diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewBalloon.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewBalloon.cpp
index b60221f295..529ca9d5e7 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewBalloon.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewBalloon.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
   # include <QPainter>
   # include <QPaintDevice>
   # include <QSvgGenerator>
+  # include <QApplication>
 
   # include <math.h>
 #endif
@@ -171,8 +172,9 @@ void QGIViewBalloon::onAttachPointPicked(QGIView *view, QPointF pos)
     auto bnd = boost::bind(&QGIViewBalloon::parentViewMousePressed, this, _1, _2);
 
     if (balloon->OriginIsSet.getValue() == false) {
-        balloon->OriginX.setValue(pos.x());
-        balloon->OriginY.setValue(pos.y());
+        /* Move origin by half of cursor size */
+        balloon->OriginX.setValue(pos.x() - 16);
+        balloon->OriginY.setValue(pos.y() + 16);
         balloon->OriginIsSet.setValue(true);
 
         m_parent->signalSelectPoint.disconnect(bnd);
@@ -182,6 +184,8 @@ void QGIViewBalloon::onAttachPointPicked(QGIView *view, QPointF pos)
         if (mdi != nullptr) {
             page = mdi->getQGVPage();
 
+            page->balloonPlacing(false);
+
             QString labelText = QString::fromUtf8(std::to_string(page->balloonIndex).c_str());
             balloon->Text.setValue(std::to_string(page->balloonIndex++).c_str());
 
@@ -194,6 +198,8 @@ void QGIViewBalloon::onAttachPointPicked(QGIView *view, QPointF pos)
             // Default label position
             balloonLabel->setPosFromCenter(pos.x() + 200, pos.y() -200);
             balloonLabel->setDimString(labelText, Rez::guiX(balloon->TextWrapLen.getValue()));
+
+            QApplication::setOverrideCursor(Qt::ArrowCursor);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGVPage.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGVPage.cpp
index 8077e60e51..50c0a73856 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGVPage.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGVPage.cpp
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ QGVPage::QGVPage(ViewProviderPage *vp, QGraphicsScene* s, QWidget *parent)
     bkgBrush = new QBrush(getBackgroundColor());
 
     balloonIndex = 1;
+    balloonPlacing(false);
 
     resetCachedContent();
 }
@@ -407,9 +408,13 @@ QGIView * QGVPage::addViewBalloon(TechDraw::DrawViewBalloon *balloon)
     QGIView *parent = 0;
     parent = findParent(balloonGroup);
 
-    if(parent) {
-        balloonGroup->connect(parent);
-        addBalloonToParent(balloonGroup,parent);
+    if(balloon->OriginIsSet.getValue() == false) {
+        if(parent) {
+            balloonPlacing(true);
+            QApplication::setOverrideCursor(QCursor(QPixmap(QString::fromUtf8(":/icons/cursor-balloon.png"))));
+            balloonGroup->connect(parent);
+            addBalloonToParent(balloonGroup,parent);
+        }
     }
 
     return balloonGroup;
@@ -854,6 +859,30 @@ void QGVPage::enterEvent(QEvent *event)
     viewport()->setCursor(Qt::ArrowCursor);
 }
 
+void QGVPage::leaveEvent(QEvent * event)
+{
+    if(m_balloonPlacing) {
+
+        // Get the window geometry & cursor position
+        const QRect &rect = geometry();
+        QPoint position = this->mapFromGlobal(QCursor::pos());
+
+        // Check the bounds
+        qint32 x = qBound(rect.left(), position.x(), rect.right());
+        qint32 y = qBound(rect.top(), position.y(), rect.bottom());
+
+        QPoint newPoint(x, y);
+
+        // Adjust the cursor
+        if (x != position.x() || y != position.y())
+            QCursor::setPos(this->mapToGlobal(newPoint));
+
+        event->accept();
+    }
+
+    QGraphicsView::leaveEvent(event);
+}
+
 void QGVPage::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
 {
     QGraphicsView::mousePressEvent(event);
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGVPage.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGVPage.h
index 0280e434bf..c49673dcb5 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGVPage.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGVPage.h
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ public:
     int removeQViewByName(const char* name);
     void removeQViewFromScene(QGIView *view);
 
+    void balloonPlacing(bool val) { m_balloonPlacing = val; };
+
     //void setViews(const std::vector<QGIView *> &view) {views = view; }
     void setPageTemplate(TechDraw::DrawTemplate *pageTemplate);
 
@@ -117,6 +119,7 @@ protected:
     void wheelEvent(QWheelEvent *event) override;
     void paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event) override;
     void enterEvent(QEvent *event) override;
+    void leaveEvent(QEvent *event) override;
     void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event) override;
     void mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *event) override;
     void keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *event) override;
@@ -143,6 +146,7 @@ private:
     double m_zoomIncrement;
     int m_reversePan;
     int m_reverseScroll;
+    bool m_balloonPlacing;
 };
 
 } // namespace MDIViewPageGui
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/Resources/TechDraw.qrc b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/Resources/TechDraw.qrc
index 9d57b36d32..1aa5015dbc 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/Resources/TechDraw.qrc
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/Resources/TechDraw.qrc
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
         <file>icons/arrow-ccw.svg</file>
         <file>icons/arrow-cw.svg</file>
         <file>icons/techdraw-lock.png</file>
+        <file>icons/cursor-balloon.png</file>
         <file>translations/TechDraw_af.qm</file>
         <file>translations/TechDraw_zh-CN.qm</file>
         <file>translations/TechDraw_zh-TW.qm</file>
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/Resources/icons/cursor-balloon.png b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/Resources/icons/cursor-balloon.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dd755464c9
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/Resources/icons/cursor-balloon.png differ