diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 245f2e8..e33c16c 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ static const float focuscolor[]            = COLOR(0x005577ff);
 static const float urgentcolor[]           = COLOR(0xff0000ff);
 /* This conforms to the xdg-protocol. Set the alpha to zero to restore the old behavior */
 static const float fullscreen_bg[]         = {0.1f, 0.1f, 0.1f, 1.0f}; /* You can also use glsl colors */
+static const char *cursor_theme            = NULL;
+static const char cursor_size[]            = "24"; /* Make sure it's a valid integer, otherwise things will break */
 
 /* tagging - TAGCOUNT must be no greater than 31 */
 #define TAGCOUNT (9)
diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
index 20269b8..ce81eff 100644
--- a/dwl.c
+++ b/dwl.c
@@ -2867,8 +2867,12 @@ setup(void)
 	 * Xcursor themes to source cursor images from and makes sure that cursor
 	 * images are available at all scale factors on the screen (necessary for
 	 * HiDPI support). Scaled cursors will be loaded with each output. */
-	cursor_mgr = wlr_xcursor_manager_create(NULL, 24);
-	setenv("XCURSOR_SIZE", "24", 1);
+	cursor_mgr = wlr_xcursor_manager_create(cursor_theme, atoi(cursor_size));
+	setenv("XCURSOR_SIZE", cursor_size, 1);
+	if (cursor_theme)
+		setenv("XCURSOR_THEME", cursor_theme, 1);
+	else
+		unsetenv("XCURSOR_THEME");
 
 	/*
 	 * wlr_cursor *only* displays an image on screen. It does not move around