diff --git a/sway/input/cursor.c b/sway/input/cursor.c
index 44b5ff147b..b96fde889b 100644
--- a/sway/input/cursor.c
+++ b/sway/input/cursor.c
@@ -613,6 +613,7 @@ void dispatch_cursor_button(struct sway_cursor *cursor,
 		} else {
 			state_erase_button(cursor, button);
 		}
+		seat_pointer_notify_button(seat, time_msec, button, state);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -681,6 +682,7 @@ void dispatch_cursor_button(struct sway_cursor *cursor,
 	if (cont && resize_edge && button == BTN_LEFT &&
 			state == WLR_BUTTON_PRESSED && !is_floating) {
 		seat_set_focus_container(seat, cont);
+		seat_pointer_notify_button(seat, time_msec, button, state);
 		seatop_begin_resize_tiling(seat, cont, button, edge);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -711,6 +713,7 @@ void dispatch_cursor_button(struct sway_cursor *cursor,
 			}
 			cursor_set_image(seat->cursor, image, NULL);
 			seat_set_focus_container(seat, cont);
+			seat_pointer_notify_button(seat, time_msec, button, state);
 			seatop_begin_resize_tiling(seat, cont, button, edge);
 			return;
 		}
@@ -726,6 +729,7 @@ void dispatch_cursor_button(struct sway_cursor *cursor,
 				cont = cont->parent;
 			}
 			seat_set_focus_container(seat, cont);
+			seat_pointer_notify_button(seat, time_msec, button, state);
 			seatop_begin_move_floating(seat, cont, button);
 			return;
 		}
@@ -736,6 +740,7 @@ void dispatch_cursor_button(struct sway_cursor *cursor,
 			state == WLR_BUTTON_PRESSED) {
 		// Via border
 		if (button == BTN_LEFT && resize_edge != WLR_EDGE_NONE) {
+			seat_pointer_notify_button(seat, time_msec, button, state);
 			seatop_begin_resize_floating(seat, cont, button, resize_edge);
 			return;
 		}
@@ -753,6 +758,7 @@ void dispatch_cursor_button(struct sway_cursor *cursor,
 				WLR_EDGE_RIGHT : WLR_EDGE_LEFT;
 			edge |= cursor->cursor->y > floater->y + floater->height / 2 ?
 				WLR_EDGE_BOTTOM : WLR_EDGE_TOP;
+			seat_pointer_notify_button(seat, time_msec, button, state);
 			seatop_begin_resize_floating(seat, floater, button, edge);
 			return;
 		}
@@ -784,6 +790,7 @@ void dispatch_cursor_button(struct sway_cursor *cursor,
 	if (surface && cont && state == WLR_BUTTON_PRESSED) {
 		seat_set_focus_container(seat, cont);
 		seatop_begin_down(seat, cont, time_msec, button, sx, sy);
+		seat_pointer_notify_button(seat, time_msec, button, WLR_BUTTON_PRESSED);
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/sway/input/seatop_down.c b/sway/input/seatop_down.c
index 33f9b31a76..7f3940957b 100644
--- a/sway/input/seatop_down.c
+++ b/sway/input/seatop_down.c
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ static void handle_finish(struct sway_seat *seat, uint32_t time_msec) {
 				cursor->cursor->x, cursor->cursor->y, &surface, &sx, &sy);
 		cursor_send_pointer_motion(cursor, 0, node, surface, sx, sy);
 	}
-	seat_pointer_notify_button(seat, time_msec,
-		seat->seatop_button, WLR_BUTTON_RELEASED);
 }
 
 static void handle_abort(struct sway_seat *seat) {
@@ -82,6 +80,5 @@ void seatop_begin_down(struct sway_seat *seat, struct sway_container *con,
 	seat->seatop_data = e;
 	seat->seatop_button = button;
 
-	seat_pointer_notify_button(seat, time_msec, button, WLR_BUTTON_PRESSED);
 	container_raise_floating(con);
 }