diff --git a/static/styles/zulip.css b/static/styles/zulip.css
index 5605bc2354..73abdd957e 100644
--- a/static/styles/zulip.css
+++ b/static/styles/zulip.css
@@ -780,6 +780,11 @@ td.pointer {
     background: #000;
 }
 
+.icon-vector-expand-alt,
+.icon-vector-collapse-alt {
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
 /*
 We can't collapse the floating recipient bar yet, so this is
 just a temporary hack.