diff --git a/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/SheetTableView.cpp b/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/SheetTableView.cpp
index 3ab62076a1..7d71dd7bd3 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/SheetTableView.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/SheetTableView.cpp
@@ -60,19 +60,18 @@ using namespace App;
 void SheetViewHeader::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent* e)
 {
     // for some reason QWidget::setCursor() has no effect in QGraphicsView
-    // therefore we resort to override cursor
+    // therefore we resort to QGraphicsItem::setCursor
     const QCursor currentCursor = this->cursor();
     QHeaderView::mouseMoveEvent(e);
     const QCursor newerCursor = this->cursor();
     if (newerCursor != currentCursor) {
-        qApp->setOverrideCursor(newerCursor);
+        Q_EMIT cursorChanged(newerCursor);
     }
 }
 
 void SheetViewHeader::mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent* event)
 {
     QHeaderView::mouseReleaseEvent(event);
-    qApp->setOverrideCursor(Qt::ArrowCursor);
     Q_EMIT resizeFinished();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/SheetTableView.h b/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/SheetTableView.h
index 078b0aa61f..2c5bf81307 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/SheetTableView.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/SheetTableView.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public:
     }
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void resizeFinished();
+    void cursorChanged(QCursor);
 
 protected:
     void mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent* e) override;
diff --git a/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/ZoomableView.cpp b/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/ZoomableView.cpp
index 7c6a3b0693..52128dbf0c 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/ZoomableView.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/ZoomableView.cpp
@@ -122,6 +122,18 @@ ZoomableView::ZoomableView(Ui::Sheet* ui)
     });
 
     resetZoom();
+
+    auto connectCursorChangedSignal = [this](QHeaderView* hv) {
+        auto header = qobject_cast<SpreadsheetGui::SheetViewHeader*>(hv);
+        connect(header,
+                &SpreadsheetGui::SheetViewHeader::cursorChanged,
+                this,
+                [this](const QCursor& newerCursor) {
+                    qpw->setCursor(newerCursor);
+                });
+    };
+    connectCursorChangedSignal(stv->horizontalHeader());
+    connectCursorChangedSignal(stv->verticalHeader());
 }
 
 int ZoomableView::zoomLevel() const