diff --git a/geometry.cpp b/geometry.cpp
index 3bf8da29aa..198d12a30b 100644
--- a/geometry.cpp
+++ b/geometry.cpp
@@ -3126,6 +3126,11 @@ void Client::setQuickTileMode(QuickTileMode mode, bool keyboard)
     if (!isResizable() && maximizeMode() != MaximizeFull)
         return;
 
+    // this might move the window away from the cursor pos what will cause a leave event
+    // since this is not due to a cursor move and we didn't receive motion events in the active
+    // window, we need to udpate the focus mouse position here
+    workspace()->updateFocusMousePosition(Cursor::pos());
+
     GeometryUpdatesBlocker blocker(this);
 
     if (mode == QuickTileMaximize) {
diff --git a/placement.cpp b/placement.cpp
index c193657cf4..2f936f6d65 100644
--- a/placement.cpp
+++ b/placement.cpp
@@ -663,6 +663,11 @@ const char* Placement::policyToString(Policy policy)
 
 void Client::packTo(int left, int top)
 {
+    // this might move the window away from the cursor pos what will cause a leave event
+    // since this is not due to a cursor move and we didn't receive motion events in the active
+    // window, we need to udpate the focus mouse position here
+    workspace()->updateFocusMousePosition(Cursor::pos());
+
     const int oldScreen = screen();
     move(left, top);
     if (screen() != oldScreen) {
@@ -725,6 +730,11 @@ void Client::growHorizontal()
             geom.setRight(newright);
     }
     geom.setSize(adjustedSize(geom.size(), SizemodeFixedW));
+    geom.setSize(adjustedSize(geom.size(), SizemodeFixedH));
+    // this might move an inactive window under the cursor pos what will cause an enter event
+    // since this is not due to a cursor move and we didn't receive motion events in the active
+    // window, we need to udpate the focus mouse position here
+    workspace()->updateFocusMousePosition(Cursor::pos());
     setGeometry(geom);
 }
 
@@ -743,8 +753,13 @@ void Client::shrinkHorizontal()
     if (geom.width() <= 1)
         return;
     geom.setSize(adjustedSize(geom.size(), SizemodeFixedW));
-    if (geom.width() > 20)
+    if (geom.width() > 20) {
+        // this might move the window away from the cursor pos what will cause a leave event
+        // since this is not due to a cursor move and we didn't receive motion events in the active
+        // window, we need to udpate the focus mouse position here
+        workspace()->updateFocusMousePosition(Cursor::pos());
         setGeometry(geom);
+    }
 }
 
 void Workspace::slotWindowGrowVertical()
@@ -768,6 +783,10 @@ void Client::growVertical()
             geom.setBottom(newbottom);
     }
     geom.setSize(adjustedSize(geom.size(), SizemodeFixedH));
+    // this might move an inactive window under the cursor pos what will cause an enter event
+    // since this is not due to a cursor move and we didn't receive motion events in the active
+    // window, we need to udpate the focus mouse position here
+    workspace()->updateFocusMousePosition(Cursor::pos());
     setGeometry(geom);
 }
 
@@ -787,8 +806,13 @@ void Client::shrinkVertical()
     if (geom.height() <= 1)
         return;
     geom.setSize(adjustedSize(geom.size(), SizemodeFixedH));
-    if (geom.height() > 20)
+    if (geom.height() > 20) {
+        // this might move the window away from the cursor pos what will cause a leave event
+        // since this is not due to a cursor move and we didn't receive motion events in the active
+        // window, we need to udpate the focus mouse position here
+        workspace()->updateFocusMousePosition(Cursor::pos());
         setGeometry(geom);
+    }
 }