diff --git a/control.cpp b/control.cpp
index 80f96701..8c312d85 100644
--- a/control.cpp
+++ b/control.cpp
@@ -736,6 +736,7 @@ EX void mainloopiter() {
   
   mousepan = cmode & sm::NORMAL;
   if((cmode & (sm::DRAW | sm::MAP)) && !hiliteclick) mousepan = true;
+  if(cmode & sm::SHOWCURSOR) mousepan = false;
   mousepan = mousepan && mouseaiming(false) && mouseaim_sensitivity;
   if(mousepan != oldmousepan) {
     oldmousepan = mousepan;
diff --git a/graph.cpp b/graph.cpp
index a1aa8003..9d992a55 100644
--- a/graph.cpp
+++ b/graph.cpp
@@ -5489,6 +5489,7 @@ namespace sm {
   static const int EXPANSION = (1<<16);
   static const int HEXEDIT = (1<<17);
   static const int VR_MENU = (1<<18); // always show the menu in VR
+  static const int SHOWCURSOR = (1<<19); // despite MAP/DRAW always show the cursor, no panning
   }
 #endif