diff --git a/COMPOSITE_TODO b/COMPOSITE_TODO
index 142255869b..0d93e849b7 100644
--- a/COMPOSITE_TODO
+++ b/COMPOSITE_TODO
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ General TODO
 *   - perhaps there should be an option not to unmap windows in order to always have live thumbnails
 *       - another option could be to unmap but quickly map when a live thumbnail is needed
 
+* cursorPos() does not work reliably now (not from e.g. timers, it needs events), so it's disabled
+
 
 OpenGL TODO
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diff --git a/utils.cpp b/utils.cpp
index f4b2625844..917ef44cc1 100644
--- a/utils.cpp
+++ b/utils.cpp
@@ -430,6 +430,7 @@ static Time last_cursor_timestamp = CurrentTime;
 
 QPoint cursorPos()
     {
+    last_cursor_timestamp = CurrentTime;
     if( last_cursor_timestamp == CurrentTime
         || last_cursor_timestamp != QX11Info::appTime())
         {