diff --git a/src/kits/interface/View.cpp b/src/kits/interface/View.cpp
index 16200bd7cc..dd7ea8c66f 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/View.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/View.cpp
@@ -4324,8 +4324,12 @@ BView::MessageReceived(BMessage* message)
 			case B_MOUSE_IDLE:
 			{
 				BPoint where;
-				if (message->FindPoint("be:view_where", &where) != B_OK)
-					break;
+				if (message->FindPoint("be:view_where", &where) != B_OK) {
+					if (message->FindPoint("screen_where", &where) != B_OK)
+						break;
+					else
+						ConvertFromScreen(&where);
+				}
 
 				BToolTip* tip;
 				if (GetToolTipAt(where, &tip))
diff --git a/src/servers/app/EventDispatcher.cpp b/src/servers/app/EventDispatcher.cpp
index 58bfc4386a..b45f3c9298 100644
--- a/src/servers/app/EventDispatcher.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/app/EventDispatcher.cpp
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ EventDispatcher::_CursorLoop()
 		} else if (status == B_TIMED_OUT) {
 			mouseIdleSent = true;
 			BMessage* mouseIdle = new BMessage(B_MOUSE_IDLE);
-			mouseIdle->AddPoint("be:view_where", fLastCursorPosition);
+			mouseIdle->AddPoint("screen_where", fLastCursorPosition);
 			fStream->InsertEvent(mouseIdle);
 		}
 	}