diff --git a/com.visualstudio.code.yaml b/com.visualstudio.code.yaml
index 94bfa80..106bcb1 100644
--- a/com.visualstudio.code.yaml
+++ b/com.visualstudio.code.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ finish-args:
   - --env=NPM_CONFIG_GLOBALCONFIG=/app/etc/npmrc
   - --env=LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/app/lib
   - --env=ZYPAK_SPAWN_LATEST_ON_REEXEC=0
+  # required to fix cursor scaling on wayland
+  - --env=XCURSOR_PATH=/run/host/user-share/icons:/run/host/share/icons
   - --system-talk-name=org.freedesktop.login1
   - --talk-name=org.freedesktop.Notifications
   - --talk-name=org.freedesktop.secrets