diff --git a/src/client/mod.rs b/src/client/mod.rs
index 8775ac19..59ff94c1 100644
--- a/src/client/mod.rs
+++ b/src/client/mod.rs
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ use terminal_setup::{
     effective_mouse_capture, effective_sgr_pixel_mouse, set_mouse_capture,
     setup_direct_attach_terminal, setup_terminal, should_draw_host_cursor,
 };
+
+fn refresh_host_mouse_capture(enabled: bool, sgr_pixels: bool) {
+    if let Err(err) = set_mouse_capture(enabled, sgr_pixels) {
+        warn!(err = %err, "failed to re-assert host mouse capture");
+    }
+}
 #[cfg(windows)]
 use terminal_setup::{
     enable_windows_virtual_terminal_input, is_ssh_session, windows_vti_input_backend_enabled,
@@ -783,9 +789,16 @@ async fn run_client_loop(
                             continue;
                         }
                     }
+                    let events = crate::raw_input::parse_raw_input_bytes_sync(&data);
+                    if crate::raw_input::events_require_host_mode_refresh(&events) {
+                        refresh_host_mouse_capture(
+                            state.mouse_capture_active,
+                            host_sgr_pixels_active.load(Ordering::Acquire),
+                        );
+                    }
                     let (outcome, frame) = {
                         let shell = state.shell.as_mut().expect("checked shell mode");
-                        let outcome = shell.handle_input_bytes(&data);
+                        let outcome = shell.handle_raw_events(events);
                         let frame = outcome
                             .repaint
                             .then(|| shell.compose(state.reported_size.0, state.reported_size.1))
@@ -1008,6 +1021,14 @@ async fn run_client_loop(
                     write_stream.active_surface_available(),
                 );
                 if state.shell.is_some() {
+                    if events.iter().any(|event| {
+                        matches!(event, crate::protocol::ClientInputEvent::FocusGained)
+                    }) {
+                        refresh_host_mouse_capture(
+                            state.mouse_capture_active,
+                            host_sgr_pixels_active.load(Ordering::Acquire),
+                        );
+                    }
                     let image_target = state
                         .shell
                         .as_ref()
@@ -1084,6 +1105,11 @@ async fn run_client_loop(
                     set_mouse_capture(state.mouse_capture_active, false)
                         .map_err(ClientError::ConnectionFailed)?;
                     host_sgr_pixels_active.store(false, Ordering::Release);
+                } else {
+                    refresh_host_mouse_capture(
+                        state.mouse_capture_active,
+                        host_sgr_pixels_active.load(Ordering::Acquire),
+                    );
                 }
                 state.reported_size = (new_cols, new_rows);
                 state.reported_cell_size = (cell_width_px, cell_height_px);
diff --git a/src/client/shell/input.rs b/src/client/shell/input.rs
index 60202d1d..eb1f8f2f 100644
--- a/src/client/shell/input.rs
+++ b/src/client/shell/input.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ impl ClientShellState {
         )
     }
 
-    #[cfg(any(unix, test))]
+    #[cfg(test)]
     pub(crate) fn handle_input_bytes(&mut self, data: &[u8]) -> ClientShellInput {
         self.handle_raw_events(crate::raw_input::parse_raw_input_bytes_sync(data))
     }
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ impl ClientShellState {
         outcome
     }
 
-    pub(super) fn handle_raw_events(&mut self, events: Vec<RawInputEvent>) -> ClientShellInput {
+    pub(crate) fn handle_raw_events(&mut self, events: Vec<RawInputEvent>) -> ClientShellInput {
         let mut outcome = ClientShellInput::default();
         if !events.is_empty() && self.endpoint_error.take().is_some() {
             self.endpoint_error_deadline = None;
diff --git a/src/raw_input.rs b/src/raw_input.rs
index fc6ff52e..147d6e39 100644
--- a/src/raw_input.rs
+++ b/src/raw_input.rs
@@ -543,6 +543,13 @@ pub(crate) fn events_require_host_surface_redraw(
             .any(|event| matches!(event, RawInputEvent::OuterFocusGained))
 }
 
+#[cfg(any(unix, test))]
+pub(crate) fn events_require_host_mode_refresh(events: &[RawInputEvent]) -> bool {
+    events
+        .iter()
+        .any(|event| matches!(event, RawInputEvent::OuterFocusGained))
+}
+
 #[cfg(any(not(windows), test))]
 pub(crate) fn events_require_host_terminal_appearance_query(events: &[RawInputEvent]) -> bool {
     events
@@ -1355,6 +1362,16 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(!events_require_host_surface_redraw(&events, true));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn outer_focus_gained_requests_host_mode_refresh() {
+        assert!(events_require_host_mode_refresh(
+            &parse_raw_input_bytes_sync(b"\x1b[I")
+        ));
+        assert!(!events_require_host_mode_refresh(
+            &parse_raw_input_bytes_sync(b"\x1b[O")
+        ));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn outer_focus_gained_requests_host_appearance_query() {
         let gained = parse_raw_input_bytes_sync(b"\x1b[I");