diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/color_range_ui.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/color_range_ui.rs
index 18084a6cc1..37c90c18e4 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/color_range_ui.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/color_range_ui.rs
@@ -390,7 +390,9 @@ fn radio(ui: &mut egui::Ui, on: bool, label: &str) -> egui::Response {
         if on {
             ui.painter().circle_filled(r.center(), 3.0, t.accent);
         }
-        let l = ui.add(egui::Label::new(egui::RichText::new(tl!(&label)).color(t.text_dim)).sense(Sense::click()));
+        let l = ui
+            .add(egui::Label::new(egui::RichText::new(tl!(&label)).color(t.text_dim)).selectable(false).sense(Sense::click()))
+            .on_hover_cursor(egui::CursorIcon::PointingHand);
         resp.union(l)
     })
     .inner
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/gallery_ui.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/gallery_ui.rs
index ed1597deb1..ccf1a7637e 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/gallery_ui.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/gallery_ui.rs
@@ -609,7 +609,8 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut PhotocraftApp, ctx: &egui::Context) {
                 let r = ui.horizontal(|ui| {
                     let (ir, _) = ui.allocate_exact_size(vec2(16.0, 16.0), Sense::hover());
                     crate::icons::paint(ui, ir, icon, 14.0, t.icon);
-                    ui.add(egui::Label::new(egui::RichText::new(tl!(*cat)).color(t.text)).sense(Sense::click()))
+                    ui.add(egui::Label::new(egui::RichText::new(tl!(*cat)).color(t.text)).selectable(false).sense(Sense::click()))
+                        .on_hover_cursor(egui::CursorIcon::PointingHand)
                 });
                 if r.inner.clicked() {
                     d.open[ci] = !d.open[ci];
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/new_doc_ui.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/new_doc_ui.rs
index fe37bd0d21..9fe06a1a50 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/new_doc_ui.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/new_doc_ui.rs
@@ -450,7 +450,9 @@ pub fn body(app: &mut crate::PhotocraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, f: &mut Map<Strin
         for name in CATEGORIES.iter().map(|c| c.0).chain(["Saved"]) {
             let on = cat == name;
             let label = if name == "Saved" { tl!("Saved") } else { tl!(name) };
-            let r = ui.add(egui::Label::new(RichText::new(label).size(13.0).color(if on { t.text } else { t.text_dim })).sense(Sense::click()));
+            let r = ui
+                .add(egui::Label::new(RichText::new(label).size(13.0).color(if on { t.text } else { t.text_dim })).selectable(false).sense(Sense::click()))
+                .on_hover_cursor(egui::CursorIcon::PointingHand);
             if on {
                 ui.painter().line_segment([r.rect.left_bottom() + vec2(0.0, 3.0), r.rect.right_bottom() + vec2(0.0, 3.0)], Stroke::new(2.0, t.text));
             }
@@ -1317,5 +1319,20 @@ mod tests {
             enter(&mut h);
             assert_eq!(created(&h), (256, 512, 72.0));
         }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn hovering_preset_tabs_shows_pointing_hand_not_text_cursor() {
+            let mut h = harness();
+            for tab in ["Recent", "Saved", "Photo", "Print", "Art & Illustration", "Web", "Mobile", "Film & Video"] {
+                let rect = h.get_by_label(tab).rect();
+                h.hover_at(rect.center());
+                h.run_steps(2);
+                assert_eq!(
+                    h.output().platform_output.cursor_icon,
+                    egui::CursorIcon::PointingHand,
+                    "hovering preset tab {tab:?} must show PointingHand instead of text caret"
+                );
+            }
+        }
     }
 }