diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchHandler.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchHandler.cpp
index d9f9c897a6..6101114aef 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchHandler.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
 #include "ViewProviderSketch.h"
 #include "CommandConstraints.h"
 
-
 using namespace SketcherGui;
 using namespace Sketcher;
 
@@ -230,10 +229,7 @@ void DrawSketchHandler::activate(ViewProviderSketch * vp)
 {
     sketchgui = vp;
 
-    auto cursorstring = getCrosshairCursorString();
-
-    if(cursorstring != QString::fromLatin1("None"))
-        setCrosshairCursor(cursorstring);
+    updateCursor();
 
     this->preActivated();
     this->activated();
@@ -426,6 +422,14 @@ void DrawSketchHandler::addCursorTail( std::vector<QPixmap> &pixmaps ) {
     }
 }
 
+void DrawSketchHandler::updateCursor()
+{
+    auto cursorstring = getCrosshairCursorString();
+
+    if(cursorstring != QString::fromLatin1("None"))
+        setCrosshairCursor(cursorstring);
+}
+
 void DrawSketchHandler::applyCursor(void)
 {
     applyCursor(actCursor);
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchHandler.h b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchHandler.h
index 61d3d55fea..5a2ee3c695 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchHandler.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchHandler.h
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ protected:
     void setSvgCursor(const QString &svgName, int x, int y,
                       const std::map<unsigned long, unsigned long>& colorMapping = std::map<unsigned long, unsigned long>());
     void addCursorTail(std::vector<QPixmap> &pixmaps);
+    void updateCursor();
     void unsetCursor(void);
     void applyCursor(void);
     void applyCursor(QCursor &newCursor);