diff --git a/wayland-cursor/src/lib.rs b/wayland-cursor/src/lib.rs
index ff6ae747273..6f133459c3c 100644
--- a/wayland-cursor/src/lib.rs
+++ b/wayland-cursor/src/lib.rs
@@ -177,6 +177,14 @@ impl CursorTheme {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Allow load cursor from data, this allow program to set a fallback image, it finally cannot
+    /// find any usable cursor
+    pub fn load_cursor_from_data(&mut self, name: &str, size: u32, data: &[u8]) -> Option<Cursor> {
+        let conn = Connection::from_backend(self.backend.upgrade()?);
+        let images = xparser::parse_xcursor(data)?;
+        Some(Cursor::new(&conn, name, self, &images, size))
+    }
+
     /// This function loads a cursor, parses it and pushes the images onto the shm pool.
     ///
     /// Keep in mind that if the cursor is already loaded, the function will make a duplicate.