Index: mitk/CoreUI/Bundles/org.mitk.gui.qt.common/resources/StateMachine.xml
===================================================================
--- mitk/CoreUI/Bundles/org.mitk.gui.qt.common/resources/StateMachine.xml	(revision 20285)
+++ mitk/CoreUI/Bundles/org.mitk.gui.qt.common/resources/StateMachine.xml	(working copy)
@@ -2732,6 +2732,9 @@
           <!--AcRotateEnd-->
         </action>
       </transition>
+      <transition NAME="Cursor reset" NEXT_STATE_ID="1" EVENT_ID="1002">
+        <action ID="1010" /> <!--AcRotateEnd-->
+      </transition>
     </state>
   </stateMachine>
   <stateMachine NAME="dummy">
Index: mitk/CoreUI/Qmitk/QmitkStdMultiWidget.cpp
===================================================================
--- mitk/CoreUI/Qmitk/QmitkStdMultiWidget.cpp	(revision 20285)
+++ mitk/CoreUI/Qmitk/QmitkStdMultiWidget.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 #include "vtkTextProperty.h"
 #include "vtkCornerAnnotation.h"
 #include "mitkVtkLayerController.h"
+#include "mitkStateEvent.h"
+#include "mitkInteractionConst.h"
 
 QmitkStdMultiWidget::QmitkStdMultiWidget(QWidget* parent, Qt::WindowFlags f)
 : QWidget(parent, f), 
@@ -1675,6 +1677,10 @@
 
 void QmitkStdMultiWidget::SetWidgetPlaneMode( int mode )
 {
+	{
+		mitk::StateEvent * cursorresetevent = new mitk::StateEvent( mitk::EIDFINISHED );
+		mitk::GlobalInteraction::GetInstance()->HandleEvent(cursorresetevent);
+	}
   LOG_INFO << "Changing crosshair mode to " << mode;
 
   // Do nothing if mode didn't change
@@ -1702,7 +1708,12 @@
   case PLANE_MODE_ROTATION:
     // Notify MainTemplate GUI that this mode has been deselected
     emit WidgetPlaneModeRotation( false );
+	{
+	mitk::StateEvent * cursorresetevent = new mitk::StateEvent( mitk::EIDFINISHED );
+	gi->HandleEvent(cursorresetevent);
+	}
 
+
     gi->RemoveListener( m_SlicesRotator );
     break;