diff --git a/cvat-canvas/src/typescript/canvasView.ts b/cvat-canvas/src/typescript/canvasView.ts
index 791a26186ab0..9cd354a9b5d8 100644
--- a/cvat-canvas/src/typescript/canvasView.ts
+++ b/cvat-canvas/src/typescript/canvasView.ts
@@ -754,25 +754,37 @@ export class CanvasViewImpl implements CanvasView, Listener {
         } else if (reason === UpdateReasons.DRAW) {
             const data: DrawData = this.controller.drawData;
             if (data.enabled) {
+                this.canvas.style.cursor = 'crosshair';
                 this.mode = Mode.DRAW;
+            } else {
+                this.canvas.style.cursor = '';
             }
             this.drawHandler.draw(data, this.geometry);
         } else if (reason === UpdateReasons.MERGE) {
             const data: MergeData = this.controller.mergeData;
             if (data.enabled) {
+                this.canvas.style.cursor = 'copy';
                 this.mode = Mode.MERGE;
+            } else {
+                this.canvas.style.cursor = '';
             }
             this.mergeHandler.merge(data);
         } else if (reason === UpdateReasons.SPLIT) {
             const data: SplitData = this.controller.splitData;
             if (data.enabled) {
+                this.canvas.style.cursor = 'copy';
                 this.mode = Mode.SPLIT;
+            } else {
+                this.canvas.style.cursor = '';
             }
             this.splitHandler.split(data);
         } else if (reason === UpdateReasons.GROUP) {
             const data: GroupData = this.controller.groupData;
             if (data.enabled) {
+                this.canvas.style.cursor = 'copy';
                 this.mode = Mode.GROUP;
+            } else {
+                this.canvas.style.cursor = '';
             }
             this.groupHandler.group(data);
         } else if (reason === UpdateReasons.SELECT) {
diff --git a/cvat-canvas/src/typescript/splitHandler.ts b/cvat-canvas/src/typescript/splitHandler.ts
index 46e5b646fa49..6a0b8a5c4dea 100644
--- a/cvat-canvas/src/typescript/splitHandler.ts
+++ b/cvat-canvas/src/typescript/splitHandler.ts
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ export class SplitHandlerImpl implements SplitHandler {
     private release(): void {
         if (this.initialized) {
             this.resetShape();
-            this.canvas.node.removeEventListener('mousemove', this.onFindObject);
+            this.canvas.node.removeEventListener('mousemove', this.findObject);
             this.initialized = false;
         }
     }
 
     private initSplitting(): void {
-        this.canvas.node.addEventListener('mousemove', this.onFindObject);
+        this.canvas.node.addEventListener('mousemove', this.findObject);
         this.initialized = true;
         this.splitDone = false;
     }
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ export class SplitHandlerImpl implements SplitHandler {
         this.release();
     }
 
+    private findObject = (e: MouseEvent): void => {
+        this.resetShape();
+        this.onFindObject(e);
+    };
+
     public constructor(
         onSplitDone: (object: any) => void,
         onFindObject: (event: MouseEvent) => void,
@@ -83,8 +88,6 @@ export class SplitHandlerImpl implements SplitHandler {
                     once: true,
                 });
             }
-        } else {
-            this.resetShape();
         }
     }