diff --git a/SheepShaver/src/BeOS/video_beos.cpp b/SheepShaver/src/BeOS/video_beos.cpp
index df94bdd5..770af26a 100644
--- a/SheepShaver/src/BeOS/video_beos.cpp
+++ b/SheepShaver/src/BeOS/video_beos.cpp
@@ -758,6 +758,16 @@ void video_set_palette(void)
 }
 
 
+/*
+ *  Can we set the MacOS cursor image into the window?
+ */
+
+bool video_can_change_cursor(void)
+{
+	return (display_type != DIS_SCREEN);
+}
+
+
 /*
  *  Set cursor image for window
  */
diff --git a/SheepShaver/src/Unix/video_x.cpp b/SheepShaver/src/Unix/video_x.cpp
index 7681bde0..aa69fb71 100644
--- a/SheepShaver/src/Unix/video_x.cpp
+++ b/SheepShaver/src/Unix/video_x.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ using std::sort;
 
 // Constants
 const char KEYCODE_FILE_NAME[] = DATADIR "/keycodes";
+static const bool mac_cursor_enabled = false;	// Flag: Enable MacOS to X11 copy of cursor?
 
 // Global variables
 static int32 frame_skip;
@@ -505,18 +506,29 @@ static bool open_window(int width, int height)
 	XSetState(x_display, the_gc, black_pixel, white_pixel, GXcopy, AllPlanes);
 
 	// Create cursor
-	cursor_image = XCreateImage(x_display, vis, 1, XYPixmap, 0, (char *)MacCursor + 4, 16, 16, 16, 2);
-	cursor_image->byte_order = MSBFirst;
-	cursor_image->bitmap_bit_order = MSBFirst;
-	cursor_mask_image = XCreateImage(x_display, vis, 1, XYPixmap, 0, (char *)MacCursor + 36, 16, 16, 16, 2);
-	cursor_mask_image->byte_order = MSBFirst;
-	cursor_mask_image->bitmap_bit_order = MSBFirst;
-	cursor_map = XCreatePixmap(x_display, the_win, 16, 16, 1);
-	cursor_mask_map = XCreatePixmap(x_display, the_win, 16, 16, 1);
-	cursor_gc = XCreateGC(x_display, cursor_map, 0, 0);
-	cursor_mask_gc = XCreateGC(x_display, cursor_mask_map, 0, 0);
-	mac_cursor = XCreatePixmapCursor(x_display, cursor_map, cursor_mask_map, &black, &white, 0, 0);
-	cursor_changed = false;
+	if (mac_cursor_enabled) {
+		cursor_image = XCreateImage(x_display, vis, 1, XYPixmap, 0, (char *)MacCursor + 4, 16, 16, 16, 2);
+		cursor_image->byte_order = MSBFirst;
+		cursor_image->bitmap_bit_order = MSBFirst;
+		cursor_mask_image = XCreateImage(x_display, vis, 1, XYPixmap, 0, (char *)MacCursor + 36, 16, 16, 16, 2);
+		cursor_mask_image->byte_order = MSBFirst;
+		cursor_mask_image->bitmap_bit_order = MSBFirst;
+		cursor_map = XCreatePixmap(x_display, the_win, 16, 16, 1);
+		cursor_mask_map = XCreatePixmap(x_display, the_win, 16, 16, 1);
+		cursor_gc = XCreateGC(x_display, cursor_map, 0, 0);
+		cursor_mask_gc = XCreateGC(x_display, cursor_mask_map, 0, 0);
+		mac_cursor = XCreatePixmapCursor(x_display, cursor_map, cursor_mask_map, &black, &white, 0, 0);
+		cursor_changed = false;
+	}
+
+	// Create no_cursor
+	else {
+		mac_cursor = XCreatePixmapCursor(x_display,
+			XCreatePixmap(x_display, the_win, 1, 1, 1),
+			XCreatePixmap(x_display, the_win, 1, 1, 1),
+			&black, &white, 0, 0);
+		XDefineCursor(x_display, the_win, mac_cursor);
+	}
 
 	// Init blitting routines
 	bool native_byte_order;
@@ -2074,6 +2086,16 @@ void video_set_palette(void)
 }
 
 
+/*
+ *  Can we set the MacOS cursor image into the window?
+ */
+
+bool video_can_change_cursor(void)
+{
+	return mac_cursor_enabled && (display_type != DIS_SCREEN);
+}
+
+
 /*
  *  Set cursor image for window
  */
@@ -2319,7 +2341,7 @@ static void *redraw_func(void *arg)
 						update_display();
 
 					// Set new cursor image if it was changed
-					if (cursor_changed) {
+					if (mac_cursor_enabled && cursor_changed) {
 						cursor_changed = false;
 						memcpy(cursor_image->data, MacCursor + 4, 32);
 						memcpy(cursor_mask_image->data, MacCursor + 36, 32);
diff --git a/SheepShaver/src/include/video.h b/SheepShaver/src/include/video.h
index bc3a05c4..c1257287 100644
--- a/SheepShaver/src/include/video.h
+++ b/SheepShaver/src/include/video.h
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ extern void VideoQuitFullScreen(void);
 
 extern void video_set_palette(void);
 extern void video_set_cursor(void);
+extern bool video_can_change_cursor(void);
 extern int16 video_mode_change(VidLocals *csSave, uint32 ParamPtr);
 
 extern int16 VSLDoInterruptService(uint32 arg1);
diff --git a/SheepShaver/src/video.cpp b/SheepShaver/src/video.cpp
index a121a3ed..09fcfc99 100644
--- a/SheepShaver/src/video.cpp
+++ b/SheepShaver/src/video.cpp
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ static int16 VideoControl(uint32 pb, VidLocals *csSave)
 			MacCursor[3] = ReadMacInt8(0x887);
 
 			// Set new cursor image
-			if (display_type == DIS_SCREEN)
+			if (!video_can_change_cursor())
 				return controlErr;
 			if (changed)
 				video_set_cursor();