diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index a4a80944..ff9d3a6d 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ CConfigManager::CConfigManager() {
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("cursor:no_hardware_cursors", Hyprlang::INT{0});
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("cursor:no_break_fs_vrr", Hyprlang::INT{0});
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("cursor:min_refresh_rate", Hyprlang::INT{24});
-    m_pConfig->addConfigValue("cursor:hotspot_padding", Hyprlang::INT{1});
+    m_pConfig->addConfigValue("cursor:hotspot_padding", Hyprlang::INT{0});
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("cursor:inactive_timeout", Hyprlang::INT{0});
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("cursor:no_warps", Hyprlang::INT{0});
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("cursor:persistent_warps", Hyprlang::INT{0});
diff --git a/src/managers/PointerManager.cpp b/src/managers/PointerManager.cpp
index 2b34f380..5b6b8d56 100644
--- a/src/managers/PointerManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/PointerManager.cpp
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ CBox CPointerManager::getCursorBoxGlobal() {
 Vector2D CPointerManager::closestValid(const Vector2D& pos) {
     static auto PADDING = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("cursor:hotspot_padding");
 
-    auto        CURSOR_PADDING = std::clamp((int)*PADDING, 1, 100); // 1px
+    auto        CURSOR_PADDING = std::clamp((int)*PADDING, 0, 100);
     CBox        hotBox         = {{pos.x - CURSOR_PADDING, pos.y - CURSOR_PADDING}, {2 * CURSOR_PADDING, 2 * CURSOR_PADDING}};
 
     //
@@ -637,7 +637,13 @@ Vector2D CPointerManager::closestValid(const Vector2D& pos) {
         float    distanceSq = __FLT_MAX__;
 
         for (auto& b : currentMonitorLayout.monitorBoxes) {
-            auto p      = b.closestPoint(vec);
+            auto p = b.closestPoint(vec);
+
+            auto maxPoint = Vector2D{std::nextafter(b.x + b.w, -INFINITY), std::nextafter(b.y + b.h, -INFINITY)};
+
+            // because closestPoint clamps up to x + w and y + h
+            p = Vector2D{std::clamp(p.x, b.x, maxPoint.x), std::clamp(p.y, b.y, maxPoint.y)};
+
             auto distSq = p.distanceSq(vec);
 
             if (distSq < distanceSq) {