diff --git a/src/osgViewer/GraphicsWindowX11.cpp b/src/osgViewer/GraphicsWindowX11.cpp
index 0a750ed95..e80a60250 100644
--- a/src/osgViewer/GraphicsWindowX11.cpp
+++ b/src/osgViewer/GraphicsWindowX11.cpp
@@ -526,6 +526,9 @@ Cursor GraphicsWindowX11::getOrCreateCursor(MouseCursor mouseCursor)
     case BottomLeftCorner:
         _mouseCursorMap[mouseCursor] = XCreateFontCursor( display, XC_bottom_left_corner );
         break;
+    case HandCursor:
+        _mouseCursorMap[mouseCursor] = XCreateFontCursor( display, XC_hand1 );
+        break;
 
     case InheritCursor:
     default: