diff --git a/src/apprt/gtk/Surface.zig b/src/apprt/gtk/Surface.zig
index 99acf2f66..6fa58825c 100644
--- a/src/apprt/gtk/Surface.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/gtk/Surface.zig
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ pub fn setMouseShape(
     shape: terminal.MouseShape,
 ) !void {
     const name: [:0]const u8 = switch (shape) {
-        .default => "text",
+        .default => "default",
         .help => "help",
         .pointer => "pointer",
         .context_menu => "context-menu",
diff --git a/src/terminal/Terminal.zig b/src/terminal/Terminal.zig
index 1bd5f2cf3..256b4c9fe 100644
--- a/src/terminal/Terminal.zig
+++ b/src/terminal/Terminal.zig
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const Tabstops = @import("Tabstops.zig");
 const trace = @import("tracy").trace;
 const color = @import("color.zig");
 const Screen = @import("Screen.zig");
+const mouse_shape = @import("mouse_shape.zig");
 
 const log = std.log.scoped(.terminal);
 
@@ -84,6 +85,8 @@ previous_char: ?u21 = null,
 /// The modes that this terminal currently has active.
 modes: modes.ModeState = .{},
 
+mouse_shape: mouse_shape.MouseShape = .text,
+
 /// These are just a packed set of flags we may set on the terminal.
 flags: packed struct {
     // This isn't a mode, this is set by OSC 133 using the "A" event.
diff --git a/src/termio/Exec.zig b/src/termio/Exec.zig
index 5d3166853..bcd76ed41 100644
--- a/src/termio/Exec.zig
+++ b/src/termio/Exec.zig
@@ -1902,7 +1902,7 @@ const StreamHandler = struct {
         self: *StreamHandler,
     ) !void {
         self.terminal.fullReset(self.alloc);
-        try self.setMouseShape(.default);
+        try self.setMouseShape(.text);
     }
 
     pub fn queryKittyKeyboard(self: *StreamHandler) !void {