diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 66f7007d..dfbbd4f0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ tests/big
 tests/borderchange
 tests/confignotify
 tests/confignotifymax
+tests/cursorio
 tests/duplicatesession
 tests/extentsrequest
 tests/fakeunmap
diff --git a/tests/cursorio.c b/tests/cursorio.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..527d70cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cursorio.c
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/* -*- indent-tabs-mode: nil; tab-width: 4; c-basic-offset: 4; -*-
+
+   cursorio.c for the Openbox window manager
+   Copyright (c) 2003-2007   Dana Jansens
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   See the COPYING file for a copy of the GNU General Public License.
+*/
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <X11/Xlib.h>
+#include <X11/Xutil.h>
+#include <X11/cursorfont.h>
+
+int main () {
+  Display   *display;
+  Window     win, child;
+  XEvent     report;
+  int        x=10,y=10,h=100,w=400,b=10;
+  XSetWindowAttributes a;
+
+  display = XOpenDisplay(NULL);
+
+  if (display == NULL) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "couldn't connect to X server :0\n");
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  win = XCreateWindow(display, RootWindow(display, 0),
+		      x, y, w, h, b, CopyFromParent, CopyFromParent,
+		      CopyFromParent, 0, NULL);
+
+  a.cursor = XCreateFontCursor(display, XC_watch); 
+  child = XCreateWindow(display, win,
+                        x+w/8, y+h/8, 3*w/4, 3*h/4, 0,
+                        CopyFromParent, InputOnly,
+                        CopyFromParent, CWCursor, &a);
+
+  XMapWindow(display, child);
+  XMapWindow(display, win);
+  XFlush(display);
+
+  while (1) {
+    XNextEvent(display, &report);
+  }
+
+  return 1;
+}