diff --git a/examples/cursor.rs b/examples/cursor.rs
index 167c5cb1..995c6620 100644
--- a/examples/cursor.rs
+++ b/examples/cursor.rs
@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@ mod support;
 #[cfg(target_os = "android")]
 android_start!(main);
 
-fn main() {    
+fn main() {
     let window = glutin::WindowBuilder::new().build().unwrap();
-    window.set_title("A fantastic window!");   
+    window.set_title("A fantastic window!");
     unsafe { window.make_current().unwrap() };
 
     let context = support::load(&window);
     let cursors = [MouseCursor::Default, MouseCursor::Crosshair, MouseCursor::Hand, MouseCursor::Arrow, MouseCursor::Move, MouseCursor::Text, MouseCursor::Wait, MouseCursor::Help, MouseCursor::Progress, MouseCursor::NotAllowed, MouseCursor::ContextMenu, MouseCursor::NoneCursor, MouseCursor::Cell, MouseCursor::VerticalText, MouseCursor::Alias, MouseCursor::Copy, MouseCursor::NoDrop, MouseCursor::Grab, MouseCursor::Grabbing, MouseCursor::AllScroll, MouseCursor::ZoomIn, MouseCursor::ZoomOut, MouseCursor::EResize, MouseCursor::NResize, MouseCursor::NeResize, MouseCursor::NwResize, MouseCursor::SResize, MouseCursor::SeResize, MouseCursor::SwResize, MouseCursor::WResize, MouseCursor::EwResize, MouseCursor::NsResize, MouseCursor::NeswResize, MouseCursor::NwseResize, MouseCursor::ColResize, MouseCursor::RowResize];
     let mut cursor_idx = 0;
-    
+
     for event in window.wait_events() {
         match event {
             Event::KeyboardInput(ElementState::Pressed, _, _) => {
diff --git a/src/api/win32/callback.rs b/src/api/win32/callback.rs
index 5cd8ade5..d879da52 100644
--- a/src/api/win32/callback.rs
+++ b/src/api/win32/callback.rs
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "system" fn callback(window: winapi::HWND, msg: winapi::UINT,
                             CursorState::Normal => {
                                 user32::SetCursor(user32::LoadCursorW(
                                         ptr::null_mut(),
-                                        winapi::IDC_ARROW));
+                                        window_state.cursor));
                             },
                             CursorState::Grab | CursorState::Hide => {
                                 user32::SetCursor(ptr::null_mut());
diff --git a/src/api/win32/init.rs b/src/api/win32/init.rs
index 26ccba65..394923d3 100644
--- a/src/api/win32/init.rs
+++ b/src/api/win32/init.rs
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ unsafe fn init(title: Vec<u16>, window: &WindowAttributes, pf_reqs: &PixelFormat
 
     // Creating a mutex to track the current window state
     let window_state = Arc::new(Mutex::new(WindowState {
+        cursor: winapi::IDC_ARROW, // use arrow by default
         cursor_state: CursorState::Normal,
         attributes: window.clone()
     }));
diff --git a/src/api/win32/mod.rs b/src/api/win32/mod.rs
index 7a7f42ae..4dceaef1 100644
--- a/src/api/win32/mod.rs
+++ b/src/api/win32/mod.rs
@@ -42,9 +42,13 @@ lazy_static! {
     static ref WAKEUP_MSG_ID: u32 = unsafe { user32::RegisterWindowMessageA("Glutin::EventID".as_ptr() as *const i8) };
 }
 
+/// Cursor
+pub type Cursor = *const u16;
+
 /// Contains information about states and the window for the callback.
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct WindowState {
+    pub cursor: Cursor,
     pub cursor_state: CursorState,
     pub attributes: WindowAttributes
 }
@@ -112,7 +116,7 @@ impl Window {
         let opengl = opengl.clone().map_sharing(|sharing| {
             match sharing.context {
                 Context::Wgl(ref c) => RawContext::Wgl(c.get_hglrc()),
-                Context::Egl(_) => unimplemented!(),        // FIXME: 
+                Context::Egl(_) => unimplemented!(),        // FIXME:
             }
         });
 
@@ -261,41 +265,55 @@ impl Window {
 
     #[inline]
     pub fn set_cursor(&self, _cursor: MouseCursor) {
-        unimplemented!()
+        let cursor_id = match _cursor {
+            MouseCursor::Arrow | MouseCursor::Default => winapi::IDC_ARROW,
+            MouseCursor::Hand => winapi::IDC_HAND,
+            MouseCursor::Crosshair => winapi::IDC_CROSS,
+            MouseCursor::Text | MouseCursor::VerticalText => winapi::IDC_IBEAM,
+            MouseCursor::NotAllowed | MouseCursor::NoDrop => winapi::IDC_NO,
+            MouseCursor::EResize => winapi::IDC_SIZEWE,
+            MouseCursor::NResize => winapi::IDC_SIZENS,
+            MouseCursor::WResize => winapi::IDC_SIZEWE,
+            MouseCursor::SResize => winapi::IDC_SIZENS,
+            MouseCursor::EwResize | MouseCursor::ColResize => winapi::IDC_SIZEWE,
+            MouseCursor::NsResize | MouseCursor::RowResize => winapi::IDC_SIZENS,
+            MouseCursor::Wait | MouseCursor::Progress => winapi::IDC_WAIT,
+            MouseCursor::Help => winapi::IDC_HELP,
+            _ => winapi::IDC_ARROW, // use arrow for the missing cases.
+        };
+
+        unsafe {
+            let mut cur = self.window_state.lock().unwrap();
+            cur.cursor = mem::transmute(cursor_id);
+        }
     }
 
+
     pub fn set_cursor_state(&self, state: CursorState) -> Result<(), String> {
-        let mut current_state = self.window_state.lock().unwrap().cursor_state;
+        let mut current_state = self.window_state.lock().unwrap();
 
         let foreground_thread_id = unsafe { user32::GetWindowThreadProcessId(self.window.0, ptr::null_mut()) };
         let current_thread_id = unsafe { kernel32::GetCurrentThreadId() };
 
         unsafe { user32::AttachThreadInput(foreground_thread_id, current_thread_id, 1) };
 
-        let res = match (state, current_state) {
+        let res = match (state, current_state.cursor_state) {
             (CursorState::Normal, CursorState::Normal) => Ok(()),
             (CursorState::Hide, CursorState::Hide) => Ok(()),
             (CursorState::Grab, CursorState::Grab) => Ok(()),
 
             (CursorState::Hide, CursorState::Normal) => {
-                unsafe {
-                    user32::SetCursor(ptr::null_mut());
-                    current_state = CursorState::Hide;
-                    Ok(())
-                }
+                current_state.cursor_state = CursorState::Hide;
+                Ok(())
             },
 
             (CursorState::Normal, CursorState::Hide) => {
-                unsafe {
-                    user32::SetCursor(user32::LoadCursorW(ptr::null_mut(), winapi::IDC_ARROW));
-                    current_state = CursorState::Normal;
-                    Ok(())
-                }
+                current_state.cursor_state = CursorState::Normal;
+                Ok(())
             },
 
-            (CursorState::Grab, CursorState::Normal) => {
+            (CursorState::Grab, CursorState::Normal) | (CursorState::Grab, CursorState::Hide) => {
                 unsafe {
-                    user32::SetCursor(ptr::null_mut());
                     let mut rect = mem::uninitialized();
                     if user32::GetClientRect(self.window.0, &mut rect) == 0 {
                         return Err(format!("GetWindowRect failed"));
@@ -305,18 +323,17 @@ impl Window {
                     if user32::ClipCursor(&rect) == 0 {
                         return Err(format!("ClipCursor failed"));
                     }
-                    current_state = CursorState::Grab;
+                    current_state.cursor_state = CursorState::Grab;
                     Ok(())
                 }
             },
 
             (CursorState::Normal, CursorState::Grab) => {
                 unsafe {
-                    user32::SetCursor(user32::LoadCursorW(ptr::null_mut(), winapi::IDC_ARROW));
                     if user32::ClipCursor(ptr::null()) == 0 {
                         return Err(format!("ClipCursor failed"));
                     }
-                    current_state = CursorState::Normal;
+                    current_state.cursor_state = CursorState::Normal;
                     Ok(())
                 }
             },