diff --git a/code/nel/include/nel/misc/di_event_emitter.h b/code/nel/include/nel/misc/di_event_emitter.h
index 84034f20d..3094994b5 100644
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/misc/di_event_emitter.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/misc/di_event_emitter.h
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ public:
 
 	/// from IEventEmitter
 	virtual void			submitEvents(CEventServer &server, bool allWindows);
+	virtual void			emulateMouseRawMode(bool enable);
 
 	// Build a TMouseButton value from the current buttons state
 	TMouseButton	buildButtonsFlags() const;
diff --git a/code/nel/include/nel/misc/event_emitter_multi.h b/code/nel/include/nel/misc/event_emitter_multi.h
index b2350fc7f..6abdf08d8 100644
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/misc/event_emitter_multi.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/misc/event_emitter_multi.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public:
 	const IEventEmitter *getEmitter(uint index) const;
 	/// From IEventEmitter. This call submitEvents on all the emitters
 	virtual void submitEvents(CEventServer &server, bool allWindows);
+	virtual void emulateMouseRawMode(bool enable);
 private:
 	typedef std::vector<std::pair<IEventEmitter *, bool> > TEmitterCont;
 	TEmitterCont	_Emitters;
diff --git a/code/nel/src/misc/di_event_emitter.cpp b/code/nel/src/misc/di_event_emitter.cpp
index 2a094d0ef..d01bd124b 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/misc/di_event_emitter.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/misc/di_event_emitter.cpp
@@ -248,6 +248,12 @@ void	CDIEventEmitter::submitEvents(CEventServer &server, bool allWindows)
 	_InternalServer.pump(allWindows);
 }
 
+//==========================================================================
+void	CDIEventEmitter::emulateMouseRawMode(bool enable)
+{
+	nlerror("no raw mode emulation on windows, the CDIMouse has a real raw mode");
+}
+
 //==========================================================================
 /// Tool fct to retrieve the game devices.
 static BOOL CALLBACK DIEnumDevicesDescCallback
diff --git a/code/nel/src/misc/event_emitter_multi.cpp b/code/nel/src/misc/event_emitter_multi.cpp
index bd99601f6..52f893659 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/misc/event_emitter_multi.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/misc/event_emitter_multi.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ void CEventEmitterMulti::submitEvents(CEventServer &server, bool allWindows)
 		it->first->submitEvents(server, allWindows);
 	}
 }
+
+///============================================================
+void CEventEmitterMulti::emulateMouseRawMode(bool enable)
+{
+	nlerror("no raw mode emulation on windows, the CDIMouse has a real raw mode");
+}
+
 ///============================================================
 IEventEmitter *CEventEmitterMulti::getEmitter(uint index)
 {