diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
index 603ddf43bb6..576dbb6fab8 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
@@ -629,16 +629,24 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(ventcrawl_machinery, list(/obj/machinery/atmospherics/unary/ven
 	if(I)
 		SEND_SIGNAL(I, COMSIG_CARBON_TOGGLE_THROW, in_throw_mode)
 
+#define THROW_MODE_ICON 'icons/effects/cult_target.dmi'
+
 /mob/living/carbon/proc/throw_mode_off()
 	in_throw_mode = FALSE
 	if(throw_icon) //in case we don't have the HUD and we use the hotkey
 		throw_icon.icon_state = "act_throw_off"
+	if(client?.mouse_pointer_icon == THROW_MODE_ICON)
+		client.mouse_pointer_icon = initial(client.mouse_pointer_icon)
 
 /mob/living/carbon/proc/throw_mode_on()
 	SIGNAL_HANDLER //This signal is here so we can turn throw mode back on via carp when an object is caught
 	in_throw_mode = TRUE
 	if(throw_icon)
 		throw_icon.icon_state = "act_throw_on"
+	if(client?.mouse_pointer_icon == initial(client.mouse_pointer_icon))
+		client.mouse_pointer_icon = THROW_MODE_ICON
+
+#undef THROW_MODE_ICON
 
 /mob/proc/throw_item(atom/target)
 	return