diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plInputCore/plInputDevice.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plInputCore/plInputDevice.cpp
index 90846201..eec78f77 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plInputCore/plInputDevice.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plInputCore/plInputDevice.cpp
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ void	plMouseDevice::CreateCursor( char* cursor )
 	fCursor->SetPosition( 0, 0, 0 );
 	IUpdateCursorSize();
 
-	fCursor->SetVisible( true );
+	fCursor->SetVisible(!bCursorHidden);
 	fCursor->SetOpacity( fOpacity );
 }
 
@@ -510,9 +510,6 @@ void plMouseDevice::NewCursor(char* cursor)
 	fInstance->CreateCursor(cursor);
 	fInstance->SetCursorX(fInstance->GetCursorX());
 	fInstance->SetCursorY(fInstance->GetCursorY());
-	
-	if (!plMouseDevice::bCursorHidden)
-		fInstance->fCursor->SetVisible( true );
 }
 
 void	plMouseDevice::SetCursorOpacity( hsScalar opacity )
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plInputCore/plInputInterfaceMgr.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plInputCore/plInputInterfaceMgr.cpp
index c1077d98..eda837ab 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plInputCore/plInputInterfaceMgr.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plInputCore/plInputInterfaceMgr.cpp
@@ -253,15 +253,13 @@ void	plInputInterfaceMgr::IUpdateCursor( Int32 newCursor )
 {
 	char*     mouseCursorResID;
 
-
-	fCurrentCursor = newCursor;
-	if( fCurrentCursor == plInputInterface::kCursorHidden )
+	if (newCursor == plInputInterface::kCursorHidden) {
 		plMouseDevice::HideCursor();
-	else
-	{
-		plMouseDevice::ShowCursor();
+	} else {
+		if (fCurrentCursor == plInputInterface::kCursorHidden)
+			plMouseDevice::ShowCursor();
 			
-		switch( fCurrentCursor )
+		switch(newCursor)
 		{
 			case plInputInterface::kCursorUp:					mouseCursorResID = CURSOR_UP;					break;
 			case plInputInterface::kCursorLeft:					mouseCursorResID = CURSOR_LEFT;					break;
@@ -286,12 +284,12 @@ void	plInputInterfaceMgr::IUpdateCursor( Int32 newCursor )
 			case plInputInterface::kCursorHand:					mouseCursorResID = CURSOR_HAND;					break;
 			case plInputInterface::kCursorUpward:				mouseCursorResID = CURSOR_UPWARD;				break;
 			default:											mouseCursorResID = CURSOR_OPEN;					break;
-				
 		}
-
 		
-		plMouseDevice::NewCursor( mouseCursorResID );
+		plMouseDevice::NewCursor(mouseCursorResID);
 	}
+
+	fCurrentCursor = newCursor;
 }
 
 //// IEval ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////