diff --git a/src/kits/app/AppDefs.cpp b/src/kits/app/AppDefs.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f0e9853cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kits/app/AppDefs.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/* 
+** Copyright 2004, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de. All rights reserved.
+** Distributed under the terms of the Haiku License.
+*/
+
+
+#include <AppDefs.h>
+#include <SupportDefs.h>
+
+
+const uint8 B_HAND_CURSOR[] = {
+	16,		// size (width/height)
+	1,		// depth
+	2, 2,	// hot-spot coordinates
+
+	// image mask
+	0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x38, 0x0, 0x24, 0x0, 0x24, 0x0, 0x13, 0xe0, 0x12, 0x5c, 0x9, 0x2a, 
+	0x8, 0x1, 0x3c, 0x1, 0x4c, 0x1, 0x42, 0x1, 0x30, 0x1, 0xc, 0x1, 0x2, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 
+
+	// transparency mask
+	0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x38, 0x0, 0x3c, 0x0, 0x3c, 0x0, 0x1f, 0xe0, 0x1f, 0xfc, 0xf, 0xfe, 
+	0xf, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0x7f, 0xff, 0x7f, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xf, 0xff, 0x3, 0xfe, 0x1, 0xf8, 
+};
+
+const uint8 B_I_BEAM_CURSOR[] = {
+	16,		// size (width/height)
+	1,		// depth
+	5, 8,	// hot-spot coordinates
+
+	// image mask
+	0x6, 0xc0, 0x3, 0x80, 0x1, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 
+	0x1, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x3, 0x80, 0x6, 0xc0, 
+
+	// transparency mask
+	0xf, 0xc0, 0x7, 0x80, 0x3, 0x0, 0x3, 0x0, 0x3, 0x0, 0x3, 0x0, 0x3, 0x0, 0x3, 0x0, 
+	0x3, 0x0, 0x3, 0x0, 0x3, 0x0, 0x3, 0x0, 0x3, 0x0, 0x3, 0x0, 0x7, 0x80, 0xf, 0xc0, 
+};
diff --git a/src/kits/app/Application.cpp b/src/kits/app/Application.cpp
index 5df64ee4bc..6d5a410b0c 100644
--- a/src/kits/app/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/app/Application.cpp
@@ -805,6 +805,12 @@ void BApplication::InitData(const char* signature, status_t* error)
 		if (path.SetTo(&ref) == B_OK)
 			create_app_meta_mime(path.Path(), false, true, false);
 	}
+
+	// create global system cursors
+	// ToDo: these could have a predefined server token to safe the communication!
+	B_CURSOR_SYSTEM_DEFAULT = new BCursor(B_HAND_CURSOR);
+	B_CURSOR_I_BEAM = new BCursor(B_I_BEAM_CURSOR);
+
 	// Return the error or exit, if there was an error and no error variable
 	// has been supplied.
 	if (error)
diff --git a/src/kits/app/app.src b/src/kits/app/app.src
index 8195dd91a6..685af9e3a3 100644
--- a/src/kits/app/app.src
+++ b/src/kits/app/app.src
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 APP_KIT_SOURCE =
+	AppDefs.cpp
 	Application.cpp
 	AppMisc.cpp
 	AppServerLink.cpp