diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/CustomControls/InputRoll/InputRoll.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/CustomControls/InputRoll/InputRoll.cs
index d75371c11e8..c05480d4e17 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/CustomControls/InputRoll/InputRoll.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/CustomControls/InputRoll/InputRoll.cs
@@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@ protected override void OnMouseMove(MouseEventArgs e)
 
 			Cursor = IsHoveringOnColumnEdge || _columnResizing != null
 				? Cursors.VSplit
-				: Cursors.Default;
+				: null; // use parent's cursor
 
 			base.OnMouseMove(e);
 		}
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.ListView.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.ListView.cs
index 484e27ac0db..efc07cb0692 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.ListView.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.ListView.cs
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ private void BeginAxisMouseEdit(int yPos)
 			_axisRestoreId = CurrentTasMovie.ChangeLog.MostRecentId;
 
 			CurrentTasMovie.ChangeLog.BeginNewBatch($"Axis mouse edit, frame {TasView.SelectedRows.First()}");
+
+			Cursor = Cursors.SizeNS;
 		}
 
 		public bool AxisEditingMode => AxisEditColumn != null;
@@ -905,6 +907,8 @@ private void ClearLeftMouseStates()
 
 			MainForm.BlockFrameAdvance = false;
 
+			Cursor = null;
+
 			RefreshDialog(); // Even if no edits happened, the undo form may need updating because we potentially ended a batch.
 		}