diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/CursorProvider.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/CursorProvider.cs
index 5d7fe88079..032ae22447 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/CursorProvider.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/CursorProvider.cs
@@ -26,9 +26,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 			cursors = new Dictionary<string, CursorSequence>();
 			var sequences = new MiniYaml(null, sequenceFiles.Select(s => MiniYaml.FromFile(s)).Aggregate(MiniYaml.MergeLiberal));
 			var transparent = false;
-			var currentMod = Mod.AllMods[Game.modData.Manifest.Mods[0]];
 
-			if (currentMod.Id == "d2k")
+			if (sequences.NodesDict.ContainsKey("Transparent"))
 				transparent = true;
 
 			foreach (var s in sequences.NodesDict["Palettes"].Nodes)
diff --git a/mods/d2k/cursors.yaml b/mods/d2k/cursors.yaml
index 35fdd6a91b..e001140b8b 100644
--- a/mods/d2k/cursors.yaml
+++ b/mods/d2k/cursors.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-Palettes:
+Transparent:
+
+Palettes:
 	cursor: cursor.pal
 	mouse: d2k.pal