diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 031a3b90..feb115e9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Changed
+
+- First click on unfocused Alacritty windows is no longer ignored on platforms other than macOS
+
 ## Version 0.2.0
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/src/event.rs b/src/event.rs
index 589f1a42..ec17034f 100644
--- a/src/event.rs
+++ b/src/event.rs
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ impl<N: Notify> Processor<N> {
                         processor.received_char(c);
                     },
                     MouseInput { state, button, modifiers, .. } => {
-                        if *window_is_focused {
+                        if !cfg!(target_os = "macos") || *window_is_focused {
                             *hide_cursor = false;
                             processor.mouse_input(state, button, modifiers);
                             processor.ctx.terminal.dirty = true;