diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/RichTextBlock.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/RichTextBlock.cs
index 5006e8133b..0c8b1d125d 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/RichTextBlock.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/RichTextBlock.cs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
         {
             FocusableProperty.OverrideDefaultValue(typeof(RichTextBlock), true);
 
-            AffectsRender<RichTextBlock>(SelectionStartProperty, SelectionEndProperty, SelectionBrushProperty);
+            AffectsRender<RichTextBlock>(SelectionStartProperty, SelectionEndProperty, SelectionBrushProperty, IsTextSelectionEnabledProperty);
         }
 
         public RichTextBlock()
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/Avalonia.Themes.Default.csproj b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/Avalonia.Themes.Default.csproj
index 40ed4a0f87..ae0df89c60 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/Avalonia.Themes.Default.csproj
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/Avalonia.Themes.Default.csproj
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Markup\Avalonia.Markup.Xaml\Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.csproj" />
     <AvaloniaResource Include="**/*.xaml" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Remove="Controls\RichTextBlock.xaml" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <AvaloniaResource Update="Controls\RichTextBlock.xaml">
+      <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
+    </AvaloniaResource>
+  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="..\..\build\BuildTargets.targets" />
   <Import Project="..\..\build\Rx.props" />
   <Import Project="..\..\build\ApiDiff.props" />
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/Controls/RichTextBlock.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/Controls/RichTextBlock.xaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d7bf6e5cf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/Controls/RichTextBlock.xaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<Styles xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui"
+        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml">
+    <Design.PreviewWith>
+        <RichTextBlock IsTextSelectionEnabled="True" Text="Preview"/>
+    </Design.PreviewWith>
+
+    <Style Selector="RichTextBlock[IsTextSelectionEnabled=true]">
+      <Setter Property="Cursor" Value="IBeam" />
+    </Style>
+</Styles>
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/DefaultTheme.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/DefaultTheme.xaml
index 468b723f5b..f266402aef 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/DefaultTheme.xaml
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/DefaultTheme.xaml
@@ -66,4 +66,5 @@
   <StyleInclude Source="avares://Avalonia.Themes.Default/Controls/FlyoutPresenter.xaml"/>
   <StyleInclude Source="avares://Avalonia.Themes.Default/Controls/MenuFlyoutPresenter.xaml"/>
   <StyleInclude Source="avares://Avalonia.Themes.Default/Controls/ManagedFileChooser.xaml"/>
+  <StyleInclude Source="avares://Avalonia.Themes.Default/Controls/RichTextBlock.xaml"/>
 </Styles>
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent.csproj b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent.csproj
index 35603fe216..8acf12a0ff 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent.csproj
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent.csproj
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@
     <AvaloniaResource Include="**/*.xaml" />
     <AvaloniaResource Include="Assets\*" />  
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Remove="Controls\RichTextBlock.xaml" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <AvaloniaResource Update="Controls\RichTextBlock.xaml">
+      <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
+    </AvaloniaResource>
+  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="..\..\build\BuildTargets.targets" />
   <Import Project="..\..\build\Rx.props" />
   <Import Project="..\..\build\ApiDiff.props" />
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/Controls/FluentControls.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/Controls/FluentControls.xaml
index 5b217e4764..eb2d65150c 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/Controls/FluentControls.xaml
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/Controls/FluentControls.xaml
@@ -67,4 +67,5 @@
   <StyleInclude Source="avares://Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/Controls/MenuFlyoutPresenter.xaml"/>
   <!-- ManagedFileChooser comes last because it uses (and overrides) styles for a multitude of other controls...the dialogs were originally UserControls, after all-->
   <StyleInclude Source="avares://Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/Controls/ManagedFileChooser.xaml"/>
+  <StyleInclude Source="avares://Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/Controls/RichTextBlock.xaml"/>
 </Styles>
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/Controls/RichTextBlock.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/Controls/RichTextBlock.xaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d7bf6e5cf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/Controls/RichTextBlock.xaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<Styles xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui"
+        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml">
+    <Design.PreviewWith>
+        <RichTextBlock IsTextSelectionEnabled="True" Text="Preview"/>
+    </Design.PreviewWith>
+
+    <Style Selector="RichTextBlock[IsTextSelectionEnabled=true]">
+      <Setter Property="Cursor" Value="IBeam" />
+    </Style>
+</Styles>