diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-device-manager-private.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-device-manager-private.h
index 7efe76857..108e8c5f4 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-device-manager-private.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-device-manager-private.h
@@ -188,6 +188,10 @@ void            _clutter_device_manager_select_stage_events     (ClutterDeviceMa
                                                                  ClutterStage         *stage);
 ClutterBackend *_clutter_device_manager_get_backend             (ClutterDeviceManager *device_manager);
 
+void            _clutter_device_manager_compress_motion         (ClutterDeviceManager *device_manger,
+                                                                 ClutterEvent         *event,
+                                                                 const ClutterEvent   *to_discard);
+
 /* input device */
 gboolean        _clutter_input_device_has_sequence              (ClutterInputDevice   *device,
                                                                  ClutterEventSequence *sequence);
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-device-manager.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-device-manager.c
index c30bc8eef..f9222e765 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-device-manager.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-device-manager.c
@@ -458,3 +458,20 @@ clutter_device_manager_create_virtual_device (ClutterDeviceManager   *device_man
   return manager_class->create_virtual_device (device_manager,
                                                device_type);
 }
+
+void
+_clutter_device_manager_compress_motion (ClutterDeviceManager *device_manager,
+                                         ClutterEvent         *event,
+                                         const ClutterEvent   *to_discard)
+{
+  ClutterDeviceManagerClass *manager_class;
+
+  g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_DEVICE_MANAGER (device_manager));
+
+
+  manager_class = CLUTTER_DEVICE_MANAGER_GET_CLASS (device_manager);
+  if (!manager_class->compress_motion)
+    return;
+
+  manager_class->compress_motion (device_manager, event, to_discard);
+}
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-device-manager.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-device-manager.h
index da6bd2cb2..926d3b528 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-device-manager.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-device-manager.h
@@ -85,9 +85,12 @@ struct _ClutterDeviceManagerClass
                                                ClutterStage       *stage);
   ClutterVirtualInputDevice *(* create_virtual_device) (ClutterDeviceManager  *manager,
                                                         ClutterInputDeviceType device_type);
+  void                (* compress_motion) (ClutterDeviceManager *device_manger,
+                                           ClutterEvent         *event,
+                                           const ClutterEvent   *to_discard);
 
   /* padding */
-  gpointer _padding[7];
+  gpointer _padding[6];
 };
 
 CLUTTER_AVAILABLE_IN_1_2
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c
index 85cb343eb..1f0c3f8c0 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c
@@ -998,6 +998,16 @@ _clutter_stage_process_queued_events (ClutterStage *stage)
                             "Omitting motion event at %d, %d",
                             (int) event->motion.x,
                             (int) event->motion.y);
+
+              if (next_event->type == CLUTTER_MOTION)
+                {
+                  ClutterDeviceManager *device_manager =
+                    clutter_device_manager_get_default ();
+
+                  _clutter_device_manager_compress_motion (device_manager,
+                                                           next_event, event);
+                }
+
               goto next_event;
             }
           else if (event->type == CLUTTER_TOUCH_UPDATE &&
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.c b/clutter/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.c
index 4e52ecf80..b42b57665 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.c
@@ -1970,6 +1970,31 @@ clutter_device_manager_evdev_create_virtual_device (ClutterDeviceManager  *manag
                        NULL);
 }
 
+static void
+clutter_device_manager_evdev_compress_motion (ClutterDeviceManager *device_manger,
+                                              ClutterEvent         *event,
+                                              const ClutterEvent   *to_discard)
+{
+  double dx, dy;
+  double dx_unaccel, dy_unaccel;
+  double dst_dx = 0.0, dst_dy = 0.0;
+  double dst_dx_unaccel = 0.0, dst_dy_unaccel = 0.0;
+
+  if (!clutter_evdev_event_get_relative_motion (to_discard,
+                                                &dx, &dy,
+                                                &dx_unaccel, &dy_unaccel))
+    return;
+
+  clutter_evdev_event_get_relative_motion (event,
+                                           &dst_dx, &dst_dy,
+                                           &dst_dx_unaccel, &dst_dy_unaccel);
+  _clutter_evdev_event_set_relative_motion (event,
+                                            dx + dst_dx,
+                                            dy + dst_dy,
+                                            dx_unaccel + dst_dx_unaccel,
+                                            dy_unaccel + dst_dy_unaccel);
+}
+
 /*
  * GObject implementation
  */
@@ -2110,6 +2135,7 @@ clutter_device_manager_evdev_class_init (ClutterDeviceManagerEvdevClass *klass)
   manager_class->get_core_device = clutter_device_manager_evdev_get_core_device;
   manager_class->get_device = clutter_device_manager_evdev_get_device;
   manager_class->create_virtual_device = clutter_device_manager_evdev_create_virtual_device;
+  manager_class->compress_motion = clutter_device_manager_evdev_compress_motion;
 }
 
 static void