diff --git a/swaybar/input.c b/swaybar/input.c
index 929721465..8a83f38f8 100644
--- a/swaybar/input.c
+++ b/swaybar/input.c
@@ -67,9 +67,19 @@ void update_cursor(struct swaybar_seat *seat) {
 	if (pointer->cursor_theme) {
 		wl_cursor_theme_destroy(pointer->cursor_theme);
 	}
+	const char *cursor_theme = getenv("XCURSOR_THEME");
+	unsigned cursor_size = 24;
+	const char *env_cursor_size = getenv("XCURSOR_SIZE");
+	if (env_cursor_size) {
+		char *end;
+		unsigned size = strtoul(env_cursor_size, &end, 10);
+		if (!*end) {
+			cursor_size = size;
+		}
+	}
 	int scale = pointer->current ? pointer->current->scale : 1;
-	pointer->cursor_theme = wl_cursor_theme_load(NULL, 24 * scale,
-			seat->bar->shm);
+	pointer->cursor_theme = wl_cursor_theme_load(
+		cursor_theme, cursor_size * scale, seat->bar->shm);
 	struct wl_cursor *cursor;
 	cursor = wl_cursor_theme_get_cursor(pointer->cursor_theme, "left_ptr");
 	pointer->cursor_image = cursor->images[0];
diff --git a/swaynag/swaynag.c b/swaynag/swaynag.c
index 26411ab31..87199a741 100644
--- a/swaynag/swaynag.c
+++ b/swaynag/swaynag.c
@@ -129,8 +129,18 @@ static void update_cursor(struct swaynag *swaynag) {
 	if (swaynag->pointer.cursor_theme) {
 		wl_cursor_theme_destroy(swaynag->pointer.cursor_theme);
 	}
-	pointer->cursor_theme = wl_cursor_theme_load(NULL, 24 * swaynag->scale,
-			swaynag->shm);
+	const char *cursor_theme = getenv("XCURSOR_THEME");
+	unsigned cursor_size = 24;
+	const char *env_cursor_size = getenv("XCURSOR_SIZE");
+	if (env_cursor_size) {
+		char *end;
+		unsigned size = strtoul(env_cursor_size, &end, 10);
+		if (!*end) {
+			cursor_size = size;
+		}
+	}
+	pointer->cursor_theme = wl_cursor_theme_load(
+		cursor_theme, cursor_size * swaynag->scale, swaynag->shm);
 	struct wl_cursor *cursor =
 		wl_cursor_theme_get_cursor(pointer->cursor_theme, "left_ptr");
 	pointer->cursor_image = cursor->images[0];