diff --git a/src/backend/render/cursor.rs b/src/backend/render/cursor.rs
index a1aef27b..745955bd 100644
--- a/src/backend/render/cursor.rs
+++ b/src/backend/render/cursor.rs
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ impl CursorStateInner {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn load_cursor_theme() -> (CursorTheme, u32) {
+pub fn load_cursor_env() -> (String, u32) {
     let name = std::env::var("XCURSOR_THEME")
         .ok()
         .unwrap_or_else(|| "default".into());
@@ -227,6 +227,11 @@ pub fn load_cursor_theme() -> (CursorTheme, u32) {
         .ok()
         .and_then(|s| s.parse().ok())
         .unwrap_or(24);
+    (name, size)
+}
+
+pub fn load_cursor_theme() -> (CursorTheme, u32) {
+    let (name, size) = load_cursor_env();
     (CursorTheme::load(&name), size)
 }
 
diff --git a/src/xwayland.rs b/src/xwayland.rs
index 6539b7d9..cb2e74ec 100644
--- a/src/xwayland.rs
+++ b/src/xwayland.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::{ffi::OsString, os::unix::io::OwnedFd, process::Stdio};
 
 use crate::{
-    backend::render::cursor::{load_cursor_theme, Cursor},
+    backend::render::cursor::{load_cursor_env, load_cursor_theme, Cursor},
     shell::{
         focus::target::KeyboardFocusTarget, grabs::ReleaseMode, CosmicSurface, PendingWindow, Shell,
     },
@@ -595,12 +595,18 @@ impl Common {
                     .filter_map(|s| s.0.x11_surface().map(|x| (x.clone(), x.geometry())))
                     .collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
+                let (_, cursor_size) = load_cursor_env();
+
                 // update xorg dpi
                 if let Some(xwm) = xwayland.xwm.as_mut() {
                     let dpi = new_scale * 96. * 1024.;
                     if let Err(err) = xwm.set_xsettings(
                         [
                             ("Xft/DPI".into(), (dpi.round() as i32).into()),
+                            (
+                                "Xcursor/size".into(),
+                                ((new_scale * cursor_size as f64).round() as i32).into(),
+                            ),
                             (
                                 "Gdk/UnscaledDPI".into(),
                                 ((dpi / new_scale).round() as i32).into(),
@@ -609,6 +615,10 @@ impl Common {
                                 "Gdk/WindowScalingFactor".into(),
                                 (new_scale.round() as i32).into(),
                             ),
+                            (
+                                "Gtk/CursorThemeSize".into(),
+                                ((new_scale * cursor_size as f64).round() as i32).into(),
+                            ),
                         ]
                         .into_iter(),
                     ) {