diff --git a/shell/platform/windows/flutter_window.cc b/shell/platform/windows/flutter_window.cc
index 2558d4fc5864a..b43bb3bbcc1e3 100644
--- a/shell/platform/windows/flutter_window.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/windows/flutter_window.cc
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ PhysicalWindowBounds FlutterWindow::GetPhysicalWindowBounds() {
 }
 
 void FlutterWindow::UpdateFlutterCursor(const std::string& cursor_name) {
-  current_cursor_ = GetCursorByName(cursor_name);
+  SetFlutterCursor(GetCursorByName(cursor_name));
 }
 
 void FlutterWindow::SetFlutterCursor(HCURSOR cursor) {
diff --git a/shell/platform/windows/flutter_window_unittests.cc b/shell/platform/windows/flutter_window_unittests.cc
index c920f5a97ef60..7dd69e42829e8 100644
--- a/shell/platform/windows/flutter_window_unittests.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/windows/flutter_window_unittests.cc
@@ -436,5 +436,12 @@ TEST(FlutterWindowTest, PosthumousWindowMessage) {
   EXPECT_GE(msg_count, 1);
 }
 
+TEST(FlutterWindowTest, UpdateCursor) {
+  FlutterWindow win32window(100, 100);
+  win32window.UpdateFlutterCursor("text");
+  HCURSOR cursor = ::GetCursor();
+  EXPECT_EQ(cursor, ::LoadCursor(nullptr, IDC_IBEAM));
+}
+
 }  // namespace testing
 }  // namespace flutter