diff --git a/src/managers/CursorManager.cpp b/src/managers/CursorManager.cpp
index e2dd5bb3..1c047f85 100644
--- a/src/managers/CursorManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/CursorManager.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ CCursorManager::CCursorManager() {
 
     // since we fallback to xcursor always load it on startup. otherwise we end up with a empty theme if hyprcursor is enabled in the config
     // and then later is disabled.
-    m_pXcursor->loadTheme(getenv("XCURSOR_THEME") ? getenv("XCURSOR_THEME") : "default", m_iSize * std::ceil(m_fCursorScale));
+    m_pXcursor->loadTheme(getenv("XCURSOR_THEME") ? getenv("XCURSOR_THEME") : "default", m_iSize, m_fCursorScale);
 
     m_pAnimationTimer = makeShared<CEventLoopTimer>(std::nullopt, cursorAnimTimer, this);
     g_pEventLoopManager->addTimer(m_pAnimationTimer);
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ void CCursorManager::setCursorFromName(const std::string& name) {
     auto        setXCursor = [this](auto const& name) {
         float scale = std::ceil(m_fCursorScale);
 
-        auto  xcursor = m_pXcursor->getShape(name, m_iSize * scale);
+        auto  xcursor = m_pXcursor->getShape(name, m_iSize, m_fCursorScale);
         auto& icon    = xcursor->images.front();
         auto  buf     = makeShared<CCursorBuffer>((uint8_t*)icon.pixels.data(), icon.size, icon.hotspot);
         setCursorBuffer(buf, icon.hotspot / scale, scale);
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ void CCursorManager::setXWaylandCursor() {
         g_pXWayland->setCursor(cairo_image_surface_get_data(CURSOR.surface), cairo_image_surface_get_stride(CURSOR.surface), {CURSOR.size, CURSOR.size},
                                {CURSOR.hotspotX, CURSOR.hotspotY});
     else {
-        auto  xcursor = m_pXcursor->getShape("left_ptr", m_iSize * std::ceil(m_fCursorScale));
+        auto  xcursor = m_pXcursor->getShape("left_ptr", m_iSize, 1);
         auto& icon    = xcursor->images.front();
 
         g_pXWayland->setCursor((uint8_t*)icon.pixels.data(), icon.size.x * 4, icon.size, icon.hotspot);
@@ -329,10 +329,10 @@ bool CCursorManager::changeTheme(const std::string& name, const int size) {
         m_pHyprcursor = std::make_unique<Hyprcursor::CHyprcursorManager>(m_szTheme.empty() ? nullptr : m_szTheme.c_str(), options);
         if (!m_pHyprcursor->valid()) {
             Debug::log(ERR, "Hyprcursor failed loading theme \"{}\", falling back to XCursor.", m_szTheme);
-            m_pXcursor->loadTheme(m_szTheme.empty() ? xcursor_theme : m_szTheme, m_iSize);
+            m_pXcursor->loadTheme(m_szTheme.empty() ? xcursor_theme : m_szTheme, m_iSize, m_fCursorScale);
         }
     } else
-        m_pXcursor->loadTheme(m_szTheme.empty() ? xcursor_theme : m_szTheme, m_iSize);
+        m_pXcursor->loadTheme(m_szTheme.empty() ? xcursor_theme : m_szTheme, m_iSize, m_fCursorScale);
 
     updateTheme();
 
diff --git a/src/managers/XCursorManager.cpp b/src/managers/XCursorManager.cpp
index 0921bcd4..6f000f9f 100644
--- a/src/managers/XCursorManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/XCursorManager.cpp
@@ -100,12 +100,13 @@ CXCursorManager::CXCursorManager() {
     defaultCursor     = hyprCursor;
 }
 
-void CXCursorManager::loadTheme(std::string const& name, int size) {
-    if (lastLoadSize == size && themeName == name)
+void CXCursorManager::loadTheme(std::string const& name, int size, float scale) {
+    if (lastLoadSize == (size * std::ceil(scale)) && themeName == name && lastLoadScale == scale)
         return;
 
-    lastLoadSize = size;
-    themeName    = name.empty() ? "default" : name;
+    lastLoadSize  = size * std::ceil(scale);
+    lastLoadScale = scale;
+    themeName     = name.empty() ? "default" : name;
     defaultCursor.reset();
     cursors.clear();
 
@@ -156,10 +157,10 @@ void CXCursorManager::loadTheme(std::string const& name, int size) {
         syncGsettings();
 }
 
-SP<SXCursors> CXCursorManager::getShape(std::string const& shape, int size) {
+SP<SXCursors> CXCursorManager::getShape(std::string const& shape, int size, float scale) {
     // monitor scaling changed etc, so reload theme with new size.
-    if (size != lastLoadSize)
-        loadTheme(themeName, size);
+    if ((size * std::ceil(scale)) != lastLoadSize || scale != lastLoadScale)
+        loadTheme(themeName, size, scale);
 
     // try to get an icon we know if we have one
     for (auto const& c : cursors) {
@@ -602,6 +603,7 @@ void CXCursorManager::syncGsettings() {
         g_object_unref(gsettings);
     };
 
+    int unscaledSize = lastLoadSize / std::ceil(lastLoadScale);
     setValue("cursor-theme", themeName, "org.gnome.desktop.interface");
-    setValue("cursor-size", lastLoadSize, "org.gnome.desktop.interface");
+    setValue("cursor-size", unscaledSize, "org.gnome.desktop.interface");
 }
diff --git a/src/managers/XCursorManager.hpp b/src/managers/XCursorManager.hpp
index 48fda5dd..1f3c24db 100644
--- a/src/managers/XCursorManager.hpp
+++ b/src/managers/XCursorManager.hpp
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ class CXCursorManager {
     CXCursorManager();
     ~CXCursorManager() = default;
 
-    void          loadTheme(const std::string& name, int size);
-    SP<SXCursors> getShape(std::string const& shape, int size);
+    void          loadTheme(const std::string& name, int size, float scale);
+    SP<SXCursors> getShape(std::string const& shape, int size, float scale);
     void          syncGsettings();
 
   private:
@@ -40,8 +40,9 @@ class CXCursorManager {
     std::vector<SP<SXCursors>>      loadStandardCursors(std::string const& name, int size);
     std::vector<SP<SXCursors>>      loadAllFromDir(std::string const& path, int size);
 
-    int                             lastLoadSize = 0;
-    std::string                     themeName    = "";
+    int                             lastLoadSize  = 0;
+    float                           lastLoadScale = 0;
+    std::string                     themeName     = "";
     SP<SXCursors>                   defaultCursor;
     SP<SXCursors>                   hyprCursor;
     std::vector<SP<SXCursors>>      cursors;