diff --git a/.changeset/orange-rockets-rest.md b/.changeset/orange-rockets-rest.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..888a59232
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/orange-rockets-rest.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"victory-cursor-container": patch
+---
+
+Fix regression in cursor rendering caused by #2999
diff --git a/packages/victory-cursor-container/src/victory-cursor-container.tsx b/packages/victory-cursor-container/src/victory-cursor-container.tsx
index 4f69ac75f..c897ca071 100644
--- a/packages/victory-cursor-container/src/victory-cursor-container.tsx
+++ b/packages/victory-cursor-container/src/victory-cursor-container.tsx
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export const useVictoryCursorContainer = (
             return isObject(c.props) && c.props.padding !== undefined;
           })
         : props.children;
-      return Helpers.getPadding(child?.props);
+      return Helpers.getPadding(child?.props?.padding);
     }
     return Helpers.getPadding(props.padding);
   };