diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/eglfs/api/qeglfsintegration_p.h b/src/plugins/platforms/eglfs/api/qeglfsintegration_p.h
index b293651ce71..7df1aa3c2c8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/eglfs/api/qeglfsintegration_p.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/eglfs/api/qeglfsintegration_p.h
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@
 //
 
 #include "qeglfsglobal_p.h"
+#include <QtCore/QPointer>
 #include <QtCore/QVariant>
+#include <QtGui/QWindow>
 #include <qpa/qplatformintegration.h>
 #include <qpa/qplatformnativeinterface.h>
 #include <qpa/qplatformscreen.h>
@@ -106,6 +108,9 @@ public:
 
     QFbVtHandler *vtHandler() { return m_vtHandler.data(); }
 
+    QPointer<QWindow> pointerWindow() { return m_pointerWindow; }
+    void setPointerWindow(QWindow *pointerWindow) { m_pointerWindow = pointerWindow; }
+
 private:
     EGLNativeDisplayType nativeDisplay() const;
     void createInputHandlers();
@@ -118,6 +123,7 @@ private:
     QScopedPointer<QPlatformServices> m_services;
     QScopedPointer<QFbVtHandler> m_vtHandler;
     QEvdevKeyboardManager *m_kbdMgr;
+    QPointer<QWindow> m_pointerWindow;
     bool m_disableInputHandlers;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/eglfs/api/qeglfsscreen.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/eglfs/api/qeglfsscreen.cpp
index 8a8e8cd5634..1d3e5ca6afe 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/eglfs/api/qeglfsscreen.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/eglfs/api/qeglfsscreen.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 
 #include <QtCore/qtextstream.h>
 #include <QtGui/qwindow.h>
+#include <QtGui/private/qguiapplication_p.h>
 #include <qpa/qwindowsysteminterface.h>
 #include <qpa/qplatformcursor.h>
 #ifndef QT_NO_OPENGL
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ void QEglFSScreen::handleCursorMove(const QPoint &pos)
 #ifndef QT_NO_OPENGL
     const QOpenGLCompositor *compositor = QOpenGLCompositor::instance();
     const QList<QOpenGLCompositorWindow *> windows = compositor->windows();
+    QEglFSIntegration *platformIntegration = static_cast<QEglFSIntegration *>(QGuiApplicationPrivate::platformIntegration());
 
     // Generate enter and leave events like a real windowing system would do.
     if (windows.isEmpty())
@@ -157,8 +159,8 @@ void QEglFSScreen::handleCursorMove(const QPoint &pos)
     // First window is always fullscreen.
     if (windows.count() == 1) {
         QWindow *window = windows[0]->sourceWindow();
-        if (m_pointerWindow != window) {
-            m_pointerWindow = window;
+        if (platformIntegration->pointerWindow() != window) {
+            platformIntegration->setPointerWindow(window);
             QWindowSystemInterface::handleEnterEvent(window, window->mapFromGlobal(pos), pos);
         }
         return;
@@ -169,17 +171,22 @@ void QEglFSScreen::handleCursorMove(const QPoint &pos)
         QWindow *window = windows[i]->sourceWindow();
         const QRect geom = window->geometry();
         if (geom.contains(pos)) {
-            if (m_pointerWindow != window) {
-                leave = m_pointerWindow;
-                m_pointerWindow = window;
+            if (platformIntegration->pointerWindow() != window) {
+                leave = platformIntegration->pointerWindow();
+                platformIntegration->setPointerWindow(window);
                 enter = window;
             }
             break;
         }
     }
 
-    if (enter && leave)
+    if (enter && leave) {
         QWindowSystemInterface::handleEnterLeaveEvent(enter, leave, enter->mapFromGlobal(pos), pos);
+    } else if (enter) {
+        QWindowSystemInterface::handleEnterEvent(enter, enter->mapFromGlobal(pos), pos);
+    } else if (leave) {
+        QWindowSystemInterface::handleLeaveEvent(leave);
+    }
 #else
     Q_UNUSED(pos);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/eglfs/api/qeglfsscreen_p.h b/src/plugins/platforms/eglfs/api/qeglfsscreen_p.h
index bea7b4c8ef0..cf4a7afc33a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/eglfs/api/qeglfsscreen_p.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/eglfs/api/qeglfsscreen_p.h
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ private:
     void setPrimarySurface(EGLSurface surface);
 
     EGLDisplay m_dpy;
-    QPointer<QWindow> m_pointerWindow;
     EGLSurface m_surface;
     QPlatformCursor *m_cursor;