diff --git a/src/Compositor.cpp b/src/Compositor.cpp
index f359f577..e1c5ef55 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.cpp
@@ -619,6 +619,9 @@ void CCompositor::focusSurface(wlr_surface* pSurface, CWindow* pWindowOwner) {
         Debug::log(LOG, "Set keyboard focus to surface %x, with window name: %s", pSurface, pWindowOwner->m_szTitle.c_str());
     else
         Debug::log(LOG, "Set keyboard focus to surface %x", pSurface);
+
+    g_pXWaylandManager->activateSurface(pSurface, false);
+    m_pLastFocus = pSurface;
 }
 
 bool CCompositor::windowValidMapped(CWindow* pWindow) {
diff --git a/src/events/Layers.cpp b/src/events/Layers.cpp
index d924935b..8bbb2bf6 100644
--- a/src/events/Layers.cpp
+++ b/src/events/Layers.cpp
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ void Events::listener_mapLayerSurface(void* owner, void* data) {
     if (layersurface->layerSurface->current.keyboard_interactive)
         g_pCompositor->focusSurface(layersurface->layerSurface->surface);
 
+    // mouse enter always, keeb only when needed
+    const auto LOCAL = g_pInputManager->getMouseCoordsInternal() - Vector2D(layersurface->geometry.x + PMONITOR->vecPosition.x, layersurface->geometry.y + PMONITOR->vecPosition.y);
+    wlr_seat_pointer_notify_enter(g_pCompositor->m_sSeat.seat, layersurface->layerSurface->surface, LOCAL.x, LOCAL.y);
+    wlr_seat_pointer_notify_motion(g_pCompositor->m_sSeat.seat, 0, LOCAL.x, LOCAL.y);
+
     layersurface->position = Vector2D(layersurface->geometry.x, layersurface->geometry.y);
 
     wlr_box geomFixed = {layersurface->geometry.x + PMONITOR->vecPosition.x, layersurface->geometry.y + PMONITOR->vecPosition.y, layersurface->geometry.width, layersurface->geometry.height};
@@ -153,14 +158,17 @@ void Events::listener_unmapLayerSurface(void* owner, void* data) {
     if (layersurface->layerSurface->mapped)
         layersurface->layerSurface->mapped = false;
 
-    if (layersurface->layerSurface->surface == g_pCompositor->m_pLastFocus)
-        g_pCompositor->m_pLastFocus = nullptr;
-
     const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromOutput(layersurface->layerSurface->output);
 
     if (!PMONITOR)
         return;
 
+    // refocus if needed
+    if (layersurface->layerSurface->surface == g_pCompositor->m_pLastFocus) {
+        g_pCompositor->m_pLastFocus = nullptr;
+        g_pInputManager->refocus();
+    }
+
     wlr_box geomFixed = {layersurface->geometry.x + PMONITOR->vecPosition.x, layersurface->geometry.y + PMONITOR->vecPosition.y, layersurface->geometry.width, layersurface->geometry.height};
     g_pHyprRenderer->damageBox(&geomFixed);