diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 1fed936..0c03e4d 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -826,6 +826,13 @@ main (gint argc, gchar ** argv)
 #endif
     }
 
+  if(options.data.cursor_name)
+    gdk_window_set_cursor(
+	gdk_screen_get_root_window(
+	    gdk_display_get_default_screen(gdk_display_get_default())
+	),
+	gdk_cursor_new_from_name(gdk_display_get_default(),options.data.cursor_name)
+    );
   /* set default icons and icon theme */
   if (options.data.icon_theme)
     {
diff --git a/src/option.c b/src/option.c
index add7738..51c89c2 100644
--- a/src/option.c
+++ b/src/option.c
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ static GOptionEntry general_options[] = {
   { "selectable-labels", 0, 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &options.data.selectable_labels,
     N_("Dialog text can be selected"), NULL },
   /* window settings */
+  { "cursor", 0, G_OPTION_FLAG_NOALIAS, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING, &options.data.cursor_name,
+    N_("Use specified cursor name on start"), N_("CURSORNAME") },
   { "sticky", 0, 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &options.data.sticky,
     N_("Set window sticky"), NULL },
   { "fixed", 0, 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &options.data.fixed,
@@ -1419,6 +1421,7 @@ yad_options_init (void)
   options.data.def_resp = YAD_RESPONSE_OK;
 
   /* Initialize window options */
+  options.data.cursor_name = NULL;
   options.data.sticky = FALSE;
   options.data.fixed = FALSE;
   options.data.ontop = FALSE;
diff --git a/src/yad.h b/src/yad.h
index 8f8e40b..8b7cb1a 100644
--- a/src/yad.h
+++ b/src/yad.h
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ typedef struct {
   GtkButtonBoxStyle buttons_layout;
   gint def_resp;
   /* window settings */
+  gchar *cursor_name;
   gboolean sticky;
   gboolean fixed;
   gboolean ontop;
diff --git a/data/yad.1 b/data/yad.1
index 3be7573..8aa60d9 100644
--- a/data/yad.1
+++ b/data/yad.1
@@ -169,6 +169,9 @@ Show separator between dialog and buttons. Works only with gtk+-2.0.
 .B \-\-borders=\fINUM\fP
 Set dialog window borders.
 .TP
+.B \-\-cursor=\fINAME\fP
+Use specified cursor on start.
+.TP
 .B \-\-sticky
 Make window visible on all desktops.
 .TP