diff --git a/src/library_browser.js b/src/library_browser.js
index 4e25d9d05..eb7f02930 100644
--- a/src/library_browser.js
+++ b/src/library_browser.js
@@ -208,6 +208,18 @@ mergeInto(LibraryManager.library, {
     } else {
       Browser.requestAnimationFrame(asyncCall);
     }
+  },
+
+  emscripten_hide_mouse: function() {
+    var styleSheet = document.styleSheets[0];
+    var rules = styleSheet.cssRules;
+    for (var i = 0; i < rules.length; i++) {
+      if (rules[i].cssText.substr(0, 5) == 'canvas') {
+        styleSheet.deleteRule(i);
+        i--;
+      }
+    }
+    styleSheet.insertRule('canvas.emscripten { border: 1px solid black; cursor: none; }', 0);
   }
 });
 
diff --git a/system/include/emscripten.h b/system/include/emscripten.h
index fdccfe828..a4f158689 100644
--- a/system/include/emscripten.h
+++ b/system/include/emscripten.h
@@ -56,6 +56,14 @@ void emscripten_async_call(void (*func)(), int millis) {
 }
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * Hide the OS mouse cursor over the canvas. Note that SDL's
+ * SDL_ShowCursor command shows and hides the SDL cursor, not
+ * the OS one. This command is useful to hide the OS cursor
+ * if your app draws its own cursor.
+ */
+void emscripten_hide_mouse();
+
 /*
  * This macro-looking function will cause Emscripten to
  * generate a comment in the generated code.