diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/limelight/Game.java b/app/src/main/java/com/limelight/Game.java
index d00adb25..9d958c64 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/limelight/Game.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/limelight/Game.java
@@ -239,6 +239,21 @@ public class Game extends Activity implements SurfaceHolder.Callback,
         streamView.setOnTouchListener(this);
         streamView.setInputCallbacks(this);
 
+        // Listen for touch events outside of the game surface to enable trackpad mode
+        // to work on areas outside of the StreamView itself. We use a separate View
+        // for this rather than just handling it at the Activity level, because that
+        // allows proper touch splitting, which the OSC relies upon.
+        View backgroundTouchView = findViewById(R.id.backgroundTouchView);
+        backgroundTouchView.setOnTouchListener(new OnTouchListener() {
+            @Override
+            public boolean onTouch(View v, MotionEvent event) {
+                // We pass this to handleMotionEvent() as if it came from the Activity-level
+                // onTouchEvent() callback, otherwise it will assume it's from the StreamView
+                // and compute the incorrect video bounds when handling absolute input.
+                return handleMotionEvent(null, event);
+            }
+        });
+
         boolean needsInputBatching = false;
         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.R) {
             // Request unbuffered input event dispatching for all input classes we handle here.
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_game.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_game.xml
index 931de24a..ea204a95 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_game.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_game.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
     tools:context=".Game" >
 
+    <View
+        android:id="@+id/backgroundTouchView"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:layout_gravity="center" />
+
     <com.limelight.ui.StreamView
         android:id="@+id/surfaceView"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"