diff --git a/src/gui/TimeLineWidget.cpp b/src/gui/TimeLineWidget.cpp
index cfb4288c7..a98381b0f 100644
--- a/src/gui/TimeLineWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/TimeLineWidget.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ TimeLineWidget::TimeLineWidget( const int xoff, const int yoff, const float ppt,
 
 	m_xOffset -= s_posMarkerPixmap->width() / 2;
 
+	setMouseTracking(true);
 	m_pos.m_timeLine = this;
 
 	QTimer * updateTimer = new QTimer( this );
@@ -365,6 +366,7 @@ void TimeLineWidget::mousePressEvent( QMouseEvent* event )
 
 void TimeLineWidget::mouseMoveEvent( QMouseEvent* event )
 {
+	parentWidget()->update(); // essential for widgets that this timeline had taken their mouse move event from.
 	const MidiTime t = m_begin + static_cast<int>( qMax( event->x() - m_xOffset - m_moveXOff, 0 ) * MidiTime::ticksPerTact() / m_ppt );
 
 	switch( m_action )
diff --git a/src/gui/editors/AutomationEditor.cpp b/src/gui/editors/AutomationEditor.cpp
index fafb83d0d..5e8ea8a0a 100644
--- a/src/gui/editors/AutomationEditor.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/editors/AutomationEditor.cpp
@@ -430,8 +430,8 @@ void AutomationEditor::leaveEvent(QEvent * e )
 	{
 		QApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
 	}
-
 	QWidget::leaveEvent( e );
+	update();
 }
 
 
@@ -1510,8 +1510,11 @@ void AutomationEditor::paintEvent(QPaintEvent * pe )
 		case SELECT: cursor = s_toolSelect; break;
 		case MOVE: cursor = s_toolMove; break;
 	}
-	p.drawPixmap( mapFromGlobal( QCursor::pos() ) + QPoint( 8, 8 ),
-								*cursor );
+	QPoint mousePosition = mapFromGlobal( QCursor::pos() );
+	if( cursor != NULL && mousePosition.y() > TOP_MARGIN + SCROLLBAR_SIZE)
+	{
+		p.drawPixmap( mousePosition + QPoint( 8, 8 ), *cursor );
+	}
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/gui/editors/PianoRoll.cpp b/src/gui/editors/PianoRoll.cpp
index 5b306a783..b65a6b56b 100644
--- a/src/gui/editors/PianoRoll.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/editors/PianoRoll.cpp
@@ -1297,6 +1297,7 @@ void PianoRoll::leaveEvent(QEvent * e )
 
 	QWidget::leaveEvent( e );
 	s_textFloat->hide();
+	update(); // cleaning inner mouse-related graphics
 }
 
 
@@ -3167,10 +3168,10 @@ void PianoRoll::paintEvent(QPaintEvent * pe )
 		case ModeSelect: cursor = s_toolSelect; break;
 		case ModeEditDetuning: cursor = s_toolOpen; break;
 	}
-	if( cursor != NULL )
+	QPoint mousePosition = mapFromGlobal( QCursor::pos() );
+	if( cursor != NULL && mousePosition.y() > keyAreaTop() && mousePosition.x() > noteEditLeft())
 	{
-		p.drawPixmap( mapFromGlobal( QCursor::pos() ) + QPoint( 8, 8 ),
-								*cursor );
+		p.drawPixmap( mousePosition + QPoint( 8, 8 ), *cursor );
 	}
 }