diff --git a/src/gui/Base/HListView.qml b/src/gui/Base/HListView.qml
index dcac8449..0082c304 100644
--- a/src/gui/Base/HListView.qml
+++ b/src/gui/Base/HListView.qml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import QtQuick.Controls 2.12
 ListView {
     id: listView
 
-    property alias cursorShape: cursorShapeArea.cursorShape
     property int currentItemHeight: currentItem ? currentItem.height : 0
 
     property var checked: ({})
@@ -130,12 +129,6 @@ ListView {
 
     onSelectedCountChanged: if (! selectedCount) lastCheckedDelegateIndex = 0
 
-    MouseArea {
-        id: cursorShapeArea
-        anchors.fill: parent
-        acceptedButtons: Qt.NoButton
-    }
-
     HKineticScrollingDisabler {
         width: enabled ? parent.width : 0
         height: enabled ? parent.height : 0
diff --git a/src/gui/Pages/Chat/Timeline/EventList.qml b/src/gui/Pages/Chat/Timeline/EventList.qml
index 75c1c902..b3632b32 100644
--- a/src/gui/Pages/Chat/Timeline/EventList.qml
+++ b/src/gui/Pages/Chat/Timeline/EventList.qml
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ Rectangle {
         property string delegateWithSelectedText: ""
         property string selectedText: ""
 
+        property alias cursorShape: cursorShapeArea.cursorShape
+
         readonly property var redactableCheckedEvents:
             getSortedChecked().filter(ev => eventList.canRedact(ev))
 
@@ -360,6 +362,12 @@ Rectangle {
         // When an invited room becomes joined, we should now be able to
         // fetch past events.
         onInviterChanged: canLoad = true
+
+        MouseArea {
+            id: cursorShapeArea
+            anchors.fill: parent
+            acceptedButtons: Qt.NoButton
+        }
     }
 
     Timer {