diff --git a/DOCS/man/options.rst b/DOCS/man/options.rst
index d87191d83e..37bc63c729 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/options.rst
+++ b/DOCS/man/options.rst
@@ -5648,7 +5648,7 @@ them.
     ``video-sync=display-desync``, ``--no-audio``, and ``--untimed=yes``.
 
 ``--wayland-edge-pixels-pointer=<value>``
-    Defines the size of an edge border (default: 10) to initiate client side
+    Defines the size of an edge border (default: 16) to initiate client side
     resize events in the wayland contexts with the mouse. This is only active if
     there are no server side decorations from the compositor.
 
diff --git a/video/out/wayland_common.c b/video/out/wayland_common.c
index bb1a5e672f..b5bfb8b917 100644
--- a/video/out/wayland_common.c
+++ b/video/out/wayland_common.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ const struct m_sub_options wayland_conf = {
     .size = sizeof(struct wayland_opts),
     .defaults = &(struct wayland_opts) {
         .configure_bounds = -1,
-        .edge_pixels_pointer = 10,
+        .edge_pixels_pointer = 16,
         .edge_pixels_touch = 32,
     },
 };