diff --git a/modules/misc/news.nix b/modules/misc/news.nix
index 0cb5758ec..47efef6a1 100644
--- a/modules/misc/news.nix
+++ b/modules/misc/news.nix
@@ -557,6 +557,17 @@ in
           A new module is available: 'services.stalonetray'
         '';
       }
+
+      {
+        time = "2018-02-04T22:58:49+00:00";
+        condition = config.xsession.enable;
+        message = ''
+          A new option 'xsession.pointerCursor' is now available. It
+          allows specifying the pointer cursor theme and size. The
+          settings will be applied in the xsession, Xresources, and
+          GTK configurations.
+        '';
+      }
     ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/modules/modules.nix b/modules/modules.nix
index aa04f3271..c179c7325 100644
--- a/modules/modules.nix
+++ b/modules/modules.nix
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ let
     ./services/window-managers/xmonad.nix
     ./services/xscreensaver.nix
     ./systemd.nix
+    ./xcursor.nix
     ./xresources.nix
     ./xsession.nix
     <nixpkgs/nixos/modules/misc/assertions.nix>
diff --git a/modules/xcursor.nix b/modules/xcursor.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bb8af9b78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/xcursor.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+with lib;
+
+let
+
+  cfg = config.xsession.pointerCursor;
+
+  cursorType = types.submodule {
+    options = {
+      package = mkOption {
+        type = types.package;
+        example = literalExample "pkgs.vanilla-dmz";
+        description = "Package providing the cursor theme.";
+      };
+
+      name = mkOption {
+        type = types.str;
+        example = "Vanilla-DMZ";
+        description = "The cursor name within the package.";
+      };
+
+      size = mkOption {
+        type = types.int;
+        default = 32;
+        example = 64;
+        description = "The cursor size.";
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
+in
+
+{
+  meta.maintainers = [ maintainers.league ];
+
+  options = {
+    xsession.pointerCursor = mkOption {
+      type = types.nullOr cursorType;
+      default = null;
+      description = ''
+        The X cursor theme and settings. The package
+        <varname>xorg.xcursorthemes</varname> contains cursors named
+        whiteglass, redglass, and handhelds. The package
+        <varname>vanilla-dmz</varname> contains cursors named Vanilla-DMZ
+        and Vanilla-DMZ-AA. Note: handhelds does not seem to work at
+        custom sizes.
+      '';
+    };
+  };
+
+  config = mkIf (cfg != null) {
+
+    home.packages = [cfg.package];
+
+    xsession.initExtra = ''
+      ${pkgs.xorg.xsetroot}/bin/xsetroot -xcf ${cfg.package}/share/icons/${cfg.name}/cursors/X_cursor ${toString cfg.size}
+    '';
+
+    xresources.properties = {
+      "Xcursor.theme" = cfg.name;
+      "Xcursor.size"  = cfg.size;
+    };
+
+    gtk.gtk2.extraConfig = ''
+      gtk-cursor-theme-name="${cfg.name}"
+      gtk-cursor-theme-size=${toString cfg.size}
+    '';
+
+    gtk.gtk3.extraConfig = {
+      "gtk-cursor-theme-name" = cfg.name;
+      "gtk-cursor-theme-size" = cfg.size;
+    };
+
+  };
+}