diff --git a/src/i_video.c b/src/i_video.c
index 219cdc51..8c609d9b 100644
--- a/src/i_video.c
+++ b/src/i_video.c
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ static void SetShowCursor(boolean show)
     // When the cursor is hidden, grab the input.
     // Relative mode implicitly hides the cursor.
     SDL_SetRelativeMouseMode(!show);
-    SDL_GetRelativeMouseState(NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 //
@@ -177,7 +176,6 @@ static void UpdateGrab(void)
     if (!grab && currently_grabbed)
     {
         SetShowCursor(true);
-        SDL_GetRelativeMouseState(NULL, NULL);
     }
 
     currently_grabbed = grab;
@@ -196,15 +194,12 @@ void I_ShowMouseCursor(boolean on)
         state = on;
     }
 
-    if (on)
-    {
-        SDL_ShowCursor(SDL_ENABLE);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        SDL_ShowCursor(SDL_DISABLE);
-        SDL_GetRelativeMouseState(NULL, NULL);
-    }
+    SDL_ShowCursor(on);
+}
+
+void I_ResetRelativeMouseState(void)
+{
+    SDL_GetRelativeMouseState(NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 // [FG] window event handling from Chocolate Doom 3.0
diff --git a/src/i_video.h b/src/i_video.h
index d2a482e2..de446814 100644
--- a/src/i_video.h
+++ b/src/i_video.h
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ void *I_GetSDLRenderer(void);
 void I_InitWindowIcon(void);
 
 void I_ShowMouseCursor(boolean on);
+void I_ResetRelativeMouseState(void);
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/m_menu.c b/src/m_menu.c
index f12c820a..13c2c684 100644
--- a/src/m_menu.c
+++ b/src/m_menu.c
@@ -6770,6 +6770,7 @@ static void M_ClearMenus(void)
   //     sendpause = true;
 
   G_ClearInput();
+  I_ResetRelativeMouseState();
 }
 
 //