diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ababa991a93..a4f15f7a3f5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 - Fixed `EuiSwitch` semantics to align with aria roles ([#2193](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/2193))
 - Removed Firefox's focus ring to match other browsers ([#2193](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/2193))
 - Added missing `onChange` TS defs for EuiRange ([#2211](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/2211))
+- Fixed `EuiBadge` text cursor to default pointer ([#2234](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/2234))
 
 ## [`13.3.0`](https://github.com/elastic/eui/tree/v13.3.0)
 
diff --git a/src/components/badge/_badge.scss b/src/components/badge/_badge.scss
index 4c797b9feec..c4f3f27fdfb 100644
--- a/src/components/badge/_badge.scss
+++ b/src/components/badge/_badge.scss
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   background-color: transparent;
   white-space: nowrap;
   vertical-align: middle;
+  cursor: default;
   max-width: 100%;
   // The badge will only ever be as wide as it's content
   // So, make the text left aligned to ensure all badges line up the same
diff --git a/src/components/badge/notification_badge/_notification_badge.scss b/src/components/badge/notification_badge/_notification_badge.scss
index d31f1accfc3..ed6180a4d91 100644
--- a/src/components/badge/notification_badge/_notification_badge.scss
+++ b/src/components/badge/notification_badge/_notification_badge.scss
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
   vertical-align: middle;
   text-align: center;
   transition: all $euiAnimSpeedFast ease-in;
+  cursor: default;
 }
 
 .euiNotificationBadge--medium {