diff --git a/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker.c b/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker.c
index bc8adcee5..605a86190 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker.c
@@ -109,9 +109,11 @@ update_displayed_cursor (MetaCursorTracker *tracker)
 {
   MetaCursorTrackerPrivate *priv =
     meta_cursor_tracker_get_instance_private (tracker);
+  MetaContext *context = meta_backend_get_context (priv->backend);
+  MetaDisplay *display = meta_context_get_display (context);
   MetaCursorSprite *cursor = NULL;
 
-  if (priv->has_window_cursor)
+  if (display && !meta_display_is_grabbed (display) && priv->has_window_cursor)
     cursor = priv->window_cursor;
   else
     cursor = priv->root_cursor;