diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.c
index 99b42cfe9..5c6f06b9d 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.c
@@ -1004,6 +1004,8 @@ static void push_in_paint_unmapped_branch (ClutterActor *self,
 static void pop_in_paint_unmapped_branch (ClutterActor *self,
                                           guint         count);
 
+static void clutter_actor_update_pointer (ClutterActor *self);
+
 static GQuark quark_actor_layout_info = 0;
 static GQuark quark_actor_transform_info = 0;
 static GQuark quark_actor_animation_info = 0;
@@ -2449,6 +2451,13 @@ transform_changed (ClutterActor *actor)
                            NULL);
 }
 
+static void
+update_pointer_if_not_animated (ClutterActor *actor)
+{
+  if (!clutter_actor_has_transitions (actor))
+    clutter_actor_update_pointer (actor);
+}
+
 /*< private >
  * clutter_actor_set_allocation_internal:
  * @self: a #ClutterActor
@@ -4279,6 +4288,7 @@ clutter_actor_set_pivot_point_internal (ClutterActor           *self,
   info->pivot = *pivot;
 
   transform_changed (self);
+  update_pointer_if_not_animated (self);
 
   g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), obj_props[PROP_PIVOT_POINT]);
 
@@ -4295,6 +4305,7 @@ clutter_actor_set_pivot_point_z_internal (ClutterActor *self,
   info->pivot_z = pivot_z;
 
   transform_changed (self);
+  update_pointer_if_not_animated (self);
 
   g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), obj_props[PROP_PIVOT_POINT_Z]);
 
@@ -4329,6 +4340,7 @@ clutter_actor_set_translation_internal (ClutterActor *self,
     g_assert_not_reached ();
 
   transform_changed (self);
+  update_pointer_if_not_animated (self);
 
   clutter_actor_queue_redraw (self);
   g_object_notify_by_pspec (obj, pspec);
@@ -4458,6 +4470,7 @@ clutter_actor_set_rotation_angle_internal (ClutterActor *self,
     g_assert_not_reached ();
 
   transform_changed (self);
+  update_pointer_if_not_animated (self);
 
   clutter_actor_queue_redraw (self);
 
@@ -4579,6 +4592,7 @@ clutter_actor_set_scale_factor_internal (ClutterActor *self,
     g_assert_not_reached ();
 
   transform_changed (self);
+  update_pointer_if_not_animated (self);
 
   clutter_actor_queue_redraw (self);
   g_object_notify_by_pspec (obj, pspec);
@@ -10361,6 +10375,7 @@ clutter_actor_set_z_position_internal (ClutterActor *self,
       info->z_position = z_position;
 
       transform_changed (self);
+      update_pointer_if_not_animated (self);
 
       clutter_actor_queue_redraw (self);
 
@@ -13798,6 +13813,7 @@ clutter_actor_set_transform_internal (ClutterActor            *self,
   info->transform_set = !graphene_matrix_is_identity (&info->transform);
 
   transform_changed (self);
+  update_pointer_if_not_animated (self);
 
   clutter_actor_queue_redraw (self);
 
@@ -18942,6 +18958,7 @@ clutter_actor_invalidate_transform (ClutterActor *self)
   g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_ACTOR (self));
 
   transform_changed (self);
+  update_pointer_if_not_animated (self);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -19069,8 +19086,12 @@ clutter_actor_notify_transform_invalid (ClutterActor *self)
   transform_changed (self);
   ensure_valid_actor_transform (self);
 
+
   g_assert (priv->transform_valid);
 
   if (!graphene_matrix_equal (&old_transform, &priv->transform))
-    clutter_actor_queue_redraw (self);
+    {
+      update_pointer_if_not_animated (self);
+      clutter_actor_queue_redraw (self);
+    }
 }