diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer-constraints.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer-constraints.c
index 62c239918..c1e82a208 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer-constraints.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer-constraints.c
@@ -815,6 +815,7 @@ locked_pointer_grab_pointer_motion (MetaWaylandPointerGrab *grab,
                                     const ClutterEvent     *event)
 {
   meta_wayland_pointer_send_relative_motion (grab->pointer, event);
+  meta_wayland_pointer_broadcast_frame (grab->pointer);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer.c
index d919330d5..08f7de9fc 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ meta_wayland_pointer_send_frame (MetaWaylandPointer *pointer,
     wl_pointer_send_frame (resource);
 }
 
-static void
+void
 meta_wayland_pointer_broadcast_frame (MetaWaylandPointer *pointer)
 {
   struct wl_resource *resource;
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer.h b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer.h
index a7b25aeac..f7b76d7a4 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer.h
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer.h
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ void meta_wayland_pointer_send_relative_motion (MetaWaylandPointer *pointer,
 void meta_wayland_pointer_send_button (MetaWaylandPointer *pointer,
                                        const ClutterEvent *event);
 
+void meta_wayland_pointer_broadcast_frame (MetaWaylandPointer *pointer);
+
 void meta_wayland_pointer_set_focus (MetaWaylandPointer *pointer,
                                      MetaWaylandSurface *surface);