diff --git a/include/boo/IWindow.hpp b/include/boo/IWindow.hpp
index 76bbb13..5f58641 100644
--- a/include/boo/IWindow.hpp
+++ b/include/boo/IWindow.hpp
@@ -194,7 +194,8 @@ enum class EMouseCursor
     None            = 0,
     Pointer         = 1,
     HorizontalArrow = 2,
-    VerticalArrow   = 3
+    VerticalArrow   = 3,
+    IBeam           = 4
 };
 
 class IWindow
diff --git a/lib/x11/ApplicationXlib.hpp b/lib/x11/ApplicationXlib.hpp
index 32a5a80..87fe056 100644
--- a/lib/x11/ApplicationXlib.hpp
+++ b/lib/x11/ApplicationXlib.hpp
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ public:
         X_CURSORS.m_pointer = XCreateFontCursor(m_xDisp, XC_left_ptr);
         X_CURSORS.m_hArrow = XCreateFontCursor(m_xDisp, XC_sb_h_double_arrow);
         X_CURSORS.m_vArrow = XCreateFontCursor(m_xDisp, XC_sb_v_double_arrow);
+        X_CURSORS.m_ibeam = XCreateFontCursor(m_xDisp, XC_xterm);
         X_CURSORS.m_wait = XCreateFontCursor(m_xDisp, XC_watch);
 
         /* The xkb extension requests that the X server does not
diff --git a/lib/x11/WindowXlib.cpp b/lib/x11/WindowXlib.cpp
index 7ebb75d..8fe6d23 100644
--- a/lib/x11/WindowXlib.cpp
+++ b/lib/x11/WindowXlib.cpp
@@ -501,6 +501,8 @@ class WindowXlib : public IWindow
             return X_CURSORS.m_hArrow;
         case EMouseCursor::VerticalArrow:
             return X_CURSORS.m_vArrow;
+        case EMouseCursor::IBeam:
+            return X_CURSORS.m_ibeam;
         default: break;
         }
         return X_CURSORS.m_pointer;
diff --git a/lib/x11/XlibCommon.hpp b/lib/x11/XlibCommon.hpp
index 99270af..c0c79a1 100644
--- a/lib/x11/XlibCommon.hpp
+++ b/lib/x11/XlibCommon.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ struct XlibCursors
     Cursor m_pointer;
     Cursor m_hArrow;
     Cursor m_vArrow;
+    Cursor m_ibeam;
     Cursor m_wait;
 };
 extern XlibCursors X_CURSORS;