diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index 5ceb7e8374..6363335a42 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ wxGTK:
 
 - Return false from wxEventLoop::Dispatch() if gtk_main_quit() was called and
   so the loop should exit (Rodolfo Schulz de Lima).
+- Fixed wxCURSOR_HAND to map to GDK_HAND2 and not GDK_HAND1, for consistency
+  with other applications.
 
 
 2.8.7
diff --git a/src/gtk/cursor.cpp b/src/gtk/cursor.cpp
index c7cc7e6c6f..20ceceeab8 100644
--- a/src/gtk/cursor.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/cursor.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ wxCursor::wxCursor( int cursorId )
         case wxCURSOR_ARROW:            // fall through to default
         case wxCURSOR_DEFAULT:          gdk_cur = GDK_LEFT_PTR; break;
         case wxCURSOR_RIGHT_ARROW:      gdk_cur = GDK_RIGHT_PTR; break;
-        case wxCURSOR_HAND:             gdk_cur = GDK_HAND1; break;
+        case wxCURSOR_HAND:             gdk_cur = GDK_HAND2; break;
         case wxCURSOR_CROSS:            gdk_cur = GDK_CROSSHAIR; break;
         case wxCURSOR_SIZEWE:           gdk_cur = GDK_SB_H_DOUBLE_ARROW; break;
         case wxCURSOR_SIZENS:           gdk_cur = GDK_SB_V_DOUBLE_ARROW; break;