diff --git a/content/content.h b/content/content.h
index f3a443868..d0b525c85 100644
--- a/content/content.h
+++ b/content/content.h
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ typedef enum {
 	CONTENT_MSG_GETCTX,    /**< Javascript context */
 	CONTENT_MSG_SCROLL,    /**< Request to scroll content */
 	CONTENT_MSG_DRAGSAVE,  /**< Allow drag saving of content */
-	CONTENT_MSG_SAVELINK   /**< Allow URL to be saved */
+	CONTENT_MSG_SAVELINK,  /**< Allow URL to be saved */
+	CONTENT_MSG_POINTER    /**< Wants a specific mouse pointer set */
 } content_msg;
 
 /** RFC5988 metadata link */
@@ -145,6 +146,8 @@ union content_msg_data {
 		const char *url;
 		const char *title;
 	} savelink;
+	/** CONTENT_MSG_POINTER - Mouse pointer to set */
+	browser_pointer_shape pointer;
 };
 
 /** parameters to content redraw */
diff --git a/desktop/browser.c b/desktop/browser.c
index 3c99c5fb4..f9519b011 100644
--- a/desktop/browser.c
+++ b/desktop/browser.c
@@ -1483,6 +1483,11 @@ nserror browser_window_callback(hlcache_handle *c,
 	}
 		break;
 
+	case CONTENT_MSG_POINTER:
+		/* Content wants to have specific mouse pointer */
+		browser_window_set_pointer(bw, event->data.pointer);
+		break;
+
 	default:
 		assert(0);
 	}
diff --git a/render/html.c b/render/html.c
index 7c7b797ba..ed7e7ebaa 100644
--- a/render/html.c
+++ b/render/html.c
@@ -1252,6 +1252,11 @@ html_object_callback(hlcache_handle *object,
 		content_broadcast(&c->base, CONTENT_MSG_SAVELINK, event->data);
 		break;
 
+	case CONTENT_MSG_POINTER:
+		/* Pass it on */
+		content_broadcast(&c->base, CONTENT_MSG_POINTER, event->data);
+		break;
+
 	default:
 		assert(0);
 	}