diff --git a/code/nel/include/nel/gui/view_pointer_base.h b/code/nel/include/nel/gui/view_pointer_base.h
index f18f29239..e772d934f 100644
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/gui/view_pointer_base.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/gui/view_pointer_base.h
@@ -53,12 +53,14 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		bool show() const {return _PointerVisible;}
 
 		void draw(){}
-		
+
 		/// set button state
 		void setButtonState(NLMISC::TMouseButton state) { _Buttons = state; }
 		/// get buttons state
 		NLMISC::TMouseButton getButtonState() const { return _Buttons; }
 
+		static const sint32 InvalidCoord = 0x80000000;
+
 	protected:
 		// (x,y) is from the TopLeft corner of the window
 		sint32		_PointerX;				// Current pointer position (raw, before snapping)
diff --git a/code/nel/src/gui/view_pointer_base.cpp b/code/nel/src/gui/view_pointer_base.cpp
index 045329d35..e29af7858 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/view_pointer_base.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/view_pointer_base.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 	CViewBase( param ),
 	_Buttons( NLMISC::noButton )
 	{
-		_PointerX = _PointerY = _PointerOldX = _PointerOldY = _PointerDownX = _PointerDownY = 0;
+		_PointerX = _PointerY = _PointerOldX = _PointerOldY = _PointerDownX = _PointerDownY = InvalidCoord;
 		_PointerDown = false;
 		_PointerVisible = true;
 	}
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/input.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/input.cpp
index e67df8af2..eff4e2bc9 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/input.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/input.cpp
@@ -263,7 +263,6 @@ bool IsMouseFreeLook()
 	return MouseFreeLook;
 }
 
-
 // *********************************************************************************
 // Use this method to toggle the mouse (freelook -> cursor)
 void	SetMouseCursor (bool updatePos)
@@ -287,8 +286,11 @@ void	SetMouseCursor (bool updatePos)
 			{
 				sint32 ix, iy;
 				cursor->getPointerPos (ix, iy);
-				x = (float)ix / (float)width;
-				y = (float)iy / (float)height;
+				if (ix != CViewPointer::InvalidCoord && iy != CViewPointer::InvalidCoord)
+				{
+					x = (float)ix / (float)width;
+					y = (float)iy / (float)height;
+				}
 			}
 		}