diff --git a/headers/private/servers/app/DisplayDriver.h b/headers/private/servers/app/DisplayDriver.h
index 0edeb5e199..397ec39bf1 100644
--- a/headers/private/servers/app/DisplayDriver.h
+++ b/headers/private/servers/app/DisplayDriver.h
@@ -288,15 +288,15 @@ class DisplayDriver {
 													const float &maxwidth,
 													char **outstrings) = 0;
 	
-	virtual	void				HideCursor();
-	virtual	bool				IsCursorHidden();
+	virtual	void				HideCursor() = 0;
+	virtual	bool				IsCursorHidden() = 0;
 	virtual	void				MoveCursorTo(	const float &x,
-												const float &y);
-	virtual	void				ShowCursor();
-	virtual	void				ObscureCursor();
-	virtual	void				SetCursor(ServerCursor *cursor);
-			BPoint				GetCursorPosition();
-	virtual	bool				IsCursorObscured(bool state);
+												const float &y) = 0;
+	virtual	void				ShowCursor() = 0;
+	virtual	void				ObscureCursor() = 0;
+	virtual	void				SetCursor(ServerCursor *cursor) = 0;
+	virtual	BPoint				GetCursorPosition() = 0;
+	virtual	bool				IsCursorObscured(bool state) = 0;
 	
 	
 	// Virtual methods which need to be implemented by each subclass
@@ -358,8 +358,6 @@ class DisplayDriver {
 	virtual	void				ConstrainClippingRegion(BRegion *reg) = 0;
 
  protected:
-			CursorHandler		fCursorHandler;
-
 			display_mode		fDisplayMode;
 			uint32				fDPMSState;
 			uint32				fDPMSCaps;
diff --git a/headers/private/servers/app/DisplayDriverImpl.h b/headers/private/servers/app/DisplayDriverImpl.h
index e5724264bb..d992346da6 100644
--- a/headers/private/servers/app/DisplayDriverImpl.h
+++ b/headers/private/servers/app/DisplayDriverImpl.h
@@ -279,7 +279,19 @@ class DisplayDriverImpl : public DisplayDriver {
 													const uint32 &mode, 
 													const float &maxwidth,
 													char **outstrings);
-		
+
+	// cursor handling		
+	virtual	void				HideCursor();
+	virtual	bool				IsCursorHidden();
+	virtual	void				MoveCursorTo(	const float &x,
+												const float &y);
+	virtual	void				ShowCursor();
+	virtual	void				ObscureCursor();
+	virtual	void				SetCursor(ServerCursor *cursor);
+			BPoint				GetCursorPosition();
+	virtual	bool				IsCursorObscured(bool state);
+	
+	
 	// These two will rarely be implemented by subclasses,
 	// but it still needs to be possible
 	virtual bool				Lock(bigtime_t timeout = B_INFINITE_TIMEOUT);
@@ -408,6 +420,7 @@ friend class WinBorder;
 
  protected:
 			BLocker				fLocker;
+			CursorHandler		fCursorHandler;
 };
 
 #endif