diff --git a/src/backend/wayland/wl_pointer_motion.c b/src/backend/wayland/wl_pointer_motion.c
index 9a36d72..853fbf9 100644
--- a/src/backend/wayland/wl_pointer_motion.c
+++ b/src/backend/wayland/wl_pointer_motion.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 /* Forward declarations for functions defined in other wl_*.c files */
 void W_WL_EnqueueEvent(struct W_Screen *scr, const WMEvent *ev, struct W_View *target);
 extern void (*W_SetCursorImageFn)(const char *name);
+void wl_set_cursor_image(const char *name);
 
 void wl_view_destroyed_hook(struct W_View *v)
 {
@@ -194,6 +195,8 @@ handle_pointer_motion(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
             xev.u.crossing.detail = WM_NOTIFY_ANCESTOR;
             W_WL_EnqueueEvent(wmscr, &xev, NULL);
             wl_state.last_hovered_id = new_id;
+            if (new_id)
+                wl_set_cursor_image("left_ptr");
         }
     }
     if (wl_state.grab_type) { wl_grab_apply_motion(); return; }
@@ -292,6 +295,8 @@ handle_pointer_motion_absolute(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
             xev.u.crossing.detail = WM_NOTIFY_ANCESTOR;
             W_WL_EnqueueEvent(wmscr2, &xev, NULL);
             wl_state.last_hovered_id = new_id;
+            if (new_id)
+                wl_set_cursor_image("left_ptr");
         }
     }
     if (wl_state.grab_type) { wl_grab_apply_motion(); return; }