diff --git a/tools/gnome-session-selector.c b/tools/gnome-session-selector.c
index 71892c4..9225639 100644
--- a/tools/gnome-session-selector.c
+++ b/tools/gnome-session-selector.c
@@ -621,6 +621,7 @@ on_map (GtkWidget *widget,
 int
 main (int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+        GdkCursor *cursor;
         GtkWidget *window;
         GtkWidget *widget;
         GtkCellRenderer *cell;
@@ -690,6 +691,10 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
         g_signal_connect (window, "map", G_CALLBACK (on_map), NULL);
         gtk_widget_show (window);
 
+        cursor = gdk_cursor_new_from_name (gtk_widget_get_display (window),
+                                           "default");
+        gdk_window_set_cursor (gtk_widget_get_window (window), cursor);
+
         gtk_main ();
 
         auto_save_next_session_if_needed ();