diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fb2209c..eb3cfa7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ target_link_libraries(hyprpaper
         ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT}
         ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1-protocol.o
         ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/xdg-shell-protocol.o
+        wayland-cursor
 )
 
 IF(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES Debug OR CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES DEBUG)
diff --git a/src/Hyprpaper.cpp b/src/Hyprpaper.cpp
index a610b35..361d30e 100644
--- a/src/Hyprpaper.cpp
+++ b/src/Hyprpaper.cpp
@@ -124,12 +124,23 @@ void CHyprpaper::recheckAllMonitors() {
     }
 }
 
+void CHyprpaper::createSeat(wl_seat* pSeat) {
+    wl_seat_add_listener(pSeat, &Events::seatListener, pSeat);
+}
+
 void CHyprpaper::recheckMonitor(SMonitor* pMonitor) {
     ensureMonitorHasActiveWallpaper(pMonitor);
 
     if (pMonitor->wantsACK) {
         pMonitor->wantsACK = false;
         zwlr_layer_surface_v1_ack_configure(pMonitor->pCurrentLayerSurface->pLayerSurface, pMonitor->configureSerial);
+
+        int XCURSOR_SIZE = 24;
+        if (getenv("XCURSOR_SIZE")) {
+            XCURSOR_SIZE = std::stoi(getenv("XCURSOR_SIZE"));
+        }
+
+        pMonitor->pCurrentLayerSurface->pCursorImg = wl_cursor_theme_get_cursor(wl_cursor_theme_load(getenv("XCURSOR_THEME"), XCURSOR_SIZE * pMonitor->scale, m_sSHM), "left_ptr")->images[0];
     }
 
     if (pMonitor->wantsReload) {
diff --git a/src/Hyprpaper.hpp b/src/Hyprpaper.hpp
index d3c4624..2b9aaf4 100644
--- a/src/Hyprpaper.hpp
+++ b/src/Hyprpaper.hpp
@@ -53,8 +53,11 @@ public:
     void        ensurePoolBuffersPresent();
     SPoolBuffer* getPoolBuffer(SMonitor*, CWallpaperTarget*);
     void        unloadWallpaper(const std::string&);
+    void        createSeat(wl_seat*);
 
     std::mutex  m_mtTickMutex;
+
+    SMonitor*   m_pLastMonitor = nullptr;
 private:
     
     bool        m_bShouldExit = false;
diff --git a/src/events/Events.cpp b/src/events/Events.cpp
index 3ff4439..2e1573f 100644
--- a/src/events/Events.cpp
+++ b/src/events/Events.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,47 @@ void Events::description(void *data, wl_output *wl_output, const char *descripti
     // i do not care
 }
 
+void Events::handleCapabilities(void *data, wl_seat *wl_seat, uint32_t capabilities) {
+    if (capabilities & WL_SEAT_CAPABILITY_POINTER) {
+        wl_pointer_add_listener(wl_seat_get_pointer(wl_seat), &pointerListener, wl_seat);
+    }
+}
+
+void Events::handlePointerLeave(void *data, struct wl_pointer *wl_pointer, uint32_t serial, struct wl_surface *surface) {
+    // ignored
+    wl_surface_commit(surface);
+
+    g_pHyprpaper->m_pLastMonitor = nullptr;
+}
+
+void Events::handlePointerAxis(void *data, wl_pointer *wl_pointer, uint32_t time, uint32_t axis, wl_fixed_t value) {
+    // ignored
+}
+
+void Events::handlePointerMotion(void *data, struct wl_pointer *wl_pointer, uint32_t time, wl_fixed_t surface_x, wl_fixed_t surface_y) {
+    // ignored
+    if (g_pHyprpaper->m_pLastMonitor) {
+        wl_surface_commit(g_pHyprpaper->m_pLastMonitor->pCurrentLayerSurface->pSurface);
+    }
+}
+
+void Events::handlePointerButton(void *data, struct wl_pointer *wl_pointer, uint32_t serial, uint32_t time, uint32_t button, uint32_t button_state) {
+    // ignored
+}
+
+void Events::handlePointerEnter(void *data, struct wl_pointer *wl_pointer, uint32_t serial, struct wl_surface *surface, wl_fixed_t surface_x, wl_fixed_t surface_y) {
+    for (auto& mon : g_pHyprpaper->m_vMonitors) {
+        if (mon->pCurrentLayerSurface->pSurface == surface) {
+            g_pHyprpaper->m_pLastMonitor = mon.get();
+
+            wl_surface_set_buffer_scale(mon->pCurrentLayerSurface->pCursorSurface, mon->scale);
+            wl_surface_attach(mon->pCurrentLayerSurface->pCursorSurface, wl_cursor_image_get_buffer(mon->pCurrentLayerSurface->pCursorImg), 0, 0);
+            wl_pointer_set_cursor(wl_pointer, serial, mon->pCurrentLayerSurface->pCursorSurface, mon->pCurrentLayerSurface->pCursorImg->hotspot_x / mon->scale, mon->pCurrentLayerSurface->pCursorImg->hotspot_y / mon->scale);
+            wl_surface_commit(mon->pCurrentLayerSurface->pCursorSurface);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 void Events::ls_configure(void *data, zwlr_layer_surface_v1 *surface, uint32_t serial, uint32_t width, uint32_t height) {
     const auto PLAYERSURFACE = (CLayerSurface*)data;
 
@@ -60,6 +101,8 @@ void Events::handleGlobal(void *data, struct wl_registry *registry, uint32_t nam
         wl_output_add_listener(PMONITOR->output, &Events::outputListener, PMONITOR);
 
         g_pHyprpaper->m_mtTickMutex.unlock();
+    } else if (strcmp(interface, wl_seat_interface.name) == 0) {
+        g_pHyprpaper->createSeat((wl_seat*)wl_registry_bind(registry, name, &wl_seat_interface, 1));
     } else if (strcmp(interface, zwlr_layer_shell_v1_interface.name) == 0) {
         g_pHyprpaper->m_sLayerShell = (zwlr_layer_shell_v1 *)wl_registry_bind(registry, name, &zwlr_layer_shell_v1_interface, 1);
     }
diff --git a/src/events/Events.hpp b/src/events/Events.hpp
index c03e00d..2b01d2e 100644
--- a/src/events/Events.hpp
+++ b/src/events/Events.hpp
@@ -21,9 +21,25 @@ namespace Events {
 
     void handleGlobalRemove(void *data, struct wl_registry *registry, uint32_t name);
 
+    void handleCapabilities(void *data, wl_seat *wl_seat, uint32_t capabilities);
+
+    void handlePointerMotion(void *data, struct wl_pointer *wl_pointer, uint32_t time, wl_fixed_t surface_x, wl_fixed_t surface_y);
+
+    void handlePointerButton(void *data, struct wl_pointer *wl_pointer, uint32_t serial, uint32_t time, uint32_t button, uint32_t button_state);
+
+    void handlePointerAxis(void *data, wl_pointer *wl_pointer, uint32_t time, uint32_t axis, wl_fixed_t value);
+
+    void handlePointerEnter(void *data, struct wl_pointer *wl_pointer, uint32_t serial, struct wl_surface *surface, wl_fixed_t surface_x, wl_fixed_t surface_y);
+
+    void handlePointerLeave(void *data, struct wl_pointer *wl_pointer, uint32_t serial, struct wl_surface *surface);
+
     inline const wl_output_listener outputListener = {.geometry = geometry, .mode = mode, .done = done, .scale = scale, .name = name, .description = description};
 
     inline const zwlr_layer_surface_v1_listener layersurfaceListener = { .configure = ls_configure };
 
     inline const struct wl_registry_listener registryListener = { .global = handleGlobal, .global_remove = handleGlobalRemove };
+
+    inline const wl_pointer_listener pointerListener = { .enter = handlePointerEnter, .leave = handlePointerLeave, .motion = handlePointerMotion, .button = handlePointerButton, .axis = handlePointerAxis };
+
+    inline const wl_seat_listener seatListener = { .capabilities = handleCapabilities };
 }
diff --git a/src/includes.hpp b/src/includes.hpp
index f515ee4..a3895e9 100644
--- a/src/includes.hpp
+++ b/src/includes.hpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1-protocol.h"
 #include "xdg-shell-protocol.h"
 #include <wayland-client.h>
+#include <wayland-cursor.h>
 }
 
 #undef class
diff --git a/src/render/LayerSurface.cpp b/src/render/LayerSurface.cpp
index 7e5ff83..d66e8c3 100644
--- a/src/render/LayerSurface.cpp
+++ b/src/render/LayerSurface.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ CLayerSurface::CLayerSurface(SMonitor* pMonitor) {
     m_pMonitor = pMonitor;
 
     pSurface = wl_compositor_create_surface(g_pHyprpaper->m_sCompositor);
+    pCursorSurface = wl_compositor_create_surface(g_pHyprpaper->m_sCompositor);
 
     if (!pSurface) {
         Debug::log(CRIT, "The compositor did not allow hyprpaper a surface!");
diff --git a/src/render/LayerSurface.hpp b/src/render/LayerSurface.hpp
index 0a75983..42dde3a 100644
--- a/src/render/LayerSurface.hpp
+++ b/src/render/LayerSurface.hpp
@@ -13,4 +13,7 @@ public:
 
     zwlr_layer_surface_v1* pLayerSurface = nullptr;
     wl_surface* pSurface = nullptr;
+
+    wl_cursor_image* pCursorImg = nullptr;
+    wl_surface* pCursorSurface = nullptr;
 };