diff --git a/lib/App/Asciio/GTK/Asciio.pm b/lib/App/Asciio/GTK/Asciio.pm
index cca3e095..437f9213 100644
--- a/lib/App/Asciio/GTK/Asciio.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Asciio/GTK/Asciio.pm
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ my $display = $asciio->{widget}->get_display();
 my $cursor = Gtk3::Gdk::Cursor->new_for_display($display, 'blank-cursor');
 
 my $win = $asciio->{widget}->get_parent_window() ;
+
+$asciio->{CACHE}{CURSOR} = $win->get_cursor() ;
+
 $win->set_cursor($cursor);
 # fleur
 # x_cursor
@@ -51,7 +54,16 @@ sub show_pointer
 my ($asciio) = @_ ;
 
 my $display = $asciio->{widget}->get_display();
-my $cursor = Gtk3::Gdk::Cursor->new_for_display($display, 'arrow');
+my $cursor ;
+
+if (exists $asciio->{CACHE}{CURSOR}) 
+	{
+	$cursor = $asciio->{CACHE}{CURSOR} ;
+	}
+else
+	{
+	$cursor = Gtk3::Gdk::Cursor->new_for_display($display, 'arrow');
+	}
 
 my $win = $asciio->{widget}->get_parent_window() ;
 $win->set_cursor($cursor);