diff --git a/gdk/gdkdisplayprivate.h b/gdk/gdkdisplayprivate.h
index 2c7b511cc1..8084332c2c 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkdisplayprivate.h
+++ b/gdk/gdkdisplayprivate.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ typedef struct
   gdouble toplevel_x, toplevel_y;
   guint32 state;
   guint32 button;
+  GdkDevice *last_slave;
 } GdkPointerWindowInfo;
 
 typedef struct
diff --git a/gdk/gdkwindow.c b/gdk/gdkwindow.c
index bcbd335a5a..ed39799b0a 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkwindow.c
+++ b/gdk/gdkwindow.c
@@ -9045,7 +9045,7 @@ do_synthesize_crossing_event (gpointer data)
               _gdk_synthesize_crossing_events (display,
                                                pointer_info->window_under_pointer,
                                                new_window_under_pointer,
-                                               device, NULL,
+                                               device, pointer_info->last_slave,
                                                GDK_CROSSING_NORMAL,
                                                pointer_info->toplevel_x,
                                                pointer_info->toplevel_y,
@@ -9571,6 +9571,17 @@ _gdk_windowing_got_event (GdkDisplay *display,
     {
       GdkInputMode mode;
 
+      pointer_info = _gdk_display_get_pointer_info (display, device);
+
+      if (pointer_info)
+        {
+          if (source_device != pointer_info->last_slave &&
+              gdk_device_get_device_type (source_device) == GDK_DEVICE_TYPE_SLAVE)
+            pointer_info->last_slave = source_device;
+          else
+            source_device = pointer_info->last_slave;
+        }
+
       g_object_get (device, "input-mode", &mode, NULL);
       _gdk_display_device_grab_update (display, device, source_device, serial);
 
@@ -9589,8 +9600,6 @@ _gdk_windowing_got_event (GdkDisplay *display,
   if (!event_window)
     return;
 
-  pointer_info = _gdk_display_get_pointer_info (display, device);
-
 #ifdef DEBUG_WINDOW_PRINTING
   if (event->type == GDK_KEY_PRESS &&
       (event->key.keyval == 0xa7 ||
diff --git a/gdk/x11/gdkdisplay-x11.c b/gdk/x11/gdkdisplay-x11.c
index 897d713c25..ae6896c7ab 100644
--- a/gdk/x11/gdkdisplay-x11.c
+++ b/gdk/x11/gdkdisplay-x11.c
@@ -1579,9 +1579,12 @@ device_grab_update_callback (GdkDisplay *display,
                              gpointer    data,
                              gulong      serial)
 {
+  GdkPointerWindowInfo *pointer_info;
   GdkDevice *device = data;
 
-  _gdk_display_device_grab_update (display, device, NULL, serial);
+  pointer_info = _gdk_display_get_pointer_info (display, device);
+  _gdk_display_device_grab_update (display, device,
+                                   pointer_info->last_slave, serial);
 }
 
 #define XSERVER_TIME_IS_LATER(time1, time2)                        \