diff --git a/templates/project/assets/javascripts/application.coffee b/templates/project/assets/javascripts/application.coffee
index a1cbf3fc..93fa2c47 100644
--- a/templates/project/assets/javascripts/application.coffee
+++ b/templates/project/assets/javascripts/application.coffee
@@ -11,6 +11,18 @@ Dashing.on 'ready', ->
   Dashing.widget_margins ||= [5, 5]
   Dashing.widget_base_dimensions ||= [300, 360]
   Dashing.numColumns ||= 4
+  # hide mouse after 5 sec of inactivity
+  timeout = null
+  $(document).on "mousemove", ->
+    if timeout isnt null
+      $("body").css cursor: ""
+      $(".gs_w").css cursor: ""
+      clearTimeout timeout
+    timeout = setTimeout(->
+      timeout = null
+      $("body").css cursor: "none"
+      $(".gs_w").css cursor: "none"
+    , 5000)
 
   contentWidth = (Dashing.widget_base_dimensions[0] + Dashing.widget_margins[0] * 2) * Dashing.numColumns