diff --git a/editor/plugins/spatial_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/spatial_editor_plugin.cpp
index 0b68e1b3646..c42fef88a72 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/spatial_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/spatial_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -3407,11 +3407,7 @@ void SpatialEditorViewport::reset() {
 	last_message = "";
 	name = "";
 
-	cursor.x_rot = 0.5;
-	cursor.y_rot = 0.5;
-	cursor.distance = 4;
-	cursor.region_select = false;
-	cursor.pos = Vector3();
+	cursor = Cursor();
 	_update_name();
 }
 
diff --git a/editor/plugins/spatial_editor_plugin.h b/editor/plugins/spatial_editor_plugin.h
index aa45c7bbf51..c0b4cdadf8c 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/spatial_editor_plugin.h
+++ b/editor/plugins/spatial_editor_plugin.h
@@ -375,7 +375,9 @@ private:
 		Point2 region_begin, region_end;
 
 		Cursor() {
-			x_rot = y_rot = 0.5;
+			// These rotations place the camera in +X +Y +Z, aka south east, facing north west.
+			x_rot = 0.5;
+			y_rot = -0.5;
 			distance = 4;
 			region_select = false;
 		}