diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
index bf83786454..034cb32fa8 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			OrderManager.LastTickTime = RunTime;
 			OrderManager.StartGame();
 			worldRenderer.RefreshPalette();
-			Cursor.SetCursor("default");
+			Cursor.SetCursor(ChromeMetrics.Get<string>("DefaultCursor"));
 
 			// Now loading is completed, now is the ideal time to run a GC and compact the LOH.
 			// - All the temporary garbage created during loading can be collected.
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Orders/UnitOrderGenerator.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Orders/UnitOrderGenerator.cs
index a71b7e0e82..03134b2c98 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Orders/UnitOrderGenerator.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Orders/UnitOrderGenerator.cs
@@ -13,11 +13,15 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using OpenRA.Graphics;
 using OpenRA.Traits;
+using OpenRA.Widgets;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Orders
 {
 	public class UnitOrderGenerator : IOrderGenerator
 	{
+		readonly string worldSelectCursor = ChromeMetrics.Get<string>("WorldSelectCursor");
+		readonly string worldDefaultCursor = ChromeMetrics.Get<string>("WorldDefaultCursor");
+
 		static Target TargetForInput(World world, CPos cell, int2 worldPixel, MouseInput mi)
 		{
 			var actor = world.ScreenMap.ActorsAtMouse(mi)
@@ -85,7 +89,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Orders
 				    (mi.Modifiers.HasModifier(Modifiers.Shift) || !world.Selection.Actors.Any());
 			}
 
-			return useSelect ? "select" : "default";
+			return useSelect ? worldSelectCursor : worldDefaultCursor;
 		}
 
 		public void Deactivate() { }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/Widget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/Widget.cs
index 9a0eb09288..1fc210b002 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/Widget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/Widget.cs
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 
 	public abstract class Widget
 	{
+		string defaultCursor = null;
+
 		public readonly List<Widget> Children = new List<Widget>();
 
 		// Info defined in YAML
@@ -235,6 +237,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 
 		public virtual void Initialize(WidgetArgs args)
 		{
+			defaultCursor = ChromeMetrics.Get<string>("DefaultCursor");
+
 			// Parse the YAML equations to find the widget bounds
 			var parentBounds = (Parent == null)
 				? new Rectangle(0, 0, Game.Renderer.Resolution.Width, Game.Renderer.Resolution.Height)
@@ -347,7 +351,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 				Ui.KeyboardFocusWidget = null;
 		}
 
-		public virtual string GetCursor(int2 pos) { return "default"; }
+		public virtual string GetCursor(int2 pos) { return defaultCursor; }
 		public string GetCursorOuter(int2 pos)
 		{
 			// Is the cursor on top of us?
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Orders/PlaceBuildingOrderGenerator.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Orders/PlaceBuildingOrderGenerator.cs
index 04ffc47447..aab3769045 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Orders/PlaceBuildingOrderGenerator.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Orders/PlaceBuildingOrderGenerator.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ using OpenRA.Graphics;
 using OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits;
 using OpenRA.Primitives;
 using OpenRA.Traits;
+using OpenRA.Widgets;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Orders
 {
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Orders
 
 	public class PlaceBuildingOrderGenerator : IOrderGenerator
 	{
+		readonly string worldDefaultCursor = ChromeMetrics.Get<string>("WorldDefaultCursor");
+
 		class VariantWrapper
 		{
 			public readonly ActorInfo ActorInfo;
@@ -288,7 +291,10 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Orders
 			return preview != null ? preview.RenderAnnotations(wr, TopLeft) : Enumerable.Empty<IRenderable>();
 		}
 
-		string IOrderGenerator.GetCursor(World world, CPos cell, int2 worldPixel, MouseInput mi) { return "default"; }
+		string IOrderGenerator.GetCursor(World world, CPos cell, int2 worldPixel, MouseInput mi)
+		{
+			return worldDefaultCursor;
+		}
 
 		bool IOrderGenerator.HandleKeyPress(KeyInput e)
 		{
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/ButtonWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/ButtonWidget.cs
index 24686e37ce..75d03b8def 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/ButtonWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/ButtonWidget.cs
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets
 		public Action OnDoubleClick = () => { };
 		public Action<KeyInput> OnKeyPress = _ => { };
 
+		public string Cursor = ChromeMetrics.Get<string>("ButtonCursor");
+
 		protected readonly Ruleset ModRules;
 
 		[ObjectCreator.UseCtor]
@@ -221,6 +223,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets
 			tooltipContainer.Value.RemoveTooltip();
 		}
 
+		public override string GetCursor(int2 pos) { return Cursor; }
+
 		public override int2 ChildOrigin
 		{
 			get
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/RadarWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/RadarWidget.cs
index 607936c24d..f342b7f8e1 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/RadarWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/RadarWidget.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets
 		readonly int cellWidth;
 		readonly int previewWidth;
 		readonly int previewHeight;
+		readonly string worldDefaultCursor = ChromeMetrics.Get<string>("WorldDefaultCursor");
 
 		float radarMinimapHeight;
 		int frame;
@@ -283,7 +284,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets
 
 			var cursor = world.OrderGenerator.GetCursor(world, cell, worldPixel, mi);
 			if (cursor == null)
-				return "default";
+				return worldDefaultCursor;
 
 			return Game.ModData.CursorProvider.HasCursorSequence(cursor + "-minimap") ? cursor + "-minimap" : cursor;
 		}
diff --git a/mods/common/metrics.yaml b/mods/common/metrics.yaml
index c04169883c..9cc344a516 100644
--- a/mods/common/metrics.yaml
+++ b/mods/common/metrics.yaml
@@ -54,3 +54,7 @@ Metrics:
 	NormalSelectionColor: FFFFFF
 	AltSelectionColor: 00FFFF
 	CtrlSelectionColor: FFFF00
+	ButtonCursor: default
+	DefaultCursor: default
+	WorldSelectCursor: select
+	WorldDefaultCursor: default