diff --git a/tools/tui/loop/api.go b/tools/tui/loop/api.go
index 2c083eb10..669ee3e0e 100644
--- a/tools/tui/loop/api.go
+++ b/tools/tui/loop/api.go
@@ -493,6 +493,8 @@ func (self *Loop) PopPointerShape() {
 	}
 }
 
+// Remove all pointer shapes from the shape stack resetting to default pointer
+// shape. This is called automatically on loop termination.
 func (self *Loop) ClearPointerShapes() (ans []PointerShape) {
 	ans = self.pointer_shapes
 	for i := len(self.pointer_shapes) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
diff --git a/tools/tui/mouse.go b/tools/tui/mouse.go
index eb1a56b6d..72f222402 100644
--- a/tools/tui/mouse.go
+++ b/tools/tui/mouse.go
@@ -289,11 +289,20 @@ func (m *MouseState) ApplyHoverStyles(lp *loop.Loop, style ...string) {
 	} else {
 		hs = style[0]
 	}
+	is_hovered := false
 	for id := range m.hovered_ids.Iterable() {
 		for _, r := range m.region_id_map[id] {
 			lp.StyleRegion(hs, r.TopLeft.X, r.TopLeft.Y, r.BottomRight.X, r.BottomRight.Y)
+			is_hovered = true
 		}
 	}
+	if is_hovered {
+		if s, has := lp.CurrentPointerShape(); !has || s != loop.POINTER_POINTER {
+			lp.PushPointerShape(loop.POINTER_POINTER)
+		}
+	} else {
+		lp.ClearPointerShapes()
+	}
 }
 
 func (m *MouseState) ClickHoveredRegions() error {