacePos;
 
     if (pFoundWindow && !pFoundWindow->m_bIsX11 && surfacePos != Vector2D(-1337, -1337)) {