diff --git a/mkdocs-website/docs/en/changelog.md b/mkdocs-website/docs/en/changelog.md
index c380987a5af..0518eafca97 100644
--- a/mkdocs-website/docs/en/changelog.md
+++ b/mkdocs-website/docs/en/changelog.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Services have been expanded to provide plugin functionality. By [atterpac](https://github.com/atterpac) and [leaanthony](https://github.com/leaanthony) in [#3570](https://github.com/wailsapp/wails/pull/3570)
 
 ### Fixed
+- [linux] Fixed linux compile error introduced by IgnoreMouseEvents addition by [atterpac](https://github.com/atterpac) in [#3721](https://github.com/wailsapp/wails/pull/3721)
 - [windows] Fixed syso icon file generation bug by [atterpac](https://github.com/atterpac) in [#3675](https://github.com/wailsapp/wails/pull/3675)
 - [linux] Fix to run natively in wayland incorporated from [#1811](https://github.com/wailsapp/wails/pull/1811) in [#3614](https://github.com/wailsapp/wails/pull/3614) by [@stendler](https://github.com/stendler)
 - [windows] Fixed system tray startup panic in [#3693](https://github.com/wailsapp/wails/issues/3693) by [@DeltaLaboratory](https://github.com/DeltaLaboratory)
diff --git a/v3/pkg/application/linux_cgo.go b/v3/pkg/application/linux_cgo.go
index f55daa71117..29e3f75fdcf 100644
--- a/v3/pkg/application/linux_cgo.go
+++ b/v3/pkg/application/linux_cgo.go
@@ -1373,6 +1373,14 @@ func (w *linuxWebviewWindow) position() (int, int) {
 	return int(x), int(y)
 }
 
+func (w *linuxWebviewWindow) ignoreMouse(ignore bool) {
+	if ignore {
+		C.gtk_widget_set_events((*C.GtkWidget)(unsafe.Pointer(w.window)), C.GDK_ENTER_NOTIFY_MASK|C.GDK_LEAVE_NOTIFY_MASK)
+	} else {
+		C.gtk_widget_set_events((*C.GtkWidget)(unsafe.Pointer(w.window)), C.GDK_ALL_EVENTS_MASK)
+	}
+}
+
 // FIXME Change this to reflect mouse button!
 //
 //export onButtonEvent
diff --git a/v3/pkg/application/webview_window_linux.go b/v3/pkg/application/webview_window_linux.go
index cb7c7744fa0..22ede469603 100644
--- a/v3/pkg/application/webview_window_linux.go
+++ b/v3/pkg/application/webview_window_linux.go
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 
 package application
 
-import "C"
-import (
+import ( 
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
@@ -282,7 +281,7 @@ func (w *linuxWebviewWindow) run() {
 	}
 
 	// Ignore mouse events if requested
-	w.setIgnoreMouseEvents(options.IgnoreMouseEvents)
+	w.setIgnoreMouseEvents(w.parent.options.IgnoreMouseEvents)
 
 	startURL, err := assetserver.GetStartURL(w.parent.options.URL)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -375,11 +374,5 @@ func (w *linuxWebviewWindow) isIgnoreMouseEvents() bool {
 }
 
 func (w *linuxWebviewWindow) setIgnoreMouseEvents(ignore bool) {
-	w.ignoreMouseEvents = ignore
-
-	if ignore {
-		C.gtk_widget_set_events((*C.GtkWidget)(unsafe.Pointer(w.window)), C.GDK_ENTER_NOTIFY_MASK|C.GDK_LEAVE_NOTIFY_MASK)
-	} else {
-		C.gtk_widget_set_events((*C.GtkWidget)(unsafe.Pointer(w.window)), C.GDK_ALL_EVENTS_MASK)
-	}
+	w.ignoreMouse(w.ignoreMouseEvents)
 }