diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 09769b5d..9a2f1d75 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ and licensed under the Apache-2.0 license.
 
 The included UI font, IBM/Plex, is provided free via the SIL OpenFont License 1.1.
 
+The included cursors, phinger, are provided free (cc-by-sa 4.0)
+https://github.com/phisch/phinger-cursors
+
 The included fallback font, Emoji-One, is provided free (cc-by 4.0 attribution)
 by http://emojione.com
 
diff --git a/durden/builtin/mouse.lua b/durden/builtin/mouse.lua
index 0a8363f1..3321aa1a 100644
--- a/durden/builtin/mouse.lua
+++ b/durden/builtin/mouse.lua
@@ -1377,8 +1377,6 @@ function mouse_custom_cursor(ct)
 		image_shader(mstate.cursor, "DEFAULT");
 	end
 
-	print("custom-cursor", ct.hotspot_x, ct.hotspot_y);
-
 	mstate.hotspot_x = ct.hotspot_x;
 	mstate.hotspot_y = ct.hotspot_y;
 	mstate.active_label = "";
@@ -1387,17 +1385,15 @@ function mouse_custom_cursor(ct)
 	mouse_cursor_draw();
 end
 
-function mouse_switch_cursor(label)
+function mouse_switch_cursor(label, force)
 	if (label == nil) then
 		label = "default";
 	end
 
-	if (label == mstate.active_label) then
+	if (label == mstate.active_label and not force) then
 		return;
 	end
 
-	mstate.active_label = label;
-
 	if (cursors[label] == nil) then
 		hide_image(mstate.cursor);
 		return;
@@ -1405,6 +1401,7 @@ function mouse_switch_cursor(label)
 
 	local ct = cursors[label];
 	mouse_custom_cursor(ct);
+	mstate.active_label = label;
 end
 
 function mouse_cursors()
diff --git a/durden/cursor/default/context.png b/durden/cursor/default/context.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8c87ec51
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diff --git a/durden/cursor/default/default.lua b/durden/cursor/default/default.lua
index 5dfa07c6..708ddac0 100644
--- a/durden/cursor/default/default.lua
+++ b/durden/cursor/default/default.lua
@@ -1,22 +1,38 @@
 return
 {
+-- generic
 	default = {"default.png", 0, 0},
-	drag = {"drag.png", 8, 7},
 	wait = {"wait.png", 12, 12},
 	forbidden = {"forbidden.png", 12, 12},
 	grabhint = {"grabhint.png", 8, 10},
-	hand = {"pointer.png", 14, 6},
-	sizeall = {"sizeall.png", 16, 16},
 	crosshair = {"crosshair.png", 12, 12},
-	["col-resize"] = {"rz_col.png", 16, 15},
-	cell = {"cell.png", 12, 12},
-	typefield = {"typefield.png", 12, 12},
-	rz_diag_l = {"rz_diag_l.png", 6, 6},
-	rz_diag_r = {"rz_diag_r.png", 6, 6},
-	rz_down = {"rz_down.png", 6, 13},
-	rz_left = {"rz_left.png", 0, 5},
-	rz_right = {"rz_right.png", 14, 5},
-	rz_up = {"rz_up.png", 5, 0},
+	hand = {"pointer.png", 14, 6},
 	["zoom-in"] = {"zoom-in.png", 11, 11},
-	["zoom-out"] = {"zoom-out.png", 11, 11}
-}
+	["zoom-out"] = {"zoom-out.png", 11, 11},
+	help = {"help.png", 0, 0},
+	["context-menu"] = {"context.png", 1, 1},
+-- data oriented
+	typefield = {"typefield.png", 12, 12},
+	datafield = {"typefield.png", 12, 12},
+	["vertical-datafield"] = {"verticaldata.png", 12, 12},
+	cell = {"cell.png", 12, 12},
+	alias = {"alias.png", 12, 12},
+-- drag and drop
+	drag = {"drag.png", 8, 7},
+	["drag-drop"] = {"drag-drop.png", 0, 0},
+	["drag-reject"] = {"drag-reject.png", 0, 0},
+-- resizing operations
+	sizeall = {"sizeall.png", 16, 16},
+	west = {"rz_left.png", 0, 5},
+	east = {"rz_right.png", 16, 15},
+	north = {"rz_up.png", 5, 0},
+	south = {"rz_down.png", 5, 0},
+	["west-east"] = {"rz_leftright.png", 15, 15},
+	["north-south"] = {"rz_updown.png", 12, 12},
+	["north-west"] = {"rz_diag_l.png", 6, 6},
+	["south-west"] = {"rz_diag_l.png", 6, 6},
+	["north-east"] = {"rz_diag_r.png", 6, 6},
+	["south-east"] = {"rz_diag_r.png", 6, 6},
+	["north-west-south-east"] = {"rz_diag_l.png", 6, 6},
+	["south-west-north-east"] = {"rz_diag_r.png", 6, 6},
+	}
diff --git a/durden/cursor/default/drag-reject.png b/durden/cursor/default/drag-reject.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..572c5694
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diff --git a/durden/cursor/default/forbidden.png b/durden/cursor/default/forbidden.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26069348
Binary files /dev/null and b/durden/cursor/default/forbidden.png differ
diff --git a/durden/cursor/default/help.png b/durden/cursor/default/help.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..09b0c8f3
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diff --git a/durden/cursor/default/rz_updown.png b/durden/cursor/default/rz_updown.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0aaf8d6d
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diff --git a/durden/durden.lua b/durden/durden.lua
index 4d99aac6..9b060061 100644
--- a/durden/durden.lua
+++ b/durden/durden.lua
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ load_configure_mouse = function()
 
 	local setname = gconfig_get("mouse_cursorset") or "default"
 	mouse_load_theme("cursor", setname)
+	mouse_switch_cursor("default", true)
 
 	switch_default_texfilter(FILTER_NONE);
 
diff --git a/durden/tiler_mh.lua b/durden/tiler_mh.lua
index d6ea3514..d9c185a6 100644
--- a/durden/tiler_mh.lua
+++ b/durden/tiler_mh.lua
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ end
 
 -- map rectangle edge to mouse-cursor direction and name
 local dir_lut = {
-	ul = {"rz_diag_r", {-1, -1, 1, 1}},
-	 u = {"rz_up", {0, -1, 0, 1}},
-	ur = {"rz_diag_l", {1, -1, 0, 1}},
-	 r = {"rz_right", {1, 0, 0, 0}},
-	lr = {"rz_diag_r", {1, 1, 0, 0}},
-	 d = {"rz_down", {0, 1, 0, 0}},
-	ll = {"rz_diag_l", {-1, 1, 1, 0}},
-	 l = {"rz_left", {-1, 0, 1, 0}}
+	ul = {"north-west", {-1, -1, 1, 1}},
+	 u = {"north", {0, -1, 0, 1}},
+	ur = {"north-east", {1, -1, 0, 1}},
+	 r = {"east", {1, 0, 0, 0}},
+	lr = {"south-east", {1, 1, 0, 0}},
+	 d = {"south", {0, 1, 0, 0}},
+	ll = {"south-west", {-1, 1, 1, 0}},
+	 l = {"left", {-1, 0, 1, 0}}
 };
 
 -- display- local coordinate to window border conversion