diff --git a/modules/services/window-managers/herbstluftwm.nix b/modules/services/window-managers/herbstluftwm.nix
index e826100d8..67457e95a 100644
--- a/modules/services/window-managers/herbstluftwm.nix
+++ b/modules/services/window-managers/herbstluftwm.nix
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ in {
         herbstclient attr theme.tiling.reset 1
         herbstclient attr theme.floating.reset 1
         herbstclient keyunbind --all
+        herbstclient mouseunbind --all
         herbstclient unrule --all
 
         ${renderSettings cfg.settings}
diff --git a/tests/modules/services/window-managers/herbstluftwm/herbstluftwm-no-tags-autostart b/tests/modules/services/window-managers/herbstluftwm/herbstluftwm-no-tags-autostart
index 642d66cda..9e8cd78a0 100644
--- a/tests/modules/services/window-managers/herbstluftwm/herbstluftwm-no-tags-autostart
+++ b/tests/modules/services/window-managers/herbstluftwm/herbstluftwm-no-tags-autostart
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ herbstclient emit_hook reload
 herbstclient attr theme.tiling.reset 1
 herbstclient attr theme.floating.reset 1
 herbstclient keyunbind --all
+herbstclient mouseunbind --all
 herbstclient unrule --all
 
 
diff --git a/tests/modules/services/window-managers/herbstluftwm/herbstluftwm-simple-config-autostart b/tests/modules/services/window-managers/herbstluftwm/herbstluftwm-simple-config-autostart
index 31eb17502..5f101e0bb 100644
--- a/tests/modules/services/window-managers/herbstluftwm/herbstluftwm-simple-config-autostart
+++ b/tests/modules/services/window-managers/herbstluftwm/herbstluftwm-simple-config-autostart
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ herbstclient emit_hook reload
 herbstclient attr theme.tiling.reset 1
 herbstclient attr theme.floating.reset 1
 herbstclient keyunbind --all
+herbstclient mouseunbind --all
 herbstclient unrule --all
 
 herbstclient set always_show_frame true