diff --git a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
index 5f49fb1c..5aa55201 100644
--- a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
@@ -167,12 +167,16 @@ void CInputManager::mouseMoveUnified(uint32_t time, bool refocus) {
     Vector2D surfaceLocal = surfacePos == Vector2D(-1337, -1337) ? surfaceCoords : mouseCoords - surfacePos;
 
     if (pFoundWindow) {
-        if (g_pConfigManager->getInt("input:follow_mouse") == 0 && !refocus) {
+        static auto *const PFOLLOWMOUSE = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("input:follow_mouse")->intValue;
+        if (*PFOLLOWMOUSE != 1 && !refocus) {
             if (pFoundWindow != g_pCompositor->m_pLastWindow && g_pCompositor->windowValidMapped(g_pCompositor->m_pLastWindow) && (g_pCompositor->m_pLastWindow->m_bIsFloating != pFoundWindow->m_bIsFloating)) {
                 // enter if change floating style
                 g_pCompositor->focusWindow(pFoundWindow, foundSurface);
                 wlr_seat_pointer_notify_enter(g_pCompositor->m_sSeat.seat, foundSurface, surfaceLocal.x, surfaceLocal.y);
             }
+            else if (*PFOLLOWMOUSE == 2) {
+                wlr_seat_pointer_notify_enter(g_pCompositor->m_sSeat.seat, foundSurface, surfaceLocal.x, surfaceLocal.y);
+            }
             wlr_seat_pointer_notify_motion(g_pCompositor->m_sSeat.seat, time, surfaceLocal.x, surfaceLocal.y);
             return; // don't enter any new surfaces
         } else {