diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 85e87c9193a..c33ea52b19d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ Unreleased` header.
 - On Windows, macOS, X11, Wayland and Web, implement setting images as cursors. See the `custom_cursors.rs` example.
   - **Breaking:** Remove `Window::set_cursor_icon`
   - Add `WindowBuilder::with_cursor` and `Window::set_cursor` which takes a `CursorIcon` or `CustomCursor`
-  - Add `CustomCursor`
   - Add `CustomCursor::from_rgba` to allow creating cursor images from RGBA data.
   - Add `CustomCursorExtWebSys::from_url` to allow loading cursor images from URLs.
   - Add `CustomCursorExtWebSys::from_animation` to allow creating animated cursors from other `CustomCursor`s.
+  - Add `{Active,}EventLoop::create_custom_cursor` to load custom cursor image sources.
 - On macOS, add services menu.
 - **Breaking:** On Web, remove queuing fullscreen request in absence of transient activation.
 - On Web, fix setting cursor icon overriding cursor visibility.
diff --git a/examples/window.rs b/examples/window.rs
index 13bf71f2f4e..bef9fb2d78e 100644
--- a/examples/window.rs
+++ b/examples/window.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ use winit::event::{MouseButton, MouseScrollDelta};
 use winit::event_loop::{ActiveEventLoop, EventLoop};
 use winit::keyboard::{Key, ModifiersState};
 use winit::window::{
-    Cursor, CursorGrabMode, CustomCursor, Fullscreen, Icon, ResizeDirection, Theme,
+    Cursor, CursorGrabMode, CustomCursor, CustomCursorSource, Fullscreen, Icon, ResizeDirection,
+    Theme,
 };
 use winit::window::{Window, WindowId};
 
@@ -57,7 +58,6 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
         Event::Resumed => {
             println!("Resumed the event loop");
             state.dump_monitors(event_loop);
-            state.load_custom_cursors(event_loop);
 
             // Create initial window.
             state
@@ -108,11 +108,11 @@ struct Application {
 }
 
 impl Application {
-    fn new<T>(_event_loop: &EventLoop<T>) -> Self {
+    fn new<T>(event_loop: &EventLoop<T>) -> Self {
         // SAFETY: the context is dropped inside the loop, since the state we're using
         // is moved inside the closure.
         #[cfg(not(any(android_platform, ios_platform)))]
-        let context = unsafe { Context::from_raw(_event_loop.raw_display_handle()).unwrap() };
+        let context = unsafe { Context::from_raw(event_loop.raw_display_handle()).unwrap() };
 
         // You'll have to choose an icon size at your own discretion. On X11, the desired size varies
         // by WM, and on Windows, you still have to account for screen scaling. Here we use 32px,
@@ -122,12 +122,19 @@ impl Application {
 
         let icon = load_icon(Path::new(path));
 
+        println!("Loading cursor assets");
+        let custom_cursors = vec![
+            event_loop.create_custom_cursor(decode_cursor(include_bytes!("data/cross.png"))),
+            event_loop.create_custom_cursor(decode_cursor(include_bytes!("data/cross2.png"))),
+            event_loop.create_custom_cursor(decode_cursor(include_bytes!("data/gradient.png"))),
+        ];
+
         Self {
             #[cfg(not(any(android_platform, ios_platform)))]
             context,
+            custom_cursors,
             icon,
             windows: Default::default(),
-            custom_cursors: Vec::new(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -411,15 +418,6 @@ impl Application {
         }
     }
 
-    fn load_custom_cursors(&mut self, event_loop: &ActiveEventLoop) {
-        println!("Loading cursor assets");
-        self.custom_cursors = vec![
-            decode_cursor(include_bytes!("data/cross.png"), event_loop),
-            decode_cursor(include_bytes!("data/cross2.png"), event_loop),
-            decode_cursor(include_bytes!("data/gradient.png"), event_loop),
-        ];
-    }
-
     /// Process the key binding.
     fn process_key_binding(key: &str, mods: &ModifiersState) -> Option<Action> {
         KEY_BINDINGS.iter().find_map(|binding| {
@@ -852,14 +850,12 @@ impl fmt::Display for Action {
     }
 }
 
-fn decode_cursor(bytes: &[u8], window_target: &ActiveEventLoop) -> CustomCursor {
+fn decode_cursor(bytes: &[u8]) -> CustomCursorSource {
     let img = image::load_from_memory(bytes).unwrap().to_rgba8();
     let samples = img.into_flat_samples();
     let (_, w, h) = samples.extents();
     let (w, h) = (w as u16, h as u16);
-    let builder = CustomCursor::from_rgba(samples.samples, w, h, w / 2, h / 2).unwrap();
-
-    builder.build(window_target)
+    CustomCursor::from_rgba(samples.samples, w, h, w / 2, h / 2).unwrap()
 }
 
 fn load_icon(path: &Path) -> Icon {
diff --git a/src/cursor.rs b/src/cursor.rs
index 2e8da938a96..67f6ab1bb4f 100644
--- a/src/cursor.rs
+++ b/src/cursor.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ use std::{error::Error, hash::Hash};
 
 use cursor_icon::CursorIcon;
 
-use crate::event_loop::ActiveEventLoop;
-use crate::platform_impl::{self, PlatformCustomCursor, PlatformCustomCursorBuilder};
+use crate::platform_impl::{PlatformCustomCursor, PlatformCustomCursorSource};
 
 /// The maximum width and height for a cursor when using [`CustomCursor::from_rgba`].
 pub const MAX_CURSOR_SIZE: u16 = 2048;
@@ -59,15 +58,15 @@ impl From<CustomCursor> for Cursor {
 /// let rgba = vec![255; (w * h * 4) as usize];
 ///
 /// #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
-/// let builder = CustomCursor::from_rgba(rgba, w, h, w / 2, h / 2).unwrap();
+/// let source = CustomCursor::from_rgba(rgba, w, h, w / 2, h / 2).unwrap();
 ///
 /// #[cfg(target_family = "wasm")]
-/// let builder = {
+/// let source = {
 ///     use winit::platform::web::CustomCursorExtWebSys;
 ///     CustomCursor::from_url(String::from("http://localhost:3000/cursor.png"), 0, 0)
 /// };
 ///
-/// let custom_cursor = builder.build(&event_loop);
+/// let custom_cursor = event_loop.create_custom_cursor(source);
 ///
 /// window.set_cursor(custom_cursor.clone());
 /// # }
@@ -88,9 +87,9 @@ impl CustomCursor {
         height: u16,
         hotspot_x: u16,
         hotspot_y: u16,
-    ) -> Result<CustomCursorBuilder, BadImage> {
-        Ok(CustomCursorBuilder {
-            inner: PlatformCustomCursorBuilder::from_rgba(
+    ) -> Result<CustomCursorSource, BadImage> {
+        Ok(CustomCursorSource {
+            inner: PlatformCustomCursorSource::from_rgba(
                 rgba.into(),
                 width,
                 height,
@@ -101,20 +100,12 @@ impl CustomCursor {
     }
 }
 
-/// Builds a [`CustomCursor`].
+/// Source for [`CustomCursor`].
 ///
 /// See [`CustomCursor`] for more details.
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct CustomCursorBuilder {
-    pub(crate) inner: PlatformCustomCursorBuilder,
-}
-
-impl CustomCursorBuilder {
-    pub fn build(self, window_target: &ActiveEventLoop) -> CustomCursor {
-        CustomCursor {
-            inner: PlatformCustomCursor::build(self.inner, &window_target.p),
-        }
-    }
+pub struct CustomCursorSource {
+    pub(crate) inner: PlatformCustomCursorSource,
 }
 
 /// An error produced when using [`CustomCursor::from_rgba`] with invalid arguments.
@@ -175,12 +166,14 @@ impl fmt::Display for BadImage {
 
 impl Error for BadImage {}
 
-/// Platforms export this directly as `PlatformCustomCursorBuilder` if they need to only work with images.
+/// Platforms export this directly as `PlatformCustomCursorSource` if they need to only work with
+/// images.
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub(crate) struct OnlyCursorImageBuilder(pub(crate) CursorImage);
+pub(crate) struct OnlyCursorImageSource(pub(crate) CursorImage);
 
 #[allow(dead_code)]
-impl OnlyCursorImageBuilder {
+impl OnlyCursorImageSource {
     pub(crate) fn from_rgba(
         rgba: Vec<u8>,
         width: u16,
@@ -210,16 +203,6 @@ impl PartialEq for OnlyCursorImage {
 
 impl Eq for OnlyCursorImage {}
 
-#[allow(dead_code)]
-impl OnlyCursorImage {
-    pub(crate) fn build(
-        builder: OnlyCursorImageBuilder,
-        _: &platform_impl::ActiveEventLoop,
-    ) -> Self {
-        Self(Arc::new(builder.0))
-    }
-}
-
 #[derive(Debug)]
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 pub(crate) struct CursorImage {
@@ -294,8 +277,4 @@ impl NoCustomCursor {
         CursorImage::from_rgba(rgba, width, height, hotspot_x, hotspot_y)?;
         Ok(Self)
     }
-
-    fn build(self, _: &platform_impl::ActiveEventLoop) -> NoCustomCursor {
-        self
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/event_loop.rs b/src/event_loop.rs
index 4380dd61a9a..05cc5a4db5e 100644
--- a/src/event_loop.rs
+++ b/src/event_loop.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 use web_time::{Duration, Instant};
 
 use crate::error::{EventLoopError, OsError};
-use crate::window::{Window, WindowAttributes};
+use crate::window::{CustomCursor, CustomCursorSource, Window, WindowAttributes};
 use crate::{event::Event, monitor::MonitorHandle, platform_impl};
 
 /// Provides a way to retrieve events from the system and from the windows that were registered to
@@ -298,6 +298,14 @@ impl<T> EventLoop<T> {
             platform_impl::Window::new(&self.event_loop.window_target().p, window_attributes)?;
         Ok(Window { window })
     }
+
+    /// Create custom cursor.
+    pub fn create_custom_cursor(&self, custom_cursor: CustomCursorSource) -> CustomCursor {
+        self.event_loop
+            .window_target()
+            .p
+            .create_custom_cursor(custom_cursor)
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "rwh_06")]
@@ -359,6 +367,11 @@ impl ActiveEventLoop {
         Ok(Window { window })
     }
 
+    /// Create custom cursor.
+    pub fn create_custom_cursor(&self, custom_cursor: CustomCursorSource) -> CustomCursor {
+        self.p.create_custom_cursor(custom_cursor)
+    }
+
     #[inline]
     pub fn available_monitors(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = MonitorHandle> {
         #[allow(clippy::useless_conversion)] // false positive on some platforms
diff --git a/src/platform/web.rs b/src/platform/web.rs
index 56a69ffcd0c..ed8071f9f7d 100644
--- a/src/platform/web.rs
+++ b/src/platform/web.rs
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 #[cfg(web_platform)]
 use web_sys::HtmlCanvasElement;
 
-use crate::cursor::CustomCursorBuilder;
+use crate::cursor::CustomCursorSource;
 use crate::event::Event;
 use crate::event_loop::{ActiveEventLoop, EventLoop};
 #[cfg(web_platform)]
 use crate::platform_impl::CustomCursorFuture as PlatformCustomCursorFuture;
-use crate::platform_impl::{PlatformCustomCursor, PlatformCustomCursorBuilder};
+use crate::platform_impl::PlatformCustomCursorSource;
 use crate::window::{CustomCursor, Window, WindowAttributes};
 
 #[cfg(not(web_platform))]
@@ -200,9 +200,18 @@ pub trait ActiveEventLoopExtWebSys {
     ///
     /// [`ControlFlow::Poll`]: crate::event_loop::ControlFlow::Poll
     fn poll_strategy(&self) -> PollStrategy;
+
+    /// Async version of [`ActiveEventLoop::create_custom_cursor()`] which waits until the
+    /// cursor has completely finished loading.
+    fn create_custom_cursor_async(&self, source: CustomCursorSource) -> CustomCursorFuture;
 }
 
 impl ActiveEventLoopExtWebSys for ActiveEventLoop {
+    #[inline]
+    fn create_custom_cursor_async(&self, source: CustomCursorSource) -> CustomCursorFuture {
+        self.p.create_custom_cursor_async(source)
+    }
+
     #[inline]
     fn set_poll_strategy(&self, strategy: PollStrategy) {
         self.p.set_poll_strategy(strategy);
@@ -249,14 +258,14 @@ pub trait CustomCursorExtWebSys {
     /// but browser support for image formats is inconsistent. Using [PNG] is recommended.
     ///
     /// [PNG]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PNG
-    fn from_url(url: String, hotspot_x: u16, hotspot_y: u16) -> CustomCursorBuilder;
+    fn from_url(url: String, hotspot_x: u16, hotspot_y: u16) -> CustomCursorSource;
 
     /// Crates a new animated cursor from multiple [`CustomCursor`]s.
     /// Supplied `cursors` can't be empty or other animations.
     fn from_animation(
         duration: Duration,
         cursors: Vec<CustomCursor>,
-    ) -> Result<CustomCursorBuilder, BadAnimation>;
+    ) -> Result<CustomCursorSource, BadAnimation>;
 }
 
 impl CustomCursorExtWebSys for CustomCursor {
@@ -264,9 +273,9 @@ impl CustomCursorExtWebSys for CustomCursor {
         self.inner.animation
     }
 
-    fn from_url(url: String, hotspot_x: u16, hotspot_y: u16) -> CustomCursorBuilder {
-        CustomCursorBuilder {
-            inner: PlatformCustomCursorBuilder::Url {
+    fn from_url(url: String, hotspot_x: u16, hotspot_y: u16) -> CustomCursorSource {
+        CustomCursorSource {
+            inner: PlatformCustomCursorSource::Url {
                 url,
                 hotspot_x,
                 hotspot_y,
@@ -277,7 +286,7 @@ impl CustomCursorExtWebSys for CustomCursor {
     fn from_animation(
         duration: Duration,
         cursors: Vec<CustomCursor>,
-    ) -> Result<CustomCursorBuilder, BadAnimation> {
+    ) -> Result<CustomCursorSource, BadAnimation> {
         if cursors.is_empty() {
             return Err(BadAnimation::Empty);
         }
@@ -286,8 +295,8 @@ impl CustomCursorExtWebSys for CustomCursor {
             return Err(BadAnimation::Animation);
         }
 
-        Ok(CustomCursorBuilder {
-            inner: PlatformCustomCursorBuilder::Animation { duration, cursors },
+        Ok(CustomCursorSource {
+            inner: PlatformCustomCursorSource::Animation { duration, cursors },
         })
     }
 }
@@ -312,26 +321,11 @@ impl fmt::Display for BadAnimation {
 
 impl Error for BadAnimation {}
 
-pub trait CustomCursorBuilderExtWebSys {
-    /// Async version of [`CustomCursorBuilder::build()`] which waits until the
-    /// cursor has completely finished loading.
-    fn build_async(self, window_target: &ActiveEventLoop) -> CustomCursorFuture;
-}
-
-impl CustomCursorBuilderExtWebSys for CustomCursorBuilder {
-    fn build_async(self, window_target: &ActiveEventLoop) -> CustomCursorFuture {
-        CustomCursorFuture(PlatformCustomCursor::build_async(
-            self.inner,
-            &window_target.p,
-        ))
-    }
-}
-
 #[cfg(not(web_platform))]
 struct PlatformCustomCursorFuture;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct CustomCursorFuture(PlatformCustomCursorFuture);
+pub struct CustomCursorFuture(pub(crate) PlatformCustomCursorFuture);
 
 impl Future for CustomCursorFuture {
     type Output = Result<CustomCursor, CustomCursorError>;
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/android/mod.rs b/src/platform_impl/android/mod.rs
index e8512a32f3c..9c0f9d00340 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/android/mod.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/android/mod.rs
@@ -27,13 +27,18 @@ use crate::{
     event_loop::{self, ActiveEventLoop as RootELW, ControlFlow, DeviceEvents},
     platform::pump_events::PumpStatus,
     window::{
-        self, CursorGrabMode, ImePurpose, ResizeDirection, Theme, WindowButtons, WindowLevel,
+        self, CursorGrabMode, CustomCursor, CustomCursorSource, ImePurpose, ResizeDirection, Theme,
+        WindowButtons, WindowLevel,
     },
 };
 use crate::{error::EventLoopError, platform_impl::Fullscreen};
 
 mod keycodes;
 
+pub(crate) use crate::cursor::NoCustomCursor as PlatformCustomCursor;
+pub(crate) use crate::cursor::NoCustomCursor as PlatformCustomCursorSource;
+pub(crate) use crate::icon::NoIcon as PlatformIcon;
+
 static HAS_FOCUS: Lazy<RwLock<bool>> = Lazy::new(|| RwLock::new(true));
 
 /// Returns the minimum `Option<Duration>`, taking into account that `None`
@@ -673,6 +678,13 @@ impl ActiveEventLoop {
         Some(MonitorHandle::new(self.app.clone()))
     }
 
+    pub fn create_custom_cursor(&self, source: CustomCursorSource) -> CustomCursor {
+        let _ = source.inner;
+        CustomCursor {
+            inner: PlatformCustomCursor,
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn available_monitors(&self) -> VecDeque<MonitorHandle> {
         let mut v = VecDeque::with_capacity(1);
         v.push_back(MonitorHandle::new(self.app.clone()));
@@ -1054,10 +1066,6 @@ impl Display for OsError {
     }
 }
 
-pub(crate) use crate::cursor::NoCustomCursor as PlatformCustomCursor;
-pub(crate) use crate::cursor::NoCustomCursor as PlatformCustomCursorBuilder;
-pub(crate) use crate::icon::NoIcon as PlatformIcon;
-
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 pub struct MonitorHandle {
     app: AndroidApp,
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/ios/event_loop.rs b/src/platform_impl/ios/event_loop.rs
index 929c7efa660..16074277083 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/ios/event_loop.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/ios/event_loop.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ use crate::{
     },
     platform::ios::Idiom,
     platform_impl::platform::app_state::{EventLoopHandler, HandlePendingUserEvents},
+    window::{CustomCursor, CustomCursorSource},
 };
 
 use super::{app_state, monitor, view, MonitorHandle};
@@ -38,6 +39,13 @@ pub struct ActiveEventLoop {
 }
 
 impl ActiveEventLoop {
+    pub fn create_custom_cursor(&self, source: CustomCursorSource) -> CustomCursor {
+        let _ = source.inner;
+        CustomCursor {
+            inner: super::PlatformCustomCursor,
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn available_monitors(&self) -> VecDeque<MonitorHandle> {
         monitor::uiscreens(self.mtm)
     }
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/ios/mod.rs b/src/platform_impl/ios/mod.rs
index 020a4bfbc47..46f6bc5b2a7 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/ios/mod.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/ios/mod.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ pub(crate) use self::{
     window::{PlatformSpecificWindowAttributesAttributes, Window, WindowId},
 };
 pub(crate) use crate::cursor::NoCustomCursor as PlatformCustomCursor;
-pub(crate) use crate::cursor::NoCustomCursor as PlatformCustomCursorBuilder;
+pub(crate) use crate::cursor::NoCustomCursor as PlatformCustomCursorSource;
 pub(crate) use crate::icon::NoIcon as PlatformIcon;
 pub(crate) use crate::platform_impl::Fullscreen;
 
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/linux/mod.rs b/src/platform_impl/linux/mod.rs
index 7355569c36a..c3540414915 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/linux/mod.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/linux/mod.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ use smol_str::SmolStr;
 use self::x11::{X11Error, XConnection, XError, XNotSupported};
 #[cfg(x11_platform)]
 use crate::platform::x11::{WindowType as XWindowType, XlibErrorHook};
+use crate::window::{CustomCursor, CustomCursorSource};
 use crate::{
     dpi::{PhysicalPosition, PhysicalSize, Position, Size},
     error::{EventLoopError, ExternalError, NotSupportedError, OsError as RootOsError},
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ use crate::{
 };
 
 pub(crate) use self::common::keymap::{physicalkey_to_scancode, scancode_to_physicalkey};
-pub(crate) use crate::cursor::OnlyCursorImageBuilder as PlatformCustomCursorBuilder;
+pub(crate) use crate::cursor::OnlyCursorImageSource as PlatformCustomCursorSource;
 pub(crate) use crate::icon::RgbaIcon as PlatformIcon;
 pub(crate) use crate::platform_impl::Fullscreen;
 
@@ -643,19 +644,6 @@ pub(crate) enum PlatformCustomCursor {
     #[cfg(x11_platform)]
     X(x11::CustomCursor),
 }
-impl PlatformCustomCursor {
-    pub(crate) fn build(
-        builder: PlatformCustomCursorBuilder,
-        p: &ActiveEventLoop,
-    ) -> PlatformCustomCursor {
-        match p {
-            #[cfg(wayland_platform)]
-            ActiveEventLoop::Wayland(_) => Self::Wayland(wayland::CustomCursor::build(builder, p)),
-            #[cfg(x11_platform)]
-            ActiveEventLoop::X(p) => Self::X(x11::CustomCursor::build(builder, p)),
-        }
-    }
-}
 
 /// Hooks for X11 errors.
 #[cfg(x11_platform)]
@@ -864,6 +852,13 @@ impl ActiveEventLoop {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn create_custom_cursor(&self, cursor: CustomCursorSource) -> CustomCursor {
+        match self {
+            ActiveEventLoop::Wayland(evlp) => evlp.create_custom_cursor(cursor),
+            ActiveEventLoop::X(evlp) => evlp.create_custom_cursor(cursor),
+        }
+    }
+
     #[inline]
     pub fn available_monitors(&self) -> VecDeque<MonitorHandle> {
         match *self {
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/linux/wayland/event_loop/mod.rs b/src/platform_impl/linux/wayland/event_loop/mod.rs
index f95e3d16c1d..b3c63e32010 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/linux/wayland/event_loop/mod.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/linux/wayland/event_loop/mod.rs
@@ -16,13 +16,17 @@ use sctk::reexports::calloop_wayland_source::WaylandSource;
 use sctk::reexports::client::globals;
 use sctk::reexports::client::{Connection, QueueHandle};
 
+use crate::cursor::OnlyCursorImage;
 use crate::dpi::LogicalSize;
 use crate::error::{EventLoopError, OsError as RootOsError};
 use crate::event::{Event, InnerSizeWriter, StartCause, WindowEvent};
 use crate::event_loop::{ActiveEventLoop as RootActiveEventLoop, ControlFlow, DeviceEvents};
 use crate::platform::pump_events::PumpStatus;
 use crate::platform_impl::platform::min_timeout;
-use crate::platform_impl::{ActiveEventLoop as PlatformActiveEventLoop, OsError};
+use crate::platform_impl::{
+    ActiveEventLoop as PlatformActiveEventLoop, OsError, PlatformCustomCursor,
+};
+use crate::window::{CustomCursor as RootCustomCursor, CustomCursorSource};
 
 mod proxy;
 pub mod sink;
@@ -651,6 +655,12 @@ impl ActiveEventLoop {
     #[inline]
     pub fn listen_device_events(&self, _allowed: DeviceEvents) {}
 
+    pub(crate) fn create_custom_cursor(&self, cursor: CustomCursorSource) -> RootCustomCursor {
+        RootCustomCursor {
+            inner: PlatformCustomCursor::Wayland(OnlyCursorImage(Arc::from(cursor.inner.0))),
+        }
+    }
+
     #[cfg(feature = "rwh_05")]
     #[inline]
     pub fn raw_display_handle_rwh_05(&self) -> rwh_05::RawDisplayHandle {
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/linux/x11/mod.rs b/src/platform_impl/linux/x11/mod.rs
index 2b77d39079a..37096772414 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/linux/x11/mod.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/linux/x11/mod.rs
@@ -67,14 +67,14 @@ use self::{
     event_processor::EventProcessor,
     ime::{Ime, ImeCreationError, ImeReceiver, ImeRequest, ImeSender},
 };
-use super::{common::xkb_state::KbdState, ControlFlow, OsError};
+use super::{common::xkb_state::KbdState, ControlFlow, OsError, PlatformCustomCursor};
 use crate::{
     error::{EventLoopError, OsError as RootOsError},
     event::{Event, StartCause, WindowEvent},
     event_loop::{ActiveEventLoop as RootELW, DeviceEvents, EventLoopClosed},
     platform::pump_events::PumpStatus,
     platform_impl::platform::{min_timeout, WindowId},
-    window::WindowAttributes,
+    window::{CustomCursor as RootCustomCursor, CustomCursorSource, WindowAttributes},
 };
 
 // Xinput constants not defined in x11rb
@@ -690,6 +690,12 @@ impl ActiveEventLoop {
         self.xconn.primary_monitor().ok()
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn create_custom_cursor(&self, cursor: CustomCursorSource) -> RootCustomCursor {
+        RootCustomCursor {
+            inner: PlatformCustomCursor::X(CustomCursor::new(self, cursor.inner)),
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn listen_device_events(&self, allowed: DeviceEvents) {
         self.device_events.set(allowed);
     }
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/linux/x11/util/cursor.rs b/src/platform_impl/linux/x11/util/cursor.rs
index f85f6a7321e..f86907a4644 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/linux/x11/util/cursor.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/linux/x11/util/cursor.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use std::{
 
 use x11rb::connection::Connection;
 
-use crate::{platform_impl::PlatformCustomCursorBuilder, window::CursorIcon};
+use crate::{platform_impl::PlatformCustomCursorSource, window::CursorIcon};
 
 use super::super::ActiveEventLoop;
 use super::*;
@@ -124,32 +124,36 @@ impl PartialEq for CustomCursor {
 impl Eq for CustomCursor {}
 
 impl CustomCursor {
-    pub(crate) fn build(builder: PlatformCustomCursorBuilder, p: &ActiveEventLoop) -> CustomCursor {
+    pub(crate) fn new(
+        event_loop: &ActiveEventLoop,
+        cursor: PlatformCustomCursorSource,
+    ) -> CustomCursor {
         unsafe {
-            let ximage = (p.xconn.xcursor.XcursorImageCreate)(
-                builder.0.width as i32,
-                builder.0.height as i32,
+            let ximage = (event_loop.xconn.xcursor.XcursorImageCreate)(
+                cursor.0.width as i32,
+                cursor.0.height as i32,
             );
             if ximage.is_null() {
                 panic!("failed to allocate cursor image");
             }
-            (*ximage).xhot = builder.0.hotspot_x as u32;
-            (*ximage).yhot = builder.0.hotspot_y as u32;
+            (*ximage).xhot = cursor.0.hotspot_x as u32;
+            (*ximage).yhot = cursor.0.hotspot_y as u32;
             (*ximage).delay = 0;
 
-            let dst = slice::from_raw_parts_mut((*ximage).pixels, builder.0.rgba.len() / 4);
-            for (dst, chunk) in dst.iter_mut().zip(builder.0.rgba.chunks_exact(4)) {
+            let dst = slice::from_raw_parts_mut((*ximage).pixels, cursor.0.rgba.len() / 4);
+            for (dst, chunk) in dst.iter_mut().zip(cursor.0.rgba.chunks_exact(4)) {
                 *dst = (chunk[0] as u32) << 16
                     | (chunk[1] as u32) << 8
                     | (chunk[2] as u32)
                     | (chunk[3] as u32) << 24;
             }
 
-            let cursor = (p.xconn.xcursor.XcursorImageLoadCursor)(p.xconn.display, ximage);
-            (p.xconn.xcursor.XcursorImageDestroy)(ximage);
+            let cursor =
+                (event_loop.xconn.xcursor.XcursorImageLoadCursor)(event_loop.xconn.display, ximage);
+            (event_loop.xconn.xcursor.XcursorImageDestroy)(ximage);
             Self {
                 inner: Arc::new(CustomCursorInner {
-                    xconn: p.xconn.clone(),
+                    xconn: event_loop.xconn.clone(),
                     cursor,
                 }),
             }
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/macos/cursor.rs b/src/platform_impl/macos/cursor.rs
index 3d26da1d19c..a7fb54e5ca5 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/macos/cursor.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/macos/cursor.rs
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use std::ffi::c_uchar;
 use std::slice;
 
-use super::ActiveEventLoop;
 use crate::cursor::CursorImage;
-use crate::cursor::OnlyCursorImageBuilder;
+use crate::cursor::OnlyCursorImageSource;
 use crate::window::CursorIcon;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ unsafe impl Send for CustomCursor {}
 unsafe impl Sync for CustomCursor {}
 
 impl CustomCursor {
-    pub(crate) fn build(cursor: OnlyCursorImageBuilder, _: &ActiveEventLoop) -> CustomCursor {
+    pub(crate) fn new(cursor: OnlyCursorImageSource) -> CustomCursor {
         Self(cursor_from_image(&cursor.0))
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/macos/event_loop.rs b/src/platform_impl/macos/event_loop.rs
index 08aca4a502b..f4867224c94 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/macos/event_loop.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/macos/event_loop.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ use super::{
     monitor::{self, MonitorHandle},
     observer::setup_control_flow_observers,
 };
+use crate::platform_impl::platform::cursor::CustomCursor;
+use crate::window::{CustomCursor as RootCustomCursor, CustomCursorSource};
 use crate::{
     error::EventLoopError,
     event::Event,
@@ -77,6 +79,12 @@ pub struct ActiveEventLoop {
 }
 
 impl ActiveEventLoop {
+    pub fn create_custom_cursor(&self, source: CustomCursorSource) -> RootCustomCursor {
+        RootCustomCursor {
+            inner: CustomCursor::new(source.inner),
+        }
+    }
+
     #[inline]
     pub fn available_monitors(&self) -> VecDeque<MonitorHandle> {
         monitor::available_monitors()
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/macos/mod.rs b/src/platform_impl/macos/mod.rs
index 84528b96dd8..056ae9ab211 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/macos/mod.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/macos/mod.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ use crate::event::DeviceId as RootDeviceId;
 
 pub(crate) use self::cursor::CustomCursor as PlatformCustomCursor;
 pub(crate) use self::window::Window;
-pub(crate) use crate::cursor::OnlyCursorImageBuilder as PlatformCustomCursorBuilder;
+pub(crate) use crate::cursor::OnlyCursorImageSource as PlatformCustomCursorSource;
 pub(crate) use crate::icon::NoIcon as PlatformIcon;
 pub(crate) use crate::platform_impl::Fullscreen;
 
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/orbital/event_loop.rs b/src/platform_impl/orbital/event_loop.rs
index f2cac6c1a88..18c3c8a13d4 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/orbital/event_loop.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/orbital/event_loop.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use crate::{
         Key, KeyCode, KeyLocation, ModifiersKeys, ModifiersState, NativeKey, NativeKeyCode,
         PhysicalKey,
     },
-    window::WindowId as RootWindowId,
+    window::{CustomCursor as RootCustomCursor, CustomCursorSource, WindowId as RootWindowId},
 };
 
 use super::{
@@ -727,6 +727,13 @@ pub struct ActiveEventLoop {
 }
 
 impl ActiveEventLoop {
+    pub fn create_custom_cursor(&self, source: CustomCursorSource) -> RootCustomCursor {
+        let _ = source.inner;
+        RootCustomCursor {
+            inner: super::PlatformCustomCursor,
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn primary_monitor(&self) -> Option<MonitorHandle> {
         Some(MonitorHandle)
     }
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/orbital/mod.rs b/src/platform_impl/orbital/mod.rs
index a289d36c1aa..bdb641f3bf7 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/orbital/mod.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/orbital/mod.rs
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ impl Display for OsError {
 }
 
 pub(crate) use crate::cursor::NoCustomCursor as PlatformCustomCursor;
-pub(crate) use crate::cursor::NoCustomCursor as PlatformCustomCursorBuilder;
+pub(crate) use crate::cursor::NoCustomCursor as PlatformCustomCursorSource;
 pub(crate) use crate::icon::NoIcon as PlatformIcon;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, Hash, Ord, PartialEq, PartialOrd)]
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/web/cursor.rs b/src/platform_impl/web/cursor.rs
index 79c1d61b202..a6063017e0c 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/web/cursor.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/web/cursor.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ use crate::cursor::{BadImage, Cursor, CursorImage, CustomCursor as RootCustomCur
 use crate::platform::web::CustomCursorError;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub(crate) enum CustomCursorBuilder {
+pub(crate) enum CustomCursorSource {
     Image(CursorImage),
     Url {
         url: String,
@@ -40,15 +40,15 @@ pub(crate) enum CustomCursorBuilder {
     },
 }
 
-impl CustomCursorBuilder {
+impl CustomCursorSource {
     pub fn from_rgba(
         rgba: Vec<u8>,
         width: u16,
         height: u16,
         hotspot_x: u16,
         hotspot_y: u16,
-    ) -> Result<CustomCursorBuilder, BadImage> {
-        Ok(CustomCursorBuilder::Image(CursorImage::from_rgba(
+    ) -> Result<CustomCursorSource, BadImage> {
+        Ok(CustomCursorSource::Image(CursorImage::from_rgba(
             rgba, width, height, hotspot_x, hotspot_y,
         )?))
     }
@@ -75,30 +75,30 @@ impl PartialEq for CustomCursor {
 impl Eq for CustomCursor {}
 
 impl CustomCursor {
-    pub(crate) fn build(builder: CustomCursorBuilder, window_target: &ActiveEventLoop) -> Self {
-        match builder {
-            CustomCursorBuilder::Image(image) => Self::build_spawn(
-                window_target,
+    pub(crate) fn new(event_loop: &ActiveEventLoop, source: CustomCursorSource) -> Self {
+        match source {
+            CustomCursorSource::Image(image) => Self::build_spawn(
+                event_loop,
                 from_rgba(
-                    window_target.runner.window(),
-                    window_target.runner.document().clone(),
+                    event_loop.runner.window(),
+                    event_loop.runner.document().clone(),
                     &image,
                 ),
                 false,
             ),
-            CustomCursorBuilder::Url {
+            CustomCursorSource::Url {
                 url,
                 hotspot_x,
                 hotspot_y,
             } => Self::build_spawn(
-                window_target,
+                event_loop,
                 from_url(UrlType::Plain(url), hotspot_x, hotspot_y),
                 false,
             ),
-            CustomCursorBuilder::Animation { duration, cursors } => Self::build_spawn(
-                window_target,
+            CustomCursorSource::Animation { duration, cursors } => Self::build_spawn(
+                event_loop,
                 from_animation(
-                    window_target.runner.main_thread(),
+                    event_loop.runner.main_thread(),
                     duration,
                     cursors.into_iter().map(|cursor| cursor.inner),
                 ),
@@ -163,12 +163,12 @@ impl CustomCursor {
         this
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn build_async(
-        builder: CustomCursorBuilder,
-        window_target: &ActiveEventLoop,
+    pub(crate) fn new_async(
+        event_loop: &ActiveEventLoop,
+        source: CustomCursorSource,
     ) -> CustomCursorFuture {
-        let CustomCursor { animation, state } = Self::build(builder, window_target);
-        let binding = state.get(window_target.runner.main_thread()).borrow();
+        let CustomCursor { animation, state } = Self::new(event_loop, source);
+        let binding = state.get(event_loop.runner.main_thread()).borrow();
         let ImageState::Loading { notifier, .. } = binding.deref() else {
             unreachable!("found invalid state")
         };
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ async fn from_animation(
             }
             ImageState::Failed(error) => return Err(error.clone()),
             ImageState::Image(_) => drop(state),
-            ImageState::Animation(_) => unreachable!("check in `CustomCursorBuilder` failed"),
+            ImageState::Animation(_) => unreachable!("check in `CustomCursorSource` failed"),
         }
 
         let state = cursor.state.get(main_thread).borrow();
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/web/event_loop/window_target.rs b/src/platform_impl/web/event_loop/window_target.rs
index f5833278a13..3d23d9ce842 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/web/event_loop/window_target.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/web/event_loop/window_target.rs
@@ -19,9 +19,13 @@ use crate::event::{
 };
 use crate::event_loop::{ControlFlow, DeviceEvents};
 use crate::keyboard::ModifiersState;
+use crate::platform::web::CustomCursorFuture;
 use crate::platform::web::PollStrategy;
+use crate::platform_impl::platform::cursor::CustomCursor;
 use crate::platform_impl::platform::r#async::Waker;
-use crate::window::{Theme, WindowId as RootWindowId};
+use crate::window::{
+    CustomCursor as RootCustomCursor, CustomCursorSource, Theme, WindowId as RootWindowId,
+};
 
 #[derive(Default)]
 struct ModifiersShared(Rc<Cell<ModifiersState>>);
@@ -65,6 +69,16 @@ impl ActiveEventLoop {
         WindowId(self.runner.generate_id())
     }
 
+    pub fn create_custom_cursor(&self, source: CustomCursorSource) -> RootCustomCursor {
+        RootCustomCursor {
+            inner: CustomCursor::new(self, source.inner),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn create_custom_cursor_async(&self, source: CustomCursorSource) -> CustomCursorFuture {
+        CustomCursorFuture(CustomCursor::new_async(self, source.inner))
+    }
+
     pub fn register(&self, canvas: &Rc<RefCell<backend::Canvas>>, id: WindowId) {
         let canvas_clone = canvas.clone();
         let mut canvas = canvas.borrow_mut();
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/web/mod.rs b/src/platform_impl/web/mod.rs
index ceec6f6ca39..5473ad1dbbc 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/web/mod.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/web/mod.rs
@@ -43,5 +43,5 @@ pub(crate) use self::keyboard::KeyEventExtra;
 pub(crate) use crate::icon::NoIcon as PlatformIcon;
 pub(crate) use crate::platform_impl::Fullscreen;
 pub(crate) use cursor::CustomCursor as PlatformCustomCursor;
-pub(crate) use cursor::CustomCursorBuilder as PlatformCustomCursorBuilder;
 pub(crate) use cursor::CustomCursorFuture;
+pub(crate) use cursor::CustomCursorSource as PlatformCustomCursorSource;
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/windows/event_loop.rs b/src/platform_impl/windows/event_loop.rs
index f09972bf707..3756e488f63 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/windows/event_loop.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/windows/event_loop.rs
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ use crate::{
         dark_mode::try_theme,
         dpi::{become_dpi_aware, dpi_to_scale_factor},
         drop_handler::FileDropHandler,
+        icon::WinCursor,
         ime::ImeContext,
         keyboard::KeyEventBuilder,
         keyboard_layout::LAYOUT_CACHE,
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ use crate::{
         window_state::{CursorFlags, ImeState, WindowFlags, WindowState},
         wrap_device_id, Fullscreen, WindowId, DEVICE_ID,
     },
-    window::WindowId as RootWindowId,
+    window::{CustomCursor as RootCustomCursor, CustomCursorSource, WindowId as RootWindowId},
 };
 use runner::{EventLoopRunner, EventLoopRunnerShared};
 
@@ -531,6 +532,18 @@ impl ActiveEventLoop {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn create_custom_cursor(&self, source: CustomCursorSource) -> RootCustomCursor {
+        let inner = match WinCursor::new(&source.inner.0) {
+            Ok(cursor) => cursor,
+            Err(err) => {
+                log::warn!("Failed to create custom cursor: {err}");
+                WinCursor::Failed
+            }
+        };
+
+        RootCustomCursor { inner }
+    }
+
     // TODO: Investigate opportunities for caching
     pub fn available_monitors(&self) -> VecDeque<MonitorHandle> {
         monitor::available_monitors()
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/windows/icon.rs b/src/platform_impl/windows/icon.rs
index de8bd4910fb..c885efab633 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/windows/icon.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/windows/icon.rs
@@ -17,12 +17,9 @@ use windows_sys::{
 };
 
 use crate::icon::*;
-use crate::{
-    cursor::{CursorImage, OnlyCursorImageBuilder},
-    dpi::PhysicalSize,
-};
+use crate::{cursor::CursorImage, dpi::PhysicalSize};
 
-use super::{util, ActiveEventLoop};
+use super::util;
 
 impl Pixel {
     fn convert_to_bgra(&mut self) {
@@ -188,7 +185,7 @@ pub enum WinCursor {
 }
 
 impl WinCursor {
-    fn new(image: &CursorImage) -> Result<Self, io::Error> {
+    pub(crate) fn new(image: &CursorImage) -> Result<Self, io::Error> {
         let mut bgra = image.rgba.clone();
         bgra.chunks_exact_mut(4).for_each(|chunk| chunk.swap(0, 2));
 
@@ -236,16 +233,6 @@ impl WinCursor {
             Ok(Self::Cursor(Arc::new(RaiiCursor { handle })))
         }
     }
-
-    pub(crate) fn build(cursor: OnlyCursorImageBuilder, _: &ActiveEventLoop) -> Self {
-        match Self::new(&cursor.0) {
-            Ok(cursor) => cursor,
-            Err(err) => {
-                log::warn!("Failed to create custom cursor: {err}");
-                Self::Failed
-            }
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Hash, Eq, PartialEq)]
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/windows/mod.rs b/src/platform_impl/windows/mod.rs
index e1879d9598e..df59c8b9fd9 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/windows/mod.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/windows/mod.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pub(crate) use self::{
 
 pub(crate) use self::icon::WinCursor as PlatformCustomCursor;
 pub use self::icon::WinIcon as PlatformIcon;
-pub(crate) use crate::cursor::OnlyCursorImageBuilder as PlatformCustomCursorBuilder;
+pub(crate) use crate::cursor::OnlyCursorImageSource as PlatformCustomCursorSource;
 use crate::platform_impl::Fullscreen;
 
 use crate::event::DeviceId as RootDeviceId;
diff --git a/src/window.rs b/src/window.rs
index fdcdb4c61d4..51c1b1788b1 100644
--- a/src/window.rs
+++ b/src/window.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use crate::{
     platform_impl::{self, PlatformSpecificWindowAttributesAttributes},
 };
 
-pub use crate::cursor::{BadImage, Cursor, CustomCursor, CustomCursorBuilder, MAX_CURSOR_SIZE};
+pub use crate::cursor::{BadImage, Cursor, CustomCursor, CustomCursorSource, MAX_CURSOR_SIZE};
 pub use crate::icon::{BadIcon, Icon};
 
 #[doc(inline)]
diff --git a/tests/send_objects.rs b/tests/send_objects.rs
index 8e2a9ba4a70..93451a187e8 100644
--- a/tests/send_objects.rs
+++ b/tests/send_objects.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ fn ids_send() {
 
 #[test]
 fn custom_cursor_send() {
-    needs_send::<winit::window::CustomCursorBuilder>();
+    needs_send::<winit::window::CustomCursorSource>();
     needs_send::<winit::window::CustomCursor>();
 }
diff --git a/tests/sync_object.rs b/tests/sync_object.rs
index 590965aa695..234b83a5c41 100644
--- a/tests/sync_object.rs
+++ b/tests/sync_object.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ fn window_builder_sync() {
 
 #[test]
 fn custom_cursor_sync() {
-    needs_sync::<winit::window::CustomCursorBuilder>();
+    needs_sync::<winit::window::CustomCursorSource>();
     needs_sync::<winit::window::CustomCursor>();
 }