diff --git a/include/ui/console.h b/include/ui/console.h
index 0b01df947e..2a8fab091f 100644
--- a/include/ui/console.h
+++ b/include/ui/console.h
@@ -459,6 +459,7 @@ QemuConsole *qemu_console_lookup_by_device(DeviceState *dev, uint32_t head);
 QemuConsole *qemu_console_lookup_by_device_name(const char *device_id,
                                                 uint32_t head, Error **errp);
 QemuConsole *qemu_console_lookup_unused(void);
+QEMUCursor *qemu_console_get_cursor(QemuConsole *con);
 bool qemu_console_is_visible(QemuConsole *con);
 bool qemu_console_is_graphic(QemuConsole *con);
 bool qemu_console_is_fixedsize(QemuConsole *con);
diff --git a/ui/console.c b/ui/console.c
index 98b701f5a3..0dccbdd4be 100644
--- a/ui/console.c
+++ b/ui/console.c
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ struct QemuConsole {
     uint32_t head;
     QemuUIInfo ui_info;
     QEMUTimer *ui_timer;
+    QEMUCursor *cursor;
     const GraphicHwOps *hw_ops;
     void *hw;
 
@@ -1923,6 +1924,8 @@ void dpy_cursor_define(QemuConsole *con, QEMUCursor *cursor)
     DisplayState *s = con->ds;
     DisplayChangeListener *dcl;
 
+    cursor_unref(con->cursor);
+    con->cursor = cursor_ref(cursor);
     if (!qemu_console_is_visible(con)) {
         return;
     }
@@ -2288,6 +2291,11 @@ QemuConsole *qemu_console_lookup_unused(void)
     return NULL;
 }
 
+QEMUCursor *qemu_console_get_cursor(QemuConsole *con)
+{
+    return con->cursor;
+}
+
 bool qemu_console_is_visible(QemuConsole *con)
 {
     return (con == active_console) || (con->dcls > 0);
diff --git a/ui/vnc.c b/ui/vnc.c
index 8aec5d751e..bbd8b6baae 100644
--- a/ui/vnc.c
+++ b/ui/vnc.c
@@ -988,10 +988,10 @@ static void vnc_mouse_set(DisplayChangeListener *dcl,
 
 static int vnc_cursor_define(VncState *vs)
 {
-    QEMUCursor *c = vs->vd->cursor;
+    QEMUCursor *c = qemu_console_get_cursor(vs->vd->dcl.con);
     int isize;
 
-    if (!vs->vd->cursor) {
+    if (!c) {
         return -1;
     }
 
@@ -1029,10 +1029,7 @@ static void vnc_dpy_cursor_define(DisplayChangeListener *dcl,
     VncDisplay *vd = container_of(dcl, VncDisplay, dcl);
     VncState *vs;
 
-    cursor_unref(vd->cursor);
     g_free(vd->cursor_mask);
-
-    vd->cursor = cursor_ref(vd->cursor);
     vd->cursor_msize = cursor_get_mono_bpl(c) * c->height;
     vd->cursor_mask = g_malloc0(vd->cursor_msize);
     cursor_get_mono_mask(c, 0, vd->cursor_mask);
diff --git a/ui/vnc.h b/ui/vnc.h
index a60fb13115..757fa83044 100644
--- a/ui/vnc.h
+++ b/ui/vnc.h
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ struct VncDisplay
     QKbdState *kbd;
     QemuMutex mutex;
 
-    QEMUCursor *cursor;
     int cursor_msize;
     uint8_t *cursor_mask;