diff --git a/src/FocusControl.cc b/src/FocusControl.cc
index 78752bb7..701373b4 100644
--- a/src/FocusControl.cc
+++ b/src/FocusControl.cc
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ FocusControl::FocusControl(BScreen &screen):
     m_focused_win_list(screen), m_creation_order_win_list(screen),
     m_cycling_list(0),
     m_was_iconic(false),
-    m_cycling_last(0) {
+    m_cycling_last(0),
+    m_ignore_mouse_x(-1), m_ignore_mouse_y(-1) {
 
     m_cycling_window = m_focused_list.clientList().end();
     
@@ -400,6 +401,28 @@ void FocusControl::dirFocus(FluxboxWindow &win, FocusDir dir) {
 
 }
 
+void FocusControl::ignoreAtPointer()
+{
+    int ignore_i;
+    unsigned int ignore_ui;
+    Window ignore_w;
+
+    XQueryPointer(m_screen.rootWindow().display(),
+        m_screen.rootWindow().window(), &ignore_w, &ignore_w,
+        &m_ignore_mouse_x, &m_ignore_mouse_y,
+        &ignore_i, &ignore_i, &ignore_ui);
+}
+
+void FocusControl::ignoreAt(int x, int y)
+{
+    m_ignore_mouse_x = x; m_ignore_mouse_y = y;
+}
+
+bool FocusControl::isIgnored(int x, int y)
+{
+    return x == m_ignore_mouse_x && y == m_ignore_mouse_y;
+}
+
 void FocusControl::removeClient(WinClient &client) {
     if (client.screen().isShuttingdown())
         return;
diff --git a/src/FocusControl.hh b/src/FocusControl.hh
index 4de4310a..91681abc 100644
--- a/src/FocusControl.hh
+++ b/src/FocusControl.hh
@@ -93,6 +93,15 @@ public:
     bool isMouseFocus() const { return focusModel() == MOUSEFOCUS; }
     /// @return true if tab focus mode is mouse tab focus
     bool isMouseTabFocus() const { return tabFocusModel() == MOUSETABFOCUS; }
+
+    /// Set the "ignore" pointer location to the current pointer location
+    void ignoreAtPointer();
+    /// Set the "ignore" pointer location to the given coordinates
+    void ignoreAt(int x, int y);
+    /// @return true if events at the given X/Y coordinate should be ignored
+    /// (ie, they were previously cached via one of the ignoreAt calls)
+    bool isIgnored(int x, int y);
+
     /// @return true if cycling is in progress
     bool isCycling() const { return m_cycling_list != 0; }
     /// Appends a client to the front of the focus list
@@ -157,6 +166,7 @@ private:
     const FocusableList *m_cycling_list;
     Focusable *m_was_iconic;
     WinClient *m_cycling_last;
+    int m_ignore_mouse_x, m_ignore_mouse_y;
 
     static WinClient *s_focused_window;
     static FluxboxWindow *s_focused_fbwindow;
diff --git a/src/Screen.cc b/src/Screen.cc
index 02351a5a..1581571d 100644
--- a/src/Screen.cc
+++ b/src/Screen.cc
@@ -1098,6 +1098,9 @@ void BScreen::changeWorkspaceID(unsigned int id, bool revert) {
         id == m_current_workspace->workspaceID())
         return;
 
+    /* Ignore all EnterNotify events until the pointer actually moves */
+    this->focusControl().ignoreAtPointer();
+
     FbTk::App::instance()->sync(false);
 
     FluxboxWindow *focused = FocusControl::focusedFbWindow();
diff --git a/src/Window.cc b/src/Window.cc
index edc2b8e3..b2bfcf74 100644
--- a/src/Window.cc
+++ b/src/Window.cc
@@ -1213,6 +1213,9 @@ void FluxboxWindow::moveResize(int new_x, int new_y,
     if (!moving) {
         m_last_resize_x = new_x;
         m_last_resize_y = new_y;
+
+        /* Ignore all EnterNotify events until the pointer actually moves */
+        screen().focusControl().ignoreAtPointer();
     }
 
 }
@@ -1670,6 +1673,10 @@ void FluxboxWindow::lower() {
 #ifdef DEBUG
     cerr<<"FluxboxWindow("<<title()<<")::lower()"<<endl;
 #endif // DEBUG
+
+    /* Ignore all EnterNotify events until the pointer actually moves */
+    screen().focusControl().ignoreAtPointer();
+
     // get root window
     WinClient *client = getRootTransientFor(m_client);
 
@@ -2684,13 +2691,17 @@ void FluxboxWindow::enterNotifyEvent(XCrossingEvent &ev) {
             sa.enter = sa.leave = False;
             XCheckIfEvent(display, &dummy, queueScanner, (char *) &sa);
 
-            if ((!sa.leave || sa.inferior) && !screen().focusControl().isCycling() ) {
+            if ((!sa.leave || sa.inferior) &&
+                !screen().focusControl().isCycling() &&
+                !screen().focusControl().isIgnored(ev.x_root, ev.y_root) ) {
                 focus();
             }
         }
     }
 
-    if (screen().focusControl().isMouseTabFocus() && client && client != m_client) {
+    if (screen().focusControl().isMouseTabFocus() &&
+        client && client != m_client &&
+        !screen().focusControl().isIgnored(ev.x_root, ev.y_root) ) {
         setCurrentClient(*client, isFocused());
     }
 
diff --git a/src/fluxbox.cc b/src/fluxbox.cc
index 93768dac..f44f8aa7 100644
--- a/src/fluxbox.cc
+++ b/src/fluxbox.cc
@@ -899,6 +899,11 @@ void Fluxbox::handleUnmapNotify(XUnmapEvent &ue) {
 
     BScreen *screen = searchScreen(ue.event);
 
+    if (screen) {
+        /* Ignore all EnterNotify events until the pointer actually moves */
+        screen->focusControl().ignoreAtPointer();
+    }
+
     if (ue.event != ue.window && (!screen || !ue.send_event)) {
         return;
     }