diff --git a/src/lay/lay/layMainWindow.cc b/src/lay/lay/layMainWindow.cc
index 8e80edf82..52138e745 100644
--- a/src/lay/lay/layMainWindow.cc
+++ b/src/lay/lay/layMainWindow.cc
@@ -4333,7 +4333,8 @@ public:
     menu_entries.push_back (lay::menu_item ("cm_reset_window_state", "reset_window_state", at, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Restore Window")))),
     menu_entries.push_back (lay::separator ("selection_group", at));
     menu_entries.push_back (lay::config_menu_item ("transient_selection", at, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Highlight Object Under Mouse")), cfg_sel_transient_mode, "?"));
-    menu_entries.push_back (lay::config_menu_item ("mouse_tracking", at, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Mouse tracking")), cfg_tracking_cursor_enabled, "?"));
+    menu_entries.push_back (lay::config_menu_item ("mouse_tracking", at, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Mouse Tracking")), cfg_tracking_cursor_enabled, "?"));
+    menu_entries.push_back (lay::config_menu_item ("crosshair_cursor", at, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Crosshair Cursor")), cfg_crosshair_cursor_enabled, "?"));
 
     at = "help_menu.end";
     menu_entries.push_back (lay::menu_item ("cm_show_all_tips", "show_all_tips", at, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Show All Tips"))));
diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutViewBase.cc b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutViewBase.cc
index 53056d630..ff7cec227 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutViewBase.cc
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutViewBase.cc
@@ -741,6 +741,10 @@ LayoutViewBase::configure (const std::string &name, const std::string &value)
     return true;
   }
 
+  if (mp_tracker && mp_tracker->configure (name, value)) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
   if (name == cfg_default_lyp_file) {
 
     m_def_lyp_file = value;
diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutViewConfig.cc b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutViewConfig.cc
index a21e172e4..519458b67 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutViewConfig.cc
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutViewConfig.cc
@@ -72,11 +72,15 @@ public:
     options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_sel_line_width, "1"));
     options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_sel_vertex_size, "3"));
     options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_sel_dither_pattern, "1"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_sel_line_style, "0"));
     options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_sel_halo, "true"));
     options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_sel_transient_mode, "true"));
     options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_sel_inside_pcells_mode, "false"));
     options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_tracking_cursor_enabled, "true"));
     options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_tracking_cursor_color, cc.to_string (tl::Color ())));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_crosshair_cursor_color, cc.to_string (tl::Color ())));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_crosshair_cursor_line_style, "0"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_crosshair_cursor_enabled, "false"));
     options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_background_color, cc.to_string (tl::Color ())));
     options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_ctx_color, cc.to_string (tl::Color ())));
     options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_ctx_dimming, "50"));
diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layMouseTracker.cc b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layMouseTracker.cc
index 818088d8f..93b9930fb 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layMouseTracker.cc
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layMouseTracker.cc
@@ -24,20 +24,69 @@
 #include "layMouseTracker.h"
 #include "layLayoutCanvas.h"
 #include "layLayoutViewBase.h"
+#include "layConverters.h"
+#include "laybasicConfig.h"
 
 namespace lay
 {
 
 MouseTracker::MouseTracker (lay::LayoutViewBase *view)
-  : lay::ViewService (view->canvas ()), mp_view (view)
+  : lay::ViewService (view->canvas ()), mp_view (view),
+    m_cursor_color (tl::Color ()), m_cursor_line_style (0), m_cursor_enabled (false)
 {
   ui ()->grab_mouse (this, false);
 }
 
+bool
+MouseTracker::leave_event (bool)
+{
+  mp_markers.clear ();
+  return false;
+}
+
+bool
+MouseTracker::configure (const std::string &name, const std::string &value)
+{
+  if (name == cfg_crosshair_cursor_color) {
+
+    tl::Color color;
+    lay::ColorConverter ().from_string (value, color);
+
+    //  Change the color
+    if (lay::test_and_set (m_cursor_color, color)) {
+      mp_markers.clear ();
+    }
+
+  } else if (name == cfg_crosshair_cursor_line_style) {
+
+    int dp = 0;
+    tl::from_string (value, dp);
+
+    //  Change the vertex_size
+    if (lay::test_and_set (m_cursor_line_style, dp)) {
+      mp_markers.clear ();
+    }
+
+  } else if (name == cfg_crosshair_cursor_enabled) {
+
+    bool f = m_cursor_enabled;
+    tl::from_string (value, f);
+    if (f != m_cursor_enabled) {
+      m_cursor_enabled = f;
+      mp_markers.clear ();
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  return false;  //  not taken
+}
+
 bool 
 MouseTracker::mouse_move_event (const db::DPoint &p, unsigned int /*buttons*/, bool prio)
 {
-  if (prio) {
+  //  NOTE: by catching events with low prio, the tracking position was already set by consumers
+  //  with high prio
+  if (! prio) {
 
     //  NOTE: because the tracker grabs first and grabbers are registered first gets served last, the
     //  tracker will receive the event after all other mouse grabbers have been served and had their
@@ -50,6 +99,24 @@ MouseTracker::mouse_move_event (const db::DPoint &p, unsigned int /*buttons*/, b
 
     mp_view->current_pos (tp.x (), tp.y ());
 
+    mp_markers.clear ();
+
+    if (m_cursor_enabled) {
+
+      double max_coord = 1e30;  //  big enough I guess
+
+      mp_markers.push_back (new lay::DMarker (mp_view));
+      mp_markers.back ()->set_line_style (m_cursor_line_style);
+      mp_markers.back ()->set_color (m_cursor_color);
+      mp_markers.back ()->set (db::DEdge (db::DPoint (tp.x (), -max_coord), db::DPoint (tp.x (), max_coord)));
+
+      mp_markers.push_back (new lay::DMarker (mp_view));
+      mp_markers.back ()->set_line_style (m_cursor_line_style);
+      mp_markers.back ()->set_color (m_cursor_color);
+      mp_markers.back ()->set (db::DEdge (db::DPoint (-max_coord, tp.y ()), db::DPoint (max_coord, tp.y ())));
+
+    }
+
   }
 
   return false;
diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layMouseTracker.h b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layMouseTracker.h
index 0fe26f5a9..b2ecbb27b 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layMouseTracker.h
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layMouseTracker.h
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #define HDR_layMouseTracker
 
 #include "layViewObject.h"
+#include "layMarker.h"
+#include "tlObject.h"
 
 class QMouseEvent;
 
@@ -38,10 +40,17 @@ class MouseTracker
 {
 public: 
   MouseTracker (lay::LayoutViewBase *view);
+
   virtual bool mouse_move_event (const db::DPoint &p, unsigned int buttons, bool prio);
+  bool leave_event (bool prio);
+  bool configure (const std::string &name, const std::string &value);
 
 private:
   lay::LayoutViewBase *mp_view;
+  tl::shared_collection<lay::DMarker> mp_markers;
+  tl::Color m_cursor_color;
+  int m_cursor_line_style;
+  bool m_cursor_enabled;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layMove.h b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layMove.h
index a51884d6c..bed2a18cb 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layMove.h
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layMove.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public:
   MoveService (lay::LayoutViewBase *view);
   ~MoveService ();
 
-  virtual bool configure (const std::string &name, const std::string &value);
+  bool configure (const std::string &name, const std::string &value);
   bool begin_move (db::Transaction *transaction = 0, bool transient_selection = false);
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/laybasicConfig.h b/src/laybasic/laybasic/laybasicConfig.h
index 5731b82be..ba148ee60 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/laybasicConfig.h
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/laybasicConfig.h
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ static const std::string cfg_sel_inside_pcells_mode ("sel-inside-pcells-mode");
 
 static const std::string cfg_tracking_cursor_color ("tracking-cursor-color");
 static const std::string cfg_tracking_cursor_enabled ("tracking-cursor-enabled");
+static const std::string cfg_crosshair_cursor_color ("crosshair-cursor-color");
+static const std::string cfg_crosshair_cursor_line_style ("crosshair-cursor-line-style");
+static const std::string cfg_crosshair_cursor_enabled ("crosshair-cursor-enabled");
 
 static const std::string cfg_markers_visible ("markers-visible");
 
diff --git a/src/layui/layui/LayoutViewConfigPage2d.ui b/src/layui/layui/LayoutViewConfigPage2d.ui
index 0a9fc17f5..ad779f091 100644
--- a/src/layui/layui/LayoutViewConfigPage2d.ui
+++ b/src/layui/layui/LayoutViewConfigPage2d.ui
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>608</width>
-    <height>318</height>
+    <width>696</width>
+    <height>420</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -120,6 +120,62 @@
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QGroupBox" name="crosshair_cursor_cb">
+     <property name="title">
+      <string>Crosshair cursor</string>
+     </property>
+     <property name="checkable">
+      <bool>true</bool>
+     </property>
+     <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
+      <item row="0" column="0">
+       <widget class="QLabel" name="textLabel3_3">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Cursor color</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item row="0" column="2">
+       <spacer name="spacer">
+        <property name="orientation">
+         <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+        </property>
+        <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+         <size>
+          <width>508</width>
+          <height>31</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+       </spacer>
+      </item>
+      <item row="0" column="1">
+       <widget class="lay::ColorButton" name="color_chc">
+        <property name="toolTip">
+         <string>The color in which the rulers are drawn</string>
+        </property>
+        <property name="text">
+         <string/>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item row="1" column="0">
+       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Line style</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item row="1" column="1">
+       <widget class="lay::LineStyleSelectionButton" name="line_style_chc">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string/>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+     </layout>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
    <item>
     <spacer name="verticalSpacer_2">
      <property name="orientation">
@@ -142,6 +198,11 @@
    <extends>QPushButton</extends>
    <header>layWidgets.h</header>
   </customwidget>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>lay::LineStyleSelectionButton</class>
+   <extends>QPushButton</extends>
+   <header>layWidgets.h</header>
+  </customwidget>
  </customwidgets>
  <tabstops>
   <tabstop>color_pb</tabstop>
diff --git a/src/layui/layui/layLayoutViewConfigPages.cc b/src/layui/layui/layLayoutViewConfigPages.cc
index d8e2ccb4e..ac7070ca5 100644
--- a/src/layui/layui/layLayoutViewConfigPages.cc
+++ b/src/layui/layui/layLayoutViewConfigPages.cc
@@ -424,9 +424,21 @@ LayoutViewConfigPage2d::setup (lay::Dispatcher *root)
   root->config_get (cfg_tracking_cursor_color, color, lay::ColorConverter ());
   mp_ui->color_pb->set_color (color);
 
-  bool enabled = 0;
+  bool enabled = false;
   root->config_get (cfg_tracking_cursor_enabled, enabled);
   mp_ui->tracking_cb->setChecked (enabled);
+
+  color = QColor ();
+  root->config_get (cfg_crosshair_cursor_color, color, lay::ColorConverter ());
+  mp_ui->color_chc->set_color (color);
+
+  int line_style = 0;
+  root->config_get (cfg_crosshair_cursor_line_style, line_style);
+  mp_ui->line_style_chc->set_line_style (line_style);
+
+  enabled = false;
+  root->config_get (cfg_crosshair_cursor_enabled, enabled);
+  mp_ui->crosshair_cursor_cb->setChecked (enabled);
 }
 
 void
@@ -435,6 +447,9 @@ LayoutViewConfigPage2d::commit (lay::Dispatcher *root)
   lay::ColorConverter cc;
   root->config_set (cfg_tracking_cursor_color, mp_ui->color_pb->get_color (), cc);
   root->config_set (cfg_tracking_cursor_enabled, mp_ui->tracking_cb->isChecked ());
+  root->config_set (cfg_crosshair_cursor_color, mp_ui->color_chc->get_color (), cc);
+  root->config_set (cfg_crosshair_cursor_line_style, mp_ui->line_style_chc->line_style ());
+  root->config_set (cfg_crosshair_cursor_enabled, mp_ui->crosshair_cursor_cb->isChecked ());
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------