diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-device-manager-private.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-device-manager-private.h
index 7aaf79b4c..5a2e6e6be 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-device-manager-private.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-device-manager-private.h
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ ClutterBackend *_clutter_device_manager_get_backend             (ClutterDeviceMa
 void            _clutter_device_manager_compress_motion         (ClutterDeviceManager *device_manger,
                                                                  ClutterEvent         *event,
                                                                  const ClutterEvent   *to_discard);
+CLUTTER_EXPORT
+void            clutter_device_manager_ensure_a11y_state        (ClutterDeviceManager *device_manager);
 
 /* input device */
 CLUTTER_EXPORT
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-device-manager.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-device-manager.c
index 33d488a8d..71e615bf5 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-device-manager.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-device-manager.c
@@ -607,6 +607,20 @@ _clutter_device_manager_compress_motion (ClutterDeviceManager *device_manager,
   manager_class->compress_motion (device_manager, event, to_discard);
 }
 
+void
+clutter_device_manager_ensure_a11y_state (ClutterDeviceManager *device_manager)
+{
+  ClutterInputDevice *core_pointer;
+
+  core_pointer = clutter_device_manager_get_core_device (device_manager,
+                                                         CLUTTER_POINTER_DEVICE);
+  if (core_pointer)
+    {
+      if (_clutter_is_input_pointer_a11y_enabled (core_pointer))
+        _clutter_input_pointer_a11y_add_device (core_pointer);
+    }
+}
+
 static gboolean
 are_kbd_a11y_settings_equal (ClutterKbdA11ySettings *a,
                              ClutterKbdA11ySettings *b)
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-backend-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-backend-native.c
index 0ef6e4231..2ae5165ec 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-backend-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-backend-native.c
@@ -821,6 +821,7 @@ void meta_backend_native_resume (MetaBackendNative *native)
     META_MONITOR_MANAGER_KMS (monitor_manager);
   MetaInputSettings *input_settings;
   MetaIdleMonitor *idle_monitor;
+  ClutterDeviceManager *device_manager;
 
   COGL_TRACE_BEGIN_SCOPED (MetaBackendNativeResume,
                            "Backend (resume)");
@@ -839,4 +840,7 @@ void meta_backend_native_resume (MetaBackendNative *native)
 
   input_settings = meta_backend_get_input_settings (backend);
   meta_input_settings_maybe_restore_numlock_state (input_settings);
+
+  device_manager = clutter_device_manager_get_default ();
+  clutter_device_manager_ensure_a11y_state (device_manager);
 }