diff --git a/include/main.js b/include/main.js
index f87d87fb9a..f0cb8571b9 100644
--- a/include/main.js
+++ b/include/main.js
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 		$.ajaxSetup({cache: false});
 		msie = $.browser.msie ;
  		NavUpdate(); 
-		sparkler();
 		// Allow folks to stop the ajax page updates with the pause/break key
 		$(document).keypress(function(event) {
 			if(event.keyCode == '19') {
@@ -46,20 +45,6 @@
 		});					
 	});
 
-	var spark = false;
-	function sparkler() {
-		if(spark) { 
-			$('.sparkle').css({cursor: 'pointer'});
-			spark = false;
-		}
-		else {
-			$('.sparkle').css({cursor: 'crosshair'});
-			spark = true;
-		}
-		setTimeout(sparkler,500);
-	}
-	
-
 	function NavUpdate() {
 
 		if($('#live-network').length) { src = 'network'; liveUpdate(); }
diff --git a/view/theme/default/lock.cur b/view/theme/default/lock.cur
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..892c5e851e
Binary files /dev/null and b/view/theme/default/lock.cur differ
diff --git a/view/theme/default/style.css b/view/theme/default/style.css
index 8ccecc9e0d..b8de478261 100644
--- a/view/theme/default/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/default/style.css
@@ -1688,6 +1688,6 @@ a.mail-list-link:hover {
 }
 
 .sparkle {
-	cursor: crosshair;
+	cursor: url('lock.cur'), pointer;
 /*	cursor: pointer !important; */
 }