diff --git a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView.swift b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView.swift
index 42bd04dc2..4abf87c7f 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView.swift
@@ -59,23 +59,6 @@ extension Ghostty {
 
         @EnvironmentObject private var ghostty: Ghostty.App
 
-        #if canImport(AppKit)
-        // The visibility state of the mouse pointer
-        private var pointerVisibility: BackportVisibility {
-            // If our window or surface loses focus we always bring it back
-            if (!windowFocus || !surfaceFocus) {
-                return .visible
-            }
-
-            // If we have window focus then it depends on surface state
-            if (surfaceView.pointerVisible) {
-                return .visible
-            } else {
-                return .hidden
-            }
-        }
-        #endif
-
         var body: some View {
             let center = NotificationCenter.default
 
@@ -96,7 +79,6 @@ extension Ghostty {
                         .focusedValue(\.ghosttySurfaceView, surfaceView)
                         .focusedValue(\.ghosttySurfaceCellSize, surfaceView.cellSize)
                     #if canImport(AppKit)
-                        .backport.pointerVisibility(pointerVisibility)
                         .backport.pointerStyle(surfaceView.pointerStyle)
                         .onReceive(pubBecomeKey) { notification in
                             guard let window = notification.object as? NSWindow else { return }
diff --git a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift
index 6f72f74cc..c678ca79d 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ extension Ghostty {
         @Published var surfaceSize: ghostty_surface_size_s? = nil
 
         // Whether the pointer should be visible or not
-        @Published private(set) var pointerVisible: Bool = true
         @Published private(set) var pointerStyle: BackportPointerStyle = .default
 
         // An initial size to request for a window. This will only affect
@@ -309,7 +308,11 @@ extension Ghostty {
         }
 
         func setCursorVisibility(_ visible: Bool) {
-            pointerVisible = visible
+            // Technically this action could be called anytime we want to
+            // change the mouse visibility but at the time of writing this
+            // mouse-hide-while-typing is the only use case so this is the
+            // preferred method.
+            NSCursor.setHiddenUntilMouseMoves(!visible)
         }
 
         // MARK: - Notifications
diff --git a/src/config/Config.zig b/src/config/Config.zig
index ae7be2959..a3ee8ccf0 100644
--- a/src/config/Config.zig
+++ b/src/config/Config.zig
@@ -449,11 +449,10 @@ palette: Palette = .{},
 /// way to implement it.
 @"cursor-click-to-move": bool = true,
 
-/// Hide the mouse immediately when typing. The mouse becomes visible again when
-/// the mouse is used. The mouse is only hidden if the mouse cursor is over the
-/// active terminal surface.
-///
-/// macOS: This feature requires macOS 15.0 (Sequoia) or later.
+/// Hide the mouse immediately when typing. The mouse becomes visible again
+/// when the mouse is used (button, movement, etc.). Platform-specific behavior
+/// may dictate other scenarios where the mouse is shown. For example on macOS,
+/// the mouse is shown again when a new window, tab, or split is created.
 @"mouse-hide-while-typing": bool = false,
 
 /// Determines whether running programs can detect the shift key pressed with a