diff --git a/gdk/win32/gdkcursor-win32.c b/gdk/win32/gdkcursor-win32.c
index 95bcb334a8..b1545a67ba 100644
--- a/gdk/win32/gdkcursor-win32.c
+++ b/gdk/win32/gdkcursor-win32.c
@@ -1534,6 +1534,7 @@ gdk_win32_display_get_win32hcursor (GdkWin32Display *display,
 
   if (win32hcursor != NULL)
     {
+      g_object_weak_ref (G_OBJECT (cursor), gdk_win32_cursor_remove_from_cache, display);
       g_hash_table_insert (win32_display->cursors, cursor, win32hcursor);
 
       return win32hcursor;