diff --git a/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp b/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp
index b9f3bf37..4b835621 100644
--- a/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp
@@ -396,25 +396,27 @@ int CMonitor::findAvailableDefaultWS() {
     return INT32_MAX; // shouldn't be reachable
 }
 
-SP<Aquamarine::CSwapchain> CMonitor::resizeSwapchain(SP<Aquamarine::CSwapchain> swapchain, Vector2D size, bool isCursor) {
+SP<Aquamarine::CSwapchain> CMonitor::resizeSwapchain(SP<Aquamarine::CSwapchain> swapchain, Vector2D size, bool isCursor, bool isDumb) {
     if (!swapchain || size != swapchain->currentOptions().size) {
 
-        if (!swapchain)
-            swapchain = Aquamarine::CSwapchain::create(output->getBackend()->preferredAllocator(), output->getBackend());
+        if (!swapchain) {
+            auto allocator = isDumb && output->getBackend()->fallbackAllocator() ? output->getBackend()->fallbackAllocator() : output->getBackend()->preferredAllocator();
+            swapchain      = Aquamarine::CSwapchain::create(allocator, output->getBackend());
+        }
 
         auto options     = swapchain->currentOptions();
         options.size     = size;
         options.length   = 2;
         options.scanout  = true;
         options.cursor   = isCursor;
-        options.multigpu = output->getBackend()->preferredAllocator()->drmFD() != g_pCompositor->m_iDRMFD;
+        options.multigpu = !isDumb && output->getBackend()->preferredAllocator()->drmFD() != g_pCompositor->m_iDRMFD;
         if (!isCursor && cursorSwapchain)
             options.format = cursorSwapchain->currentOptions().format;
         // We do not set the format. If it's unset (DRM_FORMAT_INVALID) then the swapchain will pick for us,
         // but if it's set, we don't wanna change it.
 
         if (!swapchain->reconfigure(options)) {
-            Debug::log(TRACE, "Failed to reconfigure {} swapchain", isCursor ? "cursor" : "cursor fallback");
+            Debug::log(TRACE, "Failed to reconfigure{} {} swapchain", isCursor ? "cursor" : "cursor fallback", isDumb ? " dumb" : "");
             return nullptr;
         }
     }
@@ -862,13 +864,21 @@ bool CMonitor::attemptDirectScanout() {
 }
 
 bool CMonitor::resizeCursorSwapchain(Vector2D size) {
-    auto swapchain = resizeSwapchain(cursorSwapchain, size, true);
+    auto swapchain = resizeSwapchain(cursorSwapchain, size, true, useDumbCursorBuffer);
     if (!cursorSwapchain)
         cursorSwapchain = swapchain;
 
     return !!swapchain;
 }
 
+bool CMonitor::resizeCursorSwapchain(Vector2D size, bool useDumb) {
+    if (useDumbCursorBuffer != useDumb && cursorSwapchain) {
+        useDumbCursorBuffer = useDumb;
+        cursorSwapchain     = nullptr; // recreate swapchain with a different allocator
+    }
+    return resizeCursorSwapchain(size);
+}
+
 bool CMonitor::resizeCursorFallbackSwapchain(Vector2D size) {
     auto swapchain = resizeSwapchain(cursorFallbackSwapchain, size, false);
     if (!cursorFallbackSwapchain)
diff --git a/src/helpers/Monitor.hpp b/src/helpers/Monitor.hpp
index 2898d0a8..0d891a65 100644
--- a/src/helpers/Monitor.hpp
+++ b/src/helpers/Monitor.hpp
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ class CMonitor {
     void     scheduleDone();
     bool     attemptDirectScanout();
     bool     resizeCursorSwapchain(Vector2D size);
+    bool     resizeCursorSwapchain(Vector2D size, bool useDumb);
     bool     resizeCursorFallbackSwapchain(Vector2D size);
 
     bool     m_bEnabled             = false;
@@ -194,9 +195,10 @@ class CMonitor {
   private:
     void                       setupDefaultWS(const SMonitorRule&);
     int                        findAvailableDefaultWS();
-    SP<Aquamarine::CSwapchain> resizeSwapchain(SP<Aquamarine::CSwapchain> swapchain, Vector2D size, bool isCursor);
+    SP<Aquamarine::CSwapchain> resizeSwapchain(SP<Aquamarine::CSwapchain> swapchain, Vector2D size, bool isCursor, bool isDumb = false);
 
-    wl_event_source*           doneSource = nullptr;
+    wl_event_source*           doneSource          = nullptr;
+    bool                       useDumbCursorBuffer = false;
 
     struct {
         CHyprSignalListener frame;
diff --git a/src/managers/PointerManager.cpp b/src/managers/PointerManager.cpp
index ae946813..d52c0237 100644
--- a/src/managers/PointerManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/PointerManager.cpp
@@ -411,10 +411,25 @@ SP<Aquamarine::IBuffer> CPointerManager::renderHWCursorBuffer(SP<CPointerManager
         static auto PDUMB = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("cursor:allow_dumb_copy");
         static auto PSLOW = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("cursor:allow_slow_copy");
 
+        auto        isDumb = buf->type() == Aquamarine::BUFFER_TYPE_DMABUF_DUMB;
+        if (isDumb != *PDUMB) {
+            Debug::log(TRACE, "[pointer] switching swapchain to {}", *PDUMB ? "dumb" : "gbm");
+            if (!state->monitor->resizeCursorSwapchain(maxSize, *PDUMB))
+                return nullptr;
+
+            buf = state->monitor->cursorSwapchain->next(nullptr);
+            if (!buf) {
+                Debug::log(TRACE, "Failed to acquire a buffer from the cursor swapchain");
+                return nullptr;
+            }
+            isDumb = buf->type() == Aquamarine::BUFFER_TYPE_DMABUF_DUMB;
+        }
+
         if (!*PDUMB && !*PSLOW)
             return nullptr;
 
-        if (*PSLOW) {
+        // slow copy will fail with dumb buffer
+        if (*PSLOW && !*PDUMB) {
             Debug::log(TRACE, "[pointer] performing slow copy");
             needsFallback = true;
 
@@ -437,8 +452,11 @@ SP<Aquamarine::IBuffer> CPointerManager::renderHWCursorBuffer(SP<CPointerManager
             auto bufData = buf->beginDataPtr(0);
             auto bufPtr  = std::get<0>(bufData);
 
+            auto bufSize   = isDumb ? buf->shm().size : buf->dmabuf().size;
+            auto bufStride = isDumb ? buf->shm().stride : buf->dmabuf().strides[0];
+
             // clear buffer
-            memset(bufPtr, 0, buf->type() == Aquamarine::BUFFER_TYPE_DMABUF_DUMB ? std::get<2>(bufData) * buf->dmabuf().size.y : std::get<2>(bufData));
+            memset(bufPtr, 0, bufStride * bufSize.y);
 
             auto texBuffer = currentCursorImage.pBuffer ? currentCursorImage.pBuffer : currentCursorImage.surface->resource()->current.buffer;
             if (texBuffer) {
@@ -448,11 +466,11 @@ SP<Aquamarine::IBuffer> CPointerManager::renderHWCursorBuffer(SP<CPointerManager
                 Debug::log(TRACE, "cursor texture {}x{} {} {} {}", textAttrs.size.x, textAttrs.size.y, (void*)texPtr, textAttrs.format, textAttrs.stride);
 
                 // copy cursor texture
-                if (buf->dmabuf().strides[0] == textAttrs.stride && buf->dmabuf().size == textAttrs.size)
+                if (bufStride == textAttrs.stride && bufSize == textAttrs.size)
                     memcpy(bufPtr, texPtr, textAttrs.stride * textAttrs.size.y);
                 else
                     for (int i = 0; i < texBuffer->shm().size.y; i++)
-                        memcpy(bufPtr + i * buf->dmabuf().strides[0], texPtr + i * textAttrs.stride, textAttrs.stride);
+                        memcpy(bufPtr + i * bufStride, texPtr + i * textAttrs.stride, textAttrs.stride);
             }
 
             buf->endDataPtr();