diff -Nru qtbase-opensource-src-5.4.1+dfsg/debian/changelog qtbase-opensource-src-5.4.1+dfsg/debian/changelog
--- qtbase-opensource-src-5.4.1+dfsg/debian/changelog	2015-03-12 09:34:30.000000000 +0000
+++ qtbase-opensource-src-5.4.1+dfsg/debian/changelog	2015-03-31 09:19:37.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+qtbase-opensource-src (5.4.1+dfsg-2ubuntu4) vivid; urgency=medium
+
+  * debian/patches/upstream_xcb_use_themed_cursor.patch:
+    - backport upstream fix to use properly themed cursors under x11
+      (lp: #1277020)
+
+ -- Sebastien Bacher <seb128@ubuntu.com>  Tue, 31 Mar 2015 11:19:32 +0200
+
 qtbase-opensource-src (5.4.1+dfsg-2ubuntu3) vivid; urgency=medium
 
   * New upstream release. (LP: #1427560)
diff -Nru qtbase-opensource-src-5.4.1+dfsg/debian/patches/series qtbase-opensource-src-5.4.1+dfsg/debian/patches/series
--- qtbase-opensource-src-5.4.1+dfsg/debian/patches/series	2015-03-12 09:34:30.000000000 +0000
+++ qtbase-opensource-src-5.4.1+dfsg/debian/patches/series	2015-03-31 09:11:03.000000000 +0000
@@ -27,3 +27,4 @@
 upstream_xcb-Update-mouse-buttons-from-MotionNotify-events.patch
 upstream-gerrit_Handle-SelectionWindowDestroy-in-QXcbClipboard.patch
 upstream_Call-ofono-nm-Registered-delayed-in-constructor-othe.patch
+upstream_xcb_use_themed_cursor.patch
diff -Nru qtbase-opensource-src-5.4.1+dfsg/debian/patches/upstream_xcb_use_themed_cursor.patch qtbase-opensource-src-5.4.1+dfsg/debian/patches/upstream_xcb_use_themed_cursor.patch
--- qtbase-opensource-src-5.4.1+dfsg/debian/patches/upstream_xcb_use_themed_cursor.patch	1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
+++ qtbase-opensource-src-5.4.1+dfsg/debian/patches/upstream_xcb_use_themed_cursor.patch	2015-03-31 09:10:17.000000000 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+From c7b003ea3b8b4b7124d4971df7d910f2bc3fc4fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: =?UTF-8?q?J=C3=B8rgen=20Lind?= <jorgen.lind@theqtcompany.com>
+Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 12:03:30 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH 03/16] Use Xlib to resolve font cursor if possible
+
+before fallingback to uploading a bitmap cursor
+
+Task-number: QTBUG-30016
+Change-Id: I53eeda6bb5f6cab66e3bc10a2e5382ce55cc1bab
+Reviewed-by: Laszlo Agocs <laszlo.agocs@theqtcompany.com>
+---
+ src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbcursor.cpp | 12 ++++++++++++
+ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbcursor.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbcursor.cpp
+index e3a04c1..8dd27ec 100644
+--- a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbcursor.cpp
++++ b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbcursor.cpp
+@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ typedef int (*PtrXcursorLibrarySetTheme)(void *, const char *);
+ typedef int (*PtrXcursorLibraryGetDefaultSize)(void *);
+ 
+ #ifdef XCB_USE_XLIB
++#include <X11/Xlib.h>
++enum {
++    XCursorShape = CursorShape
++};
++#undef CursorShape
++
+ static PtrXcursorLibraryLoadCursor ptrXcursorLibraryLoadCursor = 0;
+ static PtrXcursorLibraryGetTheme ptrXcursorLibraryGetTheme = 0;
+ static PtrXcursorLibrarySetTheme ptrXcursorLibrarySetTheme = 0;
+@@ -552,6 +558,12 @@ xcb_cursor_t QXcbCursor::createFontCursor(int cshape)
+     }
+     if (cursor)
+         return cursor;
++    if (!cursor && cursorId) {
++        cursor = XCreateFontCursor(DISPLAY_FROM_XCB(this), cursorId);
++        if (cursor)
++            return cursor;
++    }
++
+ #endif
+ 
+     // Non-standard X11 cursors are created from bitmaps
+-- 
+2.1.4
+