diff -r 45df4552bdfe include/SDL_mouse.h
--- a/include/SDL_mouse.h	Wed Apr 10 22:18:10 2013 -0400
+++ b/include/SDL_mouse.h	Thu Apr 11 20:03:28 2013 -0300
@@ -175,6 +175,11 @@
 extern DECLSPEC SDL_Cursor *SDLCALL SDL_GetCursor(void);
 
 /**
+ *  \brief Return the default cursor.
+ */
+extern DECLSPEC SDL_Cursor *SDLCALL SDL_GetDefaultCursor(void);
+
+/**
  *  \brief Frees a cursor created with SDL_CreateCursor().
  *  
  *  \sa SDL_CreateCursor()
diff -r 45df4552bdfe src/events/SDL_mouse.c
--- a/src/events/SDL_mouse.c	Wed Apr 10 22:18:10 2013 -0400
+++ b/src/events/SDL_mouse.c	Thu Apr 11 20:03:28 2013 -0300
@@ -618,6 +618,17 @@
     return mouse->cur_cursor;
 }
 
+SDL_Cursor *
+SDL_GetDefaultCursor(void)
+{
+	SDL_Mouse *mouse = SDL_GetMouse();
+
+    if (!mouse) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    return mouse->def_cursor;
+}
+
 void
 SDL_FreeCursor(SDL_Cursor * cursor)
 {