diff --git a/src/events/SDL_mouse.c b/src/events/SDL_mouse.c
index 80da27aee..c7ea6a26d 100644
--- a/src/events/SDL_mouse.c
+++ b/src/events/SDL_mouse.c
@@ -1019,7 +1019,8 @@ SDL_UpdateMouseCapture(SDL_bool force_release)
     }
 
     if (!force_release) {
-        if (mouse->capture_desired || (mouse->auto_capture && SDL_GetMouseState(NULL, NULL) != 0)) {
+        if (SDL_GetMessageBoxCount() == 0 &&
+            (mouse->capture_desired || (mouse->auto_capture && SDL_GetMouseState(NULL, NULL) != 0))) {
             if (!mouse->relative_mode) {
                 capture_window = SDL_GetKeyboardFocus();
             }
diff --git a/src/video/SDL_sysvideo.h b/src/video/SDL_sysvideo.h
index cea3f542c..70a499178 100644
--- a/src/video/SDL_sysvideo.h
+++ b/src/video/SDL_sysvideo.h
@@ -474,6 +474,7 @@ extern SDL_VideoDisplay *SDL_GetDisplay(int displayIndex);
 extern SDL_VideoDisplay *SDL_GetDisplayForWindow(SDL_Window *window);
 extern void *SDL_GetDisplayDriverData( int displayIndex );
 extern SDL_bool SDL_IsVideoContextExternal(void);
+extern int SDL_GetMessageBoxCount(void);
 
 extern void SDL_GL_DeduceMaxSupportedESProfile(int* major, int* minor);
 
diff --git a/src/video/SDL_video.c b/src/video/SDL_video.c
index d3ec5d0f6..648fe6c18 100644
--- a/src/video/SDL_video.c
+++ b/src/video/SDL_video.c
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ SDL_CreateWindowTexture(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, SDL_Window * window, Uint32 * fo
 }
 
 static SDL_VideoDevice *_this = NULL;
+static SDL_atomic_t SDL_messagebox_count;
 
 static int
 SDL_UpdateWindowTexture(SDL_VideoDevice *unused, SDL_Window * window, const SDL_Rect * rects, int numrects)
@@ -4271,6 +4272,12 @@ SDL_IsScreenKeyboardShown(SDL_Window *window)
     return SDL_FALSE;
 }
 
+int
+SDL_GetMessageBoxCount(void)
+{
+    return SDL_AtomicGet(&SDL_messagebox_count);
+}
+
 #if SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_ANDROID
 #include "android/SDL_androidmessagebox.h"
 #endif
@@ -4331,7 +4338,6 @@ SDL_ShowMessageBox(const SDL_MessageBoxData *messageboxdata, int *buttonid)
     int retval = -1;
     SDL_bool relative_mode;
     int show_cursor_prev;
-    SDL_bool mouse_captured;
     SDL_Window *current_window;
     SDL_MessageBoxData mbdata;
 
@@ -4341,10 +4347,11 @@ SDL_ShowMessageBox(const SDL_MessageBoxData *messageboxdata, int *buttonid)
         return SDL_SetError("Invalid number of buttons");
     }
 
+    SDL_AtomicIncRef(&SDL_messagebox_count);
+
     current_window = SDL_GetKeyboardFocus();
-    mouse_captured = current_window && ((SDL_GetWindowFlags(current_window) & SDL_WINDOW_MOUSE_CAPTURE) != 0);
     relative_mode = SDL_GetRelativeMouseMode();
-    SDL_CaptureMouse(SDL_FALSE);
+    SDL_UpdateMouseCapture(SDL_FALSE);
     SDL_SetRelativeMouseMode(SDL_FALSE);
     show_cursor_prev = SDL_ShowCursor(1);
     SDL_ResetKeyboard();
@@ -4448,15 +4455,15 @@ SDL_ShowMessageBox(const SDL_MessageBoxData *messageboxdata, int *buttonid)
         }
     }
 
+    SDL_AtomicDecRef(&SDL_messagebox_count);
+
     if (current_window) {
         SDL_RaiseWindow(current_window);
-        if (mouse_captured) {
-            SDL_CaptureMouse(SDL_TRUE);
-        }
     }
 
     SDL_ShowCursor(show_cursor_prev);
     SDL_SetRelativeMouseMode(relative_mode);
+    SDL_UpdateMouseCapture(SDL_FALSE);
 
     return retval;
 }