diff --git a/include/x11/cursor.hpp b/include/x11/cursor.hpp
index 7be50c89..514aa1eb 100644
--- a/include/x11/cursor.hpp
+++ b/include/x11/cursor.hpp
@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@
 POLYBAR_NS
 
 namespace cursor_util {
-  static const vector<string> pointer_names {"pointing_hand", "pointer", "hand", "hand1", "hand2", "e29285e634086352946a0e7090d73106", "9d800788f1b08800ae810202380a0822"};
-  static const vector<string> default_names {"left_ptr", "arrow", "dnd-none", "op_left_arrow"};
-  static const vector<string> ns_resize_names {"size_ver", "sb_v_double_arrow", "v_double_arrow", "n-resize", "s-resize", "col-resize", "top_side", "bottom_side", "base_arrow_up", "base_arrow_down", "based_arrow_down", "based_arrow_up", "00008160000006810000408080010102"};
+  static const map<string, vector<string>> cursors = {
+    {"pointer", {"pointing_hand", "pointer", "hand", "hand1", "hand2", "e29285e634086352946a0e7090d73106", "9d800788f1b08800ae810202380a0822"}},
+    {"default", {"left_ptr", "arrow", "dnd-none", "op_left_arrow"}},
+    {"ns-resize", {"size_ver", "sb_v_double_arrow", "v_double_arrow", "n-resize", "s-resize", "col-resize", "top_side", "bottom_side", "base_arrow_up", "base_arrow_down", "based_arrow_down", "based_arrow_up", "00008160000006810000408080010102"}}
+  };
+  bool valid(string name);
   bool set_cursor(xcb_connection_t *c, xcb_screen_t *screen, xcb_window_t w, string name);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/bar.cpp b/src/components/bar.cpp
index d16cce65..adb2c32b 100644
--- a/src/components/bar.cpp
+++ b/src/components/bar.cpp
@@ -132,6 +132,17 @@ bar::bar(connection& conn, signal_emitter& emitter, const config& config, const
 
   m_opts.cursor_click = m_conf.get(bs, "cursor-click", ""s);
   m_opts.cursor_scroll = m_conf.get(bs, "cursor-scroll", ""s);
+#if WITH_XCURSOR
+  if (!m_opts.cursor_click.empty() && !cursor_util::valid(m_opts.cursor_click)) {
+    m_log.warn("Ignoring unsupported cursor-click option '%s'", m_opts.cursor_click);
+    m_opts.cursor_click.clear();
+  }
+  if (!m_opts.cursor_scroll.empty() && !cursor_util::valid(m_opts.cursor_scroll)) {
+    m_log.warn("Ignoring unsupported cursor-scroll option '%s'", m_opts.cursor_scroll);
+    m_opts.cursor_scroll.clear();
+  }
+#endif
+
   // Build WM_NAME
   m_opts.wmname = m_conf.get(bs, "wm-name", "polybar-" + bs.substr(4) + "_" + m_opts.monitor->name);
   m_opts.wmname = string_util::replace(m_opts.wmname, " ", "-");
diff --git a/src/x11/cursor.cpp b/src/x11/cursor.cpp
index 01d7d7a9..8ecdcb1d 100644
--- a/src/x11/cursor.cpp
+++ b/src/x11/cursor.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 POLYBAR_NS
 
 namespace cursor_util {
+  bool valid(string name) {
+    if (cursors.find(name) != cursors.end())
+      return true;
+    return false;
+  }
+
   bool set_cursor(xcb_connection_t *c, xcb_screen_t *screen, xcb_window_t w, string name) {
     xcb_cursor_t cursor = XCB_CURSOR_NONE;
     xcb_cursor_context_t *ctx;
@@ -10,17 +16,7 @@ namespace cursor_util {
     if (xcb_cursor_context_new(c, screen, &ctx) < 0) {
       return false;
     }
-
-    const vector<string> *name_list;
-    if (string_util::compare("pointer", name)) {
-      name_list = &pointer_names;
-    } else if (string_util::compare("ns-resize", name)) {
-      name_list = &ns_resize_names;
-    } else {
-      name_list = &default_names;
-    }
-
-    for (auto&& cursor_name : *name_list) {
+    for (auto&& cursor_name : cursors.at(name)) {
       cursor = xcb_cursor_load_cursor(ctx, cursor_name.c_str());
       if (cursor != XCB_CURSOR_NONE)
         break;