diff --git a/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c b/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c
index 3297f58..4d4dc3c 100644
--- a/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c
@@ -2682,7 +2682,13 @@ wl_display_open(const char *name)
     wl_state.cursor = wlr_cursor_create();
     if (wl_state.cursor) {
         wlr_cursor_attach_output_layout(wl_state.cursor, wl_state.output_layout);
-        wl_state.xcursor_mgr = wlr_xcursor_manager_create(NULL, 24);
+        {
+            const char *theme = getenv("XCURSOR_THEME");
+            const char *size_str = getenv("XCURSOR_SIZE");
+            unsigned int size = size_str ? (unsigned int)atoi(size_str) : 24;
+            if (size == 0) size = 24;
+            wl_state.xcursor_mgr = wlr_xcursor_manager_create(theme, size);
+        }
         if (wl_state.xcursor_mgr)
             wlr_xcursor_manager_load(wl_state.xcursor_mgr, 1.0f);
         wwarning("wl_backend: cursor created, xcursor theme loaded");