diff --git a/include/wx/gtk1/bitmap.h b/include/wx/gtk1/bitmap.h
index 176792f189..4bc07c3674 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk1/bitmap.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk1/bitmap.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxPixelDataBase;
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxMask;
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxBitmap;
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxImage;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxCursor;
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wxMask
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ public:
     wxBitmap( const char* const* bits );
     wxBitmap( const wxString &filename, wxBitmapType type = wxBITMAP_DEFAULT_TYPE );
     wxBitmap( const wxImage& image, int depth = -1, double WXUNUSED(scale) = 1.0 ) { (void)CreateFromImage(image, depth); }
+    explicit wxBitmap(const wxCursor& cursor);
     virtual ~wxBitmap();
 
     bool Create(int width, int height, int depth = wxBITMAP_SCREEN_DEPTH);
diff --git a/include/wx/gtk1/cursor.h b/include/wx/gtk1/cursor.h
index 63a743df3a..b1632ecc15 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk1/cursor.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk1/cursor.h
@@ -29,19 +29,16 @@ public:
 #endif
 #if wxUSE_IMAGE
     wxCursor( const wxImage & image );
+    wxCursor(const char* const* xpmData);
 #endif
+    wxCursor(const wxString& name,
+             wxBitmapType type = wxCURSOR_DEFAULT_TYPE,
+             int hotSpotX = 0, int hotSpotY = 0);
     wxCursor( const char bits[], int width, int  height,
               int hotSpotX=-1, int hotSpotY=-1,
               const char maskBits[] = NULL,
               const wxColour* fg = NULL, const wxColour* bg = NULL);
 
-    /* WARNING: the following ctor is missing:
-
-        wxCursor(const wxString& name,
-                wxBitmapType type = wxCURSOR_DEFAULT_TYPE,
-                int hotSpotX = 0, int hotSpotY = 0);
-    */
-
     virtual ~wxCursor();
 
     // implementation
@@ -50,6 +47,9 @@ public:
 
 protected:
     void InitFromStock(wxStockCursor);
+#if wxUSE_IMAGE
+    void InitFromImage(const wxImage& image);
+#endif
 
     virtual wxGDIRefData *CreateGDIRefData() const;
     virtual wxGDIRefData *CloneGDIRefData(const wxGDIRefData *data) const;
diff --git a/src/gtk1/bitmap.cpp b/src/gtk1/bitmap.cpp
index b32ddf9a20..4bcf68f784 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/bitmap.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/bitmap.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     #include "wx/icon.h"
     #include "wx/math.h"
     #include "wx/image.h"
+    #include "wx/cursor.h"
 #endif // WX_PRECOMP
 
 #include "wx/filefn.h"
@@ -1144,6 +1145,11 @@ wxBitmap::wxBitmap( const char bits[], int width, int height, int WXUNUSED(depth
     }
 }
 
+wxBitmap::wxBitmap(const wxCursor& cursor)
+{
+    wxUnusedVar(cursor);
+}
+
 wxBitmap::~wxBitmap()
 {
 }
diff --git a/src/gtk1/cursor.cpp b/src/gtk1/cursor.cpp
index cf67f7e506..72a0777882 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/cursor.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/cursor.cpp
@@ -159,9 +159,38 @@ wxCursor::wxCursor(const char bits[], int width, int  height,
     gdk_bitmap_unref( mask );
 }
 
+wxCursor::wxCursor(const wxString& cursor_file,
+                   wxBitmapType type,
+                   int hotSpotX, int hotSpotY)
+{
+#if wxUSE_IMAGE
+    wxImage img;
+    if (!img.LoadFile(cursor_file, type))
+        return;
+
+    // eventually set the hotspot:
+    if (!img.HasOption(wxIMAGE_OPTION_CUR_HOTSPOT_X))
+        img.SetOption(wxIMAGE_OPTION_CUR_HOTSPOT_X, hotSpotX);
+    if (!img.HasOption(wxIMAGE_OPTION_CUR_HOTSPOT_Y))
+        img.SetOption(wxIMAGE_OPTION_CUR_HOTSPOT_Y, hotSpotY);
+
+    InitFromImage(img);
+#endif // wxUSE_IMAGE
+}
+
 #if wxUSE_IMAGE
 
 wxCursor::wxCursor( const wxImage & image )
+{
+    InitFromImage(image);
+}
+
+wxCursor::wxCursor(const char* const* xpmData)
+{
+    InitFromImage(wxImage(xpmData));
+}
+
+void wxCursor::InitFromImage( const wxImage & image )
 {
     unsigned char * rgbBits = image.GetData();
     int w = image.GetWidth() ;
@@ -312,7 +341,6 @@ wxCursor::wxCursor( const wxImage & image )
     delete [] bits;
     delete [] maskBits;
 }
-
 #endif // wxUSE_IMAGE
 
 wxCursor::~wxCursor()