diff --git a/app/cwm/menu.c b/app/cwm/menu.c
index 1771cc040..e757665c3 100644
--- a/app/cwm/menu.c
+++ b/app/cwm/menu.c
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ menu_filter(struct screen_ctx *sc, struct menu_q *menuq, char *prompt,
 	XEvent			 e;
 	Window			 focuswin;
 	int			 evmask, focusrevert;
+	int			 xsave, ysave, xcur, ycur;
 
 	TAILQ_INIT(&resultq);
 
@@ -104,6 +105,9 @@ menu_filter(struct screen_ctx *sc, struct menu_q *menuq, char *prompt,
 
 	xu_ptr_getpos(sc->rootwin, &mc.x, &mc.y);
 
+	xsave = mc.x;
+	ysave = mc.y;
+
 	if (prompt == NULL) {
 		evmask = MenuMask;
 		mc.promptstr[0] = '\0';
@@ -177,6 +181,10 @@ out:
 	}
 
 	XSetInputFocus(X_Dpy, focuswin, focusrevert, CurrentTime);
+	/* restore if user didn't move */
+	xu_ptr_getpos(sc->rootwin, &xcur, &ycur);
+	if (xcur == mc.x && ycur == mc.y)
+		xu_ptr_setpos(sc->rootwin, xsave, ysave);
 	xu_ptr_ungrab();
 
 	XUnmapWindow(X_Dpy, sc->menuwin);