diff --git a/src/backend/graphics/cursor.rs b/src/backend/graphics/cursor.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe2ab8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/graphics/cursor.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/// Functions to render cursors on any graphics backend independently from it's rendering techique.
+pub trait CursorBackend<'a> {
+    /// Format representing the image drawn for the cursor.
+    type CursorFormat: 'a;
+
+    /// Error the underlying backend throws if operations fail
+    type Error;
+
+    /// Sets the cursor position and therefor updates the drawn cursors position.
+    /// Useful as well for e.g. pointer wrapping.
+    ///
+    /// Not guaranteed to be supported on every backend. The result usually
+    /// depends on the backend, the cursor might be "owned" by another more priviledged
+    /// compositor (running nested).
+    ///
+    /// In these cases setting the position is actually not required, as movement is done
+    /// by the higher compositor and not by the backend. It is still good practice to update
+    /// the position after every recieved event, but don't rely on pointer wrapping working.
+    ///
+    fn set_cursor_position(&self, x: u32, y: u32) -> Result<(), Self::Error>;
+
+    /// Set the cursor drawn on the `CursorBackend`.
+    ///
+    /// The format is entirely dictated by the concrete implementation and might range
+    /// from raw image buffers over a fixed list of possible cursor types to simply the
+    /// void type () to represent no possible customization of the cursor itself.
+    fn set_cursor_representation<'b>(
+        &'b self,
+        cursor: Self::CursorFormat,
+        hotspot: (u32, u32),
+    ) -> Result<(), Self::Error>
+    where 'a: 'b;
+}
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diff --git a/src/backend/graphics/mod.rs b/src/backend/graphics/mod.rs
index 323cc39..00bcc32 100644
--- a/src/backend/graphics/mod.rs
+++ b/src/backend/graphics/mod.rs
@@ -2,38 +2,9 @@
 //!
 //! Note: Not every API may be supported by every backend
 
-/// General functions any graphics backend should support independently from it's rendering
-/// technique.
-pub trait GraphicsBackend {
-    /// Format representing the image drawn for the cursor.
-    type CursorFormat;
 
-    /// Error the underlying backend throws if operations fail
-    type Error;
-
-    /// Sets the cursor position and therefor updates the drawn cursors position.
-    /// Useful as well for e.g. pointer wrapping.
-    ///
-    /// Not guaranteed to be supported on every backend. The result usually
-    /// depends on the backend, the cursor might be "owned" by another more privileged
-    /// compositor (running nested).
-    ///
-    /// In these cases setting the position is actually not required, as movement is done
-    /// by the higher compositor and not by the backend. It is still good practice to update
-    /// the position after every received event, but don't rely on pointer wrapping working.
-    fn set_cursor_position(&self, x: u32, y: u32) -> Result<(), Self::Error>;
-
-    /// Set the cursor drawn on the `GraphicsBackend`.
-    ///
-    /// The format is entirely dictated by the concrete implementation and might range
-    /// from raw image buffers over a fixed list of possible cursor types to simply the
-    /// void type `()` to represent no possible customization of the cursor itself.
-    fn set_cursor_representation(
-        &self,
-        cursor: &Self::CursorFormat,
-        hotspot: (u32, u32),
-    ) -> Result<(), Self::Error>;
-}
+mod cursor;
+pub use self::cursor::*;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "renderer_gl")]
 pub mod gl;