diff --git a/src/backend/wayland/wl_pointer_focus.c b/src/backend/wayland/wl_pointer_focus.c
index 73f5b84..7e8ed48 100644
--- a/src/backend/wayland/wl_pointer_focus.c
+++ b/src/backend/wayland/wl_pointer_focus.c
@@ -80,6 +80,16 @@ view_surface_at(int px, int py, double *sx_out, double *sy_out,
         if (v->xw_surface && v->xw_surface->surface) {
             double sx = px - (double)v->x;
             double sy = py - (double)v->y;
+            /* If the XWayland view has a frame, only return the surface
+             * when the pointer is over the client content area. */
+            if (v->frame_id) {
+                if (sx < v->frame_rel_x || sy < v->frame_rel_y ||
+                    sx >= v->frame_rel_x + v->xw_surface->width ||
+                    sy >= v->frame_rel_y + v->xw_surface->height)
+                    continue;
+                sx -= v->frame_rel_x;
+                sy -= v->frame_rel_y;
+            }
             if (sx_out) *sx_out = sx;
             if (sy_out) *sy_out = sy;
             if (view_out) *view_out = v;
diff --git a/src/backend/wayland/wl_xwayland.c b/src/backend/wayland/wl_xwayland.c
index 41b77ec..1655721 100644
--- a/src/backend/wayland/wl_xwayland.c
+++ b/src/backend/wayland/wl_xwayland.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <xcb/xcb.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <X11/Xlib.h>
+#include <X11/cursorfont.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_output.h>
 #include "../../screen.h"
 #include "window.h"
@@ -278,6 +279,15 @@ handle_xwayland_ready(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
         wwarning("wl_backend: XOpenDisplay(%s) failed — WM UI limited to native Wayland",
                  wl_state.xwayland->display_name);
 
+    /* Set the default root cursor to left_ptr so XWayland clients that
+     * don't set their own cursor show an arrow instead of the X cursor. */
+    if (wl_state.x_display) {
+        Cursor c = XCreateFontCursor(wl_state.x_display, XC_left_ptr);
+        XDefineCursor(wl_state.x_display, DefaultRootWindow(wl_state.x_display), c);
+        XFreeCursor(wl_state.x_display, c);
+        XFlush(wl_state.x_display);
+    }
+
     wl_state.xwayland_ready = true;
 }