3 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/backends/platform/iphone/iphone_common.h b/backends/platform/iphone/iphone_common.h
index 98d1244054..470c042b0e 100644
--- a/backends/platform/iphone/iphone_common.h
+++ b/backends/platform/iphone/iphone_common.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ bool iPhone_isHighResDevice();
 int iPhone_getScreenHeight();
 int iPhone_getScreenWidth();
 void iPhone_enableOverlay(int state);
+void iPhone_showCursor(int state);
 void iPhone_setMouseCursor(short *buffer, int width, int height, int hotspotX, int hotspotY);
 
 uint getSizeNextPOT(uint size);
diff --git a/backends/platform/iphone/iphone_video.m b/backends/platform/iphone/iphone_video.m
index a412945a5e..a18d68e6da 100644
--- a/backends/platform/iphone/iphone_video.m
+++ b/backends/platform/iphone/iphone_video.m
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ static int _mouseCursorHotspotX = 0;
 static int _mouseCursorHotspotY = 0;
 static int _mouseX = 0;
 static int _mouseY = 0;
+static int _mouseCursorEnabled = 0;
 
 // static long lastTick = 0;
 // static int frames = 0;
@@ -74,6 +75,10 @@ int printOglError(const char *file, int line) {
 	return retCode;
 }
 
+void iPhone_showCursor(int state) {
+	_mouseCursorEnabled = state;
+}
+
 void iPhone_setMouseCursor(short *buffer, int width, int height, int hotspotX, int hotspotY) {
 	_mouseCursor = buffer;
 
@@ -271,7 +276,8 @@ bool getLocalMouseCoords(CGPoint *point) {
 	if (_overlayIsEnabled)
 		[self updateOverlaySurface];
 
-	[self updateMouseSurface];
+	if (_mouseCursorEnabled)
+		[self updateMouseSurface];
 
 	glBindRenderbufferOES(GL_RENDERBUFFER_OES, _viewRenderbuffer); printOpenGLError();
 	[_context presentRenderbuffer:GL_RENDERBUFFER_OES];
diff --git a/backends/platform/iphone/osys_video.cpp b/backends/platform/iphone/osys_video.cpp
index 4d3d49c552..2c9e5633a4 100644
--- a/backends/platform/iphone/osys_video.cpp
+++ b/backends/platform/iphone/osys_video.cpp
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ int16 OSystem_IPHONE::getOverlayWidth() {
 bool OSystem_IPHONE::showMouse(bool visible) {
 	bool last = _mouseVisible;
 	_mouseVisible = visible;
+	iPhone_showCursor(visible);
 	_mouseDirty = true;
 
 	return last;