diff --git a/.github/actions/spelling/allow/apis.txt b/.github/actions/spelling/allow/apis.txt
index 3137e5624c..6670909587 100644
--- a/.github/actions/spelling/allow/apis.txt
+++ b/.github/actions/spelling/allow/apis.txt
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ NCHITTEST
 NCLBUTTONDBLCLK
 NCMOUSELEAVE
 NCMOUSEMOVE
+NCPOINTERUPDATE
 NCRBUTTONDBLCLK
 NIF
 NIN
diff --git a/src/cascadia/WindowsTerminal/IslandWindow.cpp b/src/cascadia/WindowsTerminal/IslandWindow.cpp
index 80932f3322..7e3ef659b6 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/WindowsTerminal/IslandWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/WindowsTerminal/IslandWindow.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ void IslandWindow::HideCursor() noexcept
 
 void IslandWindow::ShowCursorMaybe(const UINT message) noexcept
 {
-    if (_cursorHidden && (message == WM_ACTIVATE || message == WM_POINTERUPDATE))
+    if (_cursorHidden &&
+        (message == WM_ACTIVATE ||
+         message == WM_POINTERUPDATE ||
+         message == WM_NCPOINTERUPDATE))
     {
         _cursorHidden = false;
         ShowCursor(TRUE);