diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/mouse/juce_MouseCursor.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/mouse/juce_MouseCursor.cpp
index dad75c06d5..80e90c14f8 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/mouse/juce_MouseCursor.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/mouse/juce_MouseCursor.cpp
@@ -29,11 +29,7 @@ namespace juce
 
 struct CustomMouseCursorInfo
 {
-    CustomMouseCursorInfo (const Image& im, int hsX, int hsY) noexcept
-        : image (im), hotspot (hsX, hsY), scaleFactor (1.0f)
-    {}
-
-    CustomMouseCursorInfo (const Image& im, Point<int> hs, float scale) noexcept
+    CustomMouseCursorInfo (const Image& im, Point<int> hs, float scale = 1.0f) noexcept
         : image (im), hotspot (hs), scaleFactor (scale)
     {}
 
@@ -41,9 +37,8 @@ struct CustomMouseCursorInfo
 
     Image image;
     const Point<int> hotspot;
-    float scaleFactor;
+    const float scaleFactor;
 
-private:
     JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE (CustomMouseCursorInfo)
 };
 
@@ -52,18 +47,18 @@ class MouseCursor::SharedCursorHandle
 public:
     explicit SharedCursorHandle (const MouseCursor::StandardCursorType type)
         : handle (createStandardMouseCursor (type)),
-          refCount (1),
           standardType (type),
           isStandard (true)
     {
     }
 
-    SharedCursorHandle (const Image& image, Point<int> hotSpot, const float scaleFactor)
+    SharedCursorHandle (const Image& image, Point<int> hotSpot, float scaleFactor)
         : handle (CustomMouseCursorInfo (image, hotSpot, scaleFactor).create()),
-          refCount (1),
           standardType (MouseCursor::NormalCursor),
           isStandard (false)
     {
+        // your hotspot needs to be within the bounds of the image!
+        jassert (image.getBounds().contains (hotSpot));
     }
 
     ~SharedCursorHandle()
@@ -76,8 +71,7 @@ public:
         jassert (isPositiveAndBelow (type, MouseCursor::NumStandardCursorTypes));
 
         const SpinLock::ScopedLockType sl (lock);
-
-        SharedCursorHandle*& c = getSharedCursor (type);
+        auto& c = getSharedCursor (type);
 
         if (c == nullptr)
             c = new SharedCursorHandle (type);
@@ -116,15 +110,15 @@ public:
 
 private:
     void* const handle;
-    Atomic <int> refCount;
+    Atomic<int> refCount { 1 };
     const MouseCursor::StandardCursorType standardType;
     const bool isStandard;
     static SpinLock lock;
 
     static SharedCursorHandle*& getSharedCursor (const MouseCursor::StandardCursorType type)
     {
-        static SharedCursorHandle* cursors [MouseCursor::NumStandardCursorTypes] = {};
-        return cursors [type];
+        static SharedCursorHandle* cursors[MouseCursor::NumStandardCursorTypes] = {};
+        return cursors[type];
     }
 
     JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE_WITH_LEAK_DETECTOR (SharedCursorHandle)
@@ -134,7 +128,6 @@ SpinLock MouseCursor::SharedCursorHandle::lock;
 
 //==============================================================================
 MouseCursor::MouseCursor() noexcept
-    : cursorHandle (nullptr)
 {
 }
 
@@ -143,13 +136,13 @@ MouseCursor::MouseCursor (const StandardCursorType type)
 {
 }
 
-MouseCursor::MouseCursor (const Image& image, const int hotSpotX, const int hotSpotY)
-    : cursorHandle (new SharedCursorHandle (image, Point<int> (hotSpotX, hotSpotY), 1.0f))
+MouseCursor::MouseCursor (const Image& image, int hotSpotX, int hotSpotY)
+    : MouseCursor (image, hotSpotX, hotSpotY, 1.0f)
 {
 }
 
-MouseCursor::MouseCursor (const Image& image, const int hotSpotX, const int hotSpotY, float scaleFactor)
-    : cursorHandle (new SharedCursorHandle (image, Point<int> (hotSpotX, hotSpotY), scaleFactor))
+MouseCursor::MouseCursor (const Image& image, int hotSpotX, int hotSpotY, float scaleFactor)
+    : cursorHandle (new SharedCursorHandle (image, { hotSpotX, hotSpotY }, scaleFactor))
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/mouse/juce_MouseCursor.h b/modules/juce_gui_basics/mouse/juce_MouseCursor.h
index 54dc85bb14..4f3a483623 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/mouse/juce_MouseCursor.h
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/mouse/juce_MouseCursor.h
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ private:
     //==============================================================================
     class SharedCursorHandle;
     friend class SharedCursorHandle;
-    SharedCursorHandle* cursorHandle;
+    SharedCursorHandle* cursorHandle = nullptr;
 
     friend class MouseInputSourceInternal;
     void showInWindow (ComponentPeer* window) const;
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_linux_X11_Windowing.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_linux_X11_Windowing.cpp
index 865b5143c1..3a407b649d 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_linux_X11_Windowing.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_linux_X11_Windowing.cpp
@@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@ static void* createDraggingHandCursor()
       132,117,151,116,132,146,248,60,209,138,98,22,203,114,34,236,37,52,77,217, 247,154,191,119,110,240,193,128,193,95,163,56,60,234,98,135,2,0,59 };
     const int dragHandDataSize = 99;
 
-    return CustomMouseCursorInfo (ImageFileFormat::loadFrom (dragHandData, dragHandDataSize), 8, 7).create();
+    return CustomMouseCursorInfo (ImageFileFormat::loadFrom (dragHandData, dragHandDataSize), { 8, 7 }).create();
 }
 
 //==============================================================================
@@ -4269,7 +4269,7 @@ void* MouseCursor::createStandardMouseCursor (MouseCursor::StandardCursorType ty
     {
         case NormalCursor:
         case ParentCursor:                  return None; // Use parent cursor
-        case NoCursor:                      return CustomMouseCursorInfo (Image (Image::ARGB, 16, 16, true), 0, 0).create();
+        case NoCursor:                      return CustomMouseCursorInfo (Image (Image::ARGB, 16, 16, true), {}).create();
 
         case WaitCursor:                    shape = XC_watch; break;
         case IBeamCursor:                   shape = XC_xterm; break;
@@ -4296,7 +4296,7 @@ void* MouseCursor::createStandardMouseCursor (MouseCursor::StandardCursorType ty
               252,114,147,74,83,5,50,68,147,208,217,16,71,149,252,124,5,0,59,0,0 };
             const int copyCursorSize = 119;
 
-            return CustomMouseCursorInfo (ImageFileFormat::loadFrom (copyCursorData, copyCursorSize), 1, 3).create();
+            return CustomMouseCursorInfo (ImageFileFormat::loadFrom (copyCursorData, copyCursorSize), { 1, 3 }).create();
         }
 
         default:
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_mac_MouseCursor.mm b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_mac_MouseCursor.mm
index 5cd37e0fb4..bcaa05bfe0 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_mac_MouseCursor.mm
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_mac_MouseCursor.mm
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace MouseCursorHelpers
         JUCE_AUTORELEASEPOOL
         {
             NSImage* im = [[NSImage alloc] init];
-            const NSSize requiredSize = NSMakeSize (image.getWidth() / scaleFactor, image.getHeight() / scaleFactor);
+            auto requiredSize = NSMakeSize (image.getWidth() / scaleFactor, image.getHeight() / scaleFactor);
 
             [im setSize: requiredSize];
             CGColorSpaceRef colourSpace = CGColorSpaceCreateDeviceRGB();
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ namespace MouseCursorHelpers
     {
         JUCE_AUTORELEASEPOOL
         {
-            const String cursorPath (String ("/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/"
-                                             "HIServices.framework/Versions/A/Resources/cursors/")
-                                       + filename);
+            auto cursorPath = String ("/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/"
+                                      "HIServices.framework/Versions/A/Resources/cursors/")
+                                  + filename;
 
             NSImage* originalImage = [[NSImage alloc] initByReferencingFile: juceStringToNS (cursorPath + "/cursor.pdf")];
             NSSize originalSize = [originalImage size];
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ namespace MouseCursorHelpers
 
             NSDictionary* info = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithContentsOfFile: juceStringToNS (cursorPath + "/info.plist")];
 
-            const float hotspotX = (float) [[info valueForKey: nsStringLiteral ("hotx")] doubleValue];
-            const float hotspotY = (float) [[info valueForKey: nsStringLiteral ("hoty")] doubleValue];
+            auto hotspotX = (float) [[info valueForKey: nsStringLiteral ("hotx")] doubleValue];
+            auto hotspotY = (float) [[info valueForKey: nsStringLiteral ("hoty")] doubleValue];
 
             return fromNSImage (resultImage, NSMakePoint (hotspotX, hotspotY));
         }
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ void* MouseCursor::createStandardMouseCursor (MouseCursor::StandardCursorType ty
         {
             case NormalCursor:
             case ParentCursor:          c = [NSCursor arrowCursor]; break;
-            case NoCursor:              return CustomMouseCursorInfo (Image (Image::ARGB, 8, 8, true), 0, 0).create();
+            case NoCursor:              return CustomMouseCursorInfo (Image (Image::ARGB, 8, 8, true), {}).create();
             case DraggingHandCursor:    c = [NSCursor openHandCursor]; break;
             case WaitCursor:            c = [NSCursor arrowCursor]; break; // avoid this on the mac, let the OS provide the beachball
             case IBeamCursor:           c = [NSCursor IBeamCursor]; break;
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ void MouseCursor::showInAllWindows() const
 
 void MouseCursor::showInWindow (ComponentPeer*) const
 {
-    NSCursor* c = (NSCursor*) getHandle();
+    auto c = (NSCursor*) getHandle();
 
     if (c == nil)
         c = [NSCursor arrowCursor];
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_win32_Windowing.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_win32_Windowing.cpp
index 69ab76cc9a..7f2b4adb0b 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_win32_Windowing.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_win32_Windowing.cpp
@@ -4125,7 +4125,7 @@ void* MouseCursor::createStandardMouseCursor (const MouseCursor::StandardCursorT
                       16,0,0,2,52,148,47,0,200,185,16,130,90,12,74,139,107,84,123,39,132,117,151,116,132,146,248,60,209,138,
                       98,22,203,114,34,236,37,52,77,217,247,154,191,119,110,240,193,128,193,95,163,56,60,234,98,135,2,0,59 };
 
-                dragHandCursor = CustomMouseCursorInfo (ImageFileFormat::loadFrom (dragHandData, sizeof (dragHandData)), 8, 7).create();
+                dragHandCursor = CustomMouseCursorInfo (ImageFileFormat::loadFrom (dragHandData, sizeof (dragHandData)), { 8, 7 }).create();
             }
 
             return dragHandCursor;
@@ -4143,7 +4143,7 @@ void* MouseCursor::createStandardMouseCursor (const MouseCursor::StandardCursorT
                   252,114,147,74,83,5,50,68,147,208,217,16,71,149,252,124,5,0,59,0,0 };
                 const int copyCursorSize = 119;
 
-                copyCursor = CustomMouseCursorInfo (ImageFileFormat::loadFrom (copyCursorData, copyCursorSize), 1, 3).create();
+                copyCursor = CustomMouseCursorInfo (ImageFileFormat::loadFrom (copyCursorData, copyCursorSize), { 1, 3 }).create();
             }
 
             return copyCursor;