diff --git a/engine/src/main/java/org/terasology/engine/input/lwjgl/LwjglMouseDevice.java b/engine/src/main/java/org/terasology/engine/input/lwjgl/LwjglMouseDevice.java
index 18b061757f6..104baa6b228 100644
--- a/engine/src/main/java/org/terasology/engine/input/lwjgl/LwjglMouseDevice.java
+++ b/engine/src/main/java/org/terasology/engine/input/lwjgl/LwjglMouseDevice.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public LwjglMouseDevice(RenderingConfig renderingConfig) {
     public void registerToLwjglWindow(long window) {
         GLFW.glfwSetMouseButtonCallback(window, this::mouseButtonCallback);
         GLFW.glfwSetScrollCallback(window, this::scrollCallback);
+        GLFW.glfwSetWindowFocusCallback(window, this::focusCallback);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -59,12 +60,6 @@ public void update() {
         DoubleBuffer mouseY = BufferUtils.createDoubleBuffer(1);
 
         GLFW.glfwGetCursorPos(window, mouseX, mouseY);
-        mouseX.rewind();
-        mouseY.rewind();
-
-        GLFW.glfwGetCursorPos(window, mouseX, mouseY);
-        mouseX.rewind();
-        mouseY.rewind();
 
         double x = mouseX.get(0);
         double y = mouseY.get(0);
@@ -82,7 +77,6 @@ public Vector2i getPosition() {
 
     @Override
     public Vector2d getDelta() {
-
         Vector2d result = new Vector2d(xposDelta, yposDelta);
         return result;
     }
@@ -123,6 +117,21 @@ public void propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent evt) {
         }
     }
 
+    private void focusCallback(long window, boolean isFocused) {
+        // When the window is unfocused and focused again, the mouse coordinates
+        // reported by GLFW change even if the mouse hasn't moved.
+        // So when the window regains focus, we set the new position as the reference without generating deltas.
+        if (isFocused) {
+            DoubleBuffer mouseX = BufferUtils.createDoubleBuffer(1);
+            DoubleBuffer mouseY = BufferUtils.createDoubleBuffer(1);
+
+            GLFW.glfwGetCursorPos(window, mouseX, mouseY);
+
+            xpos = mouseX.get(0);
+            ypos = mouseY.get(0);
+        }
+    }
+
     private void mouseButtonCallback(long window, int button, int action, int mods) {
         ButtonState state;
         if (action == GLFW.GLFW_PRESS) {