diff --git a/sway/input/cursor.c b/sway/input/cursor.c
index abc6c554..7a4dd19f 100644
--- a/sway/input/cursor.c
+++ b/sway/input/cursor.c
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ void cursor_update_image(struct sway_cursor *cursor,
 		// Try a node's resize edge
 		enum wlr_edges edge = find_resize_edge(node->sway_container, NULL, cursor);
 		if (edge == WLR_EDGE_NONE) {
-			cursor_set_image(cursor, "left_ptr", NULL);
+			cursor_set_image(cursor, "default", NULL);
 		} else if (container_is_floating(node->sway_container)) {
 			cursor_set_image(cursor, wlr_xcursor_get_resize_name(edge), NULL);
 		} else {
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ void cursor_update_image(struct sway_cursor *cursor,
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
-		cursor_set_image(cursor, "left_ptr", NULL);
+		cursor_set_image(cursor, "default", NULL);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/sway/input/seat.c b/sway/input/seat.c
index fdd21057..82f4eb5f 100644
--- a/sway/input/seat.c
+++ b/sway/input/seat.c
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ static void seat_update_capabilities(struct sway_seat *seat) {
 	} else {
 		wlr_seat_set_capabilities(seat->wlr_seat, caps);
 		if ((previous_caps & WL_SEAT_CAPABILITY_POINTER) == 0) {
-			cursor_set_image(seat->cursor, "left_ptr", NULL);
+			cursor_set_image(seat->cursor, "default", NULL);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ void seat_configure_xcursor(struct sway_seat *seat) {
 
 			wlr_xcursor_manager_load(server.xwayland.xcursor_manager, 1);
 			struct wlr_xcursor *xcursor = wlr_xcursor_manager_get_xcursor(
-				server.xwayland.xcursor_manager, "left_ptr", 1);
+				server.xwayland.xcursor_manager, "default", 1);
 			if (xcursor != NULL) {
 				struct wlr_xcursor_image *image = xcursor->images[0];
 				wlr_xwayland_set_cursor(
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ void seat_configure_xcursor(struct sway_seat *seat) {
 
 	// Reset the cursor so that we apply it to outputs that just appeared
 	cursor_set_image(seat->cursor, NULL, NULL);
-	cursor_set_image(seat->cursor, "left_ptr", NULL);
+	cursor_set_image(seat->cursor, "default", NULL);
 	wlr_cursor_warp(seat->cursor->cursor, NULL, seat->cursor->cursor->x,
 		seat->cursor->cursor->y);
 }
diff --git a/swaybar/input.c b/swaybar/input.c
index 8eccf542..f8f0672e 100644
--- a/swaybar/input.c
+++ b/swaybar/input.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void update_cursor(struct swaybar_seat *seat) {
 	pointer->cursor_theme = wl_cursor_theme_load(
 		cursor_theme, cursor_size * scale, seat->bar->shm);
 	struct wl_cursor *cursor;
-	cursor = wl_cursor_theme_get_cursor(pointer->cursor_theme, "left_ptr");
+	cursor = wl_cursor_theme_get_cursor(pointer->cursor_theme, "default");
 	pointer->cursor_image = cursor->images[0];
 	wl_surface_set_buffer_scale(pointer->cursor_surface, scale);
 	wl_surface_attach(pointer->cursor_surface,
diff --git a/swaynag/swaynag.c b/swaynag/swaynag.c
index 08e26127..1b114e28 100644
--- a/swaynag/swaynag.c
+++ b/swaynag/swaynag.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ static void update_cursor(struct swaynag_seat *seat) {
 	pointer->cursor_theme = wl_cursor_theme_load(
 		cursor_theme, cursor_size * swaynag->scale, swaynag->shm);
 	struct wl_cursor *cursor =
-		wl_cursor_theme_get_cursor(pointer->cursor_theme, "left_ptr");
+		wl_cursor_theme_get_cursor(pointer->cursor_theme, "default");
 	pointer->cursor_image = cursor->images[0];
 	wl_surface_set_buffer_scale(pointer->cursor_surface,
 			swaynag->scale);