diff --git a/common/components/search_select.py b/common/components/search_select.py
index a14dac3..7e219b4 100644
--- a/common/components/search_select.py
+++ b/common/components/search_select.py
@@ -66,9 +66,13 @@ _CONTAINER_CLASS = (
     "has-[:disabled]:opacity-50 has-[:disabled]:cursor-not-allowed"
 )
 _PILLS_CLASS = "contents"
+# disabled:cursor-not-allowed matches the wrapper's cursor so hovering across
+# the whole widget stays consistent — the inner input is excluded from the
+# global disabled rule (input.css), which would otherwise have set it.
 _SEARCH_CLASS = (
     "flex-1 min-w-[8rem] border-0 bg-transparent text-sm text-heading "
-    "focus:ring-0 focus:outline-hidden placeholder:text-body"
+    "focus:ring-0 focus:outline-hidden placeholder:text-body "
+    "disabled:cursor-not-allowed"
 )
 # top-full anchors the panel to the container's bottom edge: as an absolutely
 # positioned child of the flex field, its static position would otherwise be
diff --git a/e2e/test_widgets_e2e.py b/e2e/test_widgets_e2e.py
index 7c9dc0d..007d1ce 100644
--- a/e2e/test_widgets_e2e.py
+++ b/e2e/test_widgets_e2e.py
@@ -178,6 +178,9 @@ def test_add_purchase_type_game_disables_related_game_search(
     # disabled-input surface) so the widget reads as one element, not a nested
     # box. transparent is mode-independent, so this holds in light and dark.
     assert search.evaluate("el => getComputedStyle(el).backgroundColor") == "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)"
+    # The inner input carries the same not-allowed cursor as the wrapper, so the
+    # cursor doesn't flicker as the pointer crosses the widget.
+    assert search.evaluate("el => getComputedStyle(el).cursor") == "not-allowed"
 
     page.select_option("#id_type", "dlc")
     expect(search).to_be_enabled()
diff --git a/games/static/base.css b/games/static/base.css
index aa346d1..a1c24bf 100644
--- a/games/static/base.css
+++ b/games/static/base.css
@@ -3430,6 +3430,11 @@
       outline-style: none;
     }
   }
+  .disabled\:cursor-not-allowed {
+    &:disabled {
+      cursor: not-allowed;
+    }
+  }
   .has-\[\:disabled\]\:cursor-not-allowed {
     &:has(*:is(:disabled)) {
       cursor: not-allowed;