--- a/src/macosx/native/sun/awt/AWTWindow.m	Mon Jan 02 16:56:40 2017 +0300
+++ b/src/macosx/native/sun/awt/AWTWindow.m	Mon Jan 02 17:15:16 2017 +0300
@@ -326,10 +326,44 @@
     return [window isKindOfClass: [AWTWindow_Panel class]] || [window isKindOfClass: [AWTWindow_Normal class]];
 }
 
+// Retrieves the list of possible window layers (levels)
++ (NSArray*) getWindowLayers {
+    static NSArray *windowLayers;
+    static dispatch_once_t token;
+
+    // Initialize the list of possible window layers
+    dispatch_once(&token, ^{
+        // The layers are ordered from front to back, (i.e. the toppest one is the first)
+        windowLayers = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:
+                            [NSNumber numberWithInt:CGWindowLevelForKey(kCGPopUpMenuWindowLevelKey)],
+                            [NSNumber numberWithInt:CGWindowLevelForKey(kCGFloatingWindowLevelKey)],
+                            [NSNumber numberWithInt:CGWindowLevelForKey(kCGNormalWindowLevelKey)],
+                            nil
+                       ];
+        [windowLayers retain];
+    });
+    return windowLayers;
+}
+
+
 // returns id for the topmost window under mouse
 + (NSInteger) getTopmostWindowUnderMouseID {
     NSInteger result = -1;
-    
+
+    NSArray *windowLayers = [AWTWindow getWindowLayers];
+    // Looking for the window under mouse starting from the toppest layer
+    for (NSNumber *layer in windowLayers) {
+        result = [AWTWindow getTopmostWindowUnderMouseIDImpl:[layer integerValue]];
+        if (result != -1) {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
++ (NSInteger) getTopmostWindowUnderMouseIDImpl:(NSInteger)windowLayer {
+    NSInteger result = -1;
+
     NSRect screenRect = [[NSScreen mainScreen] frame];
     NSPoint nsMouseLocation = [NSEvent mouseLocation];
     CGPoint cgMouseLocation = CGPointMake(nsMouseLocation.x, screenRect.size.height - nsMouseLocation.y);
@@ -338,7 +372,7 @@
 
     for (NSDictionary *window in windows) {
         NSInteger layer = [[window objectForKey:(id)kCGWindowLayer] integerValue];
-        if (layer == 0) {
+        if (layer == windowLayer) {
             CGRect rect;
             CGRectMakeWithDictionaryRepresentation((CFDictionaryRef)[window objectForKey:(id)kCGWindowBounds], &rect);
             if (CGRectContainsPoint(rect, cgMouseLocation)) {

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/java/awt/Frame/ObscuredFrame/ObscuredFrameTest.java	Mon Jan 02 17:15:16 2017 +0300
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8171952
+ * @summary Tests that getMousePosition() returns null for obscured component.
+ * @author Dmitry Markov
+ * @library ../../regtesthelpers
+ * @build Util
+ * @run main ObscuredFrameTest
+ */
+
+import java.awt.*;
+
+import test.java.awt.regtesthelpers.Util;
+
+public class ObscuredFrameTest {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        Robot robot = Util.createRobot();
+
+        Frame frame = new Frame("Obscured Frame");
+        frame.setSize(200, 200);
+        frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
+        Button button = new Button("Button");
+        frame.add(button);
+
+        Dialog dialog = new Dialog(frame, "Visible Dialog", false);
+        dialog.setSize(200, 200);
+        dialog.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
+        dialog.setVisible(true);
+
+        frame.setVisible(true);
+
+        Util.waitForIdle(robot);
+
+        Util.pointOnComp(button, robot);
+        Util.waitForIdle(robot);
+        robot.delay(2000);
+
+        try {
+            if (button.getMousePosition() != null) {
+                throw new RuntimeException("Test Failed! Mouse position is not null for obscured component.");
+            }
+        } finally {
+            frame.dispose();
+            dialog.dispose();
+        }
+    }
+}
+