diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
index a6b70b2f66..4c2d982d13 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
@@ -344,7 +344,6 @@ public override void SetHost(GameHost host)
 
             if (host.Window != null)
             {
-                host.Window.CursorState |= CursorState.Hidden;
                 host.Window.DragDrop += path =>
                 {
                     // on macOS/iOS, URL associations are handled via SDL_DROPFILE events.
@@ -967,6 +966,11 @@ protected override void LoadComplete()
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
 
+            GlobalCursorDisplay.MenuCursor.AlwaysPresent = true; // required for tooltip display
+
+            // we don't want to show the menu cursor as it would appear on stream output.
+            GlobalCursorDisplay.MenuCursor.Alpha = 0;
+
             if (RuntimeInfo.EntryAssembly.GetCustomAttribute<OfficialBuildAttribute>() == null)
                 Logger.Log(NotificationsStrings.NotOfficialBuild.ToString());