diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/CursorProvider.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/CursorProvider.cs
index d60f706dcf..5d7fe88079 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/CursorProvider.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/CursorProvider.cs
@@ -25,9 +25,14 @@ 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")
+				transparent = true;
 
 			foreach (var s in sequences.NodesDict["Palettes"].Nodes)
-				Game.modData.Palette.AddPalette(s.Key, new Palette(FileSystem.Open(s.Value.Value), true));
+				Game.modData.Palette.AddPalette(s.Key, new Palette(FileSystem.Open(s.Value.Value), transparent));
 
 			foreach (var s in sequences.NodesDict["Cursors"].Nodes)
 				LoadSequencesForCursor(s.Key, s.Value);
diff --git a/mods/cnc/rules/system.yaml b/mods/cnc/rules/system.yaml
index 45ce795c21..38d0b79717 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/rules/system.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/rules/system.yaml
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ World:
 		Name: staticterrain
 	PaletteFromFile@chrome:
 		Name: chrome
-		Filename: temperat.pal
+		Filename: cursor.pal
 	PaletteFromFile@effect:
 		Name: effect
-		Filename: temperat.pal
+		Filename: cursor.pal
 	PaletteFromRGBA@shadow:
 		Name: shadow
 		R: 0