--- xfdesktop4-4.8.3.orig/src/xfdesktop-icon-view.c
+++ xfdesktop4-4.8.3/src/xfdesktop-icon-view.c
@@ -874,6 +987,12 @@ xfdesktop_icon_view_focus_out(GtkWidget
         xfdesktop_icon_view_invalidate_icon(icon_view, l->data, FALSE);
     }
 
+    if(G_UNLIKELY(icon_view->priv->single_click)) {
+        if(G_LIKELY(icon_view->priv->parent_window->window != NULL)) {
+            gdk_window_set_cursor(icon_view->priv->parent_window->window, NULL);
+        }
+    }
+
     return FALSE;
 }
 
@@ -1049,6 +1168,11 @@ xfdesktop_icon_view_motion_notify(GtkWid
         /* normal movement; highlight icons as they go under the pointer */
         
         if(icon_view->priv->item_under_pointer) {
+            if(G_UNLIKELY(icon_view->priv->single_click)) {
+                GdkCursor *cursor = gdk_cursor_new(GDK_HAND2);
+                gdk_window_set_cursor(evt->window, cursor);
+                gdk_cursor_unref(cursor);
+            }
             if(!xfdesktop_icon_get_extents(icon_view->priv->item_under_pointer,
                                            NULL, NULL, &extents)
                || !xfdesktop_rectangle_contains_point(&extents, evt->x, evt->y))
@@ -1060,6 +1184,9 @@ xfdesktop_icon_view_motion_notify(GtkWid
 #endif
             }
         } else {
+            if(G_UNLIKELY(icon_view->priv->single_click)) {
+                gdk_window_set_cursor(evt->window, NULL);
+            }
             icon = xfdesktop_icon_view_widget_coords_to_item(icon_view,
                                                              evt->x,
                                                              evt->y);
@@ -1093,6 +1220,12 @@ xfdesktop_icon_view_leave_notify(GtkWidg
         xfdesktop_icon_view_invalidate_icon(icon_view, icon, FALSE);
 #endif
     }
+
+    if(G_UNLIKELY(icon_view->priv->single_click)) {
+        if(GTK_WIDGET_REALIZED(widget)) {
+            gdk_window_set_cursor(widget->window, NULL);
+        }
+    }
     
     return FALSE;
 }