diff --git a/internal/backends/winit/event_loop.rs b/internal/backends/winit/event_loop.rs
index 906e38132d7..7f618987044 100644
--- a/internal/backends/winit/event_loop.rs
+++ b/internal/backends/winit/event_loop.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ use std::rc::{Rc, Weak};
 use winit::event::WindowEvent;
 use winit::event_loop::ActiveEventLoop;
 use winit::event_loop::ControlFlow;
-use winit::window::ResizeDirection;
+use winit::window::{CustomCursor, ResizeDirection};
 pub(crate) struct NotRunningEventLoop {
     #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
     pub(crate) clipboard: Rc<std::cell::RefCell<crate::clipboard::ClipboardPair>>,
@@ -320,6 +320,8 @@ impl winit::application::ApplicationHandler<SlintUserEvent> for EventLoopState {
         }
 
         let runtime_window = WindowInner::from_pub(window.window());
+        self.maybe_set_custom_cursor(&runtime_window, &window, &event_loop);
+
         match event {
             WindowEvent::RedrawRequested => {
                 self.loop_error = window.draw().err();
@@ -348,7 +350,6 @@ impl winit::application::ApplicationHandler<SlintUserEvent> for EventLoopState {
                     );
                 }
             }
-
             WindowEvent::KeyboardInput { event, is_synthetic, .. } => {
                 let key_code = event.logical_key;
                 // For now: Match Qt's behavior of mapping command to control and control to meta (LWin/RWin).
@@ -720,6 +721,39 @@ impl EventLoopState {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn maybe_set_custom_cursor(
+        &self,
+        runtime_window: &WindowInner,
+        window: &WinitWindowAdapter,
+        event_loop: &ActiveEventLoop,
+    ) {
+        let window_item = runtime_window.window_item();
+        let window_ref = window_item.as_ref().unwrap().as_pin_ref();
+        let cursor = window_ref.cursor();
+        runtime_window.set_has_custom_cursor(false);
+
+        // TODO: Only change the cursor if the cursor value becomes dirty
+        // `window_ref.cursor.is_dirty()` doesn't seem to work.
+        if cursor.size().width > 0 && cursor.size().height > 0 {
+            let hotspot_x = window_ref.cursor_hotspot_x().get();
+            let hotspot_y = window_ref.cursor_hotspot_y().get();
+            let rgba_vec = cursor.to_rgba8().unwrap().make_mut_slice().to_vec();
+            let rgba =
+                rgba_vec.iter().map(|c| vec![c.r, c.g, c.b, c.a]).flatten().collect::<Vec<u8>>();
+            let size = cursor.size();
+            let source = CustomCursor::from_rgba(
+                rgba,
+                size.width as u16,
+                size.height as u16,
+                hotspot_x as u16,
+                hotspot_y as u16,
+            );
+            let custom_cursor = event_loop.create_custom_cursor(source.unwrap());
+            window.winit_window().unwrap().set_cursor(custom_cursor.clone());
+            runtime_window.set_has_custom_cursor(true);
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Runs the event loop and renders the items in the provided `component` in its
     /// own window.
     #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
diff --git a/internal/backends/winit/winitwindowadapter.rs b/internal/backends/winit/winitwindowadapter.rs
index 08d58071c92..58c8b885200 100644
--- a/internal/backends/winit/winitwindowadapter.rs
+++ b/internal/backends/winit/winitwindowadapter.rs
@@ -939,6 +939,11 @@ impl WindowAdapter for WinitWindowAdapter {
 
 impl WindowAdapterInternal for WinitWindowAdapter {
     fn set_mouse_cursor(&self, cursor: MouseCursor) {
+        let runtime_window = WindowInner::from_pub(self.window());
+        if runtime_window.has_custom_cursor() {
+            return;
+        }
+
         let winit_cursor = match cursor {
             MouseCursor::Default => winit::window::CursorIcon::Default,
             MouseCursor::None => winit::window::CursorIcon::Default,
diff --git a/internal/compiler/builtins.slint b/internal/compiler/builtins.slint
index c1f33b5edd9..aca508da314 100644
--- a/internal/compiler/builtins.slint
+++ b/internal/compiler/builtins.slint
@@ -221,6 +221,9 @@ component WindowItem {
     in-out property <length> default-font-size; // <=> StyleMetrics.default-font-size  set in apply_default_properties_from_style
     in property <int> default-font-weight;
     in property <image> icon;
+    in property <image> cursor;
+    in property <length> cursor-hotspot-x;
+    in property <length> cursor-hotspot-y;
 }
 
 export component Window inherits WindowItem {
diff --git a/internal/core/items.rs b/internal/core/items.rs
index f5e7d0ba07b..8188894350a 100644
--- a/internal/core/items.rs
+++ b/internal/core/items.rs
@@ -960,6 +960,9 @@ pub struct WindowItem {
     pub default_font_size: Property<LogicalLength>,
     pub default_font_weight: Property<i32>,
     pub cached_rendering_data: CachedRenderingData,
+    pub cursor: Property<crate::graphics::Image>,
+    pub cursor_hotspot_x: Property<LogicalLength>,
+    pub cursor_hotspot_y: Property<LogicalLength>,
 }
 
 impl Item for WindowItem {
diff --git a/internal/core/window.rs b/internal/core/window.rs
index 6912981d01c..48b46a15c30 100644
--- a/internal/core/window.rs
+++ b/internal/core/window.rs
@@ -434,6 +434,8 @@ pub struct WindowInner {
     maximized: Cell<bool>,
     minimized: Cell<bool>,
 
+    has_custom_cursor: Cell<bool>,
+
     /// Stack of currently active popups
     active_popups: RefCell<Vec<PopupWindow>>,
     next_popup_id: Cell<NonZeroU32>,
@@ -503,6 +505,7 @@ impl WindowInner {
             close_requested: Default::default(),
             click_state: ClickState::default(),
             prevent_focus_change: Default::default(),
+            has_custom_cursor: Cell::new(false),
             // The ctx is lazy so that a Window can be initialized before the backend.
             // (for example in test_empty_window)
             ctx: once_cell::unsync::Lazy::new(|| {
@@ -1263,6 +1266,16 @@ impl WindowInner {
     pub fn from_pub(window: &crate::api::Window) -> &Self {
         &window.0
     }
+
+    /// Sets whether the window has a custom cursor set.
+    pub fn set_has_custom_cursor(&self, is_custom_cursor: bool) {
+        self.has_custom_cursor.set(is_custom_cursor);
+    }
+
+    /// Returns whether the window has a custom cursor set.
+    pub fn has_custom_cursor(&self) -> bool {
+        self.has_custom_cursor.get()
+    }
 }
 
 /// Internal alias for `Rc<dyn WindowAdapter>`.