diff --git a/capplets/appearance/ChangeLog b/capplets/appearance/ChangeLog
index 3912092a1..c3798a1ee 100644
--- a/capplets/appearance/ChangeLog
+++ b/capplets/appearance/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-07-28  Denis Washington  <denisw@svn.gnome.org>
+
+	* appearance-style.c: (prepare_list):
+	Show readable_name in cursor theme list instead of name.
+
 2007-07-28  Thomas Wood  <thos@gnome.org>
 
 	* wp-cellrenderer.c: (cell_renderer_wallpaper_render): Don't draw the
diff --git a/capplets/appearance/appearance-style.c b/capplets/appearance/appearance-style.c
index be6cf6782..263fc53fd 100644
--- a/capplets/appearance/appearance-style.c
+++ b/capplets/appearance/appearance-style.c
@@ -774,9 +774,7 @@ prepare_list (AppearanceData *data, GtkWidget *list, ThemeType type, GCallback c
       label = ((GnomeThemeIconInfo *) l->data)->readable_name;
     } else if (type == THEME_TYPE_CURSOR) {
       name = ((GnomeThemeCursorInfo *) l->data)->name;
-#ifndef HAVE_XCURSOR
-      label = ((GnomeThemeCursorInfo *) l->data)->label;
-#endif
+      label = ((GnomeThemeCursorInfo *) l->data)->readable_name;
     }
 
     if (!name)
diff --git a/capplets/common/ChangeLog b/capplets/common/ChangeLog
index 5a6e17eb5..d6dfe3a16 100644
--- a/capplets/common/ChangeLog
+++ b/capplets/common/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2007-07-28  Denis Washington  <denisw@svn.gnome.org>
+
+	* gnome-theme-info.h:
+	* gnome-theme-info.c: (look_in_cursor_theme),
+	(gnome_theme_cursor_info_free):
+	Read a cursor theme's name from it's index.theme file if it has one.
+
 2007-07-28  Denis Washington  <denisw@svn.gnome.org>
 
 	* gnome-theme-info.c: (read_icon_theme):
diff --git a/capplets/common/gnome-theme-info.c b/capplets/common/gnome-theme-info.c
index d372f6126..3051ec91a 100644
--- a/capplets/common/gnome-theme-info.c
+++ b/capplets/common/gnome-theme-info.c
@@ -1003,6 +1003,8 @@ static void
 look_for_cursor_theme (const gchar *theme_dir)
 {
   gchar *cursors_dir;
+  gchar *cursor_theme_file;
+  GnomeDesktopItem *cursor_theme_ditem;
 
   cursors_dir = g_build_filename (theme_dir, "cursors", NULL);
 
@@ -1050,6 +1052,25 @@ look_for_cursor_theme (const gchar *theme_dir)
     cursor_theme_info->thumbnail = thumbnail;
     cursor_theme_info->priority = 0;
 
+    cursor_theme_file = g_build_filename (theme_dir, "index.theme", NULL);
+    cursor_theme_ditem = gnome_desktop_item_new_from_file (cursor_theme_file, 0, NULL);
+    g_free (cursor_theme_file);
+
+    if (cursor_theme_ditem) {
+      const gchar *readable_name;
+
+      readable_name = (gchar *) gnome_desktop_item_get_string (cursor_theme_ditem, "Icon Theme/Name");
+
+      if (readable_name)
+        cursor_theme_info->readable_name = g_strdup (readable_name);
+      else
+        cursor_theme_info->readable_name = g_strdup (name);
+
+      gnome_desktop_item_unref (cursor_theme_ditem);
+    } else {
+      cursor_theme_info->readable_name = g_strdup (name);
+    }
+
     g_hash_table_insert (cursor_theme_hash_by_uri, cursor_theme_info->path, cursor_theme_info);
     add_data_to_hash_by_name (cursor_theme_hash_by_name, name, cursor_theme_info);
   }
@@ -1478,6 +1499,7 @@ void
 gnome_theme_cursor_info_free (GnomeThemeCursorInfo *cursor_theme_info)
 {
   g_free (cursor_theme_info->name);
+  g_free (cursor_theme_info->readable_name);
   g_free (cursor_theme_info->path);
   g_array_free (cursor_theme_info->sizes, TRUE);
   g_object_unref (cursor_theme_info->thumbnail);
@@ -1811,9 +1833,9 @@ read_cursor_fonts (void)
     theme_info->name = theme_info->path = g_build_filename (GNOMECC_DATA_DIR, builtins[i][0], NULL);
 
     if (!strcmp (theme_info->path, cursor_font))
-      theme_info->label = g_strdup (builtins[i][2]);
+      theme_info->readable_name = g_strdup (builtins[i][2]);
     else
-      theme_info->label = g_strdup (builtins[i][1]);
+      theme_info->readable_name = g_strdup (builtins[i][1]);
 
     g_hash_table_insert (cursor_theme_hash_by_uri, theme_info->path, theme_info);
     add_data_to_hash_by_name (cursor_theme_hash_by_name, theme_info->name, theme_info);
diff --git a/capplets/common/gnome-theme-info.h b/capplets/common/gnome-theme-info.h
index 1e8d97e02..34dbdf8b6 100644
--- a/capplets/common/gnome-theme-info.h
+++ b/capplets/common/gnome-theme-info.h
@@ -75,12 +75,10 @@ typedef struct _GnomeThemeCursorInfo GnomeThemeCursorInfo;
 struct _GnomeThemeCursorInfo {
   gchar *path;
   gchar *name;
+  gchar *readable_name;
   gint priority;
   GArray *sizes;
   GdkPixbuf *thumbnail;
-#ifndef HAVE_XCURSOR
-  gchar *label;
-#endif
 };
 
 typedef struct _GnomeThemeMetaInfo GnomeThemeMetaInfo;