diff --git a/src/common/config.cpp b/src/common/config.cpp
index 8ac3c694b..e4f176af1 100644
--- a/src/common/config.cpp
+++ b/src/common/config.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ static bool vkValidationGpu = false;
 static bool rdocEnable = false;
 static bool vkMarkers = false;
 static bool vkCrashDiagnostic = false;
+static s16 cursorState = HideCursorState::Idle;
+static int cursorHideTimeout = 5; // 5 seconds (default)
 
 // Gui
 std::filesystem::path settings_install_dir = {};
@@ -95,6 +97,14 @@ int getBGMvolume() {
     return BGMvolume;
 }
 
+s16 getCursorState() {
+    return cursorState;
+}
+
+int getCursorHideTimeout() {
+    return cursorHideTimeout;
+}
+
 u32 getScreenWidth() {
     return screenWidth;
 }
@@ -251,6 +261,14 @@ void setBGMvolume(int volume) {
     BGMvolume = volume;
 }
 
+void setCursorState(s16 newCursorState) {
+    cursorState = newCursorState;
+}
+
+void setCursorHideTimeout(int newcursorHideTimeout) {
+    cursorHideTimeout = newcursorHideTimeout;
+}
+
 void setLanguage(u32 language) {
     m_language = language;
 }
@@ -440,6 +458,8 @@ void load(const std::filesystem::path& path) {
     if (data.contains("Input")) {
         const toml::value& input = data.at("Input");
 
+        cursorState = toml::find_or<int>(input, "cursorState", HideCursorState::Idle);
+        cursorHideTimeout = toml::find_or<int>(input, "cursorHideTimeout", 5);
         useSpecialPad = toml::find_or<bool>(input, "useSpecialPad", false);
         specialPadClass = toml::find_or<int>(input, "specialPadClass", 1);
     }
@@ -533,6 +553,8 @@ void save(const std::filesystem::path& path) {
     data["General"]["updateChannel"] = updateChannel;
     data["General"]["showSplash"] = isShowSplash;
     data["General"]["autoUpdate"] = isAutoUpdate;
+    data["Input"]["cursorState"] = cursorState;
+    data["Input"]["cursorHideTimeout"] = cursorHideTimeout;
     data["Input"]["useSpecialPad"] = useSpecialPad;
     data["Input"]["specialPadClass"] = specialPadClass;
     data["GPU"]["screenWidth"] = screenWidth;
@@ -581,6 +603,8 @@ void setDefaultValues() {
     isFullscreen = false;
     playBGM = false;
     BGMvolume = 50;
+    cursorState = HideCursorState::Idle;
+    cursorHideTimeout = 5;
     screenWidth = 1280;
     screenHeight = 720;
     logFilter = "";
diff --git a/src/common/config.h b/src/common/config.h
index daee9e078..befa4f4aa 100644
--- a/src/common/config.h
+++ b/src/common/config.h
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 #include "types.h"
 
 namespace Config {
+
+enum HideCursorState : s16 { Never, Idle, Always };
+
 void load(const std::filesystem::path& path);
 void save(const std::filesystem::path& path);
 
@@ -16,6 +19,9 @@ bool isFullscreenMode();
 bool getPlayBGM();
 int getBGMvolume();
 
+s16 getCursorState();
+int getCursorHideTimeout();
+
 std::string getLogFilter();
 std::string getLogType();
 std::string getUserName();
@@ -50,6 +56,8 @@ void setScreenHeight(u32 height);
 void setFullscreenMode(bool enable);
 void setPlayBGM(bool enable);
 void setBGMvolume(int volume);
+void setCursorState(s16 cursorState);
+void setCursorHideTimeout(int newcursorHideTimeout);
 void setLanguage(u32 language);
 void setNeoMode(bool enable);
 void setUserName(const std::string& type);
diff --git a/src/imgui/renderer/imgui_impl_sdl3.cpp b/src/imgui/renderer/imgui_impl_sdl3.cpp
index bb194bff7..28b9a25ba 100644
--- a/src/imgui/renderer/imgui_impl_sdl3.cpp
+++ b/src/imgui/renderer/imgui_impl_sdl3.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 // Based on imgui_impl_sdl3.cpp from Dear ImGui repository
 
 #include <imgui.h>
+#include "common/config.h"
 #include "imgui_impl_sdl3.h"
 
 // SDL
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ struct SdlData {
     SDL_Cursor* mouse_cursors[ImGuiMouseCursor_COUNT]{};
     SDL_Cursor* mouse_last_cursor{};
     int mouse_pending_leave_frame{};
+    ImVec2 prev_mouse_pos{0, 0};
+    Uint64 lastCursorMoveTime{};
 
     // Gamepad handling
     ImVector<SDL_Gamepad*> gamepads{};
@@ -371,6 +374,13 @@ bool ProcessEvent(const SDL_Event* event) {
                                    ? ImGuiMouseSource_TouchScreen
                                    : ImGuiMouseSource_Mouse);
         io.AddMousePosEvent(mouse_pos.x, mouse_pos.y);
+        if (mouse_pos.x != bd->prev_mouse_pos.x || mouse_pos.y != bd->prev_mouse_pos.y) {
+            bd->prev_mouse_pos.x = mouse_pos.x;
+            bd->prev_mouse_pos.y = mouse_pos.y;
+            if (Config::getCursorState() == Config::HideCursorState::Idle) {
+                bd->lastCursorMoveTime = bd->time;
+            }
+        }
         return true;
     }
     case SDL_EVENT_MOUSE_WHEEL: {
@@ -447,6 +457,7 @@ bool ProcessEvent(const SDL_Event* event) {
             return false;
         bd->mouse_window_id = event->window.windowID;
         bd->mouse_pending_leave_frame = 0;
+        bd->lastCursorMoveTime = bd->time;
         return true;
     }
     // - In some cases, when detaching a window from main viewport SDL may send
@@ -459,6 +470,7 @@ bool ProcessEvent(const SDL_Event* event) {
         if (GetViewportForWindowId(event->window.windowID) == NULL)
             return false;
         bd->mouse_pending_leave_frame = ImGui::GetFrameCount() + 1;
+        bd->lastCursorMoveTime = bd->time;
         return true;
     }
     case SDL_EVENT_WINDOW_FOCUS_GAINED:
@@ -600,7 +612,18 @@ static void UpdateMouseData() {
             int window_x, window_y;
             SDL_GetGlobalMouseState(&mouse_x_global, &mouse_y_global);
             SDL_GetWindowPosition(focused_window, &window_x, &window_y);
-            io.AddMousePosEvent(mouse_x_global - (float)window_x, mouse_y_global - (float)window_y);
+            mouse_x_global -= (float)window_x;
+            mouse_y_global -= (float)window_y;
+            io.AddMousePosEvent(mouse_x_global, mouse_y_global);
+            // SDL_EVENT_MOUSE_MOTION isn't triggered before the first frame is rendered
+            // force update the prev_cursor coords
+            if (mouse_x_global != bd->prev_mouse_pos.x || mouse_y_global != bd->prev_mouse_pos.y &&
+                                                              bd->prev_mouse_pos.y == 0 &&
+                                                              bd->prev_mouse_pos.x == 0) {
+                bd->prev_mouse_pos.x = mouse_x_global;
+                bd->prev_mouse_pos.y = mouse_y_global;
+                bd->lastCursorMoveTime = bd->time;
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -611,10 +634,25 @@ static void UpdateMouseCursor() {
         return;
     SdlData* bd = GetBackendData();
 
+    s16 cursorState = Config::getCursorState();
     ImGuiMouseCursor imgui_cursor = ImGui::GetMouseCursor();
-    if (io.MouseDrawCursor || imgui_cursor == ImGuiMouseCursor_None) {
+    if (io.MouseDrawCursor || imgui_cursor == ImGuiMouseCursor_None ||
+        cursorState == Config::HideCursorState::Always) {
         // Hide OS mouse cursor if imgui is drawing it or if it wants no cursor
         SDL_HideCursor();
+
+    } else if (cursorState == Config::HideCursorState::Idle &&
+               bd->time - bd->lastCursorMoveTime >=
+                   Config::getCursorHideTimeout() * SDL_GetPerformanceFrequency()) {
+
+        bool wasCursorVisible = SDL_CursorVisible();
+        SDL_HideCursor();
+
+        if (wasCursorVisible) {
+            SDL_WarpMouseInWindow(SDL_GetKeyboardFocus(), bd->prev_mouse_pos.x,
+                                  bd->prev_mouse_pos.y); // Force refresh the cursor state
+        }
+
     } else {
         // Show OS mouse cursor
         SDL_Cursor* expected_cursor = bd->mouse_cursors[imgui_cursor]
diff --git a/src/qt_gui/settings_dialog.cpp b/src/qt_gui/settings_dialog.cpp
index 4a42e1961..fd1385bd2 100644
--- a/src/qt_gui/settings_dialog.cpp
+++ b/src/qt_gui/settings_dialog.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ QStringList languageNames = {"Arabic",
 const QVector<int> languageIndexes = {21, 23, 14, 6,  18, 1,  12, 22, 2,  4, 25, 24, 29, 5,  0,
                                       9,  15, 16, 17, 7,  26, 8,  11, 20, 3, 13, 27, 10, 19, 28};
 
+QStringList hideCursorStates = {"Never", "Idle", "Always"};
+
 SettingsDialog::SettingsDialog(std::span<const QString> physical_devices, QWidget* parent)
     : QDialog(parent), ui(new Ui::SettingsDialog) {
     ui->setupUi(this);
@@ -67,6 +69,8 @@ SettingsDialog::SettingsDialog(std::span<const QString> physical_devices, QWidge
     completer->setCaseSensitivity(Qt::CaseInsensitive);
     ui->consoleLanguageComboBox->setCompleter(completer);
 
+    ui->hideCursorComboBox->addItems(hideCursorStates);
+
     InitializeEmulatorLanguages();
     LoadValuesFromConfig();
 
@@ -153,6 +157,18 @@ SettingsDialog::SettingsDialog(std::span<const QString> physical_devices, QWidge
         });
     }
 
+    // Input TAB
+    {
+        connect(ui->hideCursorComboBox, QOverload<int>::of(&QComboBox::currentIndexChanged), this,
+                [this](s16 index) {
+                    Config::setCursorState(index);
+                    OnCursorStateChanged(index);
+                });
+
+        connect(ui->idleTimeoutSpinBox, &QSpinBox::valueChanged, this,
+                [](int index) { Config::setCursorHideTimeout(index); });
+    }
+
     // GPU TAB
     {
         // First options is auto selection -1, so gpuId on the GUI will always have to subtract 1
@@ -228,6 +244,9 @@ void SettingsDialog::LoadValuesFromConfig() {
             std::find(languageIndexes.begin(), languageIndexes.end(), Config::GetLanguage())) %
         languageIndexes.size());
     ui->emulatorLanguageComboBox->setCurrentIndex(languages[Config::getEmulatorLanguage()]);
+    ui->hideCursorComboBox->setCurrentIndex(Config::getCursorState());
+    OnCursorStateChanged(Config::getCursorState());
+    ui->idleTimeoutSpinBox->setValue(Config::getCursorHideTimeout());
     ui->graphicsAdapterBox->setCurrentIndex(Config::getGpuId() + 1);
     ui->widthSpinBox->setValue(Config::getScreenWidth());
     ui->heightSpinBox->setValue(Config::getScreenHeight());
@@ -289,6 +308,18 @@ void SettingsDialog::OnLanguageChanged(int index) {
     emit LanguageChanged(ui->emulatorLanguageComboBox->itemData(index).toString().toStdString());
 }
 
+void SettingsDialog::OnCursorStateChanged(s16 index) {
+    if (index == -1)
+        return;
+    if (index == Config::HideCursorState::Idle) {
+        ui->idleTimeoutGroupBox->show();
+    } else {
+        if (!ui->idleTimeoutGroupBox->isHidden()) {
+            ui->idleTimeoutGroupBox->hide();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 int SettingsDialog::exec() {
     return QDialog::exec();
 }
diff --git a/src/qt_gui/settings_dialog.h b/src/qt_gui/settings_dialog.h
index 71307d398..47c9f6647 100644
--- a/src/qt_gui/settings_dialog.h
+++ b/src/qt_gui/settings_dialog.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ private:
     void LoadValuesFromConfig();
     void InitializeEmulatorLanguages();
     void OnLanguageChanged(int index);
+    void OnCursorStateChanged(s16 index);
 
     std::unique_ptr<Ui::SettingsDialog> ui;
 
diff --git a/src/qt_gui/settings_dialog.ui b/src/qt_gui/settings_dialog.ui
index 4edec9e1b..d65d2570c 100644
--- a/src/qt_gui/settings_dialog.ui
+++ b/src/qt_gui/settings_dialog.ui
@@ -34,9 +34,18 @@
    <iconset>
     <normaloff>:/images/shadps4.ico</normaloff>:/images/shadps4.ico</iconset>
   </property>
+  <property name="sizeGripEnabled">
+   <bool>false</bool>
+  </property>
+  <property name="modal">
+   <bool>false</bool>
+  </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="settingsDialogLayout">
    <item>
     <widget class="QScrollArea" name="scrollArea">
+     <property name="enabled">
+      <bool>true</bool>
+     </property>
      <property name="frameShape">
       <enum>QFrame::Shape::NoFrame</enum>
      </property>
@@ -51,8 +60,8 @@
        <rect>
         <x>0</x>
         <y>0</y>
-        <width>836</width>
-        <height>446</height>
+        <width>832</width>
+        <height>431</height>
        </rect>
       </property>
       <property name="sizePolicy">
@@ -62,7 +71,7 @@
        </sizepolicy>
       </property>
       <property name="currentIndex">
-       <number>0</number>
+       <number>1</number>
       </property>
       <widget class="QWidget" name="generalTab">
        <attribute name="title">
@@ -369,7 +378,7 @@
                  <x>10</x>
                  <y>30</y>
                  <width>241</width>
-                 <height>71</height>
+                 <height>92</height>
                 </rect>
                </property>
                <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
@@ -461,6 +470,185 @@
         </item>
        </layout>
       </widget>
+      <widget class="QWidget" name="inputTab">
+       <attribute name="title">
+        <string>Input</string>
+       </attribute>
+       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="inputTabVLayout" stretch="0,0">
+        <item>
+         <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="inputTabHLayoutTop" stretch="1,1,1">
+          <item>
+           <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="cursorTabLayoutLeft">
+            <item>
+             <widget class="QGroupBox" name="HideCursor">
+              <property name="title">
+               <string>Cursor</string>
+              </property>
+              <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="inputCursorLayout">
+               <item>
+                <widget class="QGroupBox" name="hideCursorGroupBox">
+                 <property name="title">
+                  <string>Hide Cursor</string>
+                 </property>
+                 <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="hideCursorLayout">
+                  <item>
+                   <widget class="QComboBox" name="hideCursorComboBox"/>
+                  </item>
+                 </layout>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
+               <item>
+                <widget class="QGroupBox" name="idleTimeoutGroupBox">
+                 <property name="enabled">
+                  <bool>true</bool>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="minimumSize">
+                  <size>
+                   <width>0</width>
+                   <height>85</height>
+                  </size>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="title">
+                  <string>Hide Cursor Idle Timeout</string>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="alignment">
+                  <set>Qt::AlignmentFlag::AlignLeading|Qt::AlignmentFlag::AlignLeft|Qt::AlignmentFlag::AlignTop</set>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="flat">
+                  <bool>false</bool>
+                 </property>
+                 <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="IdleTimeoutLayout" stretch="0,0">
+                  <property name="leftMargin">
+                   <number>70</number>
+                  </property>
+                  <property name="topMargin">
+                   <number>11</number>
+                  </property>
+                  <item>
+                   <widget class="QSpinBox" name="idleTimeoutSpinBox">
+                    <property name="enabled">
+                     <bool>true</bool>
+                    </property>
+                    <property name="sizePolicy">
+                     <sizepolicy hsizetype="Minimum" vsizetype="Minimum">
+                      <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+                      <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+                     </sizepolicy>
+                    </property>
+                    <property name="minimumSize">
+                     <size>
+                      <width>80</width>
+                      <height>30</height>
+                     </size>
+                    </property>
+                    <property name="maximumSize">
+                     <size>
+                      <width>16777215</width>
+                      <height>16777215</height>
+                     </size>
+                    </property>
+                    <property name="layoutDirection">
+                     <enum>Qt::LayoutDirection::LeftToRight</enum>
+                    </property>
+                    <property name="wrapping">
+                     <bool>false</bool>
+                    </property>
+                    <property name="alignment">
+                     <set>Qt::AlignmentFlag::AlignCenter</set>
+                    </property>
+                    <property name="buttonSymbols">
+                     <enum>QAbstractSpinBox::ButtonSymbols::UpDownArrows</enum>
+                    </property>
+                    <property name="suffix">
+                     <string notr="true"/>
+                    </property>
+                    <property name="maximum">
+                     <number>3600</number>
+                    </property>
+                    <property name="value">
+                     <number>5</number>
+                    </property>
+                    <property name="displayIntegerBase">
+                     <number>10</number>
+                    </property>
+                   </widget>
+                  </item>
+                  <item>
+                   <widget class="QLabel" name="idleTimeoutDurationLabel">
+                    <property name="text">
+                     <string>s</string>
+                    </property>
+                   </widget>
+                  </item>
+                 </layout>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
+              </layout>
+             </widget>
+            </item>
+           </layout>
+          </item>
+          <item>
+           <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="emptyTabLayoutMiddle">
+            <item>
+             <spacer name="emptyHorizontalSpacerMiddle">
+              <property name="orientation">
+               <enum>Qt::Orientation::Horizontal</enum>
+              </property>
+              <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+               <size>
+                <width>40</width>
+                <height>20</height>
+               </size>
+              </property>
+             </spacer>
+            </item>
+           </layout>
+          </item>
+          <item>
+           <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="emptyTabLayoutRight">
+            <item>
+             <spacer name="emptyHorizontalSpacerRight">
+              <property name="orientation">
+               <enum>Qt::Orientation::Horizontal</enum>
+              </property>
+              <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+               <size>
+                <width>40</width>
+                <height>20</height>
+               </size>
+              </property>
+             </spacer>
+            </item>
+           </layout>
+          </item>
+         </layout>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+         <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="inputTabHLayoutBottom">
+          <property name="topMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <item>
+           <spacer name="emptyVerticalSpacerBottom">
+            <property name="orientation">
+             <enum>Qt::Orientation::Vertical</enum>
+            </property>
+            <property name="sizeType">
+             <enum>QSizePolicy::Policy::MinimumExpanding</enum>
+            </property>
+            <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+             <size>
+              <width>20</width>
+              <height>20</height>
+             </size>
+            </property>
+           </spacer>
+          </item>
+         </layout>
+        </item>
+       </layout>
+      </widget>
       <widget class="QWidget" name="grphicsTab">
        <attribute name="title">
         <string>Graphics</string>
diff --git a/src/sdl_window.cpp b/src/sdl_window.cpp
index 4a4020a42..bd2cc39d2 100644
--- a/src/sdl_window.cpp
+++ b/src/sdl_window.cpp
@@ -304,9 +304,6 @@ void WindowSDL::onKeyPress(const SDL_Event* event) {
     if (axis != Input::Axis::AxisMax) {
         controller->Axis(0, axis, ax);
     }
-    if (SDL_GetCursor() != NULL) {
-        SDL_HideCursor();
-    }
 }
 
 void WindowSDL::onGamepadEvent(const SDL_Event* event) {
@@ -332,9 +329,6 @@ void WindowSDL::onGamepadEvent(const SDL_Event* event) {
         if (button != 0) {
             controller->CheckButton(0, button, event->type == SDL_EVENT_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_DOWN);
         }
-        if (SDL_GetCursor() != NULL) {
-            SDL_HideCursor();
-        }
         break;
     case SDL_EVENT_GAMEPAD_AXIS_MOTION:
         axis = event->gaxis.axis == SDL_GAMEPAD_AXIS_LEFTX           ? Input::Axis::LeftX