diff --git a/web/viewer.css b/web/viewer.css
index 81c61e188..c0e6ce05a 100644
--- a/web/viewer.css
+++ b/web/viewer.css
@@ -1189,6 +1189,7 @@ canvas {
   position: absolute;
   line-height:1;
   white-space:pre;
+  cursor: text;
 }
 
 .textLayer .highlight {