diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/dropdown_menu.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/dropdown_menu.dart
index d1cd8cfd9bd..6ac09b52ee4 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/dropdown_menu.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/dropdown_menu.dart
@@ -699,7 +699,10 @@ class _DropdownMenuState<T> extends State<DropdownMenu<T>> {
       ?? theme.inputDecorationTheme
       ?? defaults.inputDecorationTheme!;
 
-    final MouseCursor effectiveMouseCursor = canRequestFocus() ? SystemMouseCursors.text : SystemMouseCursors.click;
+    final MouseCursor? effectiveMouseCursor = switch (widget.enabled) {
+      true => canRequestFocus() ? SystemMouseCursors.text : SystemMouseCursors.click,
+      false => null,
+    };
 
     Widget menuAnchor = MenuAnchor(
       style: effectiveMenuStyle,
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/material/dropdown_menu_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/material/dropdown_menu_test.dart
index 1079292afbf..eff976fd1a2 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/material/dropdown_menu_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/material/dropdown_menu_test.dart
@@ -1342,6 +1342,68 @@ void main() {
     expect(RendererBinding.instance.mouseTracker.debugDeviceActiveCursor(1), SystemMouseCursors.click);
   });
 
+  testWidgets('If enabled is false, the mouse cursor should be deferred when hovered', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+    Widget buildDropdownMenu({ bool enabled = true,  bool? requestFocusOnTap }) {
+      return MaterialApp(
+        home: Scaffold(
+          body: Column(
+            children: <Widget>[
+              DropdownMenu<TestMenu>(
+                enabled: enabled,
+                requestFocusOnTap: requestFocusOnTap,
+                dropdownMenuEntries: menuChildren,
+              ),
+            ],
+          ),
+        ),
+      );
+    }
+
+    // Check mouse cursor dropdown menu is disabled and requestFocusOnTap is true.
+    await tester.pumpWidget(buildDropdownMenu(enabled: false, requestFocusOnTap: true));
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+
+    Finder textFieldFinder = find.byType(TextField);
+    TextField textField = tester.widget<TextField>(textFieldFinder);
+    expect(textField.canRequestFocus, true);
+
+    final TestGesture gesture = await tester.createGesture(kind: PointerDeviceKind.mouse, pointer: 1);
+    await gesture.moveTo(tester.getCenter(textFieldFinder));
+    expect(RendererBinding.instance.mouseTracker.debugDeviceActiveCursor(1), SystemMouseCursors.basic);
+
+    // Remove the pointer.
+    await gesture.removePointer();
+
+    // Check mouse cursor dropdown menu is disabled and requestFocusOnTap is false.
+    await tester.pumpWidget(buildDropdownMenu(enabled: false, requestFocusOnTap: false));
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+
+    textFieldFinder = find.byType(TextField);
+    textField = tester.widget<TextField>(textFieldFinder);
+    expect(textField.canRequestFocus, false);
+
+    // Add a new pointer.
+    await gesture.addPointer();
+    await gesture.moveTo(tester.getCenter(textFieldFinder));
+    expect(RendererBinding.instance.mouseTracker.debugDeviceActiveCursor(1), SystemMouseCursors.basic);
+
+    // Remove the pointer.
+    await gesture.removePointer();
+
+    // Check enabled dropdown menu updates the mouse cursor when hovered.
+    await tester.pumpWidget(buildDropdownMenu(requestFocusOnTap: true));
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+
+    textFieldFinder = find.byType(TextField);
+    textField = tester.widget<TextField>(textFieldFinder);
+    expect(textField.canRequestFocus, true);
+
+    // Add a new pointer.
+    await gesture.addPointer();
+    await gesture.moveTo(tester.getCenter(textFieldFinder));
+    expect(RendererBinding.instance.mouseTracker.debugDeviceActiveCursor(1), SystemMouseCursors.text);
+  });
+
   testWidgets('The menu has the same width as the input field in ListView', (WidgetTester tester) async {
     // Regression test for https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/123631
     await tester.pumpWidget(MaterialApp(