diff --git a/seat.c b/seat.c
index 5f659a4..f38b50a 100644
--- a/seat.c
+++ b/seat.c
@@ -836,7 +836,10 @@ seat_create(struct cg_server *server, struct wlr_backend *backend)
 	wlr_cursor_attach_output_layout(seat->cursor, server->output_layout);
 
 	if (!seat->xcursor_manager) {
-		seat->xcursor_manager = wlr_xcursor_manager_create(NULL, XCURSOR_SIZE);
+		const char *theme = getenv("XCURSOR_THEME");
+		const char *size_ascii = getenv("XCURSOR_SIZE");
+		int32_t size = size_ascii ? atoi(size_ascii) : XCURSOR_SIZE;
+		seat->xcursor_manager = wlr_xcursor_manager_create(theme, size);
 		if (!seat->xcursor_manager) {
 			wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Cannot create XCursor manager");
 			wlr_cursor_destroy(seat->cursor);