diff --git a/panda/src/display/graphicsWindow.cxx b/panda/src/display/graphicsWindow.cxx
index 5cb237622e..5a41793d2b 100644
--- a/panda/src/display/graphicsWindow.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/display/graphicsWindow.cxx
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ Properties() {
   _mask = W_RGBA | W_DOUBLE | W_DEPTH;
   _want_depth_bits = 1;
   _want_color_bits = 1;
+  _bCursorIsVisible=true;
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////