diff --git a/src/config/legacy/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/legacy/ConfigManager.cpp
index e4c485e03..3b397b42d 100644
--- a/src/config/legacy/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/legacy/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -965,13 +965,6 @@ void CConfigManager::postConfigReload(const Hyprlang::CParseResult& result) {
         w->uncacheWindowDecos();
     }
 
-    static auto PZOOMFACTOR = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::FLOAT>("cursor:zoom_factor");
-    for (auto const& m : g_pCompositor->m_monitors) {
-        *(m->m_cursorZoom) = *PZOOMFACTOR;
-        if (m->m_activeWorkspace)
-            m->m_activeWorkspace->m_space->recalculate();
-    }
-
     // Update the keyboard layout to the cfg'd one if this is not the first launch
     if (!m_isFirstLaunch) {
         g_pInputManager->setKeyboardLayout();
@@ -1074,6 +1067,8 @@ void CConfigManager::postConfigReload(const Hyprlang::CParseResult& result) {
     // update layouts
     Layout::Supplementary::algoMatcher()->updateWorkspaceLayouts();
 
+    Config::Supplementary::refresher()->scheduleRefresh(Supplementary::REFRESH_ALL);
+
     Event::bus()->m_events.config.reloaded.emit();
     if (g_pEventManager)
         g_pEventManager->postEvent(SHyprIPCEvent{"configreloaded", ""});
diff --git a/src/config/lua/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/lua/ConfigManager.cpp
index b4fc791d5..685f925f4 100644
--- a/src/config/lua/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/lua/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -476,8 +476,6 @@ void CConfigManager::reload() {
 }
 
 void CConfigManager::postConfigReload() {
-
-    static auto PZOOMFACTOR     = CConfigValue<Config::FLOAT>("cursor.zoom_factor");
     static auto PSUPPRESSERRORS = CConfigValue<Config::INTEGER>("debug.suppress_errors");
     static auto PXWAYLAND       = CConfigValue<Config::INTEGER>("xwayland.enabled");
     static auto PMANUALCRASH    = CConfigValue<Config::INTEGER>("debug.manual_crash");
@@ -490,12 +488,6 @@ void CConfigManager::postConfigReload() {
         w->uncacheWindowDecos();
     }
 
-    for (auto const& m : g_pCompositor->m_monitors) {
-        *(m->m_cursorZoom) = *PZOOMFACTOR;
-        if (m->m_activeWorkspace)
-            m->m_activeWorkspace->m_space->recalculate();
-    }
-
     // Update the keyboard layout to the cfg'd one if this is not the first launch
     if (!m_isFirstLaunch) {
         g_pInputManager->setKeyboardLayout();
@@ -611,6 +603,8 @@ void CConfigManager::postConfigReload() {
 
     Layout::Supplementary::algoMatcher()->updateWorkspaceLayouts();
 
+    Config::Supplementary::refresher()->scheduleRefresh(Supplementary::REFRESH_ALL);
+
     Event::bus()->m_events.config.reloaded.emit();
     if (g_pEventManager)
         g_pEventManager->postEvent(SHyprIPCEvent{"configreloaded", ""});
diff --git a/src/config/supplementary/propRefresher/PropRefresher.cpp b/src/config/supplementary/propRefresher/PropRefresher.cpp
index 909624a07..0715594b6 100644
--- a/src/config/supplementary/propRefresher/PropRefresher.cpp
+++ b/src/config/supplementary/propRefresher/PropRefresher.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "../../../Compositor.hpp"
 #include "../../../layout/supplementary/WorkspaceAlgoMatcher.hpp"
 #include "../../../layout/LayoutManager.hpp"
+#include "../../../layout/space/Space.hpp"
 #include "../../../desktop/rule/Engine.hpp"
 
 #include "../../shared/monitor/MonitorRuleManager.hpp"
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@ UP<CPropRefresher>& Supplementary::refresher() {
 }
 
 void CPropRefresher::scheduleRefresh(PropRefreshBits prop) {
+    static auto PZOOMFACTOR = CConfigValue<Config::FLOAT>("cursor.zoom_factor");
+
     m_propsTripped |= prop;
 
     if (!m_scheduled) {
@@ -81,6 +84,14 @@ void CPropRefresher::scheduleRefresh(PropRefreshBits prop) {
                 }
             }
 
+            if (m_propsTripped & REFRESH_CURSOR_ZOOMS) {
+                for (auto const& m : g_pCompositor->m_monitors) {
+                    *(m->m_cursorZoom) = *PZOOMFACTOR;
+                    if (m->m_activeWorkspace)
+                        m->m_activeWorkspace->m_space->recalculate();
+                }
+            }
+
             m_scheduled    = false;
             m_propsTripped = 0;
         });
diff --git a/src/config/supplementary/propRefresher/PropRefresher.hpp b/src/config/supplementary/propRefresher/PropRefresher.hpp
index 563b33a2f..e8094753a 100644
--- a/src/config/supplementary/propRefresher/PropRefresher.hpp
+++ b/src/config/supplementary/propRefresher/PropRefresher.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ namespace Config::Supplementary {
         REFRESH_RULES          = (1 << 4),
         REFRESH_WINDOW_STATES  = (1 << 5) | REFRESH_RULES,
         REFRESH_MONITOR_STATES = (1 << 6) | REFRESH_LAYOUTS,
+        REFRESH_CURSOR_ZOOMS   = (1 << 7),
+
+        REFRESH_ALL = std::numeric_limits<std::underlying_type_t<ePropRefreshProp>>::max(),
     };
 
     using PropRefreshBits = std::underlying_type_t<ePropRefreshProp>;
diff --git a/src/config/values/ConfigValues.cpp b/src/config/values/ConfigValues.cpp
index 2c44b1722..ff23ab5d3 100644
--- a/src/config/values/ConfigValues.cpp
+++ b/src/config/values/ConfigValues.cpp
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ std::vector<SP<IValue>> Values::getConfigValues() {
         MS<Int>("cursor:warp_on_toggle_special", "Move the cursor to the last focused window when toggling a special workspace.", 0,
                 {.min = 0, .max = 2, .map = OptionMap{{"disable", 0}, {"enable", 1}, {"force", 2}}}),
         MS<String>("cursor:default_monitor", "the name of a default monitor for the cursor to be set to on startup", STRVAL_EMPTY),
-        MS<Float>("cursor:zoom_factor", "the factor to zoom by around the cursor. 1 means no zoom.", 1, {.min = 1, .max = 10}),
+        MS<Float>("cursor:zoom_factor", "the factor to zoom by around the cursor. 1 means no zoom.", 1, {.min = 1, .max = 10, .refresh = Supplementary::REFRESH_CURSOR_ZOOMS}),
         MS<Bool>("cursor:zoom_rigid", "whether the zoom should follow the cursor rigidly or loosely", false),
         MS<Bool>("cursor:zoom_disable_aa", "If enabled, when zooming, no antialiasing will be used", false),
         MS<Bool>("cursor:zoom_detached_camera", "Detaches the camera from the mouse when zoomed in", true),