diff --git a/src/core/display.c b/src/core/display.c
index a9bdc79ce..69c58df14 100644
--- a/src/core/display.c
+++ b/src/core/display.c
@@ -4273,22 +4273,29 @@ meta_display_set_cursor_theme (const char *theme,
 {
 #ifdef HAVE_XCURSOR     
   GSList *tmp;
-
+  GList *devices, *d;
   MetaDisplay *display = meta_get_display ();
 
   XcursorSetTheme (display->xdisplay, theme);
   XcursorSetDefaultSize (display->xdisplay, size);
 
+  devices = meta_device_map_list_devices (display->device_map);
   tmp = display->screens;
+
   while (tmp != NULL)
     {
       MetaScreen *screen = tmp->data;
-	  	  
-      meta_screen_update_cursor (screen);
+
+      for (d = devices; d; d = d->next)
+        {
+          if (META_IS_DEVICE_POINTER (d->data))
+            meta_screen_update_cursor (screen, d->data);
+        }
 
       tmp = tmp->next;
     }
 
+  g_list_free (devices);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/screen-private.h b/src/core/screen-private.h
index 92e724b42..682030490 100644
--- a/src/core/screen-private.h
+++ b/src/core/screen-private.h
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ struct _MetaScreen
   MetaStack *stack;
   MetaStackTracker *stack_tracker;
 
-  MetaCursor current_cursor;
+  /* per-pointer cursors */
+  GHashTable *cursors;
 
   Window flash_window;
 
@@ -158,8 +159,10 @@ void          meta_screen_queue_frame_redraws (MetaScreen                 *scree
 void          meta_screen_queue_window_resizes (MetaScreen                 *screen);
 
 void          meta_screen_set_cursor          (MetaScreen                 *screen,
+                                               MetaDevice                 *pointer,
                                                MetaCursor                  cursor);
-void          meta_screen_update_cursor       (MetaScreen                 *screen);
+void          meta_screen_update_cursor       (MetaScreen                 *screen,
+                                               MetaDevice                 *pointer);
 
 void          meta_screen_tab_popup_create       (MetaScreen              *screen,
                                                   MetaTabList              list_type,
diff --git a/src/core/screen.c b/src/core/screen.c
index dc434fd87..971d696a8 100644
--- a/src/core/screen.c
+++ b/src/core/screen.c
@@ -778,10 +778,10 @@ meta_screen_new (MetaDisplay *display,
   screen->rect.x = screen->rect.y = 0;
   screen->rect.width = WidthOfScreen (screen->xscreen);
   screen->rect.height = HeightOfScreen (screen->xscreen);
-  screen->current_cursor = -1; /* invalid/unset */
   screen->default_xvisual = DefaultVisualOfScreen (screen->xscreen);
   screen->default_depth = DefaultDepthOfScreen (screen->xscreen);
   screen->flash_window = None;
+  screen->cursors = g_hash_table_new (NULL, NULL);
 
   screen->wm_sn_selection_window = new_wm_sn_owner;
   screen->wm_sn_atom = wm_sn_atom;
@@ -806,8 +806,6 @@ meta_screen_new (MetaDisplay *display,
   screen->last_monitor_index = 0;  
   
   reload_monitor_infos (screen);
-  
-  meta_screen_set_cursor (screen, META_CURSOR_DEFAULT);
 
   /* Handle creating a no_focus_window for this screen */  
   screen->no_focus_window =
@@ -969,6 +967,8 @@ meta_screen_free (MetaScreen *screen,
   
   g_free (screen->screen_name);
 
+  g_hash_table_destroy (screen->cursors);
+
   g_object_unref (screen);
 
   XFlush (display->xdisplay);
@@ -1582,31 +1582,33 @@ update_focus_mode (MetaScreen *screen)
 
 void
 meta_screen_set_cursor (MetaScreen *screen,
+                        MetaDevice *pointer,
                         MetaCursor  cursor)
 {
-  Cursor xcursor;
+  MetaCursor old_cursor;
 
-  if (cursor == screen->current_cursor)
+  old_cursor = GPOINTER_TO_UINT (g_hash_table_lookup (screen->cursors, pointer));
+
+  if (cursor == old_cursor)
     return;
 
-  screen->current_cursor = cursor;
-  
-  xcursor = meta_display_create_x_cursor (screen->display, cursor);
-  XDefineCursor (screen->display->xdisplay, screen->xroot, xcursor);
-  XFlush (screen->display->xdisplay);
-  XFreeCursor (screen->display->xdisplay, xcursor);
+  g_hash_table_insert (screen->cursors, pointer,
+                       GUINT_TO_POINTER (cursor));
+
+  meta_screen_update_cursor (screen, pointer);
 }
 
 void
-meta_screen_update_cursor (MetaScreen *screen)
+meta_screen_update_cursor (MetaScreen *screen,
+                           MetaDevice *pointer)
 {
-  Cursor xcursor;
+  MetaCursor cursor;
 
-  xcursor = meta_display_create_x_cursor (screen->display, 
-					  screen->current_cursor);
-  XDefineCursor (screen->display->xdisplay, screen->xroot, xcursor);
+  cursor = GPOINTER_TO_UINT (g_hash_table_lookup (screen->cursors, pointer));
+  meta_device_pointer_set_window_cursor (META_DEVICE_POINTER (pointer),
+                                         screen->xroot,
+                                         cursor);
   XFlush (screen->display->xdisplay);
-  XFreeCursor (screen->display->xdisplay, xcursor);
 }
 
 void
@@ -3056,17 +3058,22 @@ static gboolean startup_sequence_timeout (void *data);
 static void
 update_startup_feedback (MetaScreen *screen)
 {
+  MetaDevice *pointer;
+
+  pointer = meta_device_map_lookup (screen->display->device_map,
+                                    META_CORE_POINTER_ID);
+
   if (screen->startup_sequences != NULL)
     {
       meta_topic (META_DEBUG_STARTUP,
                   "Setting busy cursor\n");
-      meta_screen_set_cursor (screen, META_CURSOR_BUSY);
+      meta_screen_set_cursor (screen, pointer, META_CURSOR_BUSY);
     }
   else
     {
       meta_topic (META_DEBUG_STARTUP,
                   "Setting default cursor\n");
-      meta_screen_set_cursor (screen, META_CURSOR_DEFAULT);
+      meta_screen_set_cursor (screen, pointer, META_CURSOR_DEFAULT);
     }
 }