diff --git a/data/cursors/cursors.otml b/data/cursors/cursors.otml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..36c1f391
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/cursors/cursors.otml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Cursors
+  target:
+    image: targetcursor
+    hot-spot: 9 9
+  horizontal:
+    image: horizontalcursor
+    hot-spot: 9 4
+  vertical:
+    image: verticalcursor
+    hot-spot: 4 9
+  text:
+    image: textcursor
+    hot-spot: 4 9
diff --git a/data/images/cursors/horizontal.png b/data/cursors/horizontalcursor.png
similarity index 100%
rename from data/images/cursors/horizontal.png
rename to data/cursors/horizontalcursor.png
diff --git a/data/images/cursors/targetcursor.png b/data/cursors/targetcursor.png
similarity index 100%
rename from data/images/cursors/targetcursor.png
rename to data/cursors/targetcursor.png
diff --git a/data/images/cursors/text.png b/data/cursors/textcursor.png
similarity index 100%
rename from data/images/cursors/text.png
rename to data/cursors/textcursor.png
diff --git a/data/images/cursors/vertical.png b/data/cursors/verticalcursor.png
similarity index 100%
rename from data/images/cursors/vertical.png
rename to data/cursors/verticalcursor.png
diff --git a/modules/client_styles/styles.lua b/modules/client_styles/styles.lua
index bb7b20eb..bd123597 100644
--- a/modules/client_styles/styles.lua
+++ b/modules/client_styles/styles.lua
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ function init()
       g_particles.importParticle('/particles/' .. particle)
     end
   end
+
+  g_mouse.loadCursors('/cursors/cursors')
 end
 
 function terminate()
diff --git a/modules/corelib/ui/uiresizeborder.lua b/modules/corelib/ui/uiresizeborder.lua
index 71d49659..e3980baf 100644
--- a/modules/corelib/ui/uiresizeborder.lua
+++ b/modules/corelib/ui/uiresizeborder.lua
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ function UIResizeBorder:onHoverChange(hovered)
   if hovered then
     if g_mouse.isCursorChanged() or g_mouse.isPressed() then return end
     if self:getWidth() > self:getHeight() then
-      g_mouse.setVerticalCursor()
+      g_mouse.setCursor('vertical')
       self.vertical = true
     else
-      g_mouse.setHorizontalCursor()
+      g_mouse.setCursor('horizontal')
       self.vertical = false
     end
     self.hovering = true
diff --git a/modules/corelib/ui/uisplitter.lua b/modules/corelib/ui/uisplitter.lua
index fd359dd9..6af6eca5 100644
--- a/modules/corelib/ui/uisplitter.lua
+++ b/modules/corelib/ui/uisplitter.lua
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ function UISplitter:onHoverChange(hovered)
   if hovered and (self:canUpdateMargin(margin + 1) ~= margin or self:canUpdateMargin(margin - 1) ~= margin) then
     if g_mouse.isCursorChanged() or g_mouse.isPressed() then return end
     if self:getWidth() > self:getHeight() then
-      g_mouse.setVerticalCursor()
+      g_mouse.setCursor('vertical')
       self.vertical = true
     else
-      g_mouse.setHorizontalCursor()
+      g_mouse.setCursor('horizontal')
       self.vertical = false
     end
     self.hovering = true
diff --git a/modules/game_hotkeys/hotkeys_manager.lua b/modules/game_hotkeys/hotkeys_manager.lua
index 6c0d79ca..073df542 100644
--- a/modules/game_hotkeys/hotkeys_manager.lua
+++ b/modules/game_hotkeys/hotkeys_manager.lua
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ function startChooseItem()
   connect(mouseGrabberWidget, { onMouseRelease = onChooseItemMouseRelease })
 
   mouseGrabberWidget:grabMouse()
-  g_mouse.setTargetCursor()
+  g_mouse.setCursor('target-cursor')
 
   hide()
 end
diff --git a/modules/game_interface/gameinterface.lua b/modules/game_interface/gameinterface.lua
index a7a01e23..7adcce4d 100644
--- a/modules/game_interface/gameinterface.lua
+++ b/modules/game_interface/gameinterface.lua
@@ -331,14 +331,14 @@ function startUseWith(thing)
   selectedType = 'use'
   selectedThing = thing
   mouseGrabberWidget:grabMouse()
-  g_mouse.setTargetCursor()
+  g_mouse.setCursor('target')
 end
 
 function startTradeWith(thing)
   selectedType = 'trade'
   selectedThing = thing
   mouseGrabberWidget:grabMouse()
-  g_mouse.setTargetCursor()
+  g_mouse.setCursor('target')
 end
 
 function createThingMenu(menuPosition, lookThing, useThing, creatureThing)
diff --git a/modules/game_interface/widgets/uigamemap.lua b/modules/game_interface/widgets/uigamemap.lua
index 3beb90ac..d10ccc84 100644
--- a/modules/game_interface/widgets/uigamemap.lua
+++ b/modules/game_interface/widgets/uigamemap.lua
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ function UIGameMap:onDragEnter(mousePos)
   if not thing then return false end
 
   self.currentDragThing = thing
-  g_mouse.setTargetCursor()
+
+  g_mouse.setCursor('target')
   self.allowNextRelease = false
   return true
 end
diff --git a/modules/game_interface/widgets/uiitem.lua b/modules/game_interface/widgets/uiitem.lua
index 3779e94d..ccd5f596 100644
--- a/modules/game_interface/widgets/uiitem.lua
+++ b/modules/game_interface/widgets/uiitem.lua
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ function UIItem:onDragEnter(mousePos)
 
   self:setBorderWidth(1)
   self.currentDragThing = item
-  g_mouse.setTargetCursor()
+  g_mouse.setCursor('target')
   return true
 end
 
diff --git a/src/framework/core/graphicalapplication.cpp b/src/framework/core/graphicalapplication.cpp
index 20a0abb1..5367a80c 100644
--- a/src/framework/core/graphicalapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/core/graphicalapplication.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 #ifdef FW_SOUND
 #include <framework/sound/soundmanager.h>
+#include <framework/input/mouse.h>
 #endif
 
 GraphicalApplication g_app;
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ void GraphicalApplication::init(std::vector<std::string>& args)
     g_window.setOnInputEvent(std::bind(&GraphicalApplication::inputEvent, this, std::placeholders::_1));
     g_window.setOnClose(std::bind(&GraphicalApplication::close, this));
 
+    g_mouse.init();
+
     // initialize ui
     g_ui.init();
 
@@ -87,6 +90,8 @@ void GraphicalApplication::terminate()
     g_sounds.terminate();
 #endif
 
+    g_mouse.terminate();
+
     // terminate graphics
     m_foreground = nullptr;
     g_graphics.terminate();
diff --git a/src/framework/input/mouse.cpp b/src/framework/input/mouse.cpp
index c7a925c7..7badf3ae 100644
--- a/src/framework/input/mouse.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/input/mouse.cpp
@@ -23,46 +23,82 @@
 #include "mouse.h"
 #include <framework/ui/uiwidget.h>
 #include <framework/platform/platformwindow.h>
+#include <framework/core/resourcemanager.h>
 
 Mouse g_mouse;
 
-void Mouse::setTargetCursor()
+void Mouse::init()
 {
-    //TODO: configure this in lua
-    g_window.setMouseCursor("/images/cursors/targetcursor", Point(9, 9));
-    m_cursorChanged = true;
 }
 
-void Mouse::setHorizontalCursor()
+void Mouse::terminate()
 {
-    g_window.setMouseCursor("/images/cursors/horizontal", Point(9, 4));
-    m_cursorChanged = true;
+    m_cursors.clear();
 }
 
-void Mouse::setVerticalCursor()
+void Mouse::loadCursors(std::string filename)
 {
-    g_window.setMouseCursor("/images/cursors/vertical", Point(4, 9));
-    m_cursorChanged = true;
+    filename = g_resources.guessFileType(filename, "otml");
+    try {
+        OTMLDocumentPtr doc = OTMLDocument::parse(filename);
+        OTMLNodePtr cursorsNode = doc->at("Cursors");
+
+        for(const OTMLNodePtr& cursorNode : cursorsNode->children())
+            addCursor(cursorNode->tag(),
+                      stdext::resolve_path(cursorNode->valueAt("image"), cursorNode->source()),
+                      cursorNode->valueAt<Point>("hot-spot"));
+    } catch(stdext::exception& e) {
+        g_logger.error(stdext::format("unable to load cursors file: %s", e.what()));
+    }
 }
 
-void Mouse::setTextCursor()
+void Mouse::addCursor(const std::string& name, const std::string& file, const Point& hotSpot)
 {
-    g_window.setMouseCursor("/images/cursors/text", Point(4, 9));
-    m_cursorChanged = true;
+    int cursorId = g_window.loadMouseCursor(file, hotSpot);
+    if(cursorId >= 0) {
+        m_cursors[name] = cursorId;
+    } else
+        g_logger.error(stdext::format("unable to load cursor %s", name));
+}
+
+bool Mouse::setCursor(const std::string& name)
+{
+    auto it = m_cursors.find(name);
+    if(it == m_cursors.end())
+        return false;
+
+    int cursorId = it->second;
+    g_window.setMouseCursor(cursorId);
+    m_cursorStack.push_back(cursorId);
+    return true;
 }
 
 void Mouse::restoreCursor()
 {
-    g_window.restoreMouseCursor();
-    m_cursorChanged = false;
+    if(m_cursorStack.size() == 0)
+        return;
+
+    m_cursorStack.pop_back();
+    if(m_cursorStack.size() > 0)
+        g_window.setMouseCursor(m_cursorStack.back());
+    else
+        g_window.restoreMouseCursor();
 }
 
 bool Mouse::isCursorChanged()
 {
-    return m_cursorChanged;
+    return m_cursorStack.size() > 0;
 }
 
 bool Mouse::isPressed(Fw::MouseButton mouseButton)
 {
     return g_window.isMouseButtonPressed(mouseButton);
 }
+
+void Mouse::checkStackSize()
+{
+    if(m_cursorStack.size() > 5) {
+        g_logger.error("mouse cursor stack is too long");
+        m_cursorStack.resize(5);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/framework/input/mouse.h b/src/framework/input/mouse.h
index 06d89fc1..4b0f13ce 100644
--- a/src/framework/input/mouse.h
+++ b/src/framework/input/mouse.h
@@ -25,16 +25,21 @@
 class Mouse
 {
 public:
-    void setTargetCursor();
-    void setHorizontalCursor();
-    void setVerticalCursor();
-    void setTextCursor();
+    void init();
+    void terminate();
+
+    void loadCursors(std::string filename);
+    void addCursor(const std::string& name, const std::string& file, const Point& hotSpot);
+    bool setCursor(const std::string& name);
     void restoreCursor();
     bool isCursorChanged();
     bool isPressed(Fw::MouseButton mouseButton);
 
 private:
-    bool m_cursorChanged;
+    void checkStackSize();
+
+    std::map<std::string, int> m_cursors;
+    std::vector<int> m_cursorStack;
 };
 
 extern Mouse g_mouse;
diff --git a/src/framework/luafunctions.cpp b/src/framework/luafunctions.cpp
index 85fa05b2..2122a19c 100644
--- a/src/framework/luafunctions.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/luafunctions.cpp
@@ -270,10 +270,9 @@ void Application::registerLuaFunctions()
 
     // Input
     g_lua.registerSingletonClass("g_mouse");
-    g_lua.bindSingletonFunction("g_mouse", "setTargetCursor", &Mouse::setTargetCursor, &g_mouse);
-    g_lua.bindSingletonFunction("g_mouse", "setHorizontalCursor", &Mouse::setHorizontalCursor, &g_mouse);
-    g_lua.bindSingletonFunction("g_mouse", "setVerticalCursor", &Mouse::setVerticalCursor, &g_mouse);
-    g_lua.bindSingletonFunction("g_mouse", "setTextCursor", &Mouse::setTextCursor, &g_mouse);
+    g_lua.bindSingletonFunction("g_mouse", "loadCursors", &Mouse::loadCursors, &g_mouse);
+    g_lua.bindSingletonFunction("g_mouse", "addCursor", &Mouse::addCursor, &g_mouse);
+    g_lua.bindSingletonFunction("g_mouse", "setCursor", &Mouse::setCursor, &g_mouse);
     g_lua.bindSingletonFunction("g_mouse", "restoreCursor", &Mouse::restoreCursor, &g_mouse);
     g_lua.bindSingletonFunction("g_mouse", "isCursorChanged", &Mouse::isCursorChanged, &g_mouse);
     g_lua.bindSingletonFunction("g_mouse", "isPressed", &Mouse::isPressed, &g_mouse);
diff --git a/src/framework/platform/platformwindow.cpp b/src/framework/platform/platformwindow.cpp
index 7f9cce9c..1c954272 100644
--- a/src/framework/platform/platformwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/platform/platformwindow.cpp
@@ -32,9 +32,32 @@ X11Window window;
 #endif
 
 #include <framework/core/clock.h>
+#include <framework/graphics/image.h>
 
 PlatformWindow& g_window = window;
 
+int PlatformWindow::loadMouseCursor(const std::string& file, const Point& hotSpot)
+{
+    ImagePtr image = Image::load(file);
+
+    if(!image) {
+        g_logger.traceError(stdext::format("unable to load cursor image file %s", file));
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if(image->getBpp() != 4) {
+        g_logger.error("the cursor image must have 4 channels");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if(image->getWidth() != 32 || image->getHeight() != 32) {
+        g_logger.error("the cursor image must have 32x32 dimension");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    return internalLoadMouseCursor(image, hotSpot);
+}
+
 void PlatformWindow::updateUnmaximizedCoords()
 {
     if(!isMaximized() && !isFullscreen()) {
diff --git a/src/framework/platform/platformwindow.h b/src/framework/platform/platformwindow.h
index 6b6d4454..70ce8813 100644
--- a/src/framework/platform/platformwindow.h
+++ b/src/framework/platform/platformwindow.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <framework/global.h>
 #include <framework/core/inputevent.h>
 #include <framework/core/timer.h>
+#include <framework/graphics/declarations.h>
 
 //@bindsingleton g_window
 class PlatformWindow
@@ -48,12 +49,14 @@ public:
     virtual void maximize() = 0;
     virtual void poll() = 0;
     virtual void swapBuffers() = 0;
-    virtual void restoreMouseCursor() = 0;
     virtual void showMouse() = 0;
     virtual void hideMouse() = 0;
     virtual void displayFatalError(const std::string& message) { }
 
-    virtual void setMouseCursor(const std::string& file, const Point& hotSpot) = 0;
+    int loadMouseCursor(const std::string& file, const Point& hotSpot);
+    virtual void setMouseCursor(int cursorId) = 0;
+    virtual void restoreMouseCursor() = 0;
+
     virtual void setTitle(const std::string& title) = 0;
     virtual void setMinimumSize(const Size& minimumSize) = 0;
     virtual void setFullscreen(bool fullscreen) = 0;
@@ -92,6 +95,8 @@ public:
     void setOnInputEvent(const OnInputEventCallback& onInputEvent) { m_onInputEvent = onInputEvent; }
 
 protected:
+    virtual int internalLoadMouseCursor(const ImagePtr& image, const Point& hotSpot) = 0;
+
     void updateUnmaximizedCoords();
 
     void processKeyDown(Fw::Key keyCode);
diff --git a/src/framework/platform/win32window.cpp b/src/framework/platform/win32window.cpp
index 96b08d4d..1329808c 100644
--- a/src/framework/platform/win32window.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/platform/win32window.cpp
@@ -211,6 +211,16 @@ void WIN32Window::init()
 
 void WIN32Window::terminate()
 {
+    SetCursor(NULL);
+    if(m_defaultCursor) {
+        DestroyCursor(m_defaultCursor);
+        m_defaultCursor = NULL;
+    }
+
+    for(HCURSOR& cursor : m_cursors)
+        DestroyCursor(cursor);
+    m_cursors.clear();
+
     internalDestroyGLContext();
 
     if(m_deviceContext) {
@@ -219,11 +229,6 @@ void WIN32Window::terminate()
         m_deviceContext = NULL;
     }
 
-    if(m_cursor) {
-        DestroyCursor(m_cursor);
-        m_cursor = NULL;
-    }
-
     if(m_window) {
         if(!DestroyWindow(m_window))
             g_logger.error("ERROR: Destroy window failed.");
@@ -744,16 +749,6 @@ void WIN32Window::swapBuffers()
 #endif
 }
 
-void WIN32Window::restoreMouseCursor()
-{
-    if(m_cursor) {
-        DestroyCursor(m_cursor);
-        m_cursor = NULL;
-        SetCursor(m_defaultCursor);
-        ShowCursor(true);
-    }
-}
-
 void WIN32Window::showMouse()
 {
     ShowCursor(true);
@@ -769,28 +764,8 @@ void WIN32Window::displayFatalError(const std::string& message)
     MessageBoxW(m_window, stdext::latin1_to_utf16(message).c_str(), L"FATAL ERROR", MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR);
 }
 
-void WIN32Window::setMouseCursor(const std::string& file, const Point& hotSpot)
+int WIN32Window::internalLoadMouseCursor(const ImagePtr& image, const Point& hotSpot)
 {
-    ImagePtr image = Image::load(file);
-
-    if(!image) {
-        g_logger.traceError(stdext::format("unable to load cursor image file %s", file));
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if(image->getBpp() != 4) {
-        g_logger.error("the cursor image must have 4 channels");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if(image->getWidth() != 32 || image->getHeight() != 32) {
-        g_logger.error("the cursor image must have 32x32 dimension");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if(m_cursor != NULL)
-        DestroyCursor(m_cursor);
-
     int width = image->getWidth();
     int height = image->getHeight();
     int numbits = width * height;
@@ -808,8 +783,28 @@ void WIN32Window::setMouseCursor(const std::string& file, const Point& hotSpot)
         } // otherwise 0xff000000 => black
     }
 
-    m_cursor = CreateCursor(m_instance, hotSpot.x, hotSpot.y, width, height, &andMask[0], &xorMask[0]);
+    HCURSOR cursor = CreateCursor(m_instance, hotSpot.x, hotSpot.y, width, height, &andMask[0], &xorMask[0]);
+    m_cursors.push_back(cursor);
+    return m_cursors.size()-1;
+}
+
+void WIN32Window::setMouseCursor(int cursorId)
+{
+    if(cursorId >= (int)m_cursors.size() || cursorId < 0)
+        return;
+
+    m_cursor = m_cursors[cursorId];
     SetCursor(m_cursor);
+    ShowCursor(true);
+}
+
+void WIN32Window::restoreMouseCursor()
+{
+    if(m_cursor) {
+        m_cursor = NULL;
+        SetCursor(m_defaultCursor);
+        ShowCursor(true);
+    }
 }
 
 void WIN32Window::setTitle(const std::string& title)
diff --git a/src/framework/platform/win32window.h b/src/framework/platform/win32window.h
index 50f72df5..88e223f8 100644
--- a/src/framework/platform/win32window.h
+++ b/src/framework/platform/win32window.h
@@ -61,12 +61,13 @@ public:
     void maximize();
     void poll();
     void swapBuffers();
-    void restoreMouseCursor();
     void showMouse();
     void hideMouse();
     void displayFatalError(const std::string& message);
 
-    void setMouseCursor(const std::string& file, const Point& hotSpot);
+    void setMouseCursor(int cursorId);
+    void restoreMouseCursor();
+
     void setTitle(const std::string& title);
     void setMinimumSize(const Size& minimumSize);
     void setFullscreen(bool fullscreen);
@@ -78,11 +79,15 @@ public:
     std::string getClipboardText();
     std::string getPlatformType();
 
+protected:
+    int internalLoadMouseCursor(const ImagePtr& image, const Point& hotSpot);
+
 private:
     Rect getClientRect();
     Rect getWindowRect();
     Rect adjustWindowRect(const Rect& rect);
 
+    std::vector<HCURSOR> m_cursors;
     HWND m_window;
     HINSTANCE m_instance;
     HDC m_deviceContext;
diff --git a/src/framework/platform/x11window.cpp b/src/framework/platform/x11window.cpp
index 3d20f33d..de2770f9 100644
--- a/src/framework/platform/x11window.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/platform/x11window.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ X11Window::X11Window()
     m_rootWindow = 0;
     m_colormap = 0;
     m_cursor = 0;
+    m_hiddenCursor = 0;
     m_xim = 0;
     m_xic = 0;
     m_screen = 0;
@@ -218,6 +219,20 @@ void X11Window::init()
 
 void X11Window::terminate()
 {
+    if(m_cursor != None) {
+        XUndefineCursor(m_display, m_window);
+        m_cursor = None;
+    }
+
+    if(m_hiddenCursor) {
+        XFreeCursor(m_display, m_hiddenCursor);
+        m_hiddenCursor = 0;
+    }
+
+    for(Cursor cursor : m_cursors)
+        XFreeCursor(m_display, cursor);
+    m_cursors.clear();
+
     if(m_window) {
         XDestroyWindow(m_display, m_window);
         m_window = 0;
@@ -842,47 +857,40 @@ void X11Window::hideMouse()
     if(m_cursor != None)
         restoreMouseCursor();
 
-    char bm[] = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
-    Pixmap pix = XCreateBitmapFromData(m_display, m_window, bm, 8, 8);
-    XColor black;
-    memset(&black, 0, sizeof(black));
-    black.flags = DoRed | DoGreen | DoBlue;
-    m_cursor = XCreatePixmapCursor(m_display, pix, pix, &black, &black, 0, 0);
-    XFreePixmap(m_display, pix);
-    XDefineCursor(m_display, m_window, m_cursor);
-}
-
-void X11Window::restoreMouseCursor()
-{
-    XUndefineCursor(m_display, m_window);
-    if(m_cursor != None) {
-        XFreeCursor(m_display, m_cursor);
-        m_cursor = None;
+    if(m_hiddenCursor == None) {
+        char bm[] = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
+        Pixmap pix = XCreateBitmapFromData(m_display, m_window, bm, 8, 8);
+        XColor black;
+        memset(&black, 0, sizeof(black));
+        black.flags = DoRed | DoGreen | DoBlue;
+        m_hiddenCursor = XCreatePixmapCursor(m_display, pix, pix, &black, &black, 0, 0);
+        XFreePixmap(m_display, pix);
     }
+
+    m_cursor = m_hiddenCursor;
+    XDefineCursor(m_display, m_window, m_cursor);
 }
 
-void X11Window::setMouseCursor(const std::string& file, const Point& hotSpot)
+void X11Window::setMouseCursor(int cursorId)
 {
-    ImagePtr image = Image::load(file);
-
-    if(!image) {
-        g_logger.traceError(stdext::format("unable to load image file %s", file));
+    if(cursorId >= (int)m_cursors.size() || cursorId < 0)
         return;
-    }
-
-    if(image->getBpp() != 4) {
-        g_logger.error("the cursor image must have 4 channels");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if(image->getWidth() != 32 || image->getHeight() != 32) {
-        g_logger.error("the cursor image must have 32x32 dimension");
-        return;
-    }
 
     if(m_cursor != None)
         restoreMouseCursor();
 
+    m_cursor = m_cursors[cursorId];
+    XDefineCursor(m_display, m_window, m_cursor);
+}
+
+void X11Window::restoreMouseCursor()
+{
+    XUndefineCursor(m_display, m_window);
+    m_cursor = None;
+}
+
+int X11Window::internalLoadMouseCursor(const ImagePtr& image, const Point& hotSpot)
+{
     int width = image->getWidth();
     int height = image->getHeight();
     int numbits = width * height;
@@ -911,10 +919,12 @@ void X11Window::setMouseCursor(const std::string& file, const Point& hotSpot)
 
     Pixmap cp = XCreateBitmapFromData(m_display, m_window, (char*)&mapBits[0], width, height);
     Pixmap mp = XCreateBitmapFromData(m_display, m_window, (char*)&maskBits[0], width, height);
-    m_cursor = XCreatePixmapCursor(m_display, cp, mp, &fg, &bg, hotSpot.x, hotSpot.y);
-    XDefineCursor(m_display, m_window, m_cursor);
+    Cursor cursor = XCreatePixmapCursor(m_display, cp, mp, &fg, &bg, hotSpot.x, hotSpot.y);
     XFreePixmap(m_display, cp);
     XFreePixmap(m_display, mp);
+
+    m_cursors.push_back(cursor);
+    return m_cursors.size()-1;
 }
 
 void X11Window::setTitle(const std::string& title)
diff --git a/src/framework/platform/x11window.h b/src/framework/platform/x11window.h
index 82d91846..b41cb39f 100644
--- a/src/framework/platform/x11window.h
+++ b/src/framework/platform/x11window.h
@@ -63,11 +63,12 @@ public:
     void maximize();
     void poll();
     void swapBuffers();
-    void restoreMouseCursor();
     void showMouse();
     void hideMouse();
 
-    void setMouseCursor(const std::string& file, const Point& hotSpot);
+    void setMouseCursor(int cursorId);
+    void restoreMouseCursor();
+
     void setTitle(const std::string& title);
     void setMinimumSize(const Size& minimumSize);
     void setFullscreen(bool fullscreen);
@@ -79,13 +80,18 @@ public:
     std::string getClipboardText();
     std::string getPlatformType();
 
+protected:
+    int internalLoadMouseCursor(const ImagePtr& image, const Point& hotSpot);
+
 private:
     Display *m_display;
     XVisualInfo *m_visual;
     Window m_window;
     Window m_rootWindow;
     Colormap m_colormap;
+    std::vector<Cursor> m_cursors;
     Cursor m_cursor;
+    Cursor m_hiddenCursor;
     XIM m_xim;
     XIC m_xic;
     int m_screen;
diff --git a/src/framework/ui/uitextedit.cpp b/src/framework/ui/uitextedit.cpp
index c50d05d5..53d5550a 100644
--- a/src/framework/ui/uitextedit.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/ui/uitextedit.cpp
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ void UITextEdit::onHoverChange(bool hovered)
 {
     if(m_changeCursorImage) {
         if(hovered)
-            g_mouse.setTextCursor();
+            g_mouse.setCursor("text");
         else
             g_mouse.restoreCursor();
     }