Index: intern/ghost/GHOST_Types.h
===================================================================
--- intern/ghost/GHOST_Types.h	(revision 20762)
+++ intern/ghost/GHOST_Types.h	(working copy)
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@
 	GHOST_kStandardCursorCycle,
 	GHOST_kStandardCursorSpray,
 	GHOST_kStandardCursorWait,
+	GHOST_kStandardCursorHand,
 	GHOST_kStandardCursorText,
 	GHOST_kStandardCursorCrosshair,
 	GHOST_kStandardCursorUpDown,
Index: intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_WindowCarbon.cpp
===================================================================
--- intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_WindowCarbon.cpp	(revision 20762)
+++ intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_WindowCarbon.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -616,6 +616,7 @@
 		GCMAP( GHOST_kStandardCursorCycle,					kThemeArrowCursor);
 		GCMAP( GHOST_kStandardCursorSpray,					kThemeArrowCursor);
 		GCMAP( GHOST_kStandardCursorWait,					kThemeWatchCursor);
+		GCMAP( GHOST_kStandardCursorHand,                   kThemePointingHandCursor);
 		GCMAP( GHOST_kStandardCursorText,					kThemeIBeamCursor);
 		GCMAP( GHOST_kStandardCursorCrosshair,				kThemeCrossCursor);
 		GCMAP( GHOST_kStandardCursorUpDown,					kThemeClosedHandCursor);
Index: intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_WindowWin32.cpp
===================================================================
--- intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_WindowWin32.cpp	(revision 20762)
+++ intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_WindowWin32.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -597,6 +597,7 @@
 			case GHOST_kStandardCursorCycle:		id = IDC_NO;		break;	// Slashed circle
 			case GHOST_kStandardCursorSpray:		id = IDC_SIZEALL;	break;	// Four-pointed arrow pointing north, south, east, and west
 			case GHOST_kStandardCursorWait:			id = IDC_WAIT;		break;	// Hourglass
+			case GHOST_kStandardCursorHand:         id = IDC_HAND;      break;  // Hand Cursor
 			case GHOST_kStandardCursorText:			id = IDC_IBEAM;		break;	// I-beam
 			case GHOST_kStandardCursorCrosshair:		id = IDC_CROSS;		break;	// Crosshair
 			case GHOST_kStandardCursorUpDown:		id = IDC_SIZENS;	break;	// Double-pointed arrow pointing north and south
Index: intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_WindowX11.cpp
===================================================================
--- intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_WindowX11.cpp	(revision 20762)
+++ intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_WindowX11.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -937,6 +937,7 @@
 	GtoX(GHOST_kStandardCursorCycle, XC_exchange); break;
 	GtoX(GHOST_kStandardCursorSpray, XC_spraycan); break;
 	GtoX(GHOST_kStandardCursorWait, XC_watch); break;
+	GtoX{GHOST_kStandardCursorHand, XC_hand1); break;
 	GtoX(GHOST_kStandardCursorText, XC_xterm); break;
 	GtoX(GHOST_kStandardCursorCrosshair, XC_crosshair); break;
 	GtoX(GHOST_kStandardCursorUpDown, XC_sb_v_double_arrow); break;
Index: source/blender/include/BIF_graphics.h
===================================================================
--- source/blender/include/BIF_graphics.h	(revision 20762)
+++ source/blender/include/BIF_graphics.h	(working copy)
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@
 enum {
 	CURSOR_VPAINT, 
 	CURSOR_FACESEL, 
-	CURSOR_WAIT, 
+	CURSOR_WAIT,
+	CURSOR_HAND,	
 	CURSOR_EDIT, 
 	CURSOR_X_MOVE, 
 	CURSOR_Y_MOVE, 
Index: source/blender/include/BIF_screen.h
===================================================================
--- source/blender/include/BIF_screen.h	(revision 20762)
+++ source/blender/include/BIF_screen.h	(working copy)
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 void init_screen_cursors(void);
 void set_timecursor(int nr);
 void waitcursor(int val);
+void handcursor(int val);
 void wich_cursor(struct ScrArea *sa);
 void setcursor_space(int spacetype, short cur);
 void set_g_activearea(struct ScrArea *sa);
Index: source/blender/python/api2_2x/doc/Window.py
===================================================================
--- source/blender/python/api2_2x/doc/Window.py	(revision 20762)
+++ source/blender/python/api2_2x/doc/Window.py	(working copy)
@@ -224,6 +224,66 @@
 	@param pivot: constant - Window.PivotTypes
 	"""
 
+def HandCursor (bool):
+  """
+  Set cursor to pointing hand or back to normal mode.
+  @type bool: int (bool)
+  @param bool: if nonzero the cursor is set to pointing hand mode, otherwise
+      to normal mode.
+  @note: when the script finishes execution, the cursor is set to normal by
+      Blender itself.
+
+  Example:
+    import Blender
+    from Blender.BGL import *
+    from Blender import Draw
+    from Blender import Window
+
+    text = "Hand Cursor (click to quit)"
+    len = Draw.GetStringWidth(text)
+
+    #draws the gui
+    def gui():
+        glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT)	    # clear the color buffer
+        glColor3f(0.5,0.5,0.0)              # button color
+        glRecti(30, 50, 60+len, 67)		    # drawing the button
+        glColor3f(1,1,1)					# setting the text color
+        glRasterPos2i(40,55)                # move the drawing cursor
+        Draw.Text(text)                     # draw the text
+
+    # event handler
+    def ev(evt, val):
+        if evt == Draw.ESCKEY:
+            Draw.Exit()                        # Esc quits the script
+        elif not val: return
+        elif evt == Draw.MOUSEX or evt == Draw.MOUSEY:	# mouse movement
+            x,y = Window.GetMouseCoords()					# get the mouse coords
+            if isButton(x,y) == 1:							# is here our button
+                Window.HandCursor(1)						# if it is then set the hand cursor
+        elif evt == Draw.LEFTMOUSE:		       # mouse left click
+            x,y = Window.GetMouseCoords()	   # get the mouse coords
+            if isButton(x,y) == 1:			   # is here our button
+                Draw.Exit()					   # if it is, then quit
+
+    #evaluate if the x,y cordinates belong to our button
+    def isButton(x,y):
+        global len
+        id = Blender.Window.GetAreaID()					# id of our script window
+        dic = Blender.Window.GetScreenInfo(-1,'total')	# get the info of the windows
+        for win in dic:
+            if win['id'] == id:							# this is our window
+                winx = win['vertices'][0]				# x position of our script window
+                winy = win['vertices'][1]				# y position of our script window
+                # is the mouse inside the button area?
+                if x>=(winx+30) and x<=(winx+len+60) and y>=(winy+78) and y<=(winy+96):
+                    return 1
+                else:
+                    return 0
+        return 0	# to make sure there is a return value
+
+    Draw.Register(gui, ev, None)
+  """
+	
 def WaitCursor (bool):
   """
   Set cursor to wait or back to normal mode.
Index: source/blender/python/api2_2x/Window.c
===================================================================
--- source/blender/python/api2_2x/Window.c	(revision 20762)
+++ source/blender/python/api2_2x/Window.c	(working copy)
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
 static PyObject *M_Window_GetCursorPos( PyObject * self );
 static PyObject *M_Window_SetCursorPos( PyObject * self, PyObject * args );
 static PyObject *M_Window_WaitCursor( PyObject * self, PyObject * args );
+static PyObject *M_Window_HandCursor( PyObject * self, PyObject * args );
 static PyObject *M_Window_GetViewVector( PyObject * self );
 static PyObject *M_Window_GetActiveLayer( PyObject * self );
 static PyObject *M_Window_SetActiveLayer( PyObject * self, PyObject * args );
@@ -174,6 +175,9 @@
 static char M_Window_WaitCursor_doc[] =
 	"(bool) - Set cursor to wait mode (nonzero bool) or normal mode (0).";
 
+static char M_Window_HandCursor_doc[] =
+    "(bool) - Set cursor to hand mode (nonzero bool) or normal mode (0).";
+
 static char M_Window_GetViewVector_doc[] =
 	"() - Get the current 3d view vector as a list of three floats [x,y,z].";
 
@@ -338,6 +342,8 @@
 	 M_Window_SetCursorPos_doc},
 	{"WaitCursor", M_Window_WaitCursor, METH_VARARGS,
 	 M_Window_WaitCursor_doc},
+	{"HandCursor", M_Window_HandCursor, METH_VARARGS,
+     M_Window_HandCursor_doc},
 	{"GetViewVector", ( PyCFunction ) M_Window_GetViewVector, METH_NOARGS,
 	 M_Window_GetViewVector_doc},
 	{"GetActiveLayer", ( PyCFunction ) M_Window_GetActiveLayer, METH_NOARGS,
@@ -726,6 +732,19 @@
 	Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
+static PyObject *M_Window_HandCursor( PyObject * self, PyObject * args )
+{
+	int bool;
+
+	if( !PyArg_ParseTuple( args, "i", &bool ) )
+		return EXPP_ReturnPyObjError( PyExc_TypeError,
+					      "expected bool (0 or 1) or nothing as argument" );
+
+	handcursor( bool );	/* nonzero bool sets, zero unsets */
+
+	Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
 static PyObject *M_Window_WaitCursor( PyObject * self, PyObject * args )
 {
 	int bool;
Index: source/blender/src/editscreen.c
===================================================================
--- source/blender/src/editscreen.c	(revision 20762)
+++ source/blender/src/editscreen.c	(working copy)
@@ -159,6 +159,17 @@
 	}
 }
 
+void handcursor(int val)
+{
+	if(G.curscreen) {
+		if(val) {
+			set_cursor(CURSOR_HAND);
+		} else {
+			screen_set_cursor(G.curscreen);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 void waitcursor(int val)
 {
 	if(G.curscreen) {
Index: source/blender/src/ghostwinlay.c
===================================================================
--- source/blender/src/ghostwinlay.c	(revision 20762)
+++ source/blender/src/ghostwinlay.c	(working copy)
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@
 	case CURSOR_VPAINT:		return GHOST_kStandardCursorRightArrow;
 	case CURSOR_FACESEL:		return GHOST_kStandardCursorRightArrow;
 	case CURSOR_WAIT:		return GHOST_kStandardCursorWait;
+	case CURSOR_HAND:       return GHOST_kStandardCursorHand;
 	case CURSOR_EDIT:		return GHOST_kStandardCursorCrosshair;
 	case CURSOR_HELP:		
 #ifdef __APPLE__