diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Cursor.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Cursor.cs
index 09d005476e..10fe06301f 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Cursor.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Cursor.cs
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ namespace OpenRA
 		{
 			sequence = SequenceProvider.GetCursorSequence(cursor);
 		}
-
-		public Sprite GetSprite(int frame) { return sequence.GetSprite(frame); }
-		public int2 GetHotspot() { return sequence.Hotspot; }
+		
+		public void Draw(int frame, float2 pos)
+		{
+			Game.Renderer.SpriteRenderer.DrawSprite(sequence.GetSprite(frame), pos - sequence.Hotspot, sequence.Palette);
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/CursorSequence.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/CursorSequence.cs
index ea86c7c9ca..92871e52a5 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/CursorSequence.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/CursorSequence.cs
@@ -15,21 +15,23 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 	public class CursorSequence
 	{
 		readonly int start, length;
+		readonly string palette;
 
 		public int Start { get { return start; } }
 		public int End { get { return start + length; } }
 		public int Length { get { return length; } }
-
+		public string Palette { get { return palette; } }
 		public readonly int2 Hotspot;
 
 		Sprite[] sprites;
 
-		public CursorSequence(string cursorSrc, XmlElement e)
+		public CursorSequence(string cursorSrc, string palette, XmlElement e)
 		{
 			sprites = CursorSheetBuilder.LoadAllSprites(cursorSrc);
 
 			start = int.Parse(e.GetAttribute("start"));
-
+			this.palette = palette;
+			
 			if (e.GetAttribute("length") == "*" || e.GetAttribute("end") == "*")
 				length = sprites.Length - start;
 			else if (e.HasAttribute("length"))
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/SequenceProvider.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/SequenceProvider.cs
index 41f1755573..b9358ecfdc 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/SequenceProvider.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/SequenceProvider.cs
@@ -46,9 +46,10 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 		static void LoadSequencesForCursor(XmlElement eCursor)
 		{
 			string cursorSrc = eCursor.GetAttribute("src");
+			string palette = eCursor.GetAttribute("palette");
 
 			foreach (XmlElement eSequence in eCursor.SelectNodes("./sequence"))
-				cursors.Add(eSequence.GetAttribute("name"), new CursorSequence(cursorSrc, eSequence));
+				cursors.Add(eSequence.GetAttribute("name"), new CursorSequence(cursorSrc, palette, eSequence));
 
 		}
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Viewport.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Viewport.cs
index dd6e72b88f..9f8f151449 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Viewport.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Viewport.cs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 
 			var cursorName = Widget.RootWidget.GetCursorOuter(mousePos) ?? Game.controller.ChooseCursor( world );
 			var c = new Cursor(cursorName);
-			cursorRenderer.DrawSprite(c.GetSprite((int)cursorFrame), mousePos + Location - c.GetHotspot(), "cursor");
+			c.Draw((int)cursorFrame, mousePos + Location); 
 			Timer.Time( "cursors: {0}" );
 
 			renderer.RgbaSpriteRenderer.Flush();
diff --git a/mods/cnc/sequences.xml b/mods/cnc/sequences.xml
index d544aa968b..489b8d5224 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/sequences.xml
+++ b/mods/cnc/sequences.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <unit name="clock">
     <sequence name="idle" start="0" length="*" src="hclock" />
   </unit>
-  <cursor src="mouse2">
+  <cursor src="mouse2" palette="cursor">
     <sequence name="scroll" start="1" length="8" x="12" y="12" />
     <sequence name="scroll-blocked" start="130" length="8" x="12" y="12" />
     <sequence name="select" start="12" length="6" x="12" y="12" />
diff --git a/mods/ra/sequences.xml b/mods/ra/sequences.xml
index 83a96eaf44..495b7678f2 100644
--- a/mods/ra/sequences.xml
+++ b/mods/ra/sequences.xml
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@
   <unit name="clock">
     <sequence name="idle" start="0" length="*" />
   </unit>
-  <cursor src="mouse">
+  <cursor src="mouse" palette="cursor">
 	<sequence name="scroll" start="1" length="8" />
     <sequence name="scroll-blocked" start="124" length="8" />
     <sequence name="select" start="15" length="6" x="12" y="12" />
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@
     <sequence name="repair-blocked" start="120" length="1" x="12" y="12" />
     <sequence name="sell2" start="148" length="12" />
   </cursor>
-  <cursor src="nopower">
+  <cursor src="nopower" palette="cursor">
     <sequence name="powerdown-blocked" start="0" length="1" x="12" y="12" />
     <sequence name="powerdown" start="1" length="3" x="12" y="12" />
   </cursor>