diff --git a/src/Markup/Perspex.Markup.Xaml/Context/PerspexWiringContext.cs b/src/Markup/Perspex.Markup.Xaml/Context/PerspexWiringContext.cs
index 89203022a9..ab16826dc6 100644
--- a/src/Markup/Perspex.Markup.Xaml/Context/PerspexWiringContext.cs
+++ b/src/Markup/Perspex.Markup.Xaml/Context/PerspexWiringContext.cs
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Markup.Xaml.Context
                 new TypeConverterRegistration(typeof(Thickness), new ThicknessTypeConverter()),
                 new TypeConverterRegistration(typeof(TimeSpan), new TimeSpanTypeConverter()),
                 new TypeConverterRegistration(typeof(Uri), new UriTypeConverter()),
+                new TypeConverterRegistration(typeof(Cursor), new CursorTypeConverter())
             };
 
             typeConverterProvider.AddAll(converters);
diff --git a/src/Markup/Perspex.Markup.Xaml/Converters/CursorTypeConverter.cs b/src/Markup/Perspex.Markup.Xaml/Converters/CursorTypeConverter.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2310d563c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Markup/Perspex.Markup.Xaml/Converters/CursorTypeConverter.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// Copyright (c) The Perspex Project. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See licence.md file in the project root for full license information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Globalization;
+using OmniXaml.TypeConversion;
+using Perspex.Input;
+using Perspex.Media.Imaging;
+using Perspex.Platform;
+
+namespace Perspex.Markup.Xaml.Converters
+{
+    public class CursorTypeConverter : ITypeConverter
+    {
+        public bool CanConvertFrom(IXamlTypeConverterContext context, Type sourceType)
+        {
+            return sourceType == typeof(string);
+        }
+
+        public bool CanConvertTo(IXamlTypeConverterContext context, Type destinationType)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        public object ConvertFrom(IXamlTypeConverterContext context, CultureInfo culture, object value)
+        {
+            var cursor = (StandardCursorType)Enum.Parse(typeof (StandardCursorType), ((string) value).Trim(), true);
+            return new Cursor(cursor);
+        }
+
+        public object ConvertTo(IXamlTypeConverterContext context, CultureInfo culture, object value, Type destinationType)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Markup/Perspex.Markup.Xaml/Perspex.Markup.Xaml.csproj b/src/Markup/Perspex.Markup.Xaml/Perspex.Markup.Xaml.csproj
index 9b8cb35162..484363cd85 100644
--- a/src/Markup/Perspex.Markup.Xaml/Perspex.Markup.Xaml.csproj
+++ b/src/Markup/Perspex.Markup.Xaml/Perspex.Markup.Xaml.csproj
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
       <Link>Properties\SharedAssemblyInfo.cs</Link>
     </Compile>
     <Compile Include="Context\NameScopeWrapper.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Converters\CursorTypeConverter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Converters\PerspexListTypeConverter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Converters\RelativeRectTypeConverter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Data\IXamlBinding.cs" />