diff --git a/macos/Sources/Features/Terminal/TerminalController.swift b/macos/Sources/Features/Terminal/TerminalController.swift
index 98e90e565..81b86a215 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Features/Terminal/TerminalController.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Features/Terminal/TerminalController.swift
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ class TerminalController: NSWindowController, NSWindowDelegate,
     //MARK: - Methods
     
     func configDidReload() {
+        guard let window = window as? TerminalWindow else { return }
+        window.focusFollowsMouse = ghostty.config.focusFollowsMouse
         syncAppearance()
     }
     
@@ -199,7 +201,6 @@ class TerminalController: NSWindowController, NSWindowDelegate,
         }
 
         window.hasShadow = ghostty.config.macosWindowShadow
-        window.focusFollowsMouse = ghostty.config.focusFollowsMouse
 
         guard window.hasStyledTabs else { return }
 
@@ -343,6 +344,8 @@ class TerminalController: NSWindowController, NSWindowDelegate,
             }
         }
 
+        window.focusFollowsMouse = ghostty.config.focusFollowsMouse
+
         // Apply any additional appearance-related properties to the new window.
         syncAppearance()
     }