diff --git a/buildconfig/stubs/pygame/mouse.pyi b/buildconfig/stubs/pygame/mouse.pyi
index 42ea298b45..fcecfeabd9 100644
--- a/buildconfig/stubs/pygame/mouse.pyi
+++ b/buildconfig/stubs/pygame/mouse.pyi
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ def get_pressed(num_buttons: Literal[5]) -> Tuple[bool, bool, bool, bool, bool]:
 def get_just_pressed() -> Tuple[bool, bool, bool, bool, bool]: ...
 def get_just_released() -> Tuple[bool, bool, bool, bool, bool]: ...
 def get_pos() -> Tuple[int, int]: ...
+def get_desktop_pos() -> Tuple[float, float]: ...
 def get_rel() -> Tuple[int, int]: ...
 @overload
 def set_pos(pos: Coordinate, /) -> None: ...
diff --git a/docs/reST/ref/mouse.rst b/docs/reST/ref/mouse.rst
index c01a70997c..a4a4e6e576 100644
--- a/docs/reST/ref/mouse.rst
+++ b/docs/reST/ref/mouse.rst
@@ -169,6 +169,22 @@ scroll, such as ``which`` (it will tell you what exact mouse device trigger the
 
    .. ## pygame.mouse.get_pos ##
 
+.. function:: get_desktop_pos
+
+   | :sl:`get the mouse cursor position relative to the desktop`
+   | :sg:`get_desktop_pos() -> (x, y)`
+
+   Returns the ``x`` and ``y`` float position of the mouse cursor relative to the
+   top-left corner of the primary monitor. The position might be negative or exceed
+   the desktop bounds if multiple monitors are present.
+
+   .. warning:: Due to design constraints it is impossible to retrieve the global
+      mouse state on Wayland. The relative mouse position is returned instead.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 2.5.2
+
+   .. ## pygame.mouse.get_desktop_pos ##
+
 .. function:: get_rel
 
    | :sl:`get the amount of mouse movement`
diff --git a/src_c/doc/mouse_doc.h b/src_c/doc/mouse_doc.h
index 77ab749c39..a6f9840ac9 100644
--- a/src_c/doc/mouse_doc.h
+++ b/src_c/doc/mouse_doc.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #define DOC_MOUSE_GETJUSTPRESSED "get_just_pressed() -> (left_button, middle_button, right_button, x1_button, x2_button)\nget the most recently pressed buttons"
 #define DOC_MOUSE_GETJUSTRELEASED "get_just_released() -> (left_button, middle_button, right_button, x1_button, x2_button)\nget the most recently released buttons"
 #define DOC_MOUSE_GETPOS "get_pos() -> (x, y)\nget the mouse cursor position"
+#define DOC_MOUSE_GETDESKTOPPOS "get_desktop_pos() -> (x, y)\nget the mouse cursor position relative to the desktop"
 #define DOC_MOUSE_GETREL "get_rel() -> (x, y)\nget the amount of mouse movement"
 #define DOC_MOUSE_SETPOS "set_pos([x, y], /) -> None\nset the mouse cursor position"
 #define DOC_MOUSE_SETVISIBLE "set_visible(bool, /) -> bool\nhide or show the mouse cursor"
diff --git a/src_c/mouse.c b/src_c/mouse.c
index c6af99056e..e32006925a 100644
--- a/src_c/mouse.c
+++ b/src_c/mouse.c
@@ -100,6 +100,17 @@ mouse_get_pos(PyObject *self, PyObject *_null)
     return pg_tuple_couple_from_values_int(x, y);
 }
 
+static PyObject *
+mouse_get_desktop_pos(PyObject *self, PyObject *_null)
+{
+    int x, y;
+
+    VIDEO_INIT_CHECK();
+    SDL_GetGlobalMouseState(&x, &y);
+
+    return pg_tuple_couple_from_values_double((double)x, (double)y);
+}
+
 static PyObject *
 mouse_get_rel(PyObject *self, PyObject *_null)
 {
@@ -531,6 +542,8 @@ mouse_set_relative_mode(PyObject *self, PyObject *arg)
 static PyMethodDef _mouse_methods[] = {
     {"set_pos", mouse_set_pos, METH_VARARGS, DOC_MOUSE_SETPOS},
     {"get_pos", (PyCFunction)mouse_get_pos, METH_NOARGS, DOC_MOUSE_GETPOS},
+    {"get_desktop_pos", (PyCFunction)mouse_get_desktop_pos, METH_NOARGS,
+     DOC_MOUSE_GETDESKTOPPOS},
     {"get_rel", (PyCFunction)mouse_get_rel, METH_NOARGS, DOC_MOUSE_GETREL},
     {"get_pressed", (PyCFunction)mouse_get_pressed,
      METH_VARARGS | METH_KEYWORDS, DOC_MOUSE_GETPRESSED},
diff --git a/test/mouse_test.py b/test/mouse_test.py
index 3373bd2853..c9001ebdad 100644
--- a/test/mouse_test.py
+++ b/test/mouse_test.py
@@ -315,6 +315,17 @@ def test_get_pos(self):
         for value in pos:
             self.assertIsInstance(value, int)
 
+    def test_get_desktop_pos(self):
+        """Ensures get_desktop_pos returns the correct types."""
+        expected_length = 2
+
+        pos = pygame.mouse.get_desktop_pos()
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(pos, tuple)
+        self.assertEqual(len(pos), expected_length)
+        for value in pos:
+            self.assertIsInstance(value, float)
+
     def test_set_pos__invalid_pos(self):
         """Ensures set_pos handles invalid positions correctly."""
         for invalid_pos in ((1,), [1, 2, 3], 1, "1", (1, "1"), []):