diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/ScreenshotManager.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/ScreenshotManager.cs
index 68ac6e9df4..7d50a298ec 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/ScreenshotManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/ScreenshotManager.cs
@@ -4,15 +4,19 @@
 using System;
 using System.Drawing.Imaging;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Audio;
 using osu.Framework.Audio.Sample;
 using osu.Framework.Configuration;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Cursor;
 using osu.Framework.Input;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Bindings;
 using osu.Framework.Platform;
 using osu.Game.Configuration;
+using osu.Game.Graphics.Cursor;
 using osu.Game.Input.Bindings;
 using osu.Game.Overlays;
 using osu.Game.Overlays.Notifications;
@@ -29,13 +33,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics
         private NotificationOverlay notificationOverlay;
 
         private SampleChannel shutter;
+        private CursorContainer menuCursorContainer;
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(GameHost host, OsuConfigManager config, Storage storage, NotificationOverlay notificationOverlay, AudioManager audio)
+        private void load(GameHost host, OsuConfigManager config, Storage storage, NotificationOverlay notificationOverlay, AudioManager audio, CursorOverrideContainer cursorOverrideContainer)
         {
             this.host = host;
             this.storage = storage.GetStorageForDirectory(@"screenshots");
             this.notificationOverlay = notificationOverlay;
+            this.menuCursorContainer = cursorOverrideContainer.Cursor;
 
             screenshotFormat = config.GetBindable<ScreenshotFormat>(OsuSetting.ScreenshotFormat);
             captureMenuCursor = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.ScreenshotCaptureMenuCursor);
@@ -60,6 +66,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics
 
         public async void TakeScreenshotAsync()
         {
+            var menuCursorWasHidden = false;
+            if (!captureMenuCursor.Value && menuCursorContainer.State == Visibility.Visible)
+            {
+                menuCursorContainer.ToggleVisibility();
+                await Task.Run(() =>
+                {
+                    while (menuCursorContainer.ActiveCursor.Alpha > 0)
+                        Thread.Sleep(1);
+                });
+                menuCursorWasHidden = true;
+            }
+
             using (var bitmap = await host.TakeScreenshotAsync())
             {
                 var fileName = getFileName();
@@ -89,6 +107,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics
                     }
                 });
             }
+
+            if (menuCursorWasHidden)
+                menuCursorContainer.ToggleVisibility();
         }
 
         private string getFileName()
diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
index 54a279e977..ac5e300f16 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ namespace osu.Game
 
             GlobalActionContainer globalBinding;
 
-            CursorOverrideContainer = new CursorOverrideContainer { RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both };
+            dependencies.Cache(CursorOverrideContainer = new CursorOverrideContainer { RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both });
             CursorOverrideContainer.Child = globalBinding = new GlobalActionContainer(this)
             {
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,