diff --git a/src/xpra/client/gtk_base/gtk_tray_menu_base.py b/src/xpra/client/gtk_base/gtk_tray_menu_base.py
index 13477e537e..f400cc0f6a 100644
--- a/src/xpra/client/gtk_base/gtk_tray_menu_base.py
+++ b/src/xpra/client/gtk_base/gtk_tray_menu_base.py
@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@ def make_cursorsmenuitem(self):
         def cursors_toggled(*args):
             self.client.cursors_enabled = self.cursors_menuitem.get_active()
             self.client.send_cursors_enabled()
+            if not self.client.cursors_enabled:
+                self.client.reset_cursor()
             log.debug("cursors_toggled(%s) cursors_enabled=%s", args, self.client.cursors_enabled)
         self.cursors_menuitem = self.checkitem("Cursors", cursors_toggled)
         self.cursors_menuitem.set_sensitive(False)
diff --git a/src/xpra/client/ui_client_base.py b/src/xpra/client/ui_client_base.py
index 9c5a763770..bc5bcee1bc 100644
--- a/src/xpra/client/ui_client_base.py
+++ b/src/xpra/client/ui_client_base.py
@@ -873,6 +873,9 @@ def set_encoding(self, encoding):
         self.send("encoding", encoding)
 
 
+    def reset_cursor(self):
+        self.set_windows_cursor(self._id_to_window.values(), [])
+
     def _ui_event(self):
         if self._ui_events==0:
             self.emit("first-ui-received")