diff --git a/include/slurp.h b/include/slurp.h
index 4e05b10..92e37a9 100644
--- a/include/slurp.h
+++ b/include/slurp.h
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ struct slurp_output {
 	int32_t width, height;
 	struct pool_buffer buffers[2];
 	struct pool_buffer *current_buffer;
+
+	struct wl_cursor_theme *cursor_theme;
+	struct wl_cursor_image *cursor_image;
 };
 
 struct slurp_pointer {
@@ -63,6 +66,8 @@ struct slurp_pointer {
 	int32_t pressed_x, pressed_y;
 	enum wl_pointer_button_state button_state;
 	struct slurp_output *current_output;
+
+	struct wl_surface *cursor_surface;
 };
 
 void pointer_get_box(struct slurp_pointer *pointer, int *x, int *y,
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index e65f3a6..cebe49c 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 #define _POSIX_C_SOURCE 2
+#include <assert.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <wayland-cursor.h>
 #ifdef __linux__
 #include <linux/input-event-codes.h>
 #elif __FreeBSD__
@@ -37,6 +39,14 @@ static void pointer_handle_enter(void *data, struct wl_pointer *wl_pointer,
 
 	// TODO: handle multiple overlapping outputs
 	pointer->current_output = output;
+
+	wl_surface_set_buffer_scale(pointer->cursor_surface, output->scale);
+	wl_surface_attach(pointer->cursor_surface,
+			wl_cursor_image_get_buffer(output->cursor_image), 0, 0);
+	wl_pointer_set_cursor(wl_pointer, serial, pointer->cursor_surface,
+			output->cursor_image->hotspot_x / output->scale,
+			output->cursor_image->hotspot_y / output->scale);
+	wl_surface_commit(pointer->cursor_surface);
 }
 
 static void pointer_handle_leave(void *data, struct wl_pointer *wl_pointer,
@@ -435,6 +445,20 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 			ZWLR_LAYER_SURFACE_V1_ANCHOR_BOTTOM);
 		zwlr_layer_surface_v1_set_exclusive_zone(output->layer_surface, -1);
 		wl_surface_commit(output->surface);
+
+		output->cursor_theme =
+			wl_cursor_theme_load(NULL, 24 * output->scale, state.shm);
+		assert(output->cursor_theme);
+		struct wl_cursor *cursor =
+			wl_cursor_theme_get_cursor(output->cursor_theme, "crosshair");
+		assert(cursor);
+		output->cursor_image = cursor->images[0];
+	}
+
+	struct slurp_pointer *pointer;
+	wl_list_for_each(pointer, &state.pointers, link) {
+		pointer->cursor_surface =
+			wl_compositor_create_surface(state.compositor);
 	}
 
 	state.running = true;
@@ -442,7 +466,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 		// This space intentionally left blank
 	}
 
-	struct slurp_pointer *pointer, *pointer_tmp;
+	struct slurp_pointer *pointer_tmp;
 	wl_list_for_each_safe(pointer, pointer_tmp, &state.pointers, link) {
 		destroy_pointer(pointer);
 	}
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 0a0e4af..d76beb2 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ slurp_inc = include_directories('include')
 
 cairo = dependency('cairo')
 wayland_client = dependency('wayland-client')
+wayland_cursor = dependency('wayland-cursor')
 wayland_protos = dependency('wayland-protocols', version: '>=1.14')
 
 subdir('protocol')
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ executable(
 		cairo,
 		client_protos,
 		wayland_client,
+		wayland_cursor,
 	],
 	include_directories: [slurp_inc],
 	install: true,