diff --git a/examples/modify-icon.js b/examples/modify-icon.js
index 0efee5e415..b89971e5fa 100644
--- a/examples/modify-icon.js
+++ b/examples/modify-icon.js
@@ -58,10 +58,9 @@ const modify = new Modify({
 modify.on(['modifystart', 'modifyend'], function (evt) {
   target.style.cursor = evt.type === 'modifystart' ? 'grabbing' : 'pointer';
 });
-map.on('pointermove', function (evt) {
-  if (!evt.dragging) {
-    target.style.cursor = map.hasFeatureAtPixel(evt.pixel) ? 'pointer' : '';
-  }
+const overlaySource = modify.getOverlay().getSource();
+overlaySource.on(['addfeature', 'removefeature'], function (evt) {
+  target.style.cursor = evt.type === 'addfeature' ? 'pointer' : '';
 });
 
 map.addInteraction(modify);
diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/Modify.js b/src/ol/interaction/Modify.js
index fa4fb9dbd5..573f1ddbd7 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/Modify.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/Modify.js
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ const ModifyEventType = {
  * @property {number} [pixelTolerance=10] Pixel tolerance for considering the
  * pointer close enough to a segment or vertex for editing.
  * @property {import("../style/Style.js").StyleLike} [style]
- * Style used for the modification point. For linestrings and polygons, this will
+ * Style used for the modification point or vertex. For linestrings and polygons, this will
  * be the affected vertex, for circles a point along the circle, and for points the actual
  * point. If not configured, the default edit style is used (see {@link module:ol/style}).
  * When using a style function, the point feature passed to the function will have a `features`
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ class Modify extends PointerInteraction {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Get the overlay layer that this interaction renders sketch features to.
+   * Get the overlay layer that this interaction renders the modification point or vertex to.
    * @return {VectorLayer} Overlay layer.
    * @api
    */