diff --git a/src/core/display.c b/src/core/display.c
index f49b64bd7..0d437760c 100644
--- a/src/core/display.c
+++ b/src/core/display.c
@@ -2044,6 +2044,15 @@ meta_display_handle_event (MetaDisplay        *display,
 {
   MetaWindow *window;
   gboolean frame_was_receiver;
+#ifdef HAVE_WAYLAND
+  MetaWaylandCompositor *compositor;
+
+  if (meta_is_wayland_compositor ())
+    {
+      compositor = meta_wayland_compositor_get_default ();
+      meta_wayland_compositor_update (compositor, event);
+    }
+#endif  /* HAVE_WAYLAND */
 
   window = get_window_for_actor (event->any.source, &frame_was_receiver);
 
@@ -2288,9 +2297,6 @@ meta_display_handle_event (MetaDisplay        *display,
 #ifdef HAVE_WAYLAND
   if (meta_is_wayland_compositor () && (display->grab_op == META_GRAB_OP_NONE))
     {
-      MetaWaylandCompositor *compositor;
-      compositor = meta_wayland_compositor_get_default ();
-
       if (meta_wayland_compositor_handle_event (compositor, event))
         return TRUE;
     }
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-private.h b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-private.h
index 140ce63cf..d13090bb3 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-private.h
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-private.h
@@ -107,5 +107,7 @@ MetaWaylandBuffer *     meta_wayland_buffer_from_resource       (struct wl_resou
 void                    meta_wayland_buffer_reference           (MetaWaylandBufferReference *ref,
 								 MetaWaylandBuffer          *buffer);
 
+void                    meta_wayland_compositor_update          (MetaWaylandCompositor *compositor,
+                                                                 const ClutterEvent    *event);
 
 #endif /* META_WAYLAND_PRIVATE_H */
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-seat.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-seat.c
index ef404faf9..0b9415a83 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-seat.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-seat.c
@@ -257,11 +257,6 @@ notify_motion (MetaWaylandSeat    *seat,
                const ClutterEvent *event)
 {
   MetaWaylandPointer *pointer = &seat->pointer;
-  float x, y;
-
-  clutter_event_get_coords (event, &x, &y);
-  pointer->x = wl_fixed_from_double (x);
-  pointer->y = wl_fixed_from_double (y);
 
   meta_wayland_seat_repick (seat, event);
 
@@ -363,10 +358,16 @@ count_buttons (const ClutterEvent *event)
   return count;
 }
 
-gboolean
-meta_wayland_seat_handle_event (MetaWaylandSeat *seat,
-                                const ClutterEvent *event)
+void
+meta_wayland_seat_update_pointer (MetaWaylandSeat    *seat,
+                                  const ClutterEvent *event)
 {
+  float x, y;
+
+  clutter_event_get_coords (event, &x, &y);
+  seat->pointer.x = wl_fixed_from_double (x);
+  seat->pointer.y = wl_fixed_from_double (y);
+
   seat->pointer.button_count = count_buttons (event);
 
   if (seat->cursor_tracker)
@@ -381,7 +382,12 @@ meta_wayland_seat_handle_event (MetaWaylandSeat *seat,
       meta_cursor_tracker_queue_redraw (seat->cursor_tracker,
                                         CLUTTER_ACTOR (event->any.stage));
     }
+}
 
+gboolean
+meta_wayland_seat_handle_event (MetaWaylandSeat *seat,
+                                const ClutterEvent *event)
+{
   switch (event->type)
     {
     case CLUTTER_MOTION:
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-seat.h b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-seat.h
index c5c88e246..dd2b85e72 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-seat.h
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-seat.h
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ MetaWaylandSeat *
 meta_wayland_seat_new (struct wl_display *display,
 		       gboolean           is_native);
 
+void
+meta_wayland_seat_update_pointer (MetaWaylandSeat *seat,
+                                  const ClutterEvent *event);
+
 gboolean
 meta_wayland_seat_handle_event (MetaWaylandSeat *seat,
                                 const ClutterEvent *event);
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland.c
index ce80bfd87..dabdc1ed3 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland.c
@@ -533,8 +533,9 @@ stage_destroy_cb (void)
   meta_quit (META_EXIT_SUCCESS);
 }
 
-static void
-reset_idletimes (const ClutterEvent *event)
+void
+meta_wayland_compositor_update (MetaWaylandCompositor *compositor,
+                                const ClutterEvent    *event)
 {
   ClutterInputDevice *device, *source_device;
   MetaIdleMonitor *core_monitor, *device_monitor;
@@ -559,14 +560,23 @@ reset_idletimes (const ClutterEvent *event)
       device_monitor = meta_idle_monitor_get_for_device (device_id);
       meta_idle_monitor_reset_idletime (device_monitor);
     }
+
+  switch (event->type)
+    {
+    case CLUTTER_MOTION:
+    case CLUTTER_BUTTON_PRESS:
+    case CLUTTER_BUTTON_RELEASE:
+    case CLUTTER_SCROLL:
+      meta_wayland_seat_update_pointer (compositor->seat, event);
+    default:
+      break;
+    }
 }
 
 gboolean
 meta_wayland_compositor_handle_event (MetaWaylandCompositor *compositor,
                                       const ClutterEvent    *event)
 {
-  reset_idletimes (event);
-
   return meta_wayland_seat_handle_event (compositor->seat, event);
 }