diff --git a/include/wx/qt/dnd.h b/include/wx/qt/dnd.h
index 0c0b954692..4f5c2a4cbd 100644
--- a/include/wx/qt/dnd.h
+++ b/include/wx/qt/dnd.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #ifndef _WX_QT_DND_H_
 #define _WX_QT_DND_H_
 
-#define wxDROP_ICON(name)   wxICON(name)
+#define wxDROP_ICON(name)   wxCursor(name##_xpm)
 
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxDropTarget : public wxDropTargetBase
 {
@@ -34,15 +34,15 @@ class WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxDropSource: public wxDropSourceBase
 {
 public:
     wxDropSource( wxWindow *win = NULL,
-                  const wxIcon &copy = wxNullIcon,
-                  const wxIcon &move = wxNullIcon,
-                  const wxIcon &none = wxNullIcon);
+                  const wxCursor &copy = wxNullCursor,
+                  const wxCursor &move = wxNullCursor,
+                  const wxCursor &none = wxNullCursor);
 
     wxDropSource( wxDataObject& data,
                   wxWindow *win,
-                  const wxIcon &copy = wxNullIcon,
-                  const wxIcon &move = wxNullIcon,
-                  const wxIcon &none = wxNullIcon);
+                  const wxCursor &copy = wxNullCursor,
+                  const wxCursor &move = wxNullCursor,
+                  const wxCursor &none = wxNullCursor);
     
     virtual wxDragResult DoDragDrop(int flags = wxDrag_CopyOnly);
 
diff --git a/src/qt/dnd.cpp b/src/qt/dnd.cpp
index 58d20d53c5..7d42adeea4 100644
--- a/src/qt/dnd.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/dnd.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ namespace
 
         return mimeData;
     }
+
+    void SetDragCursor(QDrag& drag, const wxCursor& cursor, Qt::DropAction action)
+    {
+        if ( cursor.IsOk() )
+            drag.setDragCursor(cursor.GetHandle().pixmap(), action);
+    }
 }
 
 namespace
@@ -310,19 +316,21 @@ void wxDropTarget::Disconnect()
 //##############################################################################
 
 wxDropSource::wxDropSource(wxWindow *win,
-              const wxIcon &WXUNUSED(copy),
-              const wxIcon &WXUNUSED(move),
-              const wxIcon &WXUNUSED(none))
-    : m_parentWindow(win)
+              const wxCursor &copy,
+              const wxCursor &move,
+              const wxCursor &none)
+    : wxDropSourceBase(copy, move, none),
+      m_parentWindow(win)
 {
 }
 
 wxDropSource::wxDropSource(wxDataObject& data,
               wxWindow *win,
-              const wxIcon &WXUNUSED(copy),
-              const wxIcon &WXUNUSED(move),
-              const wxIcon &WXUNUSED(none))
-    : m_parentWindow(win)
+              const wxCursor &copy,
+              const wxCursor &move,
+              const wxCursor &none)
+    : wxDropSourceBase(copy, move, none), 
+      m_parentWindow(win)
 {
     SetData(data);
 }
@@ -335,6 +343,10 @@ wxDragResult wxDropSource::DoDragDrop(int flags /*=wxDrag_CopyOnly*/)
     QDrag drag(m_parentWindow->GetHandle());
     drag.setMimeData(CreateMimeData(m_data));
 
+    SetDragCursor(drag, m_cursorCopy, Qt::CopyAction);
+    SetDragCursor(drag, m_cursorMove, Qt::MoveAction);
+    SetDragCursor(drag, m_cursorStop, Qt::IgnoreAction);
+
     Qt::DropActions actions = Qt::CopyAction | Qt::MoveAction;
     Qt::DropAction defaultAction = Qt::CopyAction;
     switch ( flags )