diff --git a/config/src/config.rs b/config/src/config.rs
index 0db0b57f2..031556372 100644
--- a/config/src/config.rs
+++ b/config/src/config.rs
@@ -606,6 +606,12 @@ pub struct Config {
 
     #[serde(default)]
     pub default_workspace: Option<String>,
+
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub xcursor_theme: Option<String>,
+
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub xcursor_size: Option<u32>,
 }
 impl_lua_conversion!(Config);
 
diff --git a/window/src/os/wayland/frame.rs b/window/src/os/wayland/frame.rs
index dd90bf49b..cfbf2f4e9 100644
--- a/window/src/os/wayland/frame.rs
+++ b/window/src/os/wayland/frame.rs
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 //! in smithay_client_toolkit 0.11 which is Copyright (c) 2018 Victor Berger
 //! and provided under the terms of the MIT license.
 
+use crate::os::wayland::pointer::make_theme_manager;
 use config::{ConfigHandle, RgbColor, WindowFrameConfig};
 use smithay_client_toolkit::output::{add_output_listener, with_output_info, OutputListener};
-use smithay_client_toolkit::seat::pointer::{ThemeManager, ThemeSpec, ThemedPointer};
+use smithay_client_toolkit::seat::pointer::{ThemeManager, ThemedPointer};
 use smithay_client_toolkit::shm::DoubleMemPool;
 use smithay_client_toolkit::window::{ButtonState, Frame, FrameRequest, State, WindowState};
 use std::cell::RefCell;
@@ -544,10 +545,7 @@ impl Frame for ConceptFrame {
         let (themer, theme_over_surface) = if let Some(theme_manager) = theme_manager {
             (theme_manager, false)
         } else {
-            (
-                ThemeManager::init(ThemeSpec::System, compositor.clone(), shm.clone()),
-                true,
-            )
+            (make_theme_manager(compositor.clone(), shm.clone()), true)
         };
 
         let inner = Rc::new(RefCell::new(Inner {
diff --git a/window/src/os/wayland/pointer.rs b/window/src/os/wayland/pointer.rs
index 40bbd681d..4c059cd10 100644
--- a/window/src/os/wayland/pointer.rs
+++ b/window/src/os/wayland/pointer.rs
@@ -223,6 +223,31 @@ impl PendingMouse {
     }
 }
 
+pub fn make_theme_manager(
+    compositor: Attached<WlCompositor>,
+    shm: Attached<WlShm>,
+) -> ThemeManager {
+    let config = config::configuration();
+    let name = config
+        .xcursor_theme
+        .as_ref()
+        .map(|s| s.to_string())
+        .or_else(|| std::env::var("XCURSOR_THEME").ok())
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| "default".to_string());
+    let size = match config.xcursor_size {
+        Some(size) => size,
+        None => match std::env::var("XCURSOR_SIZE").ok() {
+            Some(size_str) => size_str.parse().ok(),
+            None => None,
+        }
+        .unwrap_or(24),
+    };
+
+    let theme = ThemeSpec::Precise { name: &name, size };
+
+    ThemeManager::init(theme, compositor, shm)
+}
+
 impl PointerDispatcher {
     pub fn register(
         seat: &WlSeat,
@@ -240,7 +265,7 @@ impl PointerDispatcher {
             }
         });
 
-        let themer = ThemeManager::init(ThemeSpec::System, compositor, shm);
+        let themer = make_theme_manager(compositor, shm);
         let auto_pointer = themer.theme_pointer(pointer.detach());
 
         let data_device = dev_mgr.get_data_device(seat);
diff --git a/window/src/os/x11/cursor.rs b/window/src/os/x11/cursor.rs
index ffd331796..79c460c97 100644
--- a/window/src/os/x11/cursor.rs
+++ b/window/src/os/x11/cursor.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use crate::x11::XConnection;
 use crate::MouseCursor;
 use anyhow::{ensure, Context};
+use config::ConfigHandle;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::convert::TryInto;
 use std::ffi::OsStr;
@@ -84,7 +85,11 @@ fn icon_path() -> Vec<PathBuf> {
     std::env::split_paths(&path).map(tilde_expand).collect()
 }
 
-fn cursor_size(map: &HashMap<String, String>) -> u32 {
+fn cursor_size(xcursor_size: &Option<u32>, map: &HashMap<String, String>) -> u32 {
+    if let Some(size) = xcursor_size {
+        return *size;
+    }
+
     if let Ok(size) = std::env::var("XCURSOR_SIZE") {
         if let Ok(size) = size.parse::<u32>() {
             return size;
@@ -108,7 +113,7 @@ fn cursor_size(map: &HashMap<String, String>) -> u32 {
 }
 
 impl CursorInfo {
-    pub fn new(conn: &Rc<XConnection>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(config: &ConfigHandle, conn: &Rc<XConnection>) -> Self {
         let mut size = None;
         let mut theme = None;
         let mut pict_format_id = None;
@@ -128,8 +133,12 @@ impl CursorInfo {
             {
                 // 0.5 and later have the required support
                 if (vers.major_version(), vers.minor_version()) >= (0, 5) {
-                    size.replace(cursor_size(&*conn.xrm.borrow()));
-                    theme = conn.xrm.borrow().get("Xcursor.theme").cloned();
+                    size.replace(cursor_size(&config.xcursor_size, &*conn.xrm.borrow()));
+                    theme = config
+                        .xcursor_theme
+                        .as_ref()
+                        .map(|s| s.to_string())
+                        .or_else(|| conn.xrm.borrow().get("Xcursor.theme").cloned());
 
                     // Locate the Pictformat corresponding to ARGB32
                     if let Ok(formats) = xcb::render::query_pict_formats(conn.conn()).get_reply() {
diff --git a/window/src/os/x11/window.rs b/window/src/os/x11/window.rs
index 3c56ee4b3..5a8b47317 100644
--- a/window/src/os/x11/window.rs
+++ b/window/src/os/x11/window.rs
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ impl XWindow {
                 height: height.try_into()?,
                 dpi: conn.default_dpi(),
                 copy_and_paste: CopyAndPaste::default(),
-                cursors: CursorInfo::new(&conn),
+                cursors: CursorInfo::new(&config, &conn),
                 config: config.clone(),
                 has_focus: false,
                 last_cursor_position: Rect::default(),