diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 8e1eb3ad..b9301531 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ void CConfigManager::setDefaultVars() {
     configValues["misc:swallow_regex"].strValue             = STRVAL_EMPTY;
     configValues["misc:focus_on_activate"].intValue         = 0;
     configValues["misc:no_direct_scanout"].intValue         = 0;
+    configValues["misc:hide_cursor_on_touch"].intValue      = 1;
 
     configValues["debug:int"].intValue             = 0;
     configValues["debug:log_damage"].intValue      = 0;
@@ -1342,12 +1343,8 @@ SConfigValue CConfigManager::getConfigValueSafeDevice(const std::string& dev, co
             if (foundIt == std::string::npos)
                 continue;
 
-            if (cv.first == "input:" + val
-                || cv.first == "input:touchpad:" + cv.first
-                || cv.first == "input:touchdevice:" + val
-                || cv.first == "input:tablet:" + cv.first
-                || cv.first == "input:tablet:" + val
-            ) {
+            if (cv.first == "input:" + val || cv.first == "input:touchpad:" + cv.first || cv.first == "input:touchdevice:" + val || cv.first == "input:tablet:" + cv.first ||
+                cv.first == "input:tablet:" + val) {
                 copy = cv.second;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
index d1f24884..4f201677 100644
--- a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ void CInputManager::onMouseMoved(wlr_pointer_motion_event* e) {
     mouseMoveUnified(e->time_msec);
 
     m_tmrLastCursorMovement.reset();
+
+    m_bLastInputTouch = false;
 }
 
 void CInputManager::onMouseWarp(wlr_pointer_motion_absolute_event* e) {
@@ -29,6 +31,8 @@ void CInputManager::onMouseWarp(wlr_pointer_motion_absolute_event* e) {
     mouseMoveUnified(e->time_msec);
 
     m_tmrLastCursorMovement.reset();
+
+    m_bLastInputTouch = false;
 }
 
 void CInputManager::mouseMoveUnified(uint32_t time, bool refocus) {
diff --git a/src/managers/input/InputManager.hpp b/src/managers/input/InputManager.hpp
index 8e4223eb..ec495d69 100644
--- a/src/managers/input/InputManager.hpp
+++ b/src/managers/input/InputManager.hpp
@@ -26,24 +26,22 @@ struct STouchData {
 };
 
 // The third row is always 0 0 1 and is not expected by `libinput_device_config_calibration_set_matrix`
-static const float MATRICES[8][6] = {
-  {// normal
-  1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0},
-  {// rotation 90°
-  0, -1, 1, 1, 0, 0},
-  {// rotation 180°
-  -1, 0, 1, 0, -1, 1},
-  {// rotation 270°
-  0, 1, 0, -1, 0, 1},
-  {// flipped
-  -1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0},
-  {// flipped + rotation 90°
-  0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0},
-  {// flipped + rotation 180°
-  1, 0, 0, 0, -1, 1},
-  {// flipped + rotation 270°
-  0, -1, 1, -1, 0, 1}
-};
+static const float MATRICES[8][6] = {{// normal
+                                      1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0},
+                                     {// rotation 90°
+                                      0, -1, 1, 1, 0, 0},
+                                     {// rotation 180°
+                                      -1, 0, 1, 0, -1, 1},
+                                     {// rotation 270°
+                                      0, 1, 0, -1, 0, 1},
+                                     {// flipped
+                                      -1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0},
+                                     {// flipped + rotation 90°
+                                      0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0},
+                                     {// flipped + rotation 180°
+                                      1, 0, 0, 0, -1, 1},
+                                     {// flipped + rotation 270°
+                                      0, -1, 1, -1, 0, 1}};
 
 class CKeybindManager;
 
@@ -160,6 +158,9 @@ class CInputManager {
     // for some bugs in follow mouse 0
     bool m_bLastFocusOnLS = false;
 
+    // for hiding cursor on touch
+    bool m_bLastInputTouch = false;
+
   private:
     bool m_bCursorImageOverriden = false;
 
diff --git a/src/managers/input/Touch.cpp b/src/managers/input/Touch.cpp
index 984e0019..b69b4f7b 100644
--- a/src/managers/input/Touch.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/input/Touch.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ void CInputManager::onTouchDown(wlr_touch_down_event* e) {
 
     refocus();
 
+    m_bLastInputTouch = true;
+
     m_sTouchData.touchFocusWindow  = m_pFoundWindowToFocus;
     m_sTouchData.touchFocusSurface = m_pFoundSurfaceToFocus;
     m_sTouchData.touchFocusLS      = m_pFoundLSToFocus;
diff --git a/src/render/Renderer.cpp b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
index 669b173f..b1e27092 100644
--- a/src/render/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
@@ -1463,11 +1463,14 @@ bool CHyprRenderer::applyMonitorRule(CMonitor* pMonitor, SMonitorRule* pMonitorR
 
 void CHyprRenderer::ensureCursorRenderingMode() {
     static auto* const PCURSORTIMEOUT = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("general:cursor_inactive_timeout")->intValue;
+    static auto* const PHIDEONTOUCH   = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("misc:hide_cursor_on_touch")->intValue;
 
     const auto         PASSEDCURSORSECONDS = g_pInputManager->m_tmrLastCursorMovement.getSeconds();
 
-    if (*PCURSORTIMEOUT > 0) {
-        if (*PCURSORTIMEOUT < PASSEDCURSORSECONDS && m_bHasARenderedCursor) {
+    if (*PCURSORTIMEOUT > 0 || *PHIDEONTOUCH) {
+        const bool HIDE = (*PCURSORTIMEOUT > 0 && *PCURSORTIMEOUT < PASSEDCURSORSECONDS) || (g_pInputManager->m_bLastInputTouch && *PHIDEONTOUCH);
+
+        if (HIDE && m_bHasARenderedCursor) {
             m_bHasARenderedCursor = false;
 
             wlr_cursor_set_surface(g_pCompositor->m_sWLRCursor, nullptr, 0, 0); // hide
@@ -1476,7 +1479,7 @@ void CHyprRenderer::ensureCursorRenderingMode() {
 
             for (auto& m : g_pCompositor->m_vMonitors)
                 g_pHyprRenderer->damageMonitor(m.get()); // TODO: maybe just damage the cursor area?
-        } else if (*PCURSORTIMEOUT > PASSEDCURSORSECONDS && !m_bHasARenderedCursor) {
+        } else if (!HIDE && !m_bHasARenderedCursor) {
             m_bHasARenderedCursor = true;
 
             if (!m_bWindowRequestedCursorHide)