diff --git a/modules/video_output/opengl.c b/modules/video_output/opengl.c
index 08510273c2907cfd946fd9898b7de4eb37cebbab..42090a658a01deafcdc99924521906d6c28639f1 100644
--- a/modules/video_output/opengl.c
+++ b/modules/video_output/opengl.c
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ static int  Control      ( vout_thread_t *, int, va_list );
 
 static inline int GetAlignedSize( int );
 
+static int SendEvents( vlc_object_t *, char const *,
+                       vlc_value_t, vlc_value_t, void * );
+
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Module descriptor
  *****************************************************************************/
@@ -170,6 +173,12 @@ static int CreateVout( vlc_object_t *p_this )
     p_vout->pf_display = DisplayVideo;
     p_vout->pf_control = Control;
 
+    /* Forward events from the opengl provider */
+    var_AddCallback( p_sys->p_vout, "mouse-x", SendEvents, p_vout );
+    var_AddCallback( p_sys->p_vout, "mouse-y", SendEvents, p_vout );
+    var_AddCallback( p_sys->p_vout, "mouse-moved", SendEvents, p_vout );
+    var_AddCallback( p_sys->p_vout, "mouse-clicked", SendEvents, p_vout );
+
     return VLC_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -447,3 +456,12 @@ static int Control( vout_thread_t *p_vout, int i_query, va_list args )
     else
         return vout_vaControlDefault( p_vout, i_query, args );
 }
+
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * SendEvents: forward mouse and keyboard events to the parent p_vout
+ *****************************************************************************/
+static int SendEvents( vlc_object_t *p_this, char const *psz_var,
+                       vlc_value_t oldval, vlc_value_t newval, void *_p_vout )
+{
+    return var_Set( (vlc_object_t *)_p_vout, psz_var, newval );
+}
diff --git a/src/video_output/video_output.c b/src/video_output/video_output.c
index 633c59437e8f8a9eae06da2941c9c0b0722d0823..cb8e0af0a6d6ee07f188e4f59c8e9b082c51ae90 100644
--- a/src/video_output/video_output.c
+++ b/src/video_output/video_output.c
@@ -290,17 +290,6 @@ vout_thread_t * __vout_Create( vlc_object_t *p_parent,
     p_vout->pf_control = 0;
     p_vout->p_parent_intf = 0;
 
-    /* Mouse coordinates */
-    var_Create( p_vout, "mouse-x", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );
-    var_Create( p_vout, "mouse-y", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );
-    var_Create( p_vout, "mouse-button-down", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );
-    var_Create( p_vout, "mouse-moved", VLC_VAR_BOOL );
-    var_Create( p_vout, "mouse-clicked", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );
-
-    var_Create( p_vout, "intf-change", VLC_VAR_BOOL );
-    val.b_bool = VLC_TRUE;
-    var_Set( p_vout, "intf-change", val );
-
     /* Initialize locks */
     vlc_mutex_init( p_vout, &p_vout->picture_lock );
     vlc_mutex_init( p_vout, &p_vout->subpicture_lock );
diff --git a/src/video_output/vout_intf.c b/src/video_output/vout_intf.c
index 31eff0e1f17d2c5c6f26bab21f2eb626695fd30f..6507c3a909040cbb5932b6793c2e0bee27512835 100644
--- a/src/video_output/vout_intf.c
+++ b/src/video_output/vout_intf.c
@@ -222,6 +222,17 @@ void vout_IntfInit( vout_thread_t *p_vout )
         p_vout->i_changes |= VOUT_FULLSCREEN_CHANGE;
     }
     var_AddCallback( p_vout, "fullscreen", FullscreenCallback, NULL );
+
+    /* Mouse coordinates */
+    var_Create( p_vout, "mouse-x", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );
+    var_Create( p_vout, "mouse-y", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );
+    var_Create( p_vout, "mouse-button-down", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );
+    var_Create( p_vout, "mouse-moved", VLC_VAR_BOOL );
+    var_Create( p_vout, "mouse-clicked", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );
+
+    var_Create( p_vout, "intf-change", VLC_VAR_BOOL );
+    val.b_bool = VLC_TRUE;
+    var_Set( p_vout, "intf-change", val );
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************