diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-seat-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-seat-native.c
index 2a7f6b850..b6f68acf2 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-seat-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-seat-native.c
@@ -1821,6 +1821,31 @@ process_tablet_axis (MetaSeatNative        *seat,
     }
 }
 
+static void
+update_tablet_cursor_state (MetaSeatNative     *seat,
+                            ClutterInputDevice *device,
+                            gboolean            in)
+{
+  if (in)
+    {
+      MetaCursorRenderer *renderer;
+
+      if (!seat->tablet_cursors)
+        {
+          seat->tablet_cursors = g_hash_table_new_full (NULL, NULL, NULL,
+                                                        g_object_unref);
+        }
+
+      renderer = meta_cursor_renderer_new (meta_get_backend ());
+      g_hash_table_insert (seat->tablet_cursors, device, renderer);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      if (seat->tablet_cursors)
+        g_hash_table_remove (seat->tablet_cursors, device);
+    }
+}
+
 static gboolean
 process_device_event (MetaSeatNative        *seat,
                       struct libinput_event *event)
@@ -2228,18 +2253,22 @@ process_device_event (MetaSeatNative        *seat,
           libinput_event_get_tablet_tool_event (event);
         struct libinput_tablet_tool *libinput_tool = NULL;
         enum libinput_tablet_tool_proximity_state state;
+        gboolean in;
 
         state = libinput_event_tablet_tool_get_proximity_state (tablet_event);
         time = libinput_event_tablet_tool_get_time_usec (tablet_event);
         device = libinput_device_get_user_data (libinput_device);
+        in = state == LIBINPUT_TABLET_TOOL_PROXIMITY_STATE_IN;
 
         libinput_tool = libinput_event_tablet_tool_get_tool (tablet_event);
 
-        if (state == LIBINPUT_TABLET_TOOL_PROXIMITY_STATE_IN)
+        if (in)
           input_device_update_tool (device, libinput_tool);
-        notify_proximity (device, time, state == LIBINPUT_TABLET_TOOL_PROXIMITY_STATE_IN);
-        if (state == LIBINPUT_TABLET_TOOL_PROXIMITY_STATE_OUT)
+        notify_proximity (device, time, in);
+        if (!in)
           input_device_update_tool (device, NULL);
+
+        update_tablet_cursor_state (seat, device, in);
         break;
       }
     case LIBINPUT_EVENT_TABLET_TOOL_BUTTON:
@@ -2600,6 +2629,7 @@ meta_seat_native_finalize (GObject *object)
   if (seat->touch_states)
     g_hash_table_destroy (seat->touch_states);
 
+  g_clear_pointer (&seat->tablet_cursors, g_hash_table_unref);
   g_object_unref (seat->cursor_renderer);
   g_object_unref (seat->udev_client);
 
@@ -3278,5 +3308,9 @@ meta_seat_native_get_cursor_renderer (MetaSeatNative     *seat,
       return seat->cursor_renderer;
     }
 
+  if (seat->tablet_cursors &&
+      clutter_input_device_get_device_type (device) == CLUTTER_TABLET_DEVICE)
+    return g_hash_table_lookup (seat->tablet_cursors, device);
+
   return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-seat-native.h b/src/backends/native/meta-seat-native.h
index 6fada5956..0f917aa60 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-seat-native.h
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-seat-native.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ struct _MetaSeatNative
 
   MetaKeymapNative *keymap;
   MetaCursorRenderer *cursor_renderer;
+  GHashTable *tablet_cursors;
 
   GUdevClient *udev_client;
   guint tablet_mode_switch_state : 1;
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-tablet-tool.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-tablet-tool.c
index e88d7245c..9a89a3f4b 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-tablet-tool.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-tablet-tool.c
@@ -932,7 +932,14 @@ meta_wayland_tablet_tool_update (MetaWaylandTabletTool *tool,
       break;
     case CLUTTER_PROXIMITY_IN:
       if (!tool->cursor_renderer)
-        tool->cursor_renderer = meta_cursor_renderer_new (meta_get_backend ());
+        {
+          MetaCursorRenderer *renderer;
+
+          renderer =
+            meta_backend_get_cursor_renderer_for_device (meta_get_backend (),
+                                                         clutter_event_get_source_device (event));
+          g_set_object (&tool->cursor_renderer, renderer);
+        }
       tool->current_tablet =
         meta_wayland_tablet_seat_lookup_tablet (tool->seat,
                                                 clutter_event_get_source_device (event));