diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0cdaec60f..1ca7100f7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Unreleased` header.
 
 # Unreleased
 
+- On Wayland, don't reapply cursor grab when unchanged.
 - On X11, fix a bug where some mouse events would be unexpectedly filtered out.
 
 # 0.29.13
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/linux/wayland/window/state.rs b/src/platform_impl/linux/wayland/window/state.rs
index c4c1ce473..1d36b1291 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/linux/wayland/window/state.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/linux/wayland/window/state.rs
@@ -758,9 +758,14 @@ impl WindowState {
 
     /// Set the cursor grabbing state on the top-level.
     pub fn set_cursor_grab(&mut self, mode: CursorGrabMode) -> Result<(), ExternalError> {
-        // Replace the user grabbing mode.
+        if self.cursor_grab_mode.user_grab_mode == mode {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
+        self.set_cursor_grab_inner(mode)?;
+        // Update user grab on success.
         self.cursor_grab_mode.user_grab_mode = mode;
-        self.set_cursor_grab_inner(mode)
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     /// Reload the hints for minimum and maximum sizes.