diff --git a/src/tui/tui.zig b/src/tui/tui.zig
index 15a33ce..e5d1aa9 100644
--- a/src/tui/tui.zig
+++ b/src/tui/tui.zig
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ input_listeners: EventHandler.List,
 keyboard_focus: ?Widget = null,
 mini_mode: ?MiniModeState = null,
 hover_focus: ?*Widget = null,
-last_hover_x: c_int = 0,
-last_hover_y: c_int = 0,
+last_hover_x: c_int = -1,
+last_hover_y: c_int = -1,
 commands: Commands = undefined,
 logger: log.Logger,
 drag_source: ?*Widget = null,