diff --git a/game/graphics/pipelines/opengl.cpp b/game/graphics/pipelines/opengl.cpp
index 93bdf8daf4..8dedc2154f 100644
--- a/game/graphics/pipelines/opengl.cpp
+++ b/game/graphics/pipelines/opengl.cpp
@@ -541,6 +541,9 @@ void GLDisplay::render() {
       game_res_w = 640;
       game_res_h = 480;
     }
+    // set the size of the visible/playable portion of the game in the window
+    get_display_manager()->set_game_size(Gfx::g_global_settings.lbox_w,
+                                         Gfx::g_global_settings.lbox_h);
     render_game_frame(
         game_res_w, game_res_h, fbuf_w, fbuf_h, Gfx::g_global_settings.lbox_w,
         Gfx::g_global_settings.lbox_h, Gfx::g_global_settings.msaa_samples,
diff --git a/game/kernel/jak2/kmachine.cpp b/game/kernel/jak2/kmachine.cpp
index 82d2e1de79..1eec8c0af8 100644
--- a/game/kernel/jak2/kmachine.cpp
+++ b/game/kernel/jak2/kmachine.cpp
@@ -468,10 +468,16 @@ u32 MouseGetData(u32 _mouse) {
   // TODO - probably factor in scaling as well
   auto win_width = 0;
   auto win_height = 0;
+  auto game_width = 0;
+  auto game_height = 0;
   if (Display::GetMainDisplay()) {
     win_width = Display::GetMainDisplay()->get_display_manager()->get_window_width();
     win_height = Display::GetMainDisplay()->get_display_manager()->get_window_height();
+    game_width = Display::GetMainDisplay()->get_display_manager()->get_window_game_width();
+    game_height = Display::GetMainDisplay()->get_display_manager()->get_window_game_height();
   }
+  xpos -= (win_width - game_width) / 2;
+  ypos -= (win_height - game_height) / 2;
 
   // These are used to calculate the speed at which to move the mouse to it's new coordinates
   // zero'd out so they are ignored and don't impact the position we are about to set
@@ -482,8 +488,8 @@ u32 MouseGetData(u32 _mouse) {
   // - [-208.0, 208.0] for height
   // (then 208 or 256 is always added to them to get the final screen coordinate)
   // So just normalize the actual window's values to this range
-  double width_per = xpos / double(win_width);
-  double height_per = ypos / double(win_height);
+  double width_per = xpos / double(game_width);
+  double height_per = ypos / double(game_height);
   mouse->posx = (512.0 * width_per) - 256.0;
   mouse->posy = (416.0 * height_per) - 208.0;
   // fmt::print("Mouse - X:{}({}), Y:{}({})\n", xpos, mouse->posx, ypos, mouse->posy);
diff --git a/game/system/hid/devices/mouse.h b/game/system/hid/devices/mouse.h
index 8d2b1a9ac6..9a8bb93c39 100644
--- a/game/system/hid/devices/mouse.h
+++ b/game/system/hid/devices/mouse.h
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ struct ActiveMouseAction {
 class MouseDevice : public InputDevice {
  public:
   struct MouseButtonStatus {
-    bool left;
-    bool right;
-    bool middle;
-    bool mouse4;
-    bool mouse5;
+    bool left = false;
+    bool right = false;
+    bool middle = false;
+    bool mouse4 = false;
+    bool mouse5 = false;
   };
 
   MouseDevice(){};
diff --git a/game/system/hid/display_manager.h b/game/system/hid/display_manager.h
index 50cf92ec33..befc696479 100644
--- a/game/system/hid/display_manager.h
+++ b/game/system/hid/display_manager.h
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ class DisplayManager {
   bool is_minimized() { return m_window_state == WindowState::Minimized; }
   int get_window_width() { return m_window_width; }
   int get_window_height() { return m_window_height; }
+  int get_window_game_width() { return m_window_game_width; }
+  int get_window_game_height() { return m_window_game_height; }
   float get_window_scale_x() { return m_window_scale_x; }
   float get_window_scale_y() { return m_window_scale_y; }
   int num_connected_displays() { return m_current_display_modes.size(); }
@@ -90,6 +92,11 @@ class DisplayManager {
   void enqueue_set_window_display_mode(WindowDisplayMode mode);
   void enqueue_set_fullscreen_display_id(int display_id);
 
+  void set_game_size(int width, int height) {
+    m_window_game_width = width;
+    m_window_game_height = height;
+  }
+
   void set_input_manager(std::shared_ptr<InputManager> input_manager) {
     m_input_manager = input_manager;
   }
@@ -112,6 +119,8 @@ class DisplayManager {
   int m_window_ypos = 0;
   int m_window_width = 0;
   int m_window_height = 0;
+  int m_window_game_width = 0;
+  int m_window_game_height = 0;
   float m_window_scale_x = 1.0;
   float m_window_scale_y = 1.0;
   WindowState m_window_state = WindowState::Restored;
diff --git a/goal_src/jak2/engine/ps2/pad.gc b/goal_src/jak2/engine/ps2/pad.gc
index eec9b6cd19..bde0f29c44 100644
--- a/goal_src/jak2/engine/ps2/pad.gc
+++ b/goal_src/jak2/engine/ps2/pad.gc
@@ -585,6 +585,10 @@ The cpad-set-buzz! function can be used for vibration.
   )
 
 (define *mouse* (new 'global 'mouse-info))
+(#when PC_PORT
+;; added so we can hide the mouse
+(define *disable-mouse* #f)
+)
 
 ;; WARN: Return type mismatch mouse-info vs none.
 (defun service-mouse ()
@@ -619,7 +623,7 @@ The cpad-set-buzz! function can be used for vibration.
        (set! (-> gp-0 button0-rel 0) (logclear (-> gp-0 button0-abs 0) (-> gp-0 button0-abs 1)))
        )
       )
-    (if (and (-> gp-0 active) (-> gp-0 valid) (-> gp-0 cursor))
+    (if (and (-> gp-0 active) (-> gp-0 valid) (-> gp-0 cursor) (#if PC_PORT (not *disable-mouse*) #t))
         (add-debug-cursor
           #t
           (bucket-id debug-no-zbuf2)