diff --git a/backend/drm/drm.c b/backend/drm/drm.c
index 6cbb0535..08e6296b 100644
--- a/backend/drm/drm.c
+++ b/backend/drm/drm.c
@@ -533,13 +533,14 @@ static bool wlr_drm_connector_set_cursor(struct wlr_output *output,
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		if (!wlr_drm_surface_init(&plane->surf, renderer, w, h, GBM_FORMAT_ARGB8888, 0)) {
+		if (!wlr_drm_surface_init(&plane->surf, renderer, w, h,
+				GBM_FORMAT_ARGB8888, 0)) {
 			wlr_log(L_ERROR, "Cannot allocate cursor resources");
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		plane->cursor_bo = gbm_bo_create(renderer->gbm, w, h, GBM_FORMAT_ARGB8888,
-			GBM_BO_USE_CURSOR | GBM_BO_USE_WRITE);
+		plane->cursor_bo = gbm_bo_create(renderer->gbm, w, h,
+			GBM_FORMAT_ARGB8888, GBM_BO_USE_CURSOR | GBM_BO_USE_WRITE);
 		if (!plane->cursor_bo) {
 			wlr_log_errno(L_ERROR, "Failed to create cursor bo");
 			return false;
@@ -552,45 +553,26 @@ static bool wlr_drm_connector_set_cursor(struct wlr_output *output,
 
 		// TODO the image needs to be rotated depending on the output rotation
 
-		plane->wlr_tex = wlr_render_texture_create(plane->surf.renderer->wlr_rend);
+		plane->wlr_tex =
+			wlr_render_texture_create(plane->surf.renderer->wlr_rend);
 		if (!plane->wlr_tex) {
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
 
-	switch (output->transform) {
-	case WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_90:
-		plane->cursor_hotspot_x = hotspot_x;
-		plane->cursor_hotspot_y = -plane->surf.height + hotspot_y;
-		break;
-	case WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_180:
-		plane->cursor_hotspot_x = plane->surf.width - hotspot_x;
-		plane->cursor_hotspot_y = plane->surf.height - hotspot_y;
-		break;
-	case WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_270:
-		plane->cursor_hotspot_x = -plane->surf.height + hotspot_x;
-		plane->cursor_hotspot_y = hotspot_y;
-		break;
-	case WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_FLIPPED:
-		plane->cursor_hotspot_x = plane->surf.width - hotspot_x;
-		plane->cursor_hotspot_y = hotspot_y;
-		break;
-	case WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_FLIPPED_90:
-		plane->cursor_hotspot_x = hotspot_x;
-		plane->cursor_hotspot_y = -hotspot_y;
-		break;
-	case WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_FLIPPED_180:
-		plane->cursor_hotspot_x = hotspot_x;
-		plane->cursor_hotspot_y = plane->surf.height - hotspot_y;
-		break;
-	case WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_FLIPPED_270:
-		plane->cursor_hotspot_x = -plane->surf.height + hotspot_x;
-		plane->cursor_hotspot_y = plane->surf.width - hotspot_y;
-		break;
-	default: // WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_NORMAL
-		plane->cursor_hotspot_x = hotspot_x;
-		plane->cursor_hotspot_y = hotspot_y;
-	}
+	struct wlr_box hotspot = {
+		.width = plane->surf.width,
+		.height = plane->surf.height,
+		.x = hotspot_x,
+		.y = hotspot_y,
+	};
+	enum wl_output_transform transform =
+		wlr_output_transform_invert(output->transform);
+	struct wlr_box transformed_hotspot;
+	wlr_output_transform_apply_to_box(transform, &hotspot,
+		&transformed_hotspot);
+	plane->cursor_hotspot_x = transformed_hotspot.x;
+	plane->cursor_hotspot_y = transformed_hotspot.y;
 
 	if (!update_pixels) {
 		// Only update the cursor hotspot
@@ -620,11 +602,13 @@ static bool wlr_drm_connector_set_cursor(struct wlr_output *output,
 
 	float matrix[16];
 	wlr_texture_get_matrix(plane->wlr_tex, &matrix, &plane->matrix, 0, 0);
-	wlr_render_with_matrix(plane->surf.renderer->wlr_rend, plane->wlr_tex, &matrix);
+	wlr_render_with_matrix(plane->surf.renderer->wlr_rend, plane->wlr_tex,
+		&matrix);
 
 	glFinish();
 	glPixelStorei(GL_UNPACK_ROW_LENGTH_EXT, bo_stride);
-	glReadPixels(0, 0, plane->surf.width, plane->surf.height, GL_BGRA_EXT, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, bo_data);
+	glReadPixels(0, 0, plane->surf.width, plane->surf.height, GL_BGRA_EXT,
+		GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, bo_data);
 	glPixelStorei(GL_UNPACK_ROW_LENGTH_EXT, 0);
 
 	wlr_drm_surface_swap_buffers(&plane->surf);
@@ -638,35 +622,23 @@ static bool wlr_drm_connector_move_cursor(struct wlr_output *output,
 		int x, int y) {
 	struct wlr_drm_connector *conn = (struct wlr_drm_connector *)output;
 	struct wlr_drm_backend *drm = (struct wlr_drm_backend *)output->backend;
-
 	struct wlr_drm_plane *plane = conn->crtc->cursor;
-	x -= plane->cursor_hotspot_x;
-	y -= plane->cursor_hotspot_y;
 
-	int width, height, tmp;
-	wlr_output_effective_resolution(output, &width, &height);
+	struct wlr_box box;
+	box.x = x;
+	box.y = y;
+	wlr_output_effective_resolution(output, &box.width, &box.height);
 
-	switch (output->transform) {
-	case WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_NORMAL:
-	case WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_FLIPPED:
-	case WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_FLIPPED_180:
-		// nothing to do
-		break;
-	case WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_270:
-	case WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_FLIPPED_270:
-		tmp = x;
-		x = y;
-		y = -(tmp - width);
-		break;
-	case WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_90:
-	case WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_FLIPPED_90:
-		tmp = x;
-		x = -(y - height);
-		y = tmp;
-		break;
-	}
+	enum wl_output_transform transform =
+		wlr_output_transform_invert(output->transform);
+	struct wlr_box transformed_box;
+	wlr_output_transform_apply_to_box(transform, &box, &transformed_box);
 
-	return drm->iface->crtc_move_cursor(drm, conn->crtc, x, y);
+	transformed_box.x -= plane->cursor_hotspot_x;
+	transformed_box.y -= plane->cursor_hotspot_y;
+
+	return drm->iface->crtc_move_cursor(drm, conn->crtc, transformed_box.x,
+		transformed_box.y);
 }
 
 static void wlr_drm_connector_destroy(struct wlr_output *output) {
diff --git a/backend/wayland/output.c b/backend/wayland/output.c
index 494e0522..fd20b3e3 100644
--- a/backend/wayland/output.c
+++ b/backend/wayland/output.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ static bool wlr_wl_output_set_cursor(struct wlr_output *_output,
 		(struct wlr_wl_backend_output *)_output;
 	struct wlr_wl_backend *backend = output->backend;
 
+	// TODO: use output->wlr_output.transform to transform pixels and hotpot
 	output->cursor.hotspot_x = hotspot_x;
 	output->cursor.hotspot_y = hotspot_y;
 
diff --git a/backend/wayland/wl_seat.c b/backend/wayland/wl_seat.c
index 0d8e5b1f..deed215e 100644
--- a/backend/wayland/wl_seat.c
+++ b/backend/wayland/wl_seat.c
@@ -42,21 +42,30 @@ static void pointer_handle_motion(void *data, struct wl_pointer *wl_pointer,
 		uint32_t time, wl_fixed_t surface_x, wl_fixed_t surface_y) {
 	struct wlr_input_device *dev = data;
 	assert(dev && dev->pointer);
-	struct wlr_wl_pointer *wlr_wl_pointer = (struct wlr_wl_pointer *)dev->pointer;
+	struct wlr_wl_pointer *wlr_wl_pointer =
+		(struct wlr_wl_pointer *)dev->pointer;
 	if (!wlr_wl_pointer->current_output) {
 		wlr_log(L_ERROR, "pointer motion event without current output");
 		return;
 	}
-	int width, height;
+
+	struct wlr_box box;
 	wl_egl_window_get_attached_size(wlr_wl_pointer->current_output->egl_window,
-		&width, &height);
+		&box.width, &box.height);
+	box.x = wl_fixed_to_int(surface_x);
+	box.y = wl_fixed_to_int(surface_y);
+	struct wlr_box transformed;
+	wlr_output_transform_apply_to_box(
+		wlr_wl_pointer->current_output->wlr_output.transform, &box,
+		&transformed);
+
 	struct wlr_event_pointer_motion_absolute wlr_event;
 	wlr_event.device = dev;
 	wlr_event.time_msec = time;
-	wlr_event.width_mm = width;
-	wlr_event.height_mm = height;
-	wlr_event.x_mm = wl_fixed_to_double(surface_x);
-	wlr_event.y_mm = wl_fixed_to_double(surface_y);
+	wlr_event.width_mm = transformed.width;
+	wlr_event.height_mm = transformed.height;
+	wlr_event.x_mm = transformed.x;
+	wlr_event.y_mm = transformed.y;
 	wl_signal_emit(&dev->pointer->events.motion_absolute, &wlr_event);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/wlr/interfaces/wlr_output.h b/include/wlr/interfaces/wlr_output.h
index d365e8f5..b4f39d35 100644
--- a/include/wlr/interfaces/wlr_output.h
+++ b/include/wlr/interfaces/wlr_output.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define WLR_INTERFACES_WLR_OUTPUT_H
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <wlr/types/wlr_box.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_output.h>
 #include <wlr/backend.h>
 
@@ -31,4 +32,8 @@ struct wl_global *wlr_output_create_global(struct wlr_output *wlr_output,
 	struct wl_display *display);
 void wlr_output_destroy_global(struct wlr_output *wlr_output);
 
+void wlr_output_transform_apply_to_box(enum wl_output_transform transform,
+	struct wlr_box *box, struct wlr_box *dest);
+enum wl_output_transform wlr_output_transform_invert(enum wl_output_transform);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/rootston/config.c b/rootston/config.c
index 18138ab0..dc7a4b1d 100644
--- a/rootston/config.c
+++ b/rootston/config.c
@@ -228,7 +228,9 @@ static int config_ini_handler(void *user, const char *section, const char *name,
 		} else if (strcmp(name, "y") == 0) {
 			oc->y = strtol(value, NULL, 10);
 		} else if (strcmp(name, "rotate") == 0) {
-			if (strcmp(value, "90") == 0) {
+			if (strcmp(value, "normal") == 0) {
+				oc->transform = WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_NORMAL;
+			} else if (strcmp(value, "90") == 0) {
 				oc->transform = WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_90;
 			} else if (strcmp(value, "180") == 0) {
 				oc->transform = WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_180;
diff --git a/types/wlr_output.c b/types/wlr_output.c
index 44d24ae3..93d4de93 100644
--- a/types/wlr_output.c
+++ b/types/wlr_output.c
@@ -267,8 +267,8 @@ static void output_cursor_render(struct wlr_output_cursor *cursor) {
 
 	struct wlr_box output_box;
 	output_box.x = output_box.y = 0;
-	output_box.width = cursor->output->width;
-	output_box.height = cursor->output->height;
+	wlr_output_effective_resolution(cursor->output, &output_box.width,
+		&output_box.height);
 
 	struct wlr_box cursor_box;
 	output_cursor_get_box(cursor, &cursor_box);
@@ -500,3 +500,58 @@ void wlr_output_cursor_destroy(struct wlr_output_cursor *cursor) {
 	wl_list_remove(&cursor->link);
 	free(cursor);
 }
+
+void wlr_output_transform_apply_to_box(enum wl_output_transform transform,
+		struct wlr_box *box, struct wlr_box *dest) {
+	if (transform % 2 == 0) {
+		dest->width = box->width;
+		dest->height = box->height;
+	} else {
+		dest->width = box->height;
+		dest->height = box->width;
+	}
+
+	switch (transform) {
+	case WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_NORMAL:
+		dest->x = box->x;
+		dest->y = box->y;
+		break;
+	case WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_90:
+		dest->x = box->y;
+		dest->y = box->width - box->x;
+		break;
+	case WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_180:
+		dest->x = box->width - box->x;
+		dest->y = box->height - box->y;
+		break;
+	case WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_270:
+		dest->x = box->height - box->y;
+		dest->y = box->x;
+		break;
+	case WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_FLIPPED:
+		dest->x = box->width - box->x;
+		dest->y = box->y;
+		break;
+	case WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_FLIPPED_90:
+		dest->x = box->y;
+		dest->y = box->x;
+		break;
+	case WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_FLIPPED_180:
+		dest->x = box->x;
+		dest->y = box->height - box->y;
+		break;
+	case WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_FLIPPED_270:
+		dest->x = box->height - box->y;
+		dest->y = box->width - box->x;
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+enum wl_output_transform wlr_output_transform_invert(
+		enum wl_output_transform transform) {
+	if ((transform & WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_90) &&
+			!(transform & WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_FLIPPED)) {
+		transform ^= WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_180;
+	}
+	return transform;
+}