diff --git a/scenes/game_elements/props/hook_control/components/hook_control.gd b/scenes/game_elements/props/hook_control/components/hook_control.gd
index 499568da95..caaaf3161a 100644
--- a/scenes/game_elements/props/hook_control/components/hook_control.gd
+++ b/scenes/game_elements/props/hook_control/components/hook_control.gd
@@ -87,9 +87,12 @@ var _hook_angle: float
 ## diagonal directions when releasing the input actions.
 @onready var d_pad_timer: Timer = %DPadTimer
 
+@onready var mouse_aiming_timer: Timer = %MouseAimingTimer
+
 
 func _unhandled_input(_event: InputEvent) -> void:
 	if _event is InputEventMouseMotion:
+		mouse_aiming_timer.start()
 		var axis := get_global_mouse_position() - global_position
 		if not axis.is_zero_approx():
 			_hook_angle = axis.angle()
@@ -102,7 +105,8 @@ func _unhandled_input(_event: InputEvent) -> void:
 	# there is always one that is released first so the aim direction ends up being either left or
 	# down, not left AND down.
 	if (
-		_event is InputEventKey
+		mouse_aiming_timer.is_stopped()
+		and _event is InputEventKey
 		and (
 			_event.is_action_released(&"aim_left")
 			or _event.is_action_released(&"aim_right")
@@ -113,7 +117,8 @@ func _unhandled_input(_event: InputEvent) -> void:
 		d_pad_timer.start()
 		return
 
-	_update_hook_angle()
+	if mouse_aiming_timer.is_stopped():
+		_update_hook_angle()
 
 	if Input.is_action_just_pressed(&"throw"):
 		pressing_throw_action = true
diff --git a/scenes/game_elements/props/hook_control/hook_control.tscn b/scenes/game_elements/props/hook_control/hook_control.tscn
index 192ac3dd0c..6e9ca7f90c 100644
--- a/scenes/game_elements/props/hook_control/hook_control.tscn
+++ b/scenes/game_elements/props/hook_control/hook_control.tscn
@@ -22,4 +22,9 @@ unique_name_in_owner = true
 wait_time = 0.2
 one_shot = true
 
+[node name="MouseAimingTimer" type="Timer" parent="." unique_id=405211158]
+unique_name_in_owner = true
+wait_time = 3.0
+one_shot = true
+
 [connection signal="timeout" from="DPadTimer" to="." method="_on_d_pad_timer_timeout"]
diff --git a/scenes/globals/mouse_manager/mouse_manager.gd b/scenes/globals/mouse_manager/mouse_manager.gd
index 9fa46ff32a..956177e316 100644
--- a/scenes/globals/mouse_manager/mouse_manager.gd
+++ b/scenes/globals/mouse_manager/mouse_manager.gd
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 func _input(event: InputEvent) -> void:
 	if event is InputEventMouseMotion:
 		Input.mouse_mode = Input.MOUSE_MODE_VISIBLE
-		hide_timer.start(3)
+		hide_timer.start()
 
 
 func _on_hide_timer_timeout() -> void: