diff --git a/panda/src/osxdisplay/osxGraphicsWindow.mm b/panda/src/osxdisplay/osxGraphicsWindow.mm
index 5c53b6717d..3b18fd3914 100644
--- a/panda/src/osxdisplay/osxGraphicsWindow.mm
+++ b/panda/src/osxdisplay/osxGraphicsWindow.mm
@@ -1352,7 +1352,24 @@ os_open_window(WindowProperties &req_properties) {
   if (req_properties.has_icon_filename()) {
     set_icon_filename(req_properties.get_icon_filename());
   }
-    
+
+  if (req_properties.has_cursor_hidden()) { 
+    _properties.set_cursor_hidden(req_properties.get_cursor_hidden()); 
+    _cursor_hidden = req_properties.get_cursor_hidden();
+    if (_cursor_hidden) {
+      if (!_display_hide_cursor) {
+        CGDisplayHideCursor(kCGDirectMainDisplay);
+        _display_hide_cursor = true;
+      }
+    } else {
+      if (_display_hide_cursor) {
+        CGDisplayShowCursor(kCGDirectMainDisplay);
+        _display_hide_cursor = false;
+      }
+    }
+    req_properties.clear_cursor_hidden();
+  }
+
   _properties.set_open(true);
 
   if (_properties.has_size()) {
@@ -2024,19 +2041,19 @@ set_properties_now(WindowProperties &properties) {
   if (properties.has_cursor_hidden()) { 
     _properties.set_cursor_hidden(properties.get_cursor_hidden()); 
     _cursor_hidden = properties.get_cursor_hidden();
-    if (_cursor_hidden && _input_devices[0].has_pointer()) { 
+    if (_cursor_hidden) {
       if (!_display_hide_cursor) {
-        CGDisplayHideCursor(kCGDirectMainDisplay); 
+        CGDisplayHideCursor(kCGDirectMainDisplay);
         _display_hide_cursor = true;
       }
-    } else { 
+    } else {
       if (_display_hide_cursor) {
-        CGDisplayShowCursor(kCGDirectMainDisplay); 
+        CGDisplayShowCursor(kCGDirectMainDisplay);
         _display_hide_cursor = false;
       }
-    } 
-    properties.clear_cursor_hidden(); 
-  } 
+    }
+    properties.clear_cursor_hidden();
+  }
 
   if (properties.has_minimized()) {
     if (_properties.get_minimized() != properties.get_minimized()) {