diff --git a/input/drivers/cocoa_input.m b/input/drivers/cocoa_input.m
index 4154e18298..15cf75249e 100644
--- a/input/drivers/cocoa_input.m
+++ b/input/drivers/cocoa_input.m
@@ -570,10 +570,6 @@ static int16_t cocoa_input_state(
       case RETRO_DEVICE_POINTER:
       case RARCH_DEVICE_POINTER_SCREEN:
          {
-#ifdef IOS
-            if (!apple->touch_count)
-                return 0;
-#endif
             // with a physical mouse that is hovering, the touch_count will be 0
             // and apple->touches[0] will have the hover position
             if ((idx == 0 || idx < apple->touch_count) && (idx < MAX_TOUCHES))
@@ -771,6 +767,13 @@ static void cocoa_input_grab_mouse(void *data, bool state)
    cocoa_show_mouse(nil, !state);
    apple->mouse_grabbed = state;
 }
+#elif TARGET_OS_IOS
+static void cocoa_input_grab_mouse(void *data, bool state)
+{
+   cocoa_input_data_t *apple = (cocoa_input_data_t*)data;
+
+   apple->mouse_grabbed = state;
+}
 #endif
 
 input_driver_t input_cocoa = {
@@ -782,7 +785,7 @@ input_driver_t input_cocoa = {
    cocoa_input_get_sensor_input,
    cocoa_input_get_capabilities,
    "cocoa",
-#ifdef OSX
+#if defined(OSX) || TARGET_OS_IOS
    cocoa_input_grab_mouse,
 #else
    NULL,                         /* grab_mouse */
diff --git a/menu/menu_driver.c b/menu/menu_driver.c
index b86445a6d5..beda6b11ca 100644
--- a/menu/menu_driver.c
+++ b/menu/menu_driver.c
@@ -5272,13 +5272,6 @@ unsigned menu_event(
       menu_input_pointer_hw_state_t touchscreen_hw_state = {0};
 
       /* Read mouse */
-#ifdef HAVE_IOS_TOUCHMOUSE
-      if (menu_mouse_enable)
-      {
-         settings->bools.menu_pointer_enable = true;
-         menu_pointer_enable = true;
-      }
-#else
       if (menu_mouse_enable)
          menu_input_get_mouse_hw_state(
                p_disp,
@@ -5292,7 +5285,7 @@ unsigned menu_event(
                input_overlay_enable,
                overlay_active,
                &mouse_hw_state);
-#endif
+
       /* Read touchscreen
        * Note: Could forgo this if mouse is currently active,
        * but this is 'cleaner' code... (if performance is a
diff --git a/pkg/apple/MouseEmulation/EmulatorTouchMouse.swift b/pkg/apple/MouseEmulation/EmulatorTouchMouse.swift
index de482dc810..a687a4153a 100644
--- a/pkg/apple/MouseEmulation/EmulatorTouchMouse.swift
+++ b/pkg/apple/MouseEmulation/EmulatorTouchMouse.swift
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import UIKit
 @objc public protocol EmulatorTouchMouseHandlerDelegate: AnyObject {
    func handleMouseClick(isLeftClick: Bool, isPressed: Bool)
    func handleMouseMove(x: CGFloat, y: CGFloat)
-   func handlePointerMove(x: CGFloat, y: CGFloat)
 }
 
 @objcMembers public class EmulatorTouchMouseHandler: NSObject, UIPointerInteractionDelegate {
@@ -74,12 +73,6 @@ import UIKit
             self?.pendingMouseEvents.append(value)
             self?.processMouseEvents()
          })
-      if #available(iOS 13.4, *) {
-         // get pointer interactions
-         let pointerInteraction = UIPointerInteraction(delegate: self)
-         self.view.addInteraction(pointerInteraction)
-         self.view.isUserInteractionEnabled=true
-      }
    }
    
    private func processMouseEvents() {
@@ -203,16 +196,4 @@ import UIKit
       let dy = pointA.y - pointB.y
       return sqrt(dx*dx*dy*dy)
    }
-
-   @available(iOS 13.4, *)
-   public func pointerInteraction(
-       _ interaction: UIPointerInteraction,
-       regionFor request: UIPointerRegionRequest,
-       defaultRegion: UIPointerRegion
-     ) -> UIPointerRegion? {
-        guard !enabled else { return defaultRegion }
-        let location = request.location;
-        delegate?.handlePointerMove(x: location.x, y: location.y)
-        return defaultRegion
-   }
 }
diff --git a/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common.m b/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common.m
index 8a5cf0c4ae..f86039a1ab 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common.m
@@ -688,16 +688,6 @@ void cocoa_file_load_with_detect_core(const char *filename);
    }
 }
 
--(void)handlePointerMoveWithX:(CGFloat)x y:(CGFloat)y
-{
-   cocoa_input_data_t *apple = (cocoa_input_data_t*)
-      input_state_get_ptr()->current_data;
-   if (!apple)
-      return;
-   apple->window_pos_x = (int16_t)x;
-   apple->window_pos_y = (int16_t)y;
-}
-
 #endif
 
 #pragma mark GCDWebServerDelegate
diff --git a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
index d2eaf69772..74c7399766 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
@@ -481,8 +481,7 @@ enum
 @end
 
 #if TARGET_OS_IOS
-@interface RetroArch_iOS () <MXMetricManagerSubscriber>
-
+@interface RetroArch_iOS () <MXMetricManagerSubscriber, UIPointerInteractionDelegate>
 @end
 #endif
 
@@ -535,6 +534,13 @@ enum
    _renderView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = NO;
    UIView *rootView = [CocoaView get].view;
    [rootView addSubview:_renderView];
+#if TARGET_OS_IOS
+   if (@available(iOS 13.4, *))
+   {
+      [_renderView addInteraction:[[UIPointerInteraction alloc] initWithDelegate:self]];
+      _renderView.userInteractionEnabled = YES;
+   }
+#endif
    [[_renderView.topAnchor constraintEqualToAnchor:rootView.topAnchor] setActive:YES];
    [[_renderView.bottomAnchor constraintEqualToAnchor:rootView.bottomAnchor] setActive:YES];
    [[_renderView.leadingAnchor constraintEqualToAnchor:rootView.leadingAnchor] setActive:YES];
@@ -824,7 +830,7 @@ enum
     }
 }
 
-- (void)didReceiveDiagnosticPayloads:(NSArray<MXDiagnosticPayload *> *)payloads
+- (void)didReceiveDiagnosticPayloads:(NSArray<MXDiagnosticPayload *> *)payloads API_AVAILABLE(ios(14.0))
 {
     for (MXDiagnosticPayload *payload in payloads)
     {
@@ -832,6 +838,31 @@ enum
         RARCH_LOG("Got Diagnostic Payload:\n%s\n", [json cStringUsingEncoding:kCFStringEncodingUTF8]);
     }
 }
+
+- (UIPointerStyle *)pointerInteraction:(UIPointerInteraction *)interaction styleForRegion:(UIPointerRegion *)region API_AVAILABLE(ios(13.4))
+{
+   cocoa_input_data_t *apple = (cocoa_input_data_t*) input_state_get_ptr()->current_data;
+   if (!apple)
+      return nil;
+   if (apple->mouse_grabbed)
+      return [UIPointerStyle hiddenPointerStyle];
+   return nil;
+}
+
+- (UIPointerRegion *)pointerInteraction:(UIPointerInteraction *)interaction
+                       regionForRequest:(UIPointerRegionRequest *)request
+                          defaultRegion:(UIPointerRegion *)defaultRegion API_AVAILABLE(ios(13.4))
+{
+   cocoa_input_data_t *apple = (cocoa_input_data_t*) input_state_get_ptr()->current_data;
+   if (!apple)
+      return nil;
+   CGPoint location = [apple_platform.renderView convertPoint:[request location] fromView:nil];
+   apple->touches[0].screen_x = (int16_t)(location.x * [[UIScreen mainScreen] scale]);
+   apple->touches[0].screen_y = (int16_t)(location.y * [[UIScreen mainScreen] scale]);
+   apple->window_pos_x = (int16_t)(location.x * [[UIScreen mainScreen] scale]);
+   apple->window_pos_y = (int16_t)(location.y * [[UIScreen mainScreen] scale]);
+   return [UIPointerRegion regionWithRect:[apple_platform.renderView bounds] identifier:@"game view"];
+}
 #endif
 
 @end