--- /dev/null
+Activate usb hid pointer devices (mouse+tablet) unconditionally
+on polls, even if we NAK the poll due to lack of new events.
+
+Signed-off-by: Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>
+---
+ hw/usb-hid.c | 3 +++
+ 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/hw/usb-hid.c b/hw/usb-hid.c
+index 7fc0bd8..37bca78 100644
+--- a/hw/usb-hid.c
++++ b/hw/usb-hid.c
+@@ -466,6 +466,9 @@ static int usb_hid_handle_data(USBDevice *dev, USBPacket *p)
+ case USB_TOKEN_IN:
+ if (p->ep->nr == 1) {
+ int64_t curtime = qemu_get_clock_ns(vm_clock);
++ if (hs->kind == HID_MOUSE || hs->kind == HID_TABLET) {
++ hid_pointer_activate(hs);
++ }
+ if (!hid_has_events(hs) &&
+ (!hs->idle || hs->next_idle_clock - curtime > 0)) {
+ return USB_RET_NAK;
+--
+1.7.1