diff --git a/src/backend/wayland/wl_pointer_motion.c b/src/backend/wayland/wl_pointer_motion.c
index 5a1ab25..4e67e61 100644
--- a/src/backend/wayland/wl_pointer_motion.c
+++ b/src/backend/wayland/wl_pointer_motion.c
@@ -152,12 +152,12 @@ handle_pointer_motion(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
                 W_WL_EnqueueEvent(wmscr, &cev, mtarget);
             }
             wl_state.last_hovered_view = mtarget;
-            /* Apply the new view's cursor shape */
-            if (mtarget && mtarget->cursor && W_SetCursorImageFn) {
-                const char *cname = (const char *)(uintptr_t)mtarget->cursor;
+            /* Apply the new view's cursor (attribs.cursor set at widget creation) */
+            if (W_SetCursorImageFn) {
+                WMNativeCursor c = mtarget ? mtarget->attribs.cursor : 0;
+                if (!c && mtarget) c = mtarget->cursor;
+                const char *cname = c ? (const char *)(uintptr_t)c : "left_ptr";
                 W_SetCursorImageFn(cname);
-            } else if (W_SetCursorImageFn) {
-                W_SetCursorImageFn("left_ptr");
             }
         }
         /* Emit synthetic LEAVE/ENTER when pointer crosses WM sub-window