diff --git a/src/events/SDL_mouse.c b/src/events/SDL_mouse.c
index 6591f327d1..a878405fa0 100644
--- a/src/events/SDL_mouse.c
+++ b/src/events/SDL_mouse.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static void SDLCALL SDL_MouseRelativeWarpMotionChanged(void *userdata, const cha
 }
 
 /* Public functions */
-int SDL_InitMouse(void)
+int SDL_PreInitMouse(void)
 {
     SDL_Mouse *mouse = SDL_GetMouse();
 
@@ -203,7 +203,16 @@ int SDL_InitMouse(void)
     mouse->was_touch_mouse_events = SDL_FALSE; /* no touch to mouse movement event pending */
 
     mouse->cursor_shown = SDL_TRUE;
+    return 0;
+}
 
+void SDL_PostInitMouse(void)
+{
+    SDL_Mouse *mouse = SDL_GetMouse();
+
+    /* Create a dummy mouse cursor for video backends that don't support true cursors,
+     * so that mouse grab and focus functionality will work.
+     */
     if (!mouse->CreateCursor) {
         SDL_Surface *surface = SDL_CreateSurface(1, 1, SDL_PIXELFORMAT_ARGB8888);
         if (surface) {
@@ -212,7 +221,6 @@ int SDL_InitMouse(void)
             SDL_DestroySurface(surface);
         }
     }
-    return 0;
 }
 
 void SDL_SetDefaultCursor(SDL_Cursor *cursor)
diff --git a/src/events/SDL_mouse_c.h b/src/events/SDL_mouse_c.h
index f1613b5a1b..0887b5626b 100644
--- a/src/events/SDL_mouse_c.h
+++ b/src/events/SDL_mouse_c.h
@@ -122,8 +122,11 @@ typedef struct
     void *driverdata;
 } SDL_Mouse;
 
-/* Initialize the mouse subsystem */
-extern int SDL_InitMouse(void);
+/* Initialize the mouse subsystem, called before the main video driver is initialized */
+extern int SDL_PreInitMouse(void);
+
+/* Finish initializing the mouse subsystem, called after the main video driver was initialized */
+extern void SDL_PostInitMouse(void);
 
 /* Get the mouse state structure */
 SDL_Mouse *SDL_GetMouse(void);
diff --git a/src/video/SDL_video.c b/src/video/SDL_video.c
index 82bf6e8abe..7cfe08da00 100644
--- a/src/video/SDL_video.c
+++ b/src/video/SDL_video.c
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ int SDL_VideoInit(const char *driver_name)
         goto pre_driver_error;
     }
     init_keyboard = SDL_TRUE;
-    if (SDL_InitMouse() < 0) {
+    if (SDL_PreInitMouse() < 0) {
         goto pre_driver_error;
     }
     init_mouse = SDL_TRUE;
@@ -558,6 +558,8 @@ int SDL_VideoInit(const char *driver_name)
         SDL_StartTextInput();
     }
 
+    SDL_PostInitMouse();
+
     /* We're ready to go! */
     return 0;