diff --git a/src/backend.rs b/src/backend.rs
index 49320aff..7c2e18ae 100644
--- a/src/backend.rs
+++ b/src/backend.rs
@@ -348,6 +348,11 @@ pub enum InputEvent {
         dx_unaccelerated: Fixed,
         dy_unaccelerated: Fixed,
     },
+    MotionAbsolute {
+        time_usec: u64,
+        x_normed: f32,
+        y_normed: f32,
+    },
     Button {
         time_usec: u64,
         button: u32,
diff --git a/src/backends/metal/input.rs b/src/backends/metal/input.rs
index 4456ede6..58fdc569 100644
--- a/src/backends/metal/input.rs
+++ b/src/backends/metal/input.rs
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ impl MetalBackend {
             c::LIBINPUT_EVENT_DEVICE_REMOVED => self.handle_li_device_removed(event),
             c::LIBINPUT_EVENT_KEYBOARD_KEY => self.handle_keyboard_key(event),
             c::LIBINPUT_EVENT_POINTER_MOTION => self.handle_pointer_motion(event),
+            c::LIBINPUT_EVENT_POINTER_MOTION_ABSOLUTE => self.handle_pointer_motion_absolute(event),
             c::LIBINPUT_EVENT_POINTER_BUTTON => self.handle_pointer_button(event),
             c::LIBINPUT_EVENT_POINTER_SCROLL_WHEEL => {
                 self.handle_pointer_axis(event, AxisSource::Wheel)
@@ -248,6 +249,15 @@ impl MetalBackend {
         });
     }
 
+    fn handle_pointer_motion_absolute(self: &Rc<Self>, event: LibInputEvent) {
+        let (event, dev) = unpack!(self, event, pointer_event);
+        dev.event(InputEvent::MotionAbsolute {
+            time_usec: event.time_usec(),
+            x_normed: event.x_transformed(1) as f32,
+            y_normed: event.y_transformed(1) as f32,
+        });
+    }
+
     fn handle_gesture_swipe_begin(self: &Rc<Self>, event: LibInputEvent) {
         let (event, dev) = unpack!(self, event, gesture_event);
         dev.event(InputEvent::SwipeBegin {
diff --git a/src/compositor.rs b/src/compositor.rs
index 39df57bd..c6dce04d 100644
--- a/src/compositor.rs
+++ b/src/compositor.rs
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ fn start_compositor2(
         enable_primary_selection: Cell::new(true),
         xdg_surface_configure_events: Default::default(),
         workspace_display_order: Cell::new(WorkspaceDisplayOrder::Manual),
+        outputs_without_hc: Default::default(),
     });
     state.tracker.register(ClientId::from_raw(0));
     create_dummy_output(&state);
diff --git a/src/cursor_user.rs b/src/cursor_user.rs
index 0f945d39..f983e577 100644
--- a/src/cursor_user.rs
+++ b/src/cursor_user.rs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ impl CursorUserGroup {
             let x_int = x.round_down();
             let y_int = y.round_down();
             let extents = cursor.extents_at_scale(Scale::default());
-            self.state.damage2(true, extents.move_(x_int, y_int));
+            self.damage(extents.move_(x_int, y_int));
         }
     }
 
@@ -248,6 +248,10 @@ impl CursorUserGroup {
         };
         active.present_hardware_cursor(output, hc);
     }
+
+    fn damage(&self, rect: Rect) {
+        self.state.damage2(true, self.hardware_cursor.get(), rect);
+    }
 }
 
 impl CursorUser {
@@ -416,10 +420,8 @@ impl CursorUser {
             let old_x_int = old_x.round_down();
             let old_y_int = old_y.round_down();
             let extents = cursor.extents_at_scale(Scale::default());
-            self.group
-                .state
-                .damage2(true, extents.move_(old_x_int, old_y_int));
-            self.group.state.damage2(true, extents.move_(x_int, y_int));
+            self.group.damage(extents.move_(old_x_int, old_y_int));
+            self.group.damage(extents.move_(x_int, y_int));
         }
         self.pos.set((x, y));
         self.update_hardware_cursor_(false);
@@ -435,7 +437,8 @@ impl CursorUser {
     }
 
     pub fn software_cursor(&self) -> bool {
-        self.is_active() && !self.group.hardware_cursor.get()
+        self.is_active()
+            && (!self.group.hardware_cursor.get() || self.group.state.outputs_without_hc.get() > 0)
     }
 
     fn update_hardware_cursor_(&self, render: bool) {
diff --git a/src/ifs/wl_seat/event_handling.rs b/src/ifs/wl_seat/event_handling.rs
index 42586ed2..7f2010e5 100644
--- a/src/ifs/wl_seat/event_handling.rs
+++ b/src/ifs/wl_seat/event_handling.rs
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ impl WlSeatGlobal {
             InputEvent::Key { time_usec, .. }
             | InputEvent::ConnectorPosition { time_usec, .. }
             | InputEvent::Motion { time_usec, .. }
+            | InputEvent::MotionAbsolute { time_usec, .. }
             | InputEvent::Button { time_usec, .. }
             | InputEvent::AxisFrame { time_usec, .. }
             | InputEvent::SwipeBegin { time_usec, .. }
@@ -350,6 +351,7 @@ impl WlSeatGlobal {
         match event {
             InputEvent::ConnectorPosition { .. }
             | InputEvent::Motion { .. }
+            | InputEvent::MotionAbsolute { .. }
             | InputEvent::Button { .. }
             | InputEvent::AxisFrame { .. }
             | InputEvent::SwipeBegin { .. }
@@ -406,6 +408,13 @@ impl WlSeatGlobal {
                 dy_unaccelerated,
                 time_usec,
             } => self.motion_event(time_usec, dx, dy, dx_unaccelerated, dy_unaccelerated),
+            InputEvent::MotionAbsolute {
+                time_usec,
+                x_normed,
+                y_normed,
+            } => {
+                self.motion_absolute_event(time_usec, dev.get_rect(&self.state), x_normed, y_normed)
+            }
             InputEvent::Button {
                 time_usec,
                 button,
@@ -651,6 +660,18 @@ impl WlSeatGlobal {
         self.cursor_moved(time_usec, false);
     }
 
+    fn motion_absolute_event(
+        self: &Rc<Self>,
+        time_usec: u64,
+        rect: Rect,
+        x_normed: f32,
+        y_normed: f32,
+    ) {
+        let x = Fixed::from_f32(rect.x1() as f32 + x_normed * rect.width() as f32);
+        let y = Fixed::from_f32(rect.y1() as f32 + y_normed * rect.height() as f32);
+        self.motion_event_abs(time_usec, x, y, false);
+    }
+
     pub fn button_event(self: &Rc<Self>, time_usec: u64, button: u32, state: KeyState) {
         self.for_each_ei_seat(|ei_seat| {
             ei_seat.handle_button(time_usec, button, state);
diff --git a/src/libinput/event.rs b/src/libinput/event.rs
index 8af7ff4a..ed8b362b 100644
--- a/src/libinput/event.rs
+++ b/src/libinput/event.rs
@@ -19,14 +19,16 @@ use {
             libinput_event_get_touch_event, libinput_event_get_type, libinput_event_keyboard,
             libinput_event_keyboard_get_key, libinput_event_keyboard_get_key_state,
             libinput_event_keyboard_get_time_usec, libinput_event_pointer,
-            libinput_event_pointer_get_button, libinput_event_pointer_get_button_state,
-            libinput_event_pointer_get_dx, libinput_event_pointer_get_dx_unaccelerated,
-            libinput_event_pointer_get_dy, libinput_event_pointer_get_dy_unaccelerated,
-            libinput_event_pointer_get_scroll_value, libinput_event_pointer_get_scroll_value_v120,
-            libinput_event_pointer_get_time_usec, libinput_event_pointer_has_axis,
-            libinput_event_switch, libinput_event_switch_get_switch,
-            libinput_event_switch_get_switch_state, libinput_event_switch_get_time_usec,
-            libinput_event_tablet_pad, libinput_event_tablet_pad_get_button_number,
+            libinput_event_pointer_get_absolute_x_transformed,
+            libinput_event_pointer_get_absolute_y_transformed, libinput_event_pointer_get_button,
+            libinput_event_pointer_get_button_state, libinput_event_pointer_get_dx,
+            libinput_event_pointer_get_dx_unaccelerated, libinput_event_pointer_get_dy,
+            libinput_event_pointer_get_dy_unaccelerated, libinput_event_pointer_get_scroll_value,
+            libinput_event_pointer_get_scroll_value_v120, libinput_event_pointer_get_time_usec,
+            libinput_event_pointer_has_axis, libinput_event_switch,
+            libinput_event_switch_get_switch, libinput_event_switch_get_switch_state,
+            libinput_event_switch_get_time_usec, libinput_event_tablet_pad,
+            libinput_event_tablet_pad_get_button_number,
             libinput_event_tablet_pad_get_button_state,
             libinput_event_tablet_pad_get_dial_delta_v120,
             libinput_event_tablet_pad_get_dial_number, libinput_event_tablet_pad_get_mode,
@@ -186,6 +188,14 @@ impl<'a> LibInputEventKeyboard<'a> {
 }
 
 impl<'a> LibInputEventPointer<'a> {
+    pub fn x_transformed(&self, width: u32) -> f64 {
+        unsafe { libinput_event_pointer_get_absolute_x_transformed(self.event, width) }
+    }
+
+    pub fn y_transformed(&self, height: u32) -> f64 {
+        unsafe { libinput_event_pointer_get_absolute_y_transformed(self.event, height) }
+    }
+
     pub fn dx(&self) -> f64 {
         unsafe { libinput_event_pointer_get_dx(self.event) }
     }
diff --git a/src/libinput/sys.rs b/src/libinput/sys.rs
index e849d0f2..2de8d416 100644
--- a/src/libinput/sys.rs
+++ b/src/libinput/sys.rs
@@ -155,6 +155,14 @@ unsafe extern "C" {
     pub fn libinput_event_pointer_get_dy(event: *mut libinput_event_pointer) -> f64;
     pub fn libinput_event_pointer_get_dx_unaccelerated(event: *mut libinput_event_pointer) -> f64;
     pub fn libinput_event_pointer_get_dy_unaccelerated(event: *mut libinput_event_pointer) -> f64;
+    pub fn libinput_event_pointer_get_absolute_x_transformed(
+        event: *mut libinput_event_pointer,
+        width: u32,
+    ) -> f64;
+    pub fn libinput_event_pointer_get_absolute_y_transformed(
+        event: *mut libinput_event_pointer,
+        height: u32,
+    ) -> f64;
     pub fn libinput_event_pointer_get_button(event: *mut libinput_event_pointer) -> u32;
     pub fn libinput_event_pointer_get_button_state(
         event: *mut libinput_event_pointer,
diff --git a/src/state.rs b/src/state.rs
index 421d77e9..56f38271 100644
--- a/src/state.rs
+++ b/src/state.rs
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ pub struct State {
     pub enable_primary_selection: Cell<bool>,
     pub xdg_surface_configure_events: AsyncQueue<XdgSurfaceConfigureEvent>,
     pub workspace_display_order: Cell<WorkspaceDisplayOrder>,
+    pub outputs_without_hc: NumCell<usize>,
 }
 
 // impl Drop for State {
@@ -648,7 +649,7 @@ impl State {
                 fn visit_output(&mut self, node: &Rc<OutputNode>) {
                     node.render_data.borrow_mut().titles.clear();
                     node.render_data.borrow_mut().status.take();
-                    node.hardware_cursor.set(None);
+                    node.set_hardware_cursor(None);
                     node.node_visit_children(self);
                 }
                 fn visit_float(&mut self, node: &Rc<FloatNode>) {
@@ -968,16 +969,19 @@ impl State {
     }
 
     pub fn damage(&self, rect: Rect) {
-        self.damage2(false, rect);
+        self.damage2(false, false, rect);
     }
 
-    pub fn damage2(&self, cursor: bool, rect: Rect) {
+    pub fn damage2(&self, cursor: bool, skip_hc: bool, rect: Rect) {
         if rect.is_empty() {
             return;
         }
         self.damage_visualizer.add(rect);
         for output in self.root.outputs.lock().values() {
             if output.global.pos.get().intersects(&rect) {
+                if skip_hc && output.hardware_cursor.is_some() {
+                    continue;
+                }
                 output.global.add_damage_area(&rect);
                 if cursor && output.schedule.defer_cursor_updates() {
                     output.schedule.software_cursor_changed();
diff --git a/src/tasks/connector.rs b/src/tasks/connector.rs
index f7960960..2ca0f8d8 100644
--- a/src/tasks/connector.rs
+++ b/src/tasks/connector.rs
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ impl ConnectorHandler {
         self.state.outputs.set(self.id, output_data.clone());
         on.schedule_update_render_data();
         self.state.root.outputs.set(self.id, on.clone());
+        self.state.outputs_without_hc.fetch_add(1);
         self.state.output_extents_changed();
         global.opt.node.set(Some(on.clone()));
         global.opt.global.set(Some(global.clone()));
@@ -330,7 +331,7 @@ impl ConnectorHandler {
                     ConnectorEvent::Disconnected => break 'outer,
                     ConnectorEvent::HardwareCursor(hc) => {
                         on.schedule.set_hardware_cursor(&hc);
-                        on.hardware_cursor.set(hc);
+                        on.set_hardware_cursor(hc);
                         self.state.refresh_hardware_cursors();
                     }
                     ConnectorEvent::FormatsChanged(formats) => {
@@ -363,6 +364,9 @@ impl ConnectorHandler {
             sc.stop();
         }
         global.destroyed.set(true);
+        if on.hardware_cursor.is_none() {
+            self.state.outputs_without_hc.fetch_sub(1);
+        }
         self.state.root.outputs.remove(&self.id);
         self.state.output_extents_changed();
         self.state.outputs.remove(&self.id);
diff --git a/src/tree/output.rs b/src/tree/output.rs
index c7842d64..c0f49100 100644
--- a/src/tree/output.rs
+++ b/src/tree/output.rs
@@ -1433,6 +1433,19 @@ impl OutputNode {
                 .handle_tearing_mode_change(mode.to_config());
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn set_hardware_cursor(&self, hc: Option<Rc<dyn HardwareCursor>>) {
+        let is_none = hc.is_none();
+        let old = self.hardware_cursor.set(hc);
+        let was_none = old.is_none();
+        if was_none != is_none {
+            if is_none {
+                self.state.outputs_without_hc.fetch_add(1);
+            } else {
+                self.state.outputs_without_hc.fetch_sub(1);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 pub struct OutputTitle {