Index: Core/Code/DataManagement/mitkApplicationCursor.cpp
===================================================================
--- Core/Code/DataManagement/mitkApplicationCursor.cpp	(revision 20980)
+++ Core/Code/DataManagement/mitkApplicationCursor.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -66,6 +66,33 @@
     LOG_ERROR << "in mitk::ApplicationCursor::PopCursor(): no implementation registered." << std::endl;
   }
 }
+    
+const Point2I ApplicationCursor::GetCursorPosition()
+{
+  if (m_Implementation)
+  {
+    return m_Implementation->GetCursorPosition();
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    LOG_ERROR << "in mitk::ApplicationCursor::GetCursorPosition(): no implementation registered." << std::endl;
+    Point2I p;
+    p[0] = -1; p[1] = -1;
+    return p;
+  }
+}
+    
+void ApplicationCursor::SetCursorPosition(const Point2I& p)
+{
+  if (m_Implementation)
+  {
+    m_Implementation->SetCursorPosition(p);
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    LOG_ERROR << "in mitk::ApplicationCursor::SetCursorPosition(): no implementation registered." << std::endl;
+  }
+}
 
 } // namespace
 
Index: Core/Code/DataManagement/mitkApplicationCursor.h
===================================================================
--- Core/Code/DataManagement/mitkApplicationCursor.h	(revision 20980)
+++ Core/Code/DataManagement/mitkApplicationCursor.h	(working copy)
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
 
 #ifndef MITK_APPLICATION_CURSOR_H_DEFINED_AND_ALL_IS_GOOD
 #define MITK_APPLICATION_CURSOR_H_DEFINED_AND_ALL_IS_GOOD
+
 #include "mitkCommon.h"
+#include "mitkVector.h"
 
 namespace mitk
 {
@@ -39,6 +41,12 @@
     /// Restore the previous cursor
     virtual void PopCursor() = 0;
 
+    /// Get absolute mouse position on screen
+    virtual const Point2I GetCursorPosition() = 0;
+    
+    /// Set absolute mouse position on screen
+    virtual void SetCursorPosition(const Point2I&) = 0;
+
     virtual ~ApplicationCursorImplementation() {};
 
   protected:
@@ -70,7 +78,15 @@
     
     /// Restore the previous cursor
     void PopCursor();
+
+    /// Get absolute mouse position on screen
+    /// \return (-1, -1) if querying mouse position is not possible
+    const Point2I GetCursorPosition();
     
+    /// Set absolute mouse position on screen
+    void SetCursorPosition(const Point2I&);
+
+    
   protected:
 
     /// Purposely hidden - singleton
Index: CoreUI/Qmitk/QmitkApplicationCursor.cpp
===================================================================
--- CoreUI/Qmitk/QmitkApplicationCursor.cpp	(revision 20980)
+++ CoreUI/Qmitk/QmitkApplicationCursor.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -39,4 +39,19 @@
 {
   QApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
 }
+    
+const mitk::Point2I QmitkApplicationCursor::GetCursorPosition()
+{
+  mitk::Point2I mp;
+  QPoint qp = QCursor::pos();
+  mp[0] = qp.x();
+  mp[1] = qp.y();
+  return mp;
+}
 
+void QmitkApplicationCursor::SetCursorPosition(const mitk::Point2I& p)
+{
+  QCursor::setPos( p[0], p[1] );
+}
+
+
Index: CoreUI/Qmitk/QmitkApplicationCursor.h
===================================================================
--- CoreUI/Qmitk/QmitkApplicationCursor.h	(revision 20980)
+++ CoreUI/Qmitk/QmitkApplicationCursor.h	(working copy)
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@
   
     virtual void PushCursor(const char* XPM[], int hotspotX, int hotspotY);
     virtual void PopCursor();
+    virtual const mitk::Point2I GetCursorPosition();
+    virtual void SetCursorPosition(const mitk::Point2I&);
 
+
   protected:
   private:
 };