diff --git a/crates/gpui2/src/elements/div.rs b/crates/gpui2/src/elements/div.rs
index 68dca4c9d1..3d7feee21b 100644
--- a/crates/gpui2/src/elements/div.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui2/src/elements/div.rs
@@ -866,6 +866,7 @@ impl Interactivity {
         }
 
         if self.hover_style.is_some()
+            || self.base_style.mouse_cursor.is_some()
             || cx.active_drag.is_some() && !self.drag_over_styles.is_empty()
         {
             let bounds = bounds.intersect(&cx.content_mask().bounds);
diff --git a/crates/storybook2/src/stories/cursor.rs b/crates/storybook2/src/stories/cursor.rs
index d160fa4f4a..7d4cf8145a 100644
--- a/crates/storybook2/src/stories/cursor.rs
+++ b/crates/storybook2/src/stories/cursor.rs
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ impl Render for CursorStory {
                         .w_64()
                         .h_8()
                         .bg(gpui::red())
-                        .hover(|style| style.bg(gpui::blue()))
                         .active(|style| style.bg(gpui::green()))
                         .text_sm()
                         .child(Story::label(name)),