diff --git a/input.cpp b/input.cpp
index f9c8693d47..b3b892b75c 100644
--- a/input.cpp
+++ b/input.cpp
@@ -226,10 +226,13 @@ void InputRedirection::setupLibInput()
                 processPointerMotion(screen, time);
             }
         );
+        connect(screens(), &Screens::changed, this, &InputRedirection::updatePointerAfterScreenChange);
         // set pos to center of all screens
         if (screens()) {
             m_globalPointer = screens()->geometry().center();
             emit globalPointerChanged(m_globalPointer);
+            // sanitize
+            updatePointerAfterScreenChange();
         }
     }
 #endif
@@ -259,8 +262,7 @@ void InputRedirection::processPointerMotion(const QPointF &pos, uint32_t time)
     Q_UNUSED(time)
     // first update to new mouse position
 //     const QPointF oldPos = m_globalPointer;
-    m_globalPointer = pos;
-    emit globalPointerChanged(m_globalPointer);
+    updatePointerPosition(pos);
 
     // TODO: check which part of KWin would like to intercept the event
     QMouseEvent event(QEvent::MouseMove, m_globalPointer.toPoint(), m_globalPointer.toPoint(),
@@ -558,4 +560,35 @@ void InputRedirection::registerAxisShortcut(Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifiers, Poi
     m_shortcuts->registerAxisShortcut(action, modifiers, axis);
 }
 
+static bool screenContainsPos(const QPointF &pos)
+{
+    for (int i = 0; i < screens()->count(); ++i) {
+        if (screens()->geometry(i).contains(pos.toPoint())) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+void InputRedirection::updatePointerPosition(const QPointF &pos)
+{
+    // verify that at least one screen contains the pointer position
+    if (!screenContainsPos(pos)) {
+        return;
+    }
+    m_globalPointer = pos;
+    emit globalPointerChanged(m_globalPointer);
+}
+
+void InputRedirection::updatePointerAfterScreenChange()
+{
+    if (screenContainsPos(m_globalPointer)) {
+        // pointer still on a screen
+        return;
+    }
+    // pointer no longer on a screen, reposition to closes screen
+    m_globalPointer = screens()->geometry(screens()->number(m_globalPointer.toPoint())).center();
+    emit globalPointerChanged(m_globalPointer);
+}
+
 } // namespace
diff --git a/input.h b/input.h
index 865f3ccc39..5e7a3cbf94 100644
--- a/input.h
+++ b/input.h
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ private:
     static Qt::MouseButton buttonToQtMouseButton(uint32_t button);
     Toplevel *findToplevel(const QPoint &pos);
     void setupLibInput();
+    void updatePointerPosition(const QPointF &pos);
+    void updatePointerAfterScreenChange();
     QPointF m_globalPointer;
     QHash<uint32_t, PointerButtonState> m_pointerButtons;
 #if HAVE_XKB