diff --git a/common/rfb/VNCServerST.cxx b/common/rfb/VNCServerST.cxx
index d657c2e..21dde7b 100644
--- a/common/rfb/VNCServerST.cxx
+++ b/common/rfb/VNCServerST.cxx
@@ -997,6 +997,27 @@ void VNCServerST::translateDLPRegion(rdr::U16 &x1, rdr::U16 &y1, rdr::U16 &x2, r
   //slog.info("DLP_Region vals %u,%u %u,%u", x1, y1, x2, y2);
 }
 
+void VNCServerST::getDLPRegionSkipFlags(const Point& pos,
+                                        bool& skipclick, bool& skiprelease) const
+{
+  skipclick = false;
+  skiprelease = false;
+
+  if (!DLPRegion.enabled)
+    return;
+
+  rdr::U16 x1, y1, x2, y2;
+  translateDLPRegion(x1, y1, x2, y2);
+
+  if (pos.x < x1 || pos.x >= x2 ||
+      pos.y < y1 || pos.y >= y2) {
+    if (!Server::DLP_RegionAllowClick)
+      skipclick = true;
+    if (!Server::DLP_RegionAllowRelease)
+      skiprelease = true;
+  }
+}
+
 void VNCServerST::blackOut()
 {
   // Compute the region, since the resolution may have changed
diff --git a/common/rfb/VNCServerST.h b/common/rfb/VNCServerST.h
index 64d84f0..df2f0aa 100644
--- a/common/rfb/VNCServerST.h
+++ b/common/rfb/VNCServerST.h
@@ -208,6 +208,11 @@ namespace rfb {
     enum UserActionType {Join, Leave};
     void notifyUserAction(const VNCSConnectionST* newConnection, std::string& user_name, const UserActionType action_type);
 
+    // Compute whether a pointer click/release at the given framebuffer
+    // position should be suppressed by the DLP region policy.
+    void getDLPRegionSkipFlags(const Point& pos,
+                               bool& skipclick, bool& skiprelease) const;
+
   protected:
 
     friend class VNCSConnectionST;
diff --git a/unix/xserver/hw/vnc/XserverDesktop.cc b/unix/xserver/hw/vnc/XserverDesktop.cc
index 8ecfec8..3085ec5 100644
--- a/unix/xserver/hw/vnc/XserverDesktop.cc
+++ b/unix/xserver/hw/vnc/XserverDesktop.cc
@@ -548,19 +548,9 @@ rfb::Point XserverDesktop::directMouseEventWithPosition(int dx, int dy,
     vncPointerMoveRelative(dx, dy, cursorX, cursorY);
 
     bool skipclick = false, skiprelease = false;
-    if (server->DLPRegion.enabled) {
-      rdr::U16 x1, y1, x2, y2;
-      server->translateDLPRegion(x1, y1, x2, y2);
-
-      rfb::Point cursorPos(cursorX - screenX, cursorY - screenY);
-      if (cursorPos.x < x1 || cursorPos.x >= x2 ||
-          cursorPos.y < y1 || cursorPos.y >= y2) {
-        if (!rfb::Server::DLP_RegionAllowClick)
-          skipclick = true;
-        if (!rfb::Server::DLP_RegionAllowRelease)
-          skiprelease = true;
-      }
-    }
+    server->getDLPRegionSkipFlags(rfb::Point(cursorX - screenX,
+                                             cursorY - screenY),
+                                  skipclick, skiprelease);
 
     vncPointerButtonAction(buttonMask, skipclick, skiprelease);
   } else {