diff --git a/neo/sys/sdl/sdl_events.cpp b/neo/sys/sdl/sdl_events.cpp
index a7cf78cb..7fc5eabc 100644
--- a/neo/sys/sdl/sdl_events.cpp
+++ b/neo/sys/sdl/sdl_events.cpp
@@ -607,10 +607,16 @@ void Sys_GrabMouseCursor( bool grabIt )
 	int flags;
 	
 	if( grabIt )
-		flags = GRAB_ENABLE | GRAB_HIDECURSOR | GRAB_SETSTATE;
+	{
+		// DG: disabling the cursor is now done once in GLimp_Init() because it should always be disabled
+		flags = GRAB_ENABLE | GRAB_SETSTATE;
+		// DG end
+	}
 	else
+	{
 		flags = GRAB_SETSTATE;
-		
+	}
+	
 	GLimp_GrabInput( flags );
 }
 
@@ -678,8 +684,9 @@ sysEvent_t Sys_GetEvent()
 							newmod |= KMOD_CAPS;
 							
 						SDL_SetModState( ( SDL_Keymod )newmod );
-						
-						GLimp_GrabInput( GRAB_ENABLE | GRAB_REENABLE | GRAB_HIDECURSOR );
+						// DG: disabling the cursor is now done once in GLimp_Init() because it should always be disabled
+						GLimp_GrabInput( GRAB_ENABLE | GRAB_REENABLE );
+						// DG end
 						break;
 					}
 					
@@ -786,9 +793,21 @@ sysEvent_t Sys_GetEvent()
 #endif
 				
 			case SDL_MOUSEMOTION:
-				res.evType = SE_MOUSE;
-				res.evValue = ev.motion.xrel;
-				res.evValue2 = ev.motion.yrel;
+				// DG: return event with absolute mouse-coordinates when in menu
+				// to fix cursor problems in windowed mode
+				if( game && game->Shell_IsActive() )
+				{
+					res.evType = SE_MOUSE_ABSOLUTE;
+					res.evValue = ev.motion.x;
+					res.evValue2 = ev.motion.y;
+				}
+				else     // this is the old, default behavior
+				{
+					res.evType = SE_MOUSE;
+					res.evValue = ev.motion.xrel;
+					res.evValue2 = ev.motion.yrel;
+				}
+				// DG end
 				
 				mouse_polls.Append( mouse_poll_t( M_DELTAX, ev.motion.xrel ) );
 				mouse_polls.Append( mouse_poll_t( M_DELTAY, ev.motion.yrel ) );
diff --git a/neo/sys/sdl/sdl_glimp.cpp b/neo/sys/sdl/sdl_glimp.cpp
index 7f311035..b11a8818 100644
--- a/neo/sys/sdl/sdl_glimp.cpp
+++ b/neo/sys/sdl/sdl_glimp.cpp
@@ -267,6 +267,10 @@ bool GLimp_Init( glimpParms_t parms )
 	
 	QGL_Init( "nodriverlib" );
 	
+	// DG: disable cursor, we have two cursors in menu (because mouse isn't grabbed in menu)
+	SDL_ShowCursor( SDL_DISABLE );
+	// DG end
+	
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -374,11 +378,13 @@ void GLimp_GrabInput( int flags )
 	}
 	
 #if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 0, 0)
-	SDL_ShowCursor( flags & GRAB_HIDECURSOR ? SDL_DISABLE : SDL_ENABLE );
-	SDL_SetRelativeMouseMode( flags & GRAB_HIDECURSOR ? SDL_TRUE : SDL_FALSE );
+	// DG: disabling the cursor is now done once in GLimp_Init() because it should always be disabled
+	
+	// DG: check for GRAB_ENABLE instead of GRAB_HIDECURSOR because we always wanna hide it
+	SDL_SetRelativeMouseMode( flags & GRAB_ENABLE ? SDL_TRUE : SDL_FALSE );
 	SDL_SetWindowGrab( window, grab ? SDL_TRUE : SDL_FALSE );
 #else
-	SDL_ShowCursor( flags & GRAB_HIDECURSOR ? SDL_DISABLE : SDL_ENABLE );
+	// DG end
 	SDL_WM_GrabInput( grab ? SDL_GRAB_ON : SDL_GRAB_OFF );
 #endif
 }