diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
index 773e04a..7a12817 100644
--- a/dwl.c
+++ b/dwl.c
@@ -2561,6 +2561,13 @@ xwaylandready(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 	/* assign the one and only seat */
 	wlr_xwayland_set_seat(xwayland, seat);
 
+	/* Set the default XWayland cursor to match the rest of dwl. */
+	struct wlr_xcursor *xcursor = wlr_xcursor_manager_get_xcursor(cursor_mgr, "left_ptr", 1);
+	wlr_xwayland_set_cursor(xwayland,
+			xcursor->images[0]->buffer, xcursor->images[0]->width * 4,
+			xcursor->images[0]->width, xcursor->images[0]->height,
+			xcursor->images[0]->hotspot_x, xcursor->images[0]->hotspot_y);
+
 	xcb_disconnect(xc);
 }