diff --git a/etc/profile.d/mikaela.sh b/etc/profile.d/mikaela.sh
index 2094aae8..f8853e5f 100644
--- a/etc/profile.d/mikaela.sh
+++ b/etc/profile.d/mikaela.sh
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@ TZ=$(date +%Z)
 
 # Enable numlock
 numlockx on
+
+# Workaround disappearing cursors, probably no harm in any case
+export XCURSOR_DISCOVER=1
diff --git a/rc/profile b/rc/profile
index d01383a1..bce2ebc0 100644
--- a/rc/profile
+++ b/rc/profile
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ ulimit -c unlimited
 # Numlock on at boot
 numlockx on
 
+# Workaround disappearing cursors, probably no harm in any case
+export XCURSOR_DISCOVER=1
+
 # The environment was set to ~/.environment according to other files...
 if [ -f ~/.environment ]; then
     . ~/.environment
diff --git a/rc/xinitrc b/rc/xinitrc
index 26c62c24..00eda4a5 100644
--- a/rc/xinitrc
+++ b/rc/xinitrc
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+export XCURSOR_DISCOVER=1
 [[ -f ~/.Xresources ]] && xrdb -merge -I$HOME ~/.Xresources
 exec mate-session