diff --git a/platform/linuxbsd/x11/display_server_x11.cpp b/platform/linuxbsd/x11/display_server_x11.cpp
index e634f28e764..f0864f51345 100644
--- a/platform/linuxbsd/x11/display_server_x11.cpp
+++ b/platform/linuxbsd/x11/display_server_x11.cpp
@@ -379,7 +379,11 @@ void DisplayServerX11::mouse_set_mode(MouseMode p_mode) {
 
 	if (show_cursor && !previously_shown) {
 		WindowID window_id = get_window_at_screen_position(mouse_get_position());
-		if (window_id != INVALID_WINDOW_ID) {
+		if (window_id != INVALID_WINDOW_ID && window_mouseover_id != window_id) {
+			if (window_mouseover_id != INVALID_WINDOW_ID) {
+				_send_window_event(windows[window_mouseover_id], WINDOW_EVENT_MOUSE_EXIT);
+			}
+			window_mouseover_id = window_id;
 			_send_window_event(windows[window_id], WINDOW_EVENT_MOUSE_ENTER);
 		}
 	}
@@ -1449,6 +1453,11 @@ void DisplayServerX11::delete_sub_window(WindowID p_id) {
 
 	DEBUG_LOG_X11("delete_sub_window: %lu (%u) \n", wd.x11_window, p_id);
 
+	if (window_mouseover_id == p_id) {
+		window_mouseover_id = INVALID_WINDOW_ID;
+		_send_window_event(windows[p_id], WINDOW_EVENT_MOUSE_EXIT);
+	}
+
 	window_set_rect_changed_callback(Callable(), p_id);
 	window_set_window_event_callback(Callable(), p_id);
 	window_set_input_event_callback(Callable(), p_id);
@@ -4292,7 +4301,8 @@ void DisplayServerX11::process_events() {
 					break;
 				}
 
-				if (!mouse_mode_grab) {
+				if (!mouse_mode_grab && window_mouseover_id == window_id) {
+					window_mouseover_id = INVALID_WINDOW_ID;
 					_send_window_event(windows[window_id], WINDOW_EVENT_MOUSE_EXIT);
 				}
 
@@ -4304,7 +4314,11 @@ void DisplayServerX11::process_events() {
 					break;
 				}
 
-				if (!mouse_mode_grab) {
+				if (!mouse_mode_grab && window_mouseover_id != window_id) {
+					if (window_mouseover_id != INVALID_WINDOW_ID) {
+						_send_window_event(windows[window_mouseover_id], WINDOW_EVENT_MOUSE_EXIT);
+					}
+					window_mouseover_id = window_id;
 					_send_window_event(windows[window_id], WINDOW_EVENT_MOUSE_ENTER);
 				}
 			} break;
diff --git a/platform/linuxbsd/x11/display_server_x11.h b/platform/linuxbsd/x11/display_server_x11.h
index 74aa0b6e759..cce44a92de9 100644
--- a/platform/linuxbsd/x11/display_server_x11.h
+++ b/platform/linuxbsd/x11/display_server_x11.h
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ class DisplayServerX11 : public DisplayServer {
 
 	List<WindowID> popup_list;
 
+	WindowID window_mouseover_id = INVALID_WINDOW_ID;
 	WindowID last_focused_window = INVALID_WINDOW_ID;
 
 	WindowID window_id_counter = MAIN_WINDOW_ID;