diff --git a/effects/coverswitch.cpp b/effects/coverswitch.cpp
index 7cbcd993b9..331ca67279 100644
--- a/effects/coverswitch.cpp
+++ b/effects/coverswitch.cpp
@@ -572,6 +572,7 @@ void CoverSwitchEffect::tabBoxAdded( int mode )
                 {
                 effects->refTabBox();
                 effects->setActiveFullScreenEffect( this );
+                input = effects->createFullScreenInputWindow( this, Qt::BlankCursor );
                 selectedWindow = effects->currentTabBoxWindowList().indexOf(effects->currentTabBoxWindow());
                 mActivated = true;
                 if( animateStart )
@@ -623,6 +624,7 @@ void CoverSwitchEffect::tabBoxClosed()
             effects->setActiveFullScreenEffect( 0 );
         mActivated = false;
         effects->unrefTabBox();
+        effects->destroyInputWindow( input );
         effects->addRepaintFull();
         }
     }
diff --git a/effects/coverswitch.h b/effects/coverswitch.h
index 5e17d0ec78..fc650f311a 100644
--- a/effects/coverswitch.h
+++ b/effects/coverswitch.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  KWin - the KDE window manager
  This file is part of the KDE project.
 
- Copyright (C) 2008 Martin Gräßlin <ubuntu@martin-graesslin.com
+ Copyright (C) 2008 Martin Gräßlin <ubuntu@martin-graesslin.com>
 
 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class CoverSwitchEffect
         TimeLine timeLine;
         QRect area;
         bool twinview;
+        Window input;
     };
 
 } // namespace
diff --git a/effects/flipswitch.cpp b/effects/flipswitch.cpp
index e9fb8a358d..1022317515 100644
--- a/effects/flipswitch.cpp
+++ b/effects/flipswitch.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  KWin - the KDE window manager
  This file is part of the KDE project.
 
- Copyright (C) 2008 Martin Gräßlin <ubuntu@martin-graesslin.com
+ Copyright (C) 2008 Martin Gräßlin <ubuntu@martin-graesslin.com>
 
 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -457,6 +457,7 @@ void FlipSwitchEffect::postPaintScreen()
         {
         addFullRepaint = false;
         effects->setActiveFullScreenEffect( 0 );
+        effects->destroyInputWindow( input );
         effects->addRepaintFull();
         }
     effects->postPaintScreen();
@@ -492,6 +493,7 @@ void FlipSwitchEffect::tabBoxAdded( int mode )
             {
             effects->refTabBox();
             effects->setActiveFullScreenEffect( this );
+            input = effects->createFullScreenInputWindow( this, Qt::BlankCursor );
             selectedWindow = effects->currentTabBoxWindowList().indexOf(effects->currentTabBoxWindow());
             if( !stop && !stopRequested )
                 {
@@ -540,7 +542,10 @@ void FlipSwitchEffect::tabBoxClosed()
                 }
             }
         else
-            effects->setActiveFullScreenEffect( 0 );
+            {
+            effects->setActiveFullScreenEffect( 0 );            
+            effects->destroyInputWindow( input );
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/effects/flipswitch.h b/effects/flipswitch.h
index c88dbd012c..da24989c5d 100644
--- a/effects/flipswitch.h
+++ b/effects/flipswitch.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  KWin - the KDE window manager
  This file is part of the KDE project.
 
- Copyright (C) 2008 Martin Gräßlin <ubuntu@martin-graesslin.com
+ Copyright (C) 2008 Martin Gräßlin <ubuntu@martin-graesslin.com>
 
 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class FlipSwitchEffect
         bool twinview;
         QRect area;
         TimeLine timeLine;
+        Window input;
     };
 
 } // namespace