diff --git a/src/window.cpp b/src/window.cpp
index b53ebf5006..15af89c317 100644
--- a/src/window.cpp
+++ b/src/window.cpp
@@ -2529,7 +2529,7 @@ void Window::keyPressEvent(uint key_code)
     key_code = key_code & ~Qt::KeyboardModifierMask;
     int delta = is_control ? 1 : is_alt ? 32
                                         : 8;
-    QPointF pos = Cursors::self()->mouse()->pos();
+    QPointF pos = interactiveMoveResizeAnchor();
     switch (key_code) {
     case Qt::Key_Left:
         pos.rx() -= delta;
@@ -3368,7 +3368,7 @@ void Window::setElectricBorderMaximizing(bool maximizing)
 {
     m_electricMaximizing = maximizing;
     if (maximizing) {
-        workspace()->outline()->show(quickTileGeometry(electricBorderMode(), Cursors::self()->mouse()->pos()).toRect(), moveResizeGeometry().toRect());
+        workspace()->outline()->show(quickTileGeometry(electricBorderMode(), interactiveMoveResizeAnchor()).toRect(), moveResizeGeometry().toRect());
     } else {
         workspace()->outline()->hide();
     }
diff --git a/src/x11window.cpp b/src/x11window.cpp
index 8815780d1f..bfb6d758a9 100644
--- a/src/x11window.cpp
+++ b/src/x11window.cpp
@@ -4432,7 +4432,7 @@ void X11Window::maximize(MaximizeMode mode)
 
     QRectF clientArea;
     if (isElectricBorderMaximizing()) {
-        clientArea = workspace()->clientArea(MaximizeArea, this, Cursors::self()->mouse()->pos());
+        clientArea = workspace()->clientArea(MaximizeArea, this, interactiveMoveResizeAnchor());
     } else {
         clientArea = workspace()->clientArea(MaximizeArea, this, moveResizeOutput());
     }
diff --git a/src/xdgshellwindow.cpp b/src/xdgshellwindow.cpp
index 2ecb6fb896..8c9e8d02da 100644
--- a/src/xdgshellwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/xdgshellwindow.cpp
@@ -1484,7 +1484,7 @@ void XdgToplevelWindow::maximize(MaximizeMode mode)
         return;
     }
 
-    const QRectF clientArea = isElectricBorderMaximizing() ? workspace()->clientArea(MaximizeArea, this, Cursors::self()->mouse()->pos()) : workspace()->clientArea(MaximizeArea, this, moveResizeOutput());
+    const QRectF clientArea = isElectricBorderMaximizing() ? workspace()->clientArea(MaximizeArea, this, interactiveMoveResizeAnchor()) : workspace()->clientArea(MaximizeArea, this, moveResizeOutput());
 
     const MaximizeMode oldMode = m_requestedMaximizeMode;
     const QRectF oldGeometry = moveResizeGeometry();