diff --git a/grabber.cc b/grabber.cc
index 4dcb4dec..dacb356c 100644
--- a/grabber.cc
+++ b/grabber.cc
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ void Grabber::XiDevice::grab_device(GrabState grab) {
 		return;
 	}
 	XIGrabDevice(dpy, dev, ROOT, CurrentTime, None, GrabModeAsync, GrabModeAsync, False,
-			grab == GrabYes ? &device_mask : &raw_mask);
+			(grab == GrabYes || absolute) ? &device_mask : &raw_mask);
 }
 
 void Grabber::grab_xi_devs(GrabState grab) {
diff --git a/main.cc b/main.cc
index 3fb1d78a..644bc069 100644
--- a/main.cc
+++ b/main.cc
@@ -472,6 +472,10 @@ class ScrollHandler : public AbstractScrollHandler {
 		if (xinput_pressed.size())
 			AbstractScrollHandler::raw_motion(e, abs_x, abs_y);
 	}
+	virtual void motion(RTriple e) {
+		if (xinput_pressed.size())
+			AbstractScrollHandler::raw_motion(e, true, true);
+	}
 	virtual void press_master(guint b, Time t) {
 		fake_core_button(b, false);
 	}
@@ -510,6 +514,10 @@ class ScrollAdvancedHandler : public AbstractScrollHandler {
 		p->press(b, e);
 		move_back();
 	}
+	virtual void motion(RTriple e) {
+		if (xinput_pressed.size())
+			AbstractScrollHandler::raw_motion(e, true, true);
+	}
 	virtual std::string name() { return "ScrollAdvanced"; }
 	virtual Grabber::State grab_mode() { return Grabber::RAW; }
 };