diff --git a/src/tct-dot.c b/src/tct-dot.c
index dd80fc067e36811cf09dd848b95917fca8e08cbf..94e87f509ff529a70ed9ea91156b3632c38ebf40 100644
--- a/src/tct-dot.c
+++ b/src/tct-dot.c
@@ -328,7 +328,23 @@ on_drag_end (GtkGestureDrag *drag,
              double          offset_y,
              gpointer        user_data)
 {
+  TctDot *self = TCT_DOT (user_data);
+
+  g_assert (TCT_IS_DOT (self));
+
   gtk_event_controller_reset (GTK_EVENT_CONTROLLER (drag));
+  gtk_widget_set_cursor_from_name (GTK_WIDGET (self->dot_button), NULL);
+}
+
+static void
+on_drag_begin (TctDot   *self,
+               double   *offset_x,
+               double   *offset_y,
+               gpointer  user_data)
+{
+  g_assert (TCT_IS_DOT (self));
+
+  gtk_widget_set_cursor_from_name (GTK_WIDGET (self->dot_button), "move");
 }
 
 static void
@@ -543,6 +559,7 @@ tct_dot_class_init (TctDotClass *klass)
 
   gtk_widget_class_bind_template_callback (widget_class, on_key_released);
   gtk_widget_class_bind_template_callback (widget_class, on_secondary_button_pressed);
+  gtk_widget_class_bind_template_callback (widget_class, on_drag_begin);
   gtk_widget_class_bind_template_callback (widget_class, on_drag_end);
   gtk_widget_class_bind_template_callback (widget_class, on_drag_update);
 }
diff --git a/src/tct-dot.ui b/src/tct-dot.ui
index 6ee14aef3f55bf80175fa17e911e7e92211ad5ad..b761871c5196cf13ca35d5e8d4a7fafe6c0dc1cd 100644
--- a/src/tct-dot.ui
+++ b/src/tct-dot.ui
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
         </child>
         <child>
           <object class="GtkGestureDrag">
-            <signal name="drag-end" handler="on_drag_end" swapped="False"/>
+            <signal name="drag-begin" handler="on_drag_begin" object="TctDot"/>
+            <signal name="drag-end" handler="on_drag_end" swapped="False" object="TctDot"/>
             <signal name="drag-update" handler="on_drag_update" object="TctDot"/>
           </object>
         </child>