diff --git a/src/depot_gui.cpp b/src/depot_gui.cpp
--- a/src/depot_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/depot_gui.cpp
@@ -505,16 +505,12 @@ struct DepotWindow : Window {
 					this->sel = INVALID_VEHICLE;
 					TrainDepotMoveVehicle(v, sel, gdvp.head);
 				} else if (v != NULL) {
-					bool rtl = _current_text_dir == TD_RTL;
-					int image = v->GetImage(rtl ? DIR_E : DIR_W, EIT_IN_DEPOT);
-					SetObjectToPlaceWnd(image, GetVehiclePalette(v), HT_DRAG, this);
+					SetObjectToPlaceWnd(SPR_CURSOR_MOUSE, PAL_NONE, HT_DRAG, this);
+					SetMouseCursorVehicle(v, EIT_IN_DEPOT);
+					_cursor.vehchain = _ctrl_pressed;
 
 					this->sel = v->index;
 					this->SetDirty();
-
-					_cursor.sprite_pos[0].x = v->IsGroundVehicle() ? (16 - v->GetGroundVehicleCache()->cached_veh_length * 2) * (rtl ? -1 : 1) : 0;
-					_cursor.vehchain = _ctrl_pressed;
-					UpdateCursorSize();
 				}
 				break;
 			}
diff --git a/src/group_gui.cpp b/src/group_gui.cpp
--- a/src/group_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/group_gui.cpp
@@ -627,8 +627,8 @@ public:
 
 				this->vehicle_sel = v->index;
 
-				int image = v->GetImage(_current_text_dir == TD_RTL ? DIR_E : DIR_W, EIT_IN_LIST);
-				SetObjectToPlaceWnd(image, GetVehiclePalette(v), HT_DRAG, this);
+				SetObjectToPlaceWnd(SPR_CURSOR_MOUSE, PAL_NONE, HT_DRAG, this);
+				SetMouseCursorVehicle(v, EIT_IN_LIST);
 				_cursor.vehchain = true;
 
 				this->SetDirty();
diff --git a/src/vehicle_gui.cpp b/src/vehicle_gui.cpp
--- a/src/vehicle_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/vehicle_gui.cpp
@@ -2861,3 +2861,20 @@ int GetVehicleWidth(Vehicle *v, EngineIm
 
 	return vehicle_width;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Set the mouse cursor to look like a vehicle.
+ * @param v Vehicle
+ * @param image_type Type of vehicle image to use.
+ */
+void SetMouseCursorVehicle(const Vehicle *v, EngineImageType image_type)
+{
+	bool rtl = _current_text_dir == TD_RTL;
+
+	_cursor.sprite_count = 1;
+	_cursor.sprite_seq[0].sprite = v->GetImage(rtl ? DIR_E : DIR_W, EIT_IN_DEPOT);
+	_cursor.sprite_seq[0].pal = GetVehiclePalette(v);
+	_cursor.sprite_pos[0].x = v->IsGroundVehicle() ? (16 - v->GetGroundVehicleCache()->cached_veh_length * 2) * (rtl ? -1 : 1) : 0;
+
+	UpdateCursorSize();
+}
diff --git a/src/vehicle_gui.h b/src/vehicle_gui.h
--- a/src/vehicle_gui.h
+++ b/src/vehicle_gui.h
@@ -100,5 +100,6 @@ void StartStopVehicle(const Vehicle *v, 
 Vehicle *CheckClickOnVehicle(const struct ViewPort *vp, int x, int y);
 
 void DrawVehicleImage(const Vehicle *v, int left, int right, int y, VehicleID selection, EngineImageType image_type, int skip);
+void SetMouseCursorVehicle(const Vehicle *v, EngineImageType image_type);
 
 #endif /* VEHICLE_GUI_H */