diff --git a/client/src/app.c b/client/src/app.c
index aff6d6a3..ba6c5b13 100644
--- a/client/src/app.c
+++ b/client/src/app.c
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ void app_updateCursorPos(double x, double y)
 
   if (app_isOverlayMode())
     g_state.io->MousePos = (ImVec2) { x, y };
+  else
+    core_handleMouseAbsolute();
 }
 
 void app_updateMouseState(void)
@@ -267,6 +269,7 @@ void app_handleEnterEvent(bool entered)
       return;
 
     g_cursor.realign = true;
+    core_handleMouseAbsolute();
   }
   else
   {
@@ -471,6 +474,7 @@ void app_handleButtonPress(int button)
   if (!core_inputEnabled() || !g_cursor.inView || !g_cursor.viewReq)
     return;
 
+  core_handleMouseAbsolute();
   if (!lgInput_mousePress(button))
     DEBUG_ERROR("app_handleButtonPress: failed to send message");
 }
@@ -662,6 +666,9 @@ void app_handleMouseBasic(void)
   if (!core_inputEnabled())
     return;
 
+  if (lgInput_supports(LG_INPUT_SUPPORT_MOUSE_ABSOLUTE))
+    return;
+
   const bool inView =
     g_cursor.pos.x >= g_state.dstRect.x                     &&
     g_cursor.pos.x <  g_state.dstRect.x + g_state.dstRect.w &&
diff --git a/client/src/core.c b/client/src/core.c
index 0ba73775..89b7d5e1 100644
--- a/client/src/core.c
+++ b/client/src/core.c
@@ -282,6 +282,8 @@ void core_handleGrabEvent(bool active)
     finishExit();
 
   applyView(active, false);
+  if (active)
+    core_handleMouseAbsolute();
 }
 
 void core_setGrab(bool enable)
@@ -692,6 +694,38 @@ void core_handleGuestMouseUpdate(void)
   );
 }
 
+void core_handleMouseAbsolute(void)
+{
+  if (g_cursor.grab || !g_cursor.inWindow || !g_cursor.valid ||
+      !g_state.haveSrcSize || !g_state.posInfoValid ||
+      !g_state.focused || g_cursor.realigning ||
+      app_isOverlayMode() || !core_inputEnabled() ||
+      !lgInput_supports(LG_INPUT_SUPPORT_MOUSE_ABSOLUTE))
+    return;
+
+  const bool inView = isInView();
+  if (g_cursor.viewReq != inView || g_cursor.inView != inView)
+    core_setCursorInView(inView);
+  if (!inView || !g_cursor.inView || !g_cursor.viewReq)
+    return;
+
+  struct DoublePoint guest;
+  util_localCurToGuest(&guest);
+
+  const uint32_t width  = g_state.srcSize.x;
+  const uint32_t height = g_state.srcSize.y;
+  const uint32_t x      = round(util_clamp(guest.x, 0, width  - 1));
+  const uint32_t y      = round(util_clamp(guest.y, 0, height - 1));
+
+  MTRACE("absolute local=%.3f,%.3f guest=%u,%u size=%ux%u",
+      g_cursor.pos.x, g_cursor.pos.y, x, y, width, height);
+
+  if (!lgInput_mousePosition(x, y, width, height))
+    DEBUG_ERROR("failed to send absolute mouse position message");
+  else
+    g_cursor.realign = false;
+}
+
 void core_handleMouseGrabbed(double ex, double ey)
 {
   const bool active  = g_cursor.grab && g_state.ds->isPointerCaptured();
@@ -730,10 +764,15 @@ void core_handleMouseNormal(double ex, double ey)
       "inView=%d", ex, ey, g_cursor.guest.x, g_cursor.guest.y,
       g_cursor.guest.valid, g_cursor.inWindow, g_cursor.inView);
 
+  const bool absolute =
+    lgInput_supports(LG_INPUT_SUPPORT_MOUSE_ABSOLUTE);
+
   // prevent cursor handling outside of capture if the position is not known
   if (!g_cursor.guest.valid)
   {
-    if (app_guestIsWindows())
+    if (absolute)
+      core_handleMouseAbsolute();
+    else if (app_guestIsWindows())
     {
       // wiggle the mouse when the guest has not provided any information, we need
       // to do this because windows doesn't enable a cursor at all until it has
@@ -793,7 +832,16 @@ void core_handleMouseNormal(double ex, double ey)
   }
 
   /* if we have been instructed to realign */
-  if (g_cursor.realign)
+  if (g_cursor.realign && absolute)
+  {
+    g_cursor.realign = false;
+    core_handleMouseAbsolute();
+    if (!g_cursor.inView)
+      return;
+
+    testExit = false;
+  }
+  else if (g_cursor.realign)
   {
     struct DoublePoint guest;
     util_localCurToGuest(&guest);
@@ -956,6 +1004,9 @@ fallback:
     }
   }
 
+  if (absolute)
+    return;
+
   int x, y;
   util_cursorToInt(ex, ey, &x, &y);
 
diff --git a/client/src/core.h b/client/src/core.h
index 3ee8c201..1cc92a24 100644
--- a/client/src/core.h
+++ b/client/src/core.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ void core_stopCursorThread(void);
 bool core_startFrameThread(void);
 void core_stopFrameThread(void);
 void core_handleGuestMouseUpdate(void);
+void core_handleMouseAbsolute(void);
 void core_handleMouseGrabbed(double ex, double ey);
 void core_handleMouseNormal(double ex, double ey);
 void core_resetOverlayInputState(void);
diff --git a/client/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/client/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index b18a9f10..7c3b91c0 100644
--- a/client/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/client/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ set_tests_properties(wayland-motion-tests PROPERTIES
 add_executable(mouse-tests
   mouse_test.c
   ../src/core.c
+  ../src/input.c
   ../src/util.c
 )
 target_compile_definitions(mouse-tests PRIVATE
diff --git a/client/tests/mouse_test.c b/client/tests/mouse_test.c
index 9b3764fe..ce5aa12a 100644
--- a/client/tests/mouse_test.c
+++ b/client/tests/mouse_test.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "app.h"
 #include "core.h"
+#include "input.h"
 #include "main.h"
 #include "test.h"
 #include "util.h"
@@ -241,17 +242,44 @@ void app_mouseTrace(const char * file, unsigned int line,
   (void)format;
 }
 
-bool lgInput_available(void)
+static bool inputSupports(void * opaque, LG_InputSupport support)
 {
-  return g_params.useSpiceInput;
+  (void)opaque;
+  (void)support;
+  return false;
 }
 
-bool lgInput_mouseMotion(int32_t x, int32_t y)
+static bool inputKey(void * opaque, int key)
 {
+  (void)opaque;
+  (void)key;
+  return true;
+}
+
+static bool inputMouseMotion(void * opaque, int32_t x, int32_t y)
+{
+  (void)opaque;
   push(EV_MOTION, x, y, false);
   return true;
 }
 
+static bool inputMouseButton(void * opaque, unsigned int button)
+{
+  (void)opaque;
+  (void)button;
+  return true;
+}
+
+static const LG_InputOps inputOps = {
+  .name         = "test",
+  .supports     = inputSupports,
+  .keyDown      = inputKey,
+  .keyUp        = inputKey,
+  .mouseMotion  = inputMouseMotion,
+  .mousePress   = inputMouseButton,
+  .mouseRelease = inputMouseButton,
+};
+
 static void reset(void)
 {
   memset(&m, 0, sizeof(m));
@@ -280,8 +308,7 @@ static void reset(void)
     .h     = 80,
   };
 
-  g_params.useSpiceInput     = true;
-  g_params.scaleMouseInput   = true;
+  g_params.scaleMouseInput = true;
 
   g_cursor.inWindow    = true;
   g_cursor.inView      = true;
@@ -843,23 +870,33 @@ static const struct Test tests[] = {
 
 int main(int argc, char ** argv)
 {
+  lgInput_init();
+  lgInput_setFallback(&inputOps, NULL);
+
   if (argc == 2)
   {
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < sizeof(tests) / sizeof(tests[0]); ++i)
       if (strcmp(argv[1], tests[i].name) == 0)
       {
         tests[i].run();
+        lgInput_free();
         return 0;
       }
 
     fprintf(stderr, "unknown test: %s\n", argv[1]);
+    lgInput_free();
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }
 
   if (argc != 1)
+  {
+    lgInput_free();
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
+  }
 
   for (unsigned int i = 0; i < sizeof(tests) / sizeof(tests[0]); ++i)
     tests[i].run();
+
+  lgInput_free();
   return 0;
 }