diff --git a/src/System.Windows.Forms.Design/src/System/Drawing/Design/CursorEditor.CursorUI.cs b/src/System.Windows.Forms.Design/src/System/Drawing/Design/CursorEditor.CursorUI.cs
index 94a4b69e153..5923cce2ff8 100644
--- a/src/System.Windows.Forms.Design/src/System/Drawing/Design/CursorEditor.CursorUI.cs
+++ b/src/System.Windows.Forms.Design/src/System/Drawing/Design/CursorEditor.CursorUI.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ private class CursorUI : ListBox
     {
         private IWindowsFormsEditorService? _editorService;
         private readonly TypeConverter _cursorConverter;
+        private readonly int _cursorWidth;
 
         public CursorUI()
         {
@@ -38,6 +39,10 @@ public CursorUI()
                     Items.Add(obj);
                 }
             }
+
+            using Icon defaultIcon = Icon.FromHandle(Cursors.Default.Handle);
+            using Icon scaledDefaultIcon = ScaleHelper.ScaleSmallIconToDpi(defaultIcon, DeviceDpi);
+            _cursorWidth = scaledDefaultIcon.Size.Width;
         }
 
         public object? Value { get; private set; }
@@ -65,14 +70,13 @@ protected override void OnDrawItem(DrawItemEventArgs e)
                 string? text = _cursorConverter.ConvertToString(cursor);
                 Font font = e.Font!;
                 using var brushText = e.ForeColor.GetCachedSolidBrushScope();
-                var cursorWidth = ScaleHelper.ScaleSmallIconToDpi(Icon.FromHandle(cursor.Handle), DeviceDpi).Size.Width;
 
                 e.DrawBackground();
-                e.Graphics.FillRectangle(SystemBrushes.Control, new Rectangle(e.Bounds.X + 2, e.Bounds.Y + 2, cursorWidth, e.Bounds.Height - 4));
-                e.Graphics.DrawRectangle(SystemPens.WindowText, new Rectangle(e.Bounds.X + 2, e.Bounds.Y + 2, cursorWidth - 1, e.Bounds.Height - 4 - 1));
+                e.Graphics.FillRectangle(SystemBrushes.Control, new Rectangle(e.Bounds.X + 2, e.Bounds.Y + 2, _cursorWidth, e.Bounds.Height - 4));
+                e.Graphics.DrawRectangle(SystemPens.WindowText, new Rectangle(e.Bounds.X + 2, e.Bounds.Y + 2, _cursorWidth - 1, e.Bounds.Height - 4 - 1));
 
-                cursor.DrawStretched(e.Graphics, new Rectangle(e.Bounds.X + 2, e.Bounds.Y + 2, cursorWidth, e.Bounds.Height - 4));
-                e.Graphics.DrawString(text, font, brushText, e.Bounds.X + cursorWidth + 4, e.Bounds.Y + (e.Bounds.Height - font.Height) / 2);
+                cursor.DrawStretched(e.Graphics, new Rectangle(e.Bounds.X + 2, e.Bounds.Y + 2, _cursorWidth, e.Bounds.Height - 4));
+                e.Graphics.DrawString(text, font, brushText, e.Bounds.X + _cursorWidth + 4, e.Bounds.Y + (e.Bounds.Height - font.Height) / 2);
             }
         }