diff --git a/test/block-theme.test.js b/test/block-theme.test.js
index a61a5b2..efab677 100644
--- a/test/block-theme.test.js
+++ b/test/block-theme.test.js
@@ -1246,6 +1246,51 @@ describe("DocsPress block theme constraints", () => {
     }
   });
 
+  it("resolves interactive cursors from one base layer instead of per component", async () => {
+    const styles = await fs.readFile(path.join(root, "theme", "style.css"), "utf8");
+    const rule = (selector) => {
+      const escaped = selector.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, "\\$&");
+      return styles.match(new RegExp(`\\n${escaped}\\s*\\{([^}]*)\\}`, "m"))?.[1] ?? "";
+    };
+
+    expect(rule("body")).toMatch(/cursor:\s*default;/);
+    expect(
+      rule(`a,
+button,
+summary,
+[role="button"],
+input[type="button"],
+input[type="checkbox"],
+input[type="radio"],
+input[type="submit"]`)
+    ).toMatch(/cursor:\s*pointer;/);
+    expect(
+      rule(`input,
+textarea,
+[contenteditable="true"]`)
+    ).toMatch(/cursor:\s*text;/);
+    expect(
+      rule(`a,
+button,
+[role="button"]`)
+    ).toMatch(/touch-action:\s*manipulation;/);
+
+    // Disabled-looking states still opt out, and .drawer-scrim is a div the base layer
+    // cannot reach.
+    expect(rule(".docs-nav.is-filtering .docs-nav-toggle")).toMatch(/cursor:\s*default;/);
+    expect(styles).toMatch(/\.drawer-scrim\s*\{[^}]*cursor:\s*pointer;/);
+
+    for (const selector of [
+      ".command-search-close",
+      ".copy-code",
+      ".docs-nav-toggle",
+      ".sidebar-collapse-toggle",
+      ".sidebar-search-clear",
+    ]) {
+      expect(rule(selector)).not.toMatch(/cursor:\s*pointer;/);
+    }
+  });
+
   it("lets Global Styles flow through the homepage shell and custom blocks", async () => {
     const theme = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(path.join(root, "theme", "theme.json"), "utf8"));
     const styles = await fs.readFile(path.join(root, "theme", "style.css"), "utf8");
diff --git a/theme/style.css b/theme/style.css
index 32b6067..a41dca2 100644
--- a/theme/style.css
+++ b/theme/style.css
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ body {
 	margin: 0;
 	overflow-x: clip;
 	-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
+	cursor: default;
 }
 
 body.drawer-open {
@@ -167,11 +168,34 @@ select {
 	font: inherit;
 }
 
+a,
+button,
+summary,
+[role="button"],
+input[type="button"],
+input[type="checkbox"],
+input[type="radio"],
+input[type="submit"] {
+	cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+input,
+textarea,
+[contenteditable="true"] {
+	cursor: text;
+}
+
 button,
 a {
 	-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
 }
 
+a,
+button,
+[role="button"] {
+	touch-action: manipulation;
+}
+
 :focus-visible {
 	outline: 3px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--dp-blue) 45%, transparent);
 	outline-offset: 3px;
@@ -346,7 +370,6 @@ a {
 	border-radius: 8px;
 	background: var(--dp-canvas);
 	color: var(--dp-muted);
-	cursor: pointer;
 	transition: border-color 160ms ease, color 160ms ease, transform 160ms ease, background 160ms ease;
 }
 
@@ -492,7 +515,6 @@ body.command-search-open {
 	background: var(--dp-canvas);
 	color: var(--dp-muted);
 	font: 22px/1 var(--dp-font-ui);
-	cursor: pointer;
 	transition: border-color 150ms ease, background 150ms ease, color 150ms ease;
 }
 
@@ -767,7 +789,6 @@ body.command-search-open {
 	border-radius: 50%;
 	background: var(--dp-paper);
 	color: var(--dp-muted);
-	cursor: pointer;
 	box-shadow: 0 2px 8px color-mix(in srgb, var(--dp-ink) 10%, transparent);
 	transform: translate(50%, -50%);
 	transition: border-color 140ms ease, background 140ms ease, color 140ms ease, box-shadow 140ms ease, transform 140ms ease;
@@ -964,7 +985,6 @@ body.command-search-open {
 	border-radius: 6px;
 	background: transparent;
 	color: var(--dp-muted);
-	cursor: pointer;
 }
 
 .sidebar-search-clear.is-visible {
@@ -1034,7 +1054,6 @@ body.command-search-open {
 	border-radius: 7px;
 	background: transparent;
 	color: var(--dp-muted);
-	cursor: pointer;
 	transition: background 140ms ease, color 140ms ease, transform 140ms ease;
 }
 
@@ -1322,7 +1341,6 @@ body.command-search-open {
 	background: #202633;
 	color: #c6ccda;
 	font: 11px/1.3 var(--dp-font-ui);
-	cursor: pointer;
 	opacity: 0;
 	transition: opacity 140ms ease, background 140ms ease;
 }
@@ -2886,7 +2904,6 @@ body.command-search-open {
 .comment-form .submit,
 .post-password-form input[type="submit"] {
 	min-height: 44px;
-	cursor: pointer;
 }
 
 .alignleft {