diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl-simple.c b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl-simple.c
index ddc31b938..e50b1c888 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl-simple.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl-simple.c
@@ -771,14 +771,27 @@ process_cursor_plane_assignment (MetaKmsImpl             *impl,
   if (!(plane_assignment->flags & META_KMS_ASSIGN_PLANE_FLAG_FB_UNCHANGED))
     {
       int width, height;
-      int ret;
+      int ret = -1;
 
       width = meta_fixed_16_to_int (plane_assignment->dst_rect.width);
       height = meta_fixed_16_to_int (plane_assignment->dst_rect.height);
 
-      ret = drmModeSetCursor (fd, meta_kms_crtc_get_id (plane_assignment->crtc),
-                              plane_assignment->fb_id,
-                              width, height);
+      if (plane_assignment->cursor_hotspot.is_valid)
+        {
+          ret = drmModeSetCursor2 (fd, meta_kms_crtc_get_id (plane_assignment->crtc),
+                                   plane_assignment->fb_id,
+                                   width, height,
+                                   plane_assignment->cursor_hotspot.x,
+                                   plane_assignment->cursor_hotspot.y);
+        }
+
+      if (ret != 0)
+        {
+          ret = drmModeSetCursor (fd, meta_kms_crtc_get_id (plane_assignment->crtc),
+                                  plane_assignment->fb_id,
+                                  width, height);
+        }
+
       if (ret != 0)
         {
           g_set_error (error, G_IO_ERROR, g_io_error_from_errno (-ret),
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-update-private.h b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-update-private.h
index 91a1de6dc..4d4d4a276 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-update-private.h
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-update-private.h
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ typedef struct _MetaKmsPlaneAssignment
   MetaKmsAssignPlaneFlag flags;
 
   GList *plane_properties;
+
+  struct {
+    gboolean is_valid;
+    int x;
+    int y;
+  } cursor_hotspot;
 } MetaKmsPlaneAssignment;
 
 typedef struct _MetaKmsModeSet
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-update.c b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-update.c
index 0371782b7..5ace83021 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-update.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-update.c
@@ -340,6 +340,16 @@ meta_kms_plane_assignment_set_plane_property (MetaKmsPlaneAssignment *plane_assi
     g_list_prepend (plane_assignment->plane_properties, plane_prop);
 }
 
+void
+meta_kms_plane_assignment_set_cursor_hotspot (MetaKmsPlaneAssignment *plane_assignment,
+                                              int                     x,
+                                              int                     y)
+{
+  plane_assignment->cursor_hotspot.is_valid = TRUE;
+  plane_assignment->cursor_hotspot.x = x;
+  plane_assignment->cursor_hotspot.y = y;
+}
+
 MetaKmsPlaneAssignment *
 meta_kms_update_get_primary_plane_assignment (MetaKmsUpdate *update,
                                               MetaKmsCrtc   *crtc)
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-update.h b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-update.h
index cd1822e4a..13dff16dd 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-update.h
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-update.h
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ void meta_kms_update_custom_page_flip (MetaKmsUpdate                 *update,
                                        MetaKmsCustomPageFlipFunc      custom_page_flip_func,
                                        gpointer                       custom_page_flip_user_data);
 
+void meta_kms_plane_assignment_set_cursor_hotspot (MetaKmsPlaneAssignment *plane_assignment,
+                                                   int                     x,
+                                                   int                     y);
+
 static inline MetaFixed16
 meta_fixed_16_from_int (int16_t d)
 {