diff --git a/gtk2.spec b/gtk2.spec
index dd8b14b..43393ca 100644
--- a/gtk2.spec
+++ b/gtk2.spec
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 Summary: The GIMP ToolKit (GTK+), a library for creating GUIs for X
 Name: gtk2
 Version: %{base_version}
-Release: 5%{?dist}
+Release: 6%{?dist}
 License: LGPLv2+
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
 Source: http://download.gnome.org/sources/gtk+/2.17/gtk+-%{version}.tar.bz2
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Patch0: gtk+-2.13.5-lib64.patch
 Patch1: default_printer.patch
 
 Patch2: gdm-background.patch
+Patch3: set-cursor.patch
 
 BuildRequires: atk-devel >= %{atk_version}
 BuildRequires: pango-devel >= %{pango_version}
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ This package contains developer documentation for the GTK+ widget toolkit.
 %patch0 -p1 -b .lib64
 %patch1 -p0 -b .default-printer
 %patch2 -p1 -b .gdm-background
+%patch3 -p1 -b .set-cursor
 
 # make sure that gtkmarshalers.{c, h} get regenerated during the build
 #  - caused by print_authentication.patch
@@ -388,6 +390,9 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Aug 11 2009 Matthias Clasen <mclasen@redhat.com> - 2.17.6-6
+- Fix setting root cursors
+
 * Fri Aug  7 2009 Matthias Clasen <mclasen@redhat.com> - 2.17.6-5
 - Fix gdm background drawing
 
diff --git a/set-cursor.patch b/set-cursor.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd3bfda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/set-cursor.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+diff --git a/gdk/gdkwindow.c b/gdk/gdkwindow.c
+index 0b8b84b..90ebfc5 100644
+--- a/gdk/gdkwindow.c
++++ b/gdk/gdkwindow.c
+@@ -7108,7 +7108,10 @@ gdk_window_set_cursor (GdkWindow *window,
+       if (cursor)
+ 	private->cursor = gdk_cursor_ref (cursor);
+ 
+-      if (_gdk_window_event_parent_of (window, display->pointer_info.window_under_pointer))
++      if (private->window_type == GDK_WINDOW_ROOT ||
++          private->window_type == GDK_WINDOW_FOREIGN)
++        GDK_WINDOW_IMPL_GET_IFACE (private->impl)->set_cursor (window, cursor);
++      else if (_gdk_window_event_parent_of (window, display->pointer_info.window_under_pointer))
+ 	update_cursor (display);
+ 
+       g_object_notify (G_OBJECT (window), "cursor");