--- sdl.c.orig	2008-12-24 15:24:58.000000000 +0100
+++ sdl.c	2009-01-06 23:53:26.282639309 +0100
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@
     SDL_Event ev1, *ev = &ev1;
     int mod_state;
     int buttonstate = SDL_GetMouseState(NULL, NULL);
+    int moved = 0;
 
     if (last_vm_running != vm_running) {
         last_vm_running = vm_running;
@@ -484,6 +485,7 @@
                 absolute_enabled) {
                 sdl_send_mouse_event(ev->motion.xrel, ev->motion.yrel, 0,
                        ev->motion.x, ev->motion.y, ev->motion.state);
+		moved = 1;
             }
             break;
         case SDL_MOUSEBUTTONDOWN:
@@ -536,6 +538,10 @@
             break;
         }
     }
+    if (moved && ds->gui_timer_interval == 0)
+	ds->gui_timer_interval = 10;
+    else if (!moved && ds->gui_timer_interval == 10)
+	ds->gui_timer_interval = 0;
 }
 
 static void sdl_fill(DisplayState *ds, int x, int y, int w, int h, uint32_t c)