diff --git a/src/ui/frames.c b/src/ui/frames.c
index 079fbda5f..f3d637359 100644
--- a/src/ui/frames.c
+++ b/src/ui/frames.c
@@ -2121,9 +2121,9 @@ meta_frames_motion_notify_event     (GtkWidget           *widget,
     case META_GRAB_OP_CLICKING_UNSTICK:
       {
         MetaFrameControl control;
-        int x, y;
-        
-        gdk_window_get_pointer (frame->window, &x, &y, NULL);
+        gdouble x, y;
+
+        gdk_event_get_coords ((GdkEvent *) event, &x, &y);
 
         /* Control is set to none unless it matches
          * the current grab
@@ -2162,10 +2162,9 @@ meta_frames_motion_notify_event     (GtkWidget           *widget,
     case META_GRAB_OP_NONE:
       {
         MetaFrameControl control;
-        int x, y;
-        
-        gdk_window_get_pointer (frame->window, &x, &y, NULL);
+        gdouble x, y;
 
+        gdk_event_get_coords ((GdkEvent *) event, &x, &y);
         control = get_control (frames, frame, x, y);
 
         /* Update prelit control and cursor */
diff --git a/src/ui/ui.c b/src/ui/ui.c
index 64a39b25b..335617736 100644
--- a/src/ui/ui.c
+++ b/src/ui/ui.c
@@ -204,6 +204,10 @@ maybe_redirect_mouse_event (XEvent *xevent)
       gevent = gdk_event_new (GDK_MOTION_NOTIFY);
       gevent->motion.type = GDK_MOTION_NOTIFY;
       gevent->motion.window = g_object_ref (gdk_window);
+      gevent->motion.x = x;
+      gevent->motion.y = y;
+      gevent->motion.x_root = x_root;
+      gevent->motion.y_root = y_root;
       break;
     case EnterNotify:
     case LeaveNotify: