diff --git a/electron/electron-env.d.ts b/electron/electron-env.d.ts
index bda33cdf..252ab510 100644
--- a/electron/electron-env.d.ts
+++ b/electron/electron-env.d.ts
@@ -400,16 +400,28 @@ interface Window {
 		}>;
 		setCurrentVideoPath: (
 			path: string,
-			options?: { preserveProjectPath?: boolean },
+			options?: {
+				preserveProjectPath?: boolean;
+				hideOverlayCursorByDefault?: boolean;
+			},
 		) => Promise<{ success: boolean; webcamPath: string | null }>;
-		setCurrentRecordingSession: (session: {
-			videoPath: string;
-			webcamPath?: string | null;
-			timeOffsetMs?: number;
-		}, options?: { preserveProjectPath?: boolean }) => Promise<{ success: boolean }>;
+		setCurrentRecordingSession: (
+			session: {
+				videoPath: string;
+				webcamPath?: string | null;
+				timeOffsetMs?: number;
+				hideOverlayCursorByDefault?: boolean;
+			},
+			options?: { preserveProjectPath?: boolean },
+		) => Promise<{ success: boolean }>;
 		getCurrentRecordingSession: () => Promise<{
 			success: boolean;
-			session?: { videoPath: string; webcamPath?: string | null; timeOffsetMs?: number };
+			session?: {
+				videoPath: string;
+				webcamPath?: string | null;
+				timeOffsetMs?: number;
+				hideOverlayCursorByDefault?: boolean;
+			};
 		}>;
 		getCurrentVideoPath: () => Promise<{ success: boolean; path?: string }>;
 		clearCurrentVideoPath: () => Promise<{ success: boolean }>;
diff --git a/electron/ipc/register/project.ts b/electron/ipc/register/project.ts
index 570d7b58..a18d263d 100644
--- a/electron/ipc/register/project.ts
+++ b/electron/ipc/register/project.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ function normalizeRecordingTimeOffsetMs(value: unknown): number {
 	return typeof value === "number" && Number.isFinite(value) ? Math.round(value) : 0;
 }
 
+function normalizeBoolean(value: unknown, fallback = false): boolean {
+  return typeof value === "boolean" ? value : fallback;
+}
+
 /**
  * Produces a filesystem-safe project base name without the project extension.
  */
@@ -527,7 +531,7 @@ export function registerProjectHandlers() {
       return { success: false, error: String(error), message: 'Failed to open projects folder.' }
     }
   })
-  ipcMain.handle('set-current-video-path', async (_, path: string, options?: { preserveProjectPath?: boolean }) => {
+  ipcMain.handle('set-current-video-path', async (_, path: string, options?: { preserveProjectPath?: boolean; hideOverlayCursorByDefault?: boolean }) => {
     setCurrentVideoPath(normalizeVideoSourcePath(path) ?? path)
     approveUserPath(currentVideoPath)
     const resolvedSession = await resolveRecordingSession(currentVideoPath)
@@ -537,7 +541,12 @@ export function registerProjectHandlers() {
         timeOffsetMs: 0,
       }
 
-    setCurrentRecordingSession(resolvedSession)
+    setCurrentRecordingSession({
+      ...resolvedSession,
+      hideOverlayCursorByDefault:
+        normalizeBoolean(options?.hideOverlayCursorByDefault) ||
+        normalizeBoolean(resolvedSession.hideOverlayCursorByDefault),
+    })
     await replaceApprovedSessionLocalReadPaths([
       resolvedSession.videoPath,
       resolvedSession.webcamPath,
@@ -553,13 +562,14 @@ export function registerProjectHandlers() {
     return { success: true, webcamPath: resolvedSession.webcamPath ?? null }
   })
 
-  ipcMain.handle('set-current-recording-session', async (_, session: { videoPath: string; webcamPath?: string | null; timeOffsetMs?: number }, options?: { preserveProjectPath?: boolean }) => {
+  ipcMain.handle('set-current-recording-session', async (_, session: { videoPath: string; webcamPath?: string | null; timeOffsetMs?: number; hideOverlayCursorByDefault?: boolean }, options?: { preserveProjectPath?: boolean }) => {
     const normalizedVideoPath = normalizeVideoSourcePath(session.videoPath) ?? session.videoPath
     setCurrentVideoPath(normalizedVideoPath)
     setCurrentRecordingSession({
       videoPath: normalizedVideoPath,
       webcamPath: normalizeVideoSourcePath(session.webcamPath ?? null),
       timeOffsetMs: normalizeRecordingTimeOffsetMs(session.timeOffsetMs),
+      hideOverlayCursorByDefault: normalizeBoolean(session.hideOverlayCursorByDefault),
     });
     await replaceApprovedSessionLocalReadPaths([
       currentRecordingSession!.videoPath,
diff --git a/electron/ipc/types.ts b/electron/ipc/types.ts
index 7c7de9c1..58f5425b 100644
--- a/electron/ipc/types.ts
+++ b/electron/ipc/types.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export type RecordingSessionData = {
 	videoPath: string;
 	webcamPath?: string | null;
 	timeOffsetMs?: number;
+	hideOverlayCursorByDefault?: boolean;
 };
 
 export type PauseSegment = {
diff --git a/electron/preload.ts b/electron/preload.ts
index e41acc26..d2e38d27 100644
--- a/electron/preload.ts
+++ b/electron/preload.ts
@@ -437,6 +437,7 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld("electronAPI", {
 		videoPath: string;
 		webcamPath?: string | null;
 		timeOffsetMs?: number;
+		hideOverlayCursorByDefault?: boolean;
 	}, options?: { preserveProjectPath?: boolean }) => {
 		return ipcRenderer.invoke("set-current-recording-session", session, options);
 	},
diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/VideoEditor.tsx b/src/components/video-editor/VideoEditor.tsx
index 2749de16..357ad2a5 100644
--- a/src/components/video-editor/VideoEditor.tsx
+++ b/src/components/video-editor/VideoEditor.tsx
@@ -2005,6 +2005,9 @@ export default function VideoEditor() {
 					pendingFreshRecordingAutoZoomPathRef.current = autoApplyFreshRecordingAutoZooms
 						? sourceVideoUrl
 						: null;
+					if (sessionResult.session.hideOverlayCursorByDefault) {
+						setShowCursor(false);
+					}
 					setWebcam((prev) => ({
 						...prev,
 						enabled: Boolean(sessionResult.session?.webcamPath),
diff --git a/src/hooks/useScreenRecorder.ts b/src/hooks/useScreenRecorder.ts
index 3709fa84..6b6f24a1 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useScreenRecorder.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useScreenRecorder.ts
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ export function useScreenRecorder(): UseScreenRecorderReturn {
 	const micFallbackRecorder = useRef<MediaRecorder | null>(null);
 	const micFallbackChunks = useRef<Blob[]>([]);
 	const micFallbackStartDelayMs = useRef<number | null>(null);
+	const hideEditorOverlayCursorByDefault = useRef(false);
 
 	const notifyRecordingFinalizationFailure = useCallback(async (message: string) => {
 		setFinalizing(false);
@@ -397,21 +398,27 @@ export function useScreenRecorder(): UseScreenRecorderReturn {
 
 	const finalizeRecordingSession = useCallback(
 		async (videoPath: string, webcamPath: string | null) => {
+			const shouldHideOverlayCursor = hideEditorOverlayCursorByDefault.current;
 			try {
 				if (webcamPath) {
 					await window.electronAPI.setCurrentRecordingSession({
 						videoPath,
 						webcamPath,
 						timeOffsetMs: webcamTimeOffsetMs.current,
+						hideOverlayCursorByDefault: shouldHideOverlayCursor,
 					});
 				} else {
-					await window.electronAPI.setCurrentVideoPath(videoPath);
+					await window.electronAPI.setCurrentVideoPath(videoPath, {
+						hideOverlayCursorByDefault: shouldHideOverlayCursor,
+					});
 				}
 			} catch (error) {
 				console.error("Failed to persist recording session metadata:", error);
 
 				try {
-					await window.electronAPI.setCurrentVideoPath(videoPath);
+					await window.electronAPI.setCurrentVideoPath(videoPath, {
+						hideOverlayCursorByDefault: shouldHideOverlayCursor,
+					});
 				} catch (fallbackError) {
 					console.error("Failed to persist fallback video path:", fallbackError);
 				}
@@ -908,6 +915,7 @@ export function useScreenRecorder(): UseScreenRecorderReturn {
 
 		try {
 			const platform = await window.electronAPI.getPlatform();
+			hideEditorOverlayCursorByDefault.current = false;
 			const existingSource = await window.electronAPI.getSelectedSource();
 			const selectedSource =
 				existingSource ?? (platform === "linux" ? LINUX_PORTAL_SOURCE : null);
@@ -1096,6 +1104,7 @@ export function useScreenRecorder(): UseScreenRecorderReturn {
 
 			const wantsAudioCapture = microphoneEnabled || systemAudioEnabled;
 			const browserCaptureSource = await resolveBrowserCaptureSource(selectedSource);
+			hideEditorOverlayCursorByDefault.current = true;
 
 			if (
 				browserCaptureSource?.id?.startsWith("screen:fallback:") ||