diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8255d7dc..d328b4b5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -290,6 +290,8 @@ information on what to include when reporting a bug.
 - [Cocoa] Bugfix: OpenGL swap interval was ignored for occluded windows (#680)
 - [Cocoa] Bugfix: OpenGL swap interval was ignored on early macOS 10.14
                   (#1337,#1417,#1435)
+- [Cocoa] Bugfix: The y-coordinate was incorrect for `glfwGetCursorPos` and
+                  `glfwSetCursorPos` (#1461)
 - [WGL] Added support for `WGL_EXT_colorspace` for OpenGL ES contexts
 - [WGL] Added support for `WGL_ARB_create_context_no_error`
 - [GLX] Added support for `GLX_ARB_create_context_no_error`
diff --git a/src/cocoa_monitor.m b/src/cocoa_monitor.m
index a5138572..e06fc905 100644
--- a/src/cocoa_monitor.m
+++ b/src/cocoa_monitor.m
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ void _glfwPlatformGetMonitorWorkarea(_GLFWmonitor* monitor,
     if (xpos)
         *xpos = frameRect.origin.x;
     if (ypos)
-        *ypos = _glfwTransformYNS(frameRect.origin.y + frameRect.size.height);
+        *ypos = _glfwTransformYNS(frameRect.origin.y + frameRect.size.height - 1);
     if (width)
         *width = frameRect.size.width;
     if (height)
diff --git a/src/cocoa_window.m b/src/cocoa_window.m
index bf6f6f28..e8e40a55 100644
--- a/src/cocoa_window.m
+++ b/src/cocoa_window.m
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ static void acquireMonitor(_GLFWwindow* window)
     _glfwSetVideoModeNS(window->monitor, &window->videoMode);
     const CGRect bounds = CGDisplayBounds(window->monitor->ns.displayID);
     const NSRect frame = NSMakeRect(bounds.origin.x,
-                                    _glfwTransformYNS(bounds.origin.y + bounds.size.height),
+                                    _glfwTransformYNS(bounds.origin.y + bounds.size.height - 1),
                                     bounds.size.width,
                                     bounds.size.height);
 
@@ -445,6 +445,7 @@ static const NSRange kEmptyRange = { NSNotFound, 0 };
     else
     {
         const NSRect contentRect = [window->ns.view frame];
+        // NOTE: The returned location uses base 0,1 not 0,0
         const NSPoint pos = [event locationInWindow];
 
         _glfwInputCursorPos(window, pos.x, contentRect.size.height - pos.y);
@@ -634,9 +635,9 @@ static const NSRange kEmptyRange = { NSNotFound, 0 };
 - (BOOL)performDragOperation:(id <NSDraggingInfo>)sender
 {
     const NSRect contentRect = [window->ns.view frame];
-    _glfwInputCursorPos(window,
-                        [sender draggingLocation].x,
-                        contentRect.size.height - [sender draggingLocation].y);
+    // NOTE: The returned location uses base 0,1 not 0,0
+    const NSPoint pos = [sender draggingLocation];
+    _glfwInputCursorPos(window, pos.x, contentRect.size.height - pos.y);
 
     NSPasteboard* pasteboard = [sender draggingPasteboard];
     NSDictionary* options = @{NSPasteboardURLReadingFileURLsOnlyKey:@YES};
@@ -713,10 +714,8 @@ static const NSRange kEmptyRange = { NSNotFound, 0 };
 - (NSRect)firstRectForCharacterRange:(NSRange)range
                          actualRange:(NSRangePointer)actualRange
 {
-    int xpos, ypos;
-    _glfwPlatformGetWindowPos(window, &xpos, &ypos);
-    const NSRect contentRect = [window->ns.view frame];
-    return NSMakeRect(xpos, _glfwTransformYNS(ypos + contentRect.size.height), 0.0, 0.0);
+    const NSRect frame = [window->ns.view frame];
+    return NSMakeRect(frame.origin.x, frame.origin.y, 0.0, 0.0);
 }
 
 - (void)insertText:(id)string replacementRange:(NSRange)replacementRange
@@ -878,7 +877,7 @@ static GLFWbool createNativeWindow(_GLFWwindow* window,
 //
 float _glfwTransformYNS(float y)
 {
-    return CGDisplayBounds(CGMainDisplayID()).size.height - y;
+    return CGDisplayBounds(CGMainDisplayID()).size.height - y - 1;
 }
 
 
@@ -993,7 +992,7 @@ void _glfwPlatformGetWindowPos(_GLFWwindow* window, int* xpos, int* ypos)
     if (xpos)
         *xpos = contentRect.origin.x;
     if (ypos)
-        *ypos = _glfwTransformYNS(contentRect.origin.y + contentRect.size.height);
+        *ypos = _glfwTransformYNS(contentRect.origin.y + contentRect.size.height - 1);
 
     } // autoreleasepool
 }
@@ -1003,7 +1002,7 @@ void _glfwPlatformSetWindowPos(_GLFWwindow* window, int x, int y)
     @autoreleasepool {
 
     const NSRect contentRect = [window->ns.view frame];
-    const NSRect dummyRect = NSMakeRect(x, _glfwTransformYNS(y + contentRect.size.height), 0, 0);
+    const NSRect dummyRect = NSMakeRect(x, _glfwTransformYNS(y + contentRect.size.height - 1), 0, 0);
     const NSRect frameRect = [window->ns.object frameRectForContentRect:dummyRect];
     [window->ns.object setFrameOrigin:frameRect.origin];
 
@@ -1198,7 +1197,7 @@ void _glfwPlatformSetWindowMonitor(_GLFWwindow* window,
         else
         {
             const NSRect contentRect =
-                NSMakeRect(xpos, _glfwTransformYNS(ypos + height), width, height);
+                NSMakeRect(xpos, _glfwTransformYNS(ypos + height - 1), width, height);
             const NSRect frameRect =
                 [window->ns.object frameRectForContentRect:contentRect
                                                  styleMask:getStyleMask(window)];
@@ -1232,7 +1231,7 @@ void _glfwPlatformSetWindowMonitor(_GLFWwindow* window,
     }
     else
     {
-        NSRect contentRect = NSMakeRect(xpos, _glfwTransformYNS(ypos + height),
+        NSRect contentRect = NSMakeRect(xpos, _glfwTransformYNS(ypos + height - 1),
                                         width, height);
         NSRect frameRect = [window->ns.object frameRectForContentRect:contentRect
                                                             styleMask:styleMask];
@@ -1451,12 +1450,13 @@ void _glfwPlatformGetCursorPos(_GLFWwindow* window, double* xpos, double* ypos)
     @autoreleasepool {
 
     const NSRect contentRect = [window->ns.view frame];
+    // NOTE: The returned location uses base 0,1 not 0,0
     const NSPoint pos = [window->ns.object mouseLocationOutsideOfEventStream];
 
     if (xpos)
         *xpos = pos.x;
     if (ypos)
-        *ypos = contentRect.size.height - pos.y - 1;
+        *ypos = contentRect.size.height - pos.y;
 
     } // autoreleasepool
 }
@@ -1468,6 +1468,7 @@ void _glfwPlatformSetCursorPos(_GLFWwindow* window, double x, double y)
     updateCursorImage(window);
 
     const NSRect contentRect = [window->ns.view frame];
+    // NOTE: The returned location uses base 0,1 not 0,0
     const NSPoint pos = [window->ns.object mouseLocationOutsideOfEventStream];
 
     window->ns.cursorWarpDeltaX += x - pos.x;