diff --git a/include/ghostty.h b/include/ghostty.h
index c82411820..072a8536a 100644
--- a/include/ghostty.h
+++ b/include/ghostty.h
@@ -556,7 +556,10 @@ bool ghostty_surface_mouse_button(ghostty_surface_t,
                                   ghostty_input_mouse_state_e,
                                   ghostty_input_mouse_button_e,
                                   ghostty_input_mods_e);
-void ghostty_surface_mouse_pos(ghostty_surface_t, double, double);
+void ghostty_surface_mouse_pos(ghostty_surface_t,
+                               double,
+                               double,
+                               ghostty_input_mods_e);
 void ghostty_surface_mouse_scroll(ghostty_surface_t,
                                   double,
                                   double,
diff --git a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift
index 90d259d22..82bc547de 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift
@@ -505,7 +505,8 @@ extension Ghostty {
 
             // Convert window position to view position. Note (0, 0) is bottom left.
             let pos = self.convert(event.locationInWindow, from: nil)
-            ghostty_surface_mouse_pos(surface, pos.x, frame.height - pos.y)
+            let mods = Ghostty.ghosttyMods(event.modifierFlags)
+            ghostty_surface_mouse_pos(surface, pos.x, frame.height - pos.y, mods)
 
             // If focus follows mouse is enabled then move focus to this surface.
             if let window = self.window as? TerminalWindow,
diff --git a/src/Surface.zig b/src/Surface.zig
index 3700df7d9..a9b2c17d6 100644
--- a/src/Surface.zig
+++ b/src/Surface.zig
@@ -1459,7 +1459,7 @@ pub fn keyCallback(
         // mod changes can affect link highlighting.
         self.mouse.link_point = null;
         const pos = self.rt_surface.getCursorPos() catch break :mouse_mods;
-        self.cursorPosCallback(pos) catch {};
+        self.cursorPosCallback(pos, null) catch {};
         if (rehide) self.mouse.hidden = true;
     }
 
@@ -2421,7 +2421,7 @@ pub fn mouseButtonCallback(
             // expensive because it could block all our threads.
             if (self.hasSelection()) {
                 const pos = try self.rt_surface.getCursorPos();
-                try self.cursorPosCallback(pos);
+                try self.cursorPosCallback(pos, null);
                 return true;
             }
         }
@@ -2887,9 +2887,18 @@ pub fn mousePressureCallback(
     }
 }
 
+/// Cursor position callback.
+///
+/// The mods parameter is optional because some apprts do not provide
+/// modifier information on cursor position events. If mods is null then
+/// we'll use the last known mods. This is usually accurate since mod events
+/// will trigger key press events but on some platforms we don't get them.
+/// For example, on macOS, unfocused surfaces don't receive key events but
+/// do receive mouse events so we have to rely on updated mods.
 pub fn cursorPosCallback(
     self: *Surface,
     pos: apprt.CursorPos,
+    mods: ?input.Mods,
 ) !void {
     // Crash metadata in case we crash in here
     crash.sentry.thread_state = self.crashThreadState();
@@ -2898,6 +2907,9 @@ pub fn cursorPosCallback(
     // Always show the mouse again if it is hidden
     if (self.mouse.hidden) self.showMouse();
 
+    // Update our modifiers if they changed
+    if (mods) |v| self.modsChanged(v);
+
     // The mouse position in the viewport
     const pos_vp = self.posToViewport(pos.x, pos.y);
 
diff --git a/src/apprt/embedded.zig b/src/apprt/embedded.zig
index f57b16272..b59ab1c9d 100644
--- a/src/apprt/embedded.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/embedded.zig
@@ -763,7 +763,12 @@ pub const Surface = struct {
         };
     }
 
-    pub fn cursorPosCallback(self: *Surface, x: f64, y: f64) void {
+    pub fn cursorPosCallback(
+        self: *Surface,
+        x: f64,
+        y: f64,
+        mods: input.Mods,
+    ) void {
         // Convert our unscaled x/y to scaled.
         self.cursor_pos = self.cursorPosToPixels(.{
             .x = @floatCast(x),
@@ -776,7 +781,7 @@ pub const Surface = struct {
             return;
         };
 
-        self.core_surface.cursorPosCallback(self.cursor_pos) catch |err| {
+        self.core_surface.cursorPosCallback(self.cursor_pos, mods) catch |err| {
             log.err("error in cursor pos callback err={}", .{err});
             return;
         };
@@ -1716,8 +1721,20 @@ pub const CAPI = struct {
     }
 
     /// Update the mouse position within the view.
-    export fn ghostty_surface_mouse_pos(surface: *Surface, x: f64, y: f64) void {
-        surface.cursorPosCallback(x, y);
+    export fn ghostty_surface_mouse_pos(
+        surface: *Surface,
+        x: f64,
+        y: f64,
+        mods: c_int,
+    ) void {
+        surface.cursorPosCallback(
+            x,
+            y,
+            @bitCast(@as(
+                input.Mods.Backing,
+                @truncate(@as(c_uint, @bitCast(mods))),
+            )),
+        );
     }
 
     export fn ghostty_surface_mouse_scroll(
diff --git a/src/apprt/glfw.zig b/src/apprt/glfw.zig
index f38214e32..57cb257b4 100644
--- a/src/apprt/glfw.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/glfw.zig
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ pub const Surface = struct {
         core_win.cursorPosCallback(.{
             .x = @floatCast(pos.xpos),
             .y = @floatCast(pos.ypos),
-        }) catch |err| {
+        }, null) catch |err| {
             log.err("error in cursor pos callback err={}", .{err});
             return;
         };
diff --git a/src/apprt/gtk/Surface.zig b/src/apprt/gtk/Surface.zig
index 7d337fbe0..c1146d348 100644
--- a/src/apprt/gtk/Surface.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/gtk/Surface.zig
@@ -1386,7 +1386,7 @@ fn gtkMouseUp(
 }
 
 fn gtkMouseMotion(
-    _: *c.GtkEventControllerMotion,
+    ec: *c.GtkEventControllerMotion,
     x: c.gdouble,
     y: c.gdouble,
     ud: ?*anyopaque,
@@ -1415,7 +1415,12 @@ fn gtkMouseMotion(
         self.grabFocus();
     }
 
-    self.core_surface.cursorPosCallback(self.cursor_pos) catch |err| {
+    // Get our modifiers
+    const event = c.gtk_event_controller_get_current_event(@ptrCast(ec));
+    const gtk_mods = c.gdk_event_get_modifier_state(event);
+    const mods = translateMods(gtk_mods);
+
+    self.core_surface.cursorPosCallback(self.cursor_pos, mods) catch |err| {
         log.err("error in cursor pos callback err={}", .{err});
         return;
     };