diff --git a/quantum/pointing_device/pointing_device_auto_mouse.c b/quantum/pointing_device/pointing_device_auto_mouse.c
index 4531cc851a..b62ced6b36 100644
--- a/quantum/pointing_device/pointing_device_auto_mouse.c
+++ b/quantum/pointing_device/pointing_device_auto_mouse.c
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ bool is_auto_mouse_active(void) {
 #ifdef AUTO_MOUSE_ONESHOT
     return auto_mouse_context.status.is_activated || auto_mouse_context.status.mouse_key_tracker || layer_hold_check() || auto_mouse_context.one_shot;
 #else
+    printf("is_auto_mouse_active\n");
+    printf("is_activated: %d\n", auto_mouse_context.status.is_activated);
+    printf("mouse_key_tracker: %d\n", auto_mouse_context.status.mouse_key_tracker);
+    printf("layer_hold_check: %d\n", layer_hold_check());
     return auto_mouse_context.status.is_activated || auto_mouse_context.status.mouse_key_tracker || layer_hold_check();
 #endif
 }
@@ -204,6 +208,18 @@ void auto_mouse_toggle(void) {
     auto_mouse_context.timer.delay = 0;
 }
 
+/** @brief set toggled mouse layer flag
+ *
+ * Change state of local layer_toggled bool meant to track when the mouse layer is toggled on by other means
+ *
+ * NOTE: While is_toggled is true it will prevent deactiving target layer (but not activation)
+ *
+ * @param[in] toggled bool
+ */
+void set_auto_mouse_toggled(bool toggled) {
+    auto_mouse_context.status.is_toggled = toggled;
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief Remove current auto mouse target layer from layer state
  *
diff --git a/quantum/pointing_device/pointing_device_auto_mouse.h b/quantum/pointing_device/pointing_device_auto_mouse.h
index cab4310904..36f494b4b3 100644
--- a/quantum/pointing_device/pointing_device_auto_mouse.h
+++ b/quantum/pointing_device/pointing_device_auto_mouse.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ uint8_t       get_auto_mouse_layer(void);                               // get t
 void          set_auto_mouse_timeout(uint16_t timeout);                 // set layer timeout
 uint16_t      get_auto_mouse_timeout(void);                             // get layer timeout
 void          set_auto_mouse_debounce(uint8_t debounce);                // set debounce
+void          set_auto_mouse_toggled(bool toggled);                     // set toggled mouse layer flag
 uint8_t       get_auto_mouse_debounce(void);                            // get debounce
 void          set_auto_mouse_key_tracker(int8_t key_tracker);           // set key tracker
 int8_t        get_auto_mouse_key_tracker(void);                         // get key tracker