diff --git a/include/wlr/xwayland.h b/include/wlr/xwayland.h
index 2d968133..bea97394 100644
--- a/include/wlr/xwayland.h
+++ b/include/wlr/xwayland.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #endif
 
 struct wlr_xwm;
+struct wlr_xwayland_cursor;
 
 struct wlr_xwayland {
 	pid_t pid;
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ struct wlr_xwayland {
 	struct wl_event_source *sigusr1_source;
 	struct wl_listener destroy_listener;
 	struct wlr_xwm *xwm;
+	struct wlr_xwayland_cursor *cursor;
 
 	struct {
 		struct wl_signal new_surface;
@@ -148,6 +150,10 @@ struct wlr_xwayland *wlr_xwayland_create(struct wl_display *wl_display,
 
 void wlr_xwayland_destroy(struct wlr_xwayland *wlr_xwayland);
 
+void wlr_xwayland_set_cursor(struct wlr_xwayland *wlr_xwayland,
+	uint8_t *pixels, uint32_t stride, uint32_t width, uint32_t height,
+	int32_t hotspot_x, int32_t hotspot_y);
+
 void wlr_xwayland_surface_activate(struct wlr_xwayland *wlr_xwayland,
 	struct wlr_xwayland_surface *surface, bool activated);
 
diff --git a/rootston/input.c b/rootston/input.c
index 8109d2b6..5d367a5e 100644
--- a/rootston/input.c
+++ b/rootston/input.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_cursor.h>
 #include <wlr/util/log.h>
 #include <wlr/xcursor.h>
+#include <wlr/xwayland.h>
 #include "rootston/server.h"
 #include "rootston/config.h"
 #include "rootston/input.h"
@@ -96,6 +97,14 @@ struct roots_input *input_create(struct roots_server *server,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	if (server->desktop->xwayland != NULL) {
+		struct wlr_xcursor_image *xcursor_image = xcursor->images[0];
+		wlr_xwayland_set_cursor(server->desktop->xwayland,
+			xcursor_image->buffer, xcursor_image->width, xcursor_image->width,
+			xcursor_image->height, xcursor_image->hotspot_x,
+			xcursor_image->hotspot_y);
+	}
+
 	input->wl_seat = wlr_seat_create(server->wl_display, "seat0");
 	if (input->wl_seat == NULL) {
 		wlr_log(L_ERROR, "Cannot create seat");
diff --git a/xwayland/xwayland.c b/xwayland/xwayland.c
index 81bac2ce..0452f04c 100644
--- a/xwayland/xwayland.c
+++ b/xwayland/xwayland.c
@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@ static inline int clearenv(void) {
 }
 #endif
 
+struct wlr_xwayland_cursor {
+	uint8_t *pixels;
+	uint32_t stride;
+	uint32_t width;
+	uint32_t height;
+	int32_t hotspot_x;
+	int32_t hotspot_y;
+};
+
 static void safe_close(int fd) {
 	if (fd >= 0) {
 		close(fd);
@@ -190,6 +199,14 @@ static int xserver_handle_ready(int signal_number, void *data) {
 	wl_event_source_remove(wlr_xwayland->sigusr1_source);
 	wlr_xwayland->sigusr1_source = NULL;
 
+	if (wlr_xwayland->cursor != NULL) {
+		struct wlr_xwayland_cursor *cur = wlr_xwayland->cursor;
+		xwm_set_cursor(wlr_xwayland->xwm, cur->pixels, cur->stride, cur->width,
+			cur->height, cur->hotspot_x, cur->hotspot_y);
+		free(cur);
+		wlr_xwayland->cursor = NULL;
+	}
+
 	char display_name[16];
 	snprintf(display_name, sizeof(display_name), ":%d", wlr_xwayland->display);
 	setenv("DISPLAY", display_name, true);
@@ -298,3 +315,26 @@ struct wlr_xwayland *wlr_xwayland_create(struct wl_display *wl_display,
 	free(wlr_xwayland);
 	return NULL;
 }
+
+void wlr_xwayland_set_cursor(struct wlr_xwayland *wlr_xwayland,
+		uint8_t *pixels, uint32_t stride, uint32_t width, uint32_t height,
+		int32_t hotspot_x, int32_t hotspot_y) {
+	if (wlr_xwayland->xwm != NULL) {
+		xwm_set_cursor(wlr_xwayland->xwm, pixels, stride, width, height,
+			hotspot_x, hotspot_y);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	free(wlr_xwayland->cursor);
+
+	wlr_xwayland->cursor = calloc(1, sizeof(struct wlr_xwayland_cursor));
+	if (wlr_xwayland->cursor == NULL) {
+		return;
+	}
+	wlr_xwayland->cursor->pixels = pixels;
+	wlr_xwayland->cursor->stride = stride;
+	wlr_xwayland->cursor->width = width;
+	wlr_xwayland->cursor->height = height;
+	wlr_xwayland->cursor->hotspot_x = hotspot_x;
+	wlr_xwayland->cursor->hotspot_y = hotspot_y;
+}
diff --git a/xwayland/xwm.c b/xwayland/xwm.c
index 8b94a199..9d6bc347 100644
--- a/xwayland/xwm.c
+++ b/xwayland/xwm.c
@@ -1194,6 +1194,7 @@ void xwm_set_cursor(struct wlr_xwm *xwm, const uint8_t *pixels, uint32_t stride,
 		xcb_free_cursor(xwm->xcb_conn, xwm->cursor);
 	}
 
+	stride *= 4;
 	int depth = 32;
 
 	xcb_pixmap_t pix = xcb_generate_id(xwm->xcb_conn);
@@ -1240,6 +1241,7 @@ void xwm_set_cursor(struct wlr_xwm *xwm, const uint8_t *pixels, uint32_t stride,
 	uint32_t values[] = {xwm->cursor};
 	xcb_change_window_attributes(xwm->xcb_conn, xwm->screen->root,
 		XCB_CW_CURSOR, values);
+	xcb_flush(xwm->xcb_conn);
 }
 
 struct wlr_xwm *xwm_create(struct wlr_xwayland *wlr_xwayland) {
@@ -1279,16 +1281,6 @@ struct wlr_xwm *xwm_create(struct wlr_xwayland *wlr_xwayland) {
 	xwm_get_resources(xwm);
 	xwm_get_visual_and_colormap(xwm);
 
-	// TODO
-	struct wlr_xcursor_theme *xcursor_theme =
-		wlr_xcursor_theme_load("default", 16);
-	struct wlr_xcursor *xcursor =
-		wlr_xcursor_theme_get_cursor(xcursor_theme, "left_ptr");
-	struct wlr_xcursor_image *xcursor_image = xcursor->images[0];
-	xwm_set_cursor(xwm, xcursor_image->buffer, 4 * xcursor_image->width,
-		xcursor_image->width, xcursor_image->height, xcursor_image->hotspot_x,
-		xcursor_image->hotspot_y);
-
 	uint32_t values[] = {
 		XCB_EVENT_MASK_SUBSTRUCTURE_NOTIFY |
 			XCB_EVENT_MASK_SUBSTRUCTURE_REDIRECT |
diff --git a/xwayland/xwm.h b/xwayland/xwm.h
index ba1ed3c2..d3911ecd 100644
--- a/xwayland/xwm.h
+++ b/xwayland/xwm.h
@@ -61,8 +61,11 @@ struct wlr_xwm {
 	struct wl_listener compositor_surface_create;
 };
 
+struct wlr_xwm *xwm_create(struct wlr_xwayland *wlr_xwayland);
+
 void xwm_destroy(struct wlr_xwm *xwm);
 
-struct wlr_xwm *xwm_create(struct wlr_xwayland *wlr_xwayland);
+void xwm_set_cursor(struct wlr_xwm *xwm, const uint8_t *pixels, uint32_t stride,
+	uint32_t width, uint32_t height, int32_t hotspot_x, int32_t hotspot_y);
 
 #endif