diff --git a/AppKit/CPApplication.j b/AppKit/CPApplication.j
index 67ae628cc..d85627b4e 100644
--- a/AppKit/CPApplication.j
+++ b/AppKit/CPApplication.j
@@ -259,6 +259,9 @@ CPRunContinuesResponse  = -1002;
     // We do it here so that applications can change it in willFinish or didFinishLaunching
     window.status = " ";
 
+    // We also want to set the default cursor on the body, so that buttons and things don't have an iBeam
+    [[CPCursor arrowCursor] set];
+    
     var bundle = [CPBundle mainBundle],
         types = [bundle objectForInfoDictionaryKey:@"CPBundleDocumentTypes"];
         
diff --git a/AppKit/_CPImageAndTextView.j b/AppKit/_CPImageAndTextView.j
index c80fed2e7..c9cddba9c 100644
--- a/AppKit/_CPImageAndTextView.j
+++ b/AppKit/_CPImageAndTextView.j
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ var HORIZONTAL_MARGIN   = 3.0,
             
             textStyle.position = "absolute";
             textStyle.whiteSpace = "pre";
-            textStyle.cursor = "default";
+            //textStyle.cursor = "default";
             textStyle.zIndex = 200;
             textStyle.overflow = "hidden";
     
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ var HORIZONTAL_MARGIN   = 3.0,
             shadowStyle.font = [_font ? _font : [CPFont systemFontOfSize:12.0] cssString];
             shadowStyle.position = "absolute";
             shadowStyle.whiteSpace = textStyle.whiteSpace;
-            shadowStyle.cursor = "default";
+            //shadowStyle.cursor = "default";
             shadowStyle.zIndex = 150;
             shadowStyle.textOverflow = textStyle.textOverflow;