diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/generalsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/generalsettings.cpp
index 4b75c15a7e0..0689adea522 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/generalsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/generalsettings.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,14 @@ GeneralSettings::GeneralSettings()
         Tr::tr("Show keyboard shortcuts in context menus (default: %1)")
             .arg(defaultShowShortcutsInContextMenu() ? Tr::tr("on") : Tr::tr("off")));
 
+    provideSplitterCursors.setSettingsKey("General/OverrideSplitterCursors");
+    provideSplitterCursors.setDefaultValue(false);
+    provideSplitterCursors.setLabelText(Tr::tr("Override cursors for views"));
+    provideSplitterCursors.setToolTip(
+        Tr::tr("Provide cursors for resizing views.\nIf the system cursors for resizing views are "
+               "not displayed properly, you can use the cursors provided by %1.")
+            .arg(QGuiApplication::applicationDisplayName()));
+
     connect(&showShortcutsInContextMenus, &BaseAspect::changed, this, [this] {
         QCoreApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_DontShowShortcutsInContextMenus,
                                        !showShortcutsInContextMenus());
@@ -179,6 +187,7 @@ GeneralSettingsWidget::GeneralSettingsWidget()
     }
 
     form.addRow({empty, generalSettings().showShortcutsInContextMenus});
+    form.addRow({empty, generalSettings().provideSplitterCursors});
     form.addRow({Row{m_resetWarningsButton, st}});
     form.addRow({Tr::tr("Text codec for tools:"), m_codecBox, st});
     Column{Group{title(Tr::tr("User Interface")), form}}.attachTo(this);
@@ -241,8 +250,12 @@ void GeneralSettingsWidget::fillLanguageBox() const
 
 void GeneralSettingsWidget::apply()
 {
+    bool showRestart = generalSettings().provideSplitterCursors.volatileValue()
+            != generalSettings().provideSplitterCursors.value();
     generalSettings().apply();
     generalSettings().writeSettings();
+    if (showRestart)
+        ICore::askForRestart(Tr::tr("The cursors for resizing views will change after restart."));
 
     int currentIndex = m_languageBox->currentIndex();
     setLanguage(m_languageBox->itemData(currentIndex, Qt::UserRole).toString());
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/generalsettings.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/generalsettings.h
index 498e243b2a4..202bed45954 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/generalsettings.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/generalsettings.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ public:
     GeneralSettings();
 
     Utils::BoolAspect showShortcutsInContextMenus{this};
+    Utils::BoolAspect provideSplitterCursors{this};
 
     static void applyToolbarStyleFromSettings();
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/minisplitter.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/minisplitter.cpp
index e4e9db129bb..8fdec456b0b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/minisplitter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/minisplitter.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 #include "minisplitter.h"
 
+#include "generalsettings.h"
+
 #include <utils/stylehelper.h>
 #include <utils/theme/theme.h>
 
@@ -13,6 +15,72 @@
 namespace Core {
 namespace Internal {
 
+// cursor images / masks taken from qplatformcursor.cpp
+static QCursor hsplitCursor()
+{
+    static const uchar hsplit_bits[] = {
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x40, 0x02, 0x00, 0x00, 0x40, 0x02, 0x00,
+        0x00, 0x40, 0x02, 0x00, 0x00, 0x40, 0x02, 0x00, 0x00, 0x40, 0x02, 0x00,
+        0x00, 0x41, 0x82, 0x00, 0x80, 0x41, 0x82, 0x01, 0xc0, 0x7f, 0xfe, 0x03,
+        0x80, 0x41, 0x82, 0x01, 0x00, 0x41, 0x82, 0x00, 0x00, 0x40, 0x02, 0x00,
+        0x00, 0x40, 0x02, 0x00, 0x00, 0x40, 0x02, 0x00, 0x00, 0x40, 0x02, 0x00,
+        0x00, 0x40, 0x02, 0x00, 0x00, 0x40, 0x02, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00 };
+    static const uchar hsplitm_bits[] = {
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+        0x00, 0xe0, 0x07, 0x00, 0x00, 0xe0, 0x07, 0x00, 0x00, 0xe0, 0x07, 0x00,
+        0x00, 0xe0, 0x07, 0x00, 0x00, 0xe2, 0x47, 0x00, 0x00, 0xe3, 0xc7, 0x00,
+        0x80, 0xe3, 0xc7, 0x01, 0xc0, 0xff, 0xff, 0x03, 0xe0, 0xff, 0xff, 0x07,
+        0xc0, 0xff, 0xff, 0x03, 0x80, 0xe3, 0xc7, 0x01, 0x00, 0xe3, 0xc7, 0x00,
+        0x00, 0xe2, 0x47, 0x00, 0x00, 0xe0, 0x07, 0x00, 0x00, 0xe0, 0x07, 0x00,
+        0x00, 0xe0, 0x07, 0x00, 0x00, 0xe0, 0x07, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00 };
+
+    static QBitmap cursorImg = QBitmap::fromData({32, 32}, hsplit_bits);
+    static QBitmap mask = QBitmap::fromData({32, 32}, hsplitm_bits);
+    static QCursor cursor(cursorImg, mask, 15, 15);
+    return cursor;
+}
+
+static QCursor vsplitCursor()
+{
+    static const uchar vsplit_bits[] = {
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+        0x00, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xc0, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0xe0, 0x03, 0x00,
+        0x00, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00,
+        0x00, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xff, 0x7f, 0x00,
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xff, 0x7f, 0x00,
+        0x00, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00,
+        0x00, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xe0, 0x03, 0x00,
+        0x00, 0xc0, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00 };
+    static const uchar vsplitm_bits[] = {
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00,
+        0x00, 0xc0, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0xe0, 0x03, 0x00, 0x00, 0xf0, 0x07, 0x00,
+        0x00, 0xf8, 0x0f, 0x00, 0x00, 0xc0, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0xc0, 0x01, 0x00,
+        0x00, 0xc0, 0x01, 0x00, 0x80, 0xff, 0xff, 0x00, 0x80, 0xff, 0xff, 0x00,
+        0x80, 0xff, 0xff, 0x00, 0x80, 0xff, 0xff, 0x00, 0x80, 0xff, 0xff, 0x00,
+        0x80, 0xff, 0xff, 0x00, 0x00, 0xc0, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0xc0, 0x01, 0x00,
+        0x00, 0xc0, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0xf8, 0x0f, 0x00, 0x00, 0xf0, 0x07, 0x00,
+        0x00, 0xe0, 0x03, 0x00, 0x00, 0xc0, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00,
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00 };
+    static QBitmap cursorImg = QBitmap::fromData({32, 32}, vsplit_bits);
+    static QBitmap mask = QBitmap::fromData({32, 32}, vsplitm_bits);
+    static QCursor cursor(cursorImg, mask, 15, 15);
+    return cursor;
+}
+
 class MiniSplitterHandle : public QSplitterHandle
 {
 public:
@@ -22,6 +90,8 @@ public:
     {
         setMask(QRegion(contentsRect()));
         setAttribute(Qt::WA_MouseNoMask, true);
+        if (generalSettings().provideSplitterCursors())
+            setCursor(orientation == Qt::Horizontal ? hsplitCursor() : vsplitCursor());
     }
 protected:
     void resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *event) override;