diff --git a/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_backend.cpp b/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_backend.cpp
--- a/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_backend.cpp
+++ b/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_backend.cpp
@@ -624,7 +624,9 @@
             }
             for (auto it = m_outputs.constBegin(); it != m_outputs.constEnd(); ++it) {
                 if (m_cursorEnabled) {
-                    (*it)->showCursor();
+                    if (!(*it)->showCursor()) {
+                        setSoftWareCursor(true);
+                    }
                 } else {
                     (*it)->hideCursor();
                 }
@@ -653,7 +655,9 @@
 {
     if (m_cursorEnabled) {
         for (auto it = m_outputs.constBegin(); it != m_outputs.constEnd(); ++it) {
-            (*it)->showCursor();
+            if (!(*it)->showCursor()) {
+                setSoftWareCursor(true);
+            }
         }
     }
     markCursorAsRendered();
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_output.h b/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_output.h
--- a/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_output.h
+++ b/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_output.h
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@
     };
     virtual ~DrmOutput();
     void releaseGbm();
-    void showCursor(DrmDumbBuffer *buffer);
-    void showCursor();
-    void hideCursor();
+    bool showCursor(DrmDumbBuffer *buffer);
+    bool showCursor();
+    bool hideCursor();
     void updateCursor();
     void moveCursor(const QPoint &globalPos);
     bool init(drmModeConnector *connector);
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_output.cpp b/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_output.cpp
--- a/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_output.cpp
+++ b/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_output.cpp
@@ -96,24 +96,30 @@
     }
 }
 
-void DrmOutput::hideCursor()
+bool DrmOutput::hideCursor()
 {
-    drmModeSetCursor(m_backend->fd(), m_crtc->id(), 0, 0, 0);
+    return drmModeSetCursor(m_backend->fd(), m_crtc->id(), 0, 0, 0) == 0;
 }
 
-void DrmOutput::showCursor(DrmDumbBuffer *c)
+bool DrmOutput::showCursor(DrmDumbBuffer *c)
 {
     const QSize &s = c->size();
-    drmModeSetCursor(m_backend->fd(), m_crtc->id(), c->handle(), s.width(), s.height());
+    return drmModeSetCursor(m_backend->fd(), m_crtc->id(), c->handle(), s.width(), s.height()) == 0;
 }
 
-void DrmOutput::showCursor()
+bool DrmOutput::showCursor()
 {
-    showCursor(m_cursor[m_cursorIndex]);
+    const bool ret = showCursor(m_cursor[m_cursorIndex]);
+    if (!ret) {
+        return ret;
+    }
+
     if (m_hasNewCursor) {
         m_cursorIndex = (m_cursorIndex + 1) % 2;
         m_hasNewCursor = false;
     }
+
+    return ret;
 }
 
 void DrmOutput::updateCursor()