diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8a4c45373d..a7789437f2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ set_package_properties(Wayland PROPERTIES
                        PURPOSE "Required for building KWin with Wayland support"
                       )
 add_feature_info("Wayland-Client" Wayland_Client_FOUND "Required for building the Wayland backend in KWin")
+add_feature_info("Wayland-Cursor" Wayland_Cursor_FOUND "Required for cursor support in Wayland backend of kwin_wayland")
 add_feature_info("Wayland-EGL" Wayland_Egl_FOUND "Required for building the Wayland EGL compositing backend in KWin")
 
 find_package(XKB 0.4.1)
@@ -266,11 +267,13 @@ if(Wayland_Client_FOUND AND XKB_FOUND AND KF5Wayland_FOUND)
     set(HAVE_WAYLAND ${Wayland_Client_FOUND})
     set(HAVE_XKB ${XKB_FOUND})
     set(HAVE_WAYLAND_EGL ${Wayland_Egl_FOUND})
+    set(HAVE_WAYLAND_CURSOR ${Wayland_Cursor_FOUND})
     set(HAVE_X11_XCB ${X11_XCB_FOUND})
 else()
     set(HAVE_WAYLAND FALSE)
     set(HAVE_XKB FALSE)
     set(HAVE_WAYLAND_EGL FALSE)
+    set(HAVE_WAYLAND_CURSOR FALSE)
     set(HAVE_X11_XCB FALSE)
 endif()
 
@@ -506,7 +509,6 @@ set(kwin_XCB_LIBS
 )
 
 set(kwin_WAYLAND_LIBS
-    Wayland::Cursor
     XKB::XKB
     KF5::WaylandClient
     KF5::WaylandServer
@@ -520,6 +522,10 @@ if(X11_XCB_FOUND)
     set(kwin_WAYLAND_LIBS ${kwin_WAYLAND_LIBS} X11::XCB)
 endif()
 
+if(Wayland_Cursor_FOUND)
+    set(kwin_WAYLAND_LIBS ${kwin_WAYLAND_LIBS} Wayland::Cursor)
+endif()
+
 if(KWIN_BUILD_ACTIVITIES)
     set(kwin_KDE_LIBS ${kwin_KDE_LIBS} KF5::Activities)
 endif()
diff --git a/config-kwin.h.cmake b/config-kwin.h.cmake
index 1c91b5128d..8b98ae3b1b 100644
--- a/config-kwin.h.cmake
+++ b/config-kwin.h.cmake
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #define KWIN_KILLER_BIN "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${LIBEXEC_INSTALL_DIR}/kwin_killer_helper"
 #cmakedefine01 HAVE_WAYLAND
 #cmakedefine01 HAVE_WAYLAND_EGL
+#cmakedefine01 HAVE_WAYLAND_CURSOR
 #cmakedefine01 HAVE_XKB
 #cmakedefine01 HAVE_INPUT
 #cmakedefine01 HAVE_XCB_CURSOR
diff --git a/wayland_backend.cpp b/wayland_backend.cpp
index b6cbbad8e2..55884224f9 100644
--- a/wayland_backend.cpp
+++ b/wayland_backend.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include <QMetaMethod>
 #include <QThread>
 // Wayland
+#if HAVE_WAYLAND_CURSOR
 #include <wayland-cursor.h>
+#endif
 
 namespace KWin
 {
@@ -66,7 +68,9 @@ WaylandSeat::WaylandSeat(wl_seat *seat, WaylandBackend *backend)
     , m_pointer(NULL)
     , m_keyboard(NULL)
     , m_cursor(NULL)
+#if HAVE_WAYLAND_CURSOR
     , m_theme(new WaylandCursorTheme(backend, this))
+#endif
     , m_enteredSerial(0)
     , m_backend(backend)
     , m_installCursor(false)
@@ -208,6 +212,7 @@ void WaylandSeat::installCursorImage(wl_buffer *image, const QSize &size, const
 
 void WaylandSeat::installCursorImage(Qt::CursorShape shape)
 {
+#if HAVE_WAYLAND_CURSOR
     wl_cursor_image *image = m_theme->get(shape);
     if (!image) {
         return;
@@ -215,6 +220,7 @@ void WaylandSeat::installCursorImage(Qt::CursorShape shape)
     installCursorImage(wl_cursor_image_get_buffer(image),
                        QSize(image->width, image->height),
                        QPoint(image->hotspot_x, image->hotspot_y));
+#endif
 }
 
 void WaylandSeat::installCursorImage(const QImage &image, const QPoint &hotSpot)
@@ -228,6 +234,7 @@ void WaylandSeat::setInstallCursor(bool install)
     m_installCursor = install;
 }
 
+#if HAVE_WAYLAND_CURSOR
 WaylandCursorTheme::WaylandCursorTheme(WaylandBackend *backend, QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent)
     , m_theme(nullptr)
@@ -277,11 +284,14 @@ wl_cursor_image *WaylandCursorTheme::get(Qt::CursorShape shape)
     }
     return c->images[0];
 }
+#endif
 
 WaylandCursor::WaylandCursor(Surface *parentSurface, WaylandBackend *backend)
     : QObject(backend)
     , m_backend(backend)
+#if HAVE_WAYLAND_CURSOR
     , m_theme(new WaylandCursorTheme(backend, this))
+#endif
 {
     auto surface = backend->compositor()->createSurface(this);
     m_subSurface = backend->subCompositor()->createSubSurface(QPointer<Surface>(surface), QPointer<Surface>(parentSurface), this);
@@ -336,6 +346,7 @@ void WaylandCursor::setCursorImage(const QImage &image, const QPoint &hotspot)
 
 void WaylandCursor::setCursorImage(Qt::CursorShape shape)
 {
+#if HAVE_WAYLAND_CURSOR
     wl_cursor_image *image = m_theme->get(shape);
     if (!image) {
         return;
@@ -343,6 +354,7 @@ void WaylandCursor::setCursorImage(Qt::CursorShape shape)
     setCursorImage(wl_cursor_image_get_buffer(image),
                    QSize(image->width, image->height),
                    QPoint(image->hotspot_x, image->hotspot_y));
+#endif
 }
 
 WaylandBackend *WaylandBackend::s_self = 0;
diff --git a/wayland_backend.h b/wayland_backend.h
index 8a9bfaadc4..ef86b529c5 100644
--- a/wayland_backend.h
+++ b/wayland_backend.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #define KWIN_WAYLAND_BACKEND_H
 // KWin
 #include "abstract_backend.h"
+#include <config-kwin.h>
 #include <kwinglobals.h>
 // Qt
 #include <QHash>
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ namespace Wayland
 class WaylandBackend;
 class WaylandSeat;
 
+#if HAVE_WAYLAND_CURSOR
 class WaylandCursorTheme : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ private:
     wl_cursor_theme *m_theme;
     WaylandBackend *m_backend;
 };
+#endif
 
 class WaylandSeat : public QObject
 {
@@ -106,7 +109,9 @@ private:
     KWayland::Client::Pointer *m_pointer;
     KWayland::Client::Keyboard *m_keyboard;
     KWayland::Client::Surface *m_cursor;
+#if HAVE_WAYLAND_CURSOR
     WaylandCursorTheme *m_theme;
+#endif
     uint32_t m_enteredSerial;
     WaylandBackend *m_backend;
     bool m_installCursor;
@@ -133,7 +138,9 @@ private:
     WaylandBackend *m_backend;
     QPoint m_hotSpot;
     KWayland::Client::SubSurface *m_subSurface;
+#if HAVE_WAYLAND_CURSOR
     WaylandCursorTheme *m_theme;
+#endif
 };
 
 /**