diff --git a/river/Root.zig b/river/Root.zig
index 6d2dd8f..b20e1cf 100644
--- a/river/Root.zig
+++ b/river/Root.zig
@@ -718,7 +718,10 @@ fn commitTransaction(root: *Root) void {
 
     {
         var it = server.input_manager.seats.first;
-        while (it) |node| : (it = node.next) node.data.cursor.updateState();
+        while (it) |node| : (it = node.next) {
+            node.data.cursor.updateState();
+            node.data.sendFocusedView();
+        }
     }
 
     {
diff --git a/river/Seat.zig b/river/Seat.zig
index 6fc7c65..6ac9c4d 100644
--- a/river/Seat.zig
+++ b/river/Seat.zig
@@ -220,6 +220,11 @@ pub fn focus(seat: *Seat, _target: ?*View) void {
     }
 }
 
+pub fn sendFocusedView(seat: *Seat) void {
+    var it = seat.status_trackers.first;
+    while (it) |node| : (it = node.next) node.data.sendFocusedView();
+}
+
 /// Switch focus to the target, handling unfocus and input inhibition
 /// properly. This should only be called directly if dealing with layers or
 /// override redirect xwayland views.
@@ -288,8 +293,7 @@ pub fn setFocusRaw(seat: *Seat, new_focus: FocusTarget) void {
     seat.cursor.may_need_warp = true;
 
     // Inform any clients tracking status of the change
-    var it = seat.status_trackers.first;
-    while (it) |node| : (it = node.next) node.data.sendFocusedView();
+    seat.sendFocusedView();
 }
 
 /// Send keyboard enter/leave events and handle pointer constraints