diff --git a/deploy/systemd/betterframe-kiosk.service b/deploy/systemd/betterframe-kiosk.service
index c138e04..598da6a 100644
--- a/deploy/systemd/betterframe-kiosk.service
+++ b/deploy/systemd/betterframe-kiosk.service
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/betterframe-kiosk
 Environment=XDG_SESSION_TYPE=wayland
 Environment=XDG_SESSION_CLASS=user
 Environment=GST_DEBUG=1
+# Cursor: cage/wlroots draws a sprite in the gap between compositor start
+# and first kiosk frame. Collapse to 1px transparent + force software
+# fallback so XCURSOR_SIZE actually applies (HW cursors ignore size on
+# some GPUs, leaving a default white-arrow visible in the corner).
+Environment=XCURSOR_SIZE=1
+Environment=WLR_NO_HARDWARE_CURSORS=1
 # Let the unprivileged kiosk process control the Pi fan PWM sysfs files.
 ExecStartPre=+/bin/sh -c 'for d in /sys/class/hwmon/hwmon*; do [ -e "$d/pwm1" ] || continue; chgrp bfkiosk "$d/pwm1" "$d/pwm1_enable" 2>/dev/null || true; chmod g+w "$d/pwm1" "$d/pwm1_enable" 2>/dev/null || true; done'
 ExecStartPre=+/usr/local/sbin/betterframe-firmware-rollback.sh
diff --git a/kiosk/src/ui.rs b/kiosk/src/ui.rs
index 537963b..ffa4dfc 100644
--- a/kiosk/src/ui.rs
+++ b/kiosk/src/ui.rs
@@ -1561,6 +1561,26 @@ fn ensure_web(
     let wv = webkit6::WebView::new();
     wv.set_vexpand(true);
     wv.set_hexpand(true);
+
+    // Hide the pointer inside every WebKit page. The default GTK CSS cursor:
+    // none we set on top-level windows doesn't propagate into the WebView's
+    // own surface — it draws its own cursor over hovered HTML elements.
+    // Inject a UserStyleSheet at the WebKit level so every page (and every
+    // frame) hides the cursor unconditionally. UserStyleLevel::User wins
+    // over page-author CSS.
+    {
+        use webkit6::prelude::*;
+        let ucm = wv.user_content_manager();
+        let style = webkit6::UserStyleSheet::new(
+            "*, *::before, *::after { cursor: none !important; }",
+            webkit6::UserContentInjectedFrames::AllFrames,
+            webkit6::UserStyleLevel::User,
+            &[],
+            &[],
+        );
+        ucm.add_style_sheet(&style);
+    }
+
     match source {
         WebSource::Html(html) => {
             webkit6::prelude::WebViewExt::load_html(&wv, html, None);