diff --git a/src/Hyprpaper.cpp b/src/Hyprpaper.cpp
index 6a76313..09b45c8 100644
--- a/src/Hyprpaper.cpp
+++ b/src/Hyprpaper.cpp
@@ -146,7 +146,9 @@ void CHyprpaper::recheckMonitor(SMonitor* pMonitor) {
                     XCURSOR_SIZE = 24;
                 }
             }
-            pMonitor->pCurrentLayerSurface->pCursorImg = wl_cursor_theme_get_cursor(wl_cursor_theme_load(getenv("XCURSOR_THEME"), XCURSOR_SIZE * pMonitor->scale, m_sSHM), "left_ptr")->images[0];
+
+            pMonitor->pCurrentLayerSurface->pCursorTheme = wl_cursor_theme_load(getenv("XCURSOR_THEME"), XCURSOR_SIZE * pMonitor->scale, m_sSHM);
+            pMonitor->pCurrentLayerSurface->pCursorImg = wl_cursor_theme_get_cursor(pMonitor->pCurrentLayerSurface->pCursorTheme, "left_ptr")->images[0];
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/render/LayerSurface.cpp b/src/render/LayerSurface.cpp
index 9425802..cd0b21a 100644
--- a/src/render/LayerSurface.cpp
+++ b/src/render/LayerSurface.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ CLayerSurface::CLayerSurface(SMonitor* pMonitor) {
 }
 
 CLayerSurface::~CLayerSurface() {
+
+    if (pCursorTheme)
+        wl_cursor_theme_destroy(pCursorTheme);
+
     if (g_pHyprpaper->m_sFractionalScale && pFractionalScaleInfo) {
         wp_fractional_scale_v1_destroy(pFractionalScaleInfo);
 
diff --git a/src/render/LayerSurface.hpp b/src/render/LayerSurface.hpp
index d030540..151a8bf 100644
--- a/src/render/LayerSurface.hpp
+++ b/src/render/LayerSurface.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ public:
     zwlr_layer_surface_v1* pLayerSurface = nullptr;
     wl_surface* pSurface = nullptr;
 
+    wl_cursor_theme* pCursorTheme = nullptr;
     wl_cursor_image* pCursorImg = nullptr;
     wl_surface* pCursorSurface = nullptr;