diff --git a/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsmouse.c b/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsmouse.c
index 3d6bcc4297..f88a4ee0fc 100644
--- a/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsmouse.c
+++ b/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsmouse.c
@@ -443,7 +443,10 @@ error:
 static bool WIN_ShowCursor(SDL_Cursor *cursor)
 {
     if (!cursor) {
-        cursor = SDL_blank_cursor;
+        if (GetSystemMetrics(SM_REMOTESESSION)) {
+            // Use a blank cursor so we continue to get relative motion over RDP
+            cursor = SDL_blank_cursor;
+        }
     }
     if (cursor) {
         if (cursor->internal->surface) {