diff --git a/scenes/globals/mouse_manager/mouse_manager.gd b/scenes/globals/mouse_manager/mouse_manager.gd
index 3b5f98ea81..9fa46ff32a 100644
--- a/scenes/globals/mouse_manager/mouse_manager.gd
+++ b/scenes/globals/mouse_manager/mouse_manager.gd
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 	Input.set_custom_mouse_cursor(MOUSE_CURSOR_CROSS, Input.CURSOR_CROSS, Vector2(32, 32))
 	Input.set_default_cursor_shape(Input.CURSOR_CROSS)
 
+	DialogueManager.dialogue_started.connect(_on_dialogue_started)
+	DialogueManager.dialogue_ended.connect(_on_dialogue_ended)
+
 
 func _input(event: InputEvent) -> void:
 	if event is InputEventMouseMotion:
@@ -22,3 +25,11 @@ func _input(event: InputEvent) -> void:
 
 func _on_hide_timer_timeout() -> void:
 	Input.mouse_mode = Input.MOUSE_MODE_HIDDEN
+
+
+func _on_dialogue_started(_resource: DialogueResource) -> void:
+	Input.set_default_cursor_shape(Input.CURSOR_ARROW)
+
+
+func _on_dialogue_ended(_resource: DialogueResource) -> void:
+	Input.set_default_cursor_shape(Input.CURSOR_CROSS)
diff --git a/scenes/ui_elements/dialogue/components/balloon.gd b/scenes/ui_elements/dialogue/components/balloon.gd
index f7adc3e994..a495a1c67f 100644
--- a/scenes/ui_elements/dialogue/components/balloon.gd
+++ b/scenes/ui_elements/dialogue/components/balloon.gd
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ var _player_name: String = ""
 func _ready() -> void:
 	balloon.hide()
 	Engine.get_singleton("DialogueManager").mutated.connect(_on_mutated)
-	Engine.get_singleton("DialogueManager").dialogue_ended.connect(_on_dialogue_ended)
 
 	# If the responses menu doesn't have a next action set, use this one
 	if responses_menu.next_action.is_empty():
@@ -113,7 +112,6 @@ func start(
 	resource = dialogue_resource
 	self.dialogue_line = await resource.get_next_dialogue_line(title, temporary_game_states)
 	talk_sound_player.play()
-	Input.set_default_cursor_shape(Input.CURSOR_ARROW)
 
 
 ## Apply any changes to the balloon given a new [DialogueLine].
@@ -190,10 +188,6 @@ func _on_mutated(_mutation: Dictionary) -> void:
 	mutation_cooldown.start(0.1)
 
 
-func _on_dialogue_ended(_resource: DialogueResource) -> void:
-	Input.set_default_cursor_shape(Input.CURSOR_CROSS)
-
-
 func _on_balloon_gui_input(event: InputEvent) -> void:
 	# See if we need to skip typing of the dialogue
 	if dialogue_label.is_typing: