diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a1f683eb84..f6475e3d64 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Unreleased` header.
   - Add `CustomCursor`
   - Add `CustomCursor::from_rgba` to allow creating cursor images from RGBA data.
   - Add `CustomCursorExtWebSys::from_url` to allow loading cursor images from URLs.
+  - Add `CustomCursorExtWebSys::from_animation` to allow creating animated cursors from other `CustomCursor`s.
 - On macOS, add services menu.
 - **Breaking:** On Web, remove queuing fullscreen request in absence of transient activation.
 - On Web, fix setting cursor icon overriding cursor visibility.
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b74698d96d..c2075c9792 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ features = [
     'console',
     'CssStyleDeclaration',
     'Document',
+    'DomException',
     'DomRect',
     'DomRectReadOnly',
     'Element',
@@ -240,12 +241,16 @@ features = [
 ]
 
 [target.'cfg(target_family = "wasm")'.dependencies]
-atomic-waker = "1"
 js-sys = "0.3.64"
+pin-project = "1"
 wasm-bindgen = "0.2"
 wasm-bindgen-futures = "0.4"
 web-time = "0.2"
 
+[target.'cfg(all(target_family = "wasm", target_feature = "atomics"))'.dependencies]
+atomic-waker = "1"
+concurrent-queue = { version = "2", default-features = false }
+
 [target.'cfg(target_family = "wasm")'.dev-dependencies]
 console_log = "1"
 web-sys = { version = "0.3.22", features = ['CanvasRenderingContext2d'] }
diff --git a/examples/custom_cursors.rs b/examples/custom_cursors.rs
index 4c47f362d7..6f4cbb824d 100644
--- a/examples/custom_cursors.rs
+++ b/examples/custom_cursors.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@ use winit::{
     keyboard::Key,
     window::{CursorIcon, CustomCursor, WindowBuilder},
 };
+#[cfg(wasm_platform)]
+use {
+    std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering},
+    std::time::Duration,
+    winit::platform::web::CustomCursorExtWebSys,
+};
+
+#[cfg(wasm_platform)]
+static COUNTER: AtomicU64 = AtomicU64::new(0);
 
 fn decode_cursor<T>(bytes: &[u8], window_target: &EventLoopWindowTarget<T>) -> CustomCursor {
     let img = image::load_from_memory(bytes).unwrap().to_rgba8();
@@ -74,6 +83,45 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), impl std::error::Error> {
                     log::debug!("Setting cursor visibility to {:?}", cursor_visible);
                     window.set_cursor_visible(cursor_visible);
                 }
+                #[cfg(wasm_platform)]
+                Key::Character("4") => {
+                    log::debug!("Setting cursor to a random image from an URL");
+                    window.set_cursor(
+                        CustomCursor::from_url(
+                            format!(
+                                "https://picsum.photos/128?random={}",
+                                COUNTER.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed)
+                            ),
+                            64,
+                            64,
+                        )
+                        .build(_elwt),
+                    );
+                }
+                #[cfg(wasm_platform)]
+                Key::Character("5") => {
+                    log::debug!("Setting cursor to an animation");
+                    window.set_cursor(
+                        CustomCursor::from_animation(
+                            Duration::from_secs(3),
+                            vec![
+                                custom_cursors[0].clone(),
+                                custom_cursors[1].clone(),
+                                CustomCursor::from_url(
+                                    format!(
+                                        "https://picsum.photos/128?random={}",
+                                        COUNTER.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed)
+                                    ),
+                                    64,
+                                    64,
+                                )
+                                .build(_elwt),
+                            ],
+                        )
+                        .unwrap()
+                        .build(_elwt),
+                    );
+                }
                 _ => {}
             },
             WindowEvent::RedrawRequested => {
diff --git a/src/platform/web.rs b/src/platform/web.rs
index f24eb51287..b1f030c45d 100644
--- a/src/platform/web.rs
+++ b/src/platform/web.rs
@@ -27,17 +27,24 @@
 //! [`border`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/border
 //! [`padding`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/padding
 
-use crate::cursor::CustomCursorBuilder;
-use crate::event::Event;
-use crate::event_loop::EventLoop;
-use crate::event_loop::EventLoopWindowTarget;
-use crate::platform_impl::PlatformCustomCursorBuilder;
-use crate::window::CustomCursor;
-use crate::window::{Window, WindowBuilder};
+use std::error::Error;
+use std::fmt::{self, Display, Formatter};
+use std::future::Future;
+use std::pin::Pin;
+use std::task::{Context, Poll};
+use std::time::Duration;
 
 #[cfg(wasm_platform)]
 use web_sys::HtmlCanvasElement;
 
+use crate::cursor::CustomCursorBuilder;
+use crate::event::Event;
+use crate::event_loop::{EventLoop, EventLoopWindowTarget};
+#[cfg(wasm_platform)]
+use crate::platform_impl::CustomCursorFuture as PlatformCustomCursorFuture;
+use crate::platform_impl::{PlatformCustomCursor, PlatformCustomCursorBuilder};
+use crate::window::{CustomCursor, Window, WindowBuilder};
+
 #[cfg(not(wasm_platform))]
 #[doc(hidden)]
 pub struct HtmlCanvasElement;
@@ -234,15 +241,29 @@ pub enum PollStrategy {
 }
 
 pub trait CustomCursorExtWebSys {
+    /// Returns if this cursor is an animation.
+    fn is_animation(&self) -> bool;
+
     /// Creates a new cursor from a URL pointing to an image.
     /// It uses the [url css function](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/url),
     /// but browser support for image formats is inconsistent. Using [PNG] is recommended.
     ///
     /// [PNG]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PNG
     fn from_url(url: String, hotspot_x: u16, hotspot_y: u16) -> CustomCursorBuilder;
+
+    /// Crates a new animated cursor from multiple [`CustomCursor`]s.
+    /// Supplied `cursors` can't be empty or other animations.
+    fn from_animation(
+        duration: Duration,
+        cursors: Vec<CustomCursor>,
+    ) -> Result<CustomCursorBuilder, BadAnimation>;
 }
 
 impl CustomCursorExtWebSys for CustomCursor {
+    fn is_animation(&self) -> bool {
+        self.inner.animation
+    }
+
     fn from_url(url: String, hotspot_x: u16, hotspot_y: u16) -> CustomCursorBuilder {
         CustomCursorBuilder {
             inner: PlatformCustomCursorBuilder::Url {
@@ -252,4 +273,92 @@ impl CustomCursorExtWebSys for CustomCursor {
             },
         }
     }
+
+    fn from_animation(
+        duration: Duration,
+        cursors: Vec<CustomCursor>,
+    ) -> Result<CustomCursorBuilder, BadAnimation> {
+        if cursors.is_empty() {
+            return Err(BadAnimation::Empty);
+        }
+
+        if cursors.iter().any(CustomCursor::is_animation) {
+            return Err(BadAnimation::Animation);
+        }
+
+        Ok(CustomCursorBuilder {
+            inner: PlatformCustomCursorBuilder::Animation { duration, cursors },
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+/// An error produced when using [`CustomCursor::from_animation`] with invalid arguments.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub enum BadAnimation {
+    /// Produced when no cursors were supplied.
+    Empty,
+    /// Produced when a supplied cursor is an animation.
+    Animation,
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for BadAnimation {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Self::Empty => write!(f, "No cursors supplied"),
+            Self::Animation => write!(f, "A supplied cursor is an animtion"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Error for BadAnimation {}
+
+pub trait CustomCursorBuilderExtWebSys {
+    /// Async version of [`CustomCursorBuilder::build()`] which waits until the
+    /// cursor has completely finished loading.
+    fn build_async<T>(self, window_target: &EventLoopWindowTarget<T>) -> CustomCursorFuture;
+}
+
+impl CustomCursorBuilderExtWebSys for CustomCursorBuilder {
+    fn build_async<T>(self, window_target: &EventLoopWindowTarget<T>) -> CustomCursorFuture {
+        CustomCursorFuture(PlatformCustomCursor::build_async(
+            self.inner,
+            &window_target.p,
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(wasm_platform))]
+struct PlatformCustomCursorFuture;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct CustomCursorFuture(PlatformCustomCursorFuture);
+
+impl Future for CustomCursorFuture {
+    type Output = Result<CustomCursor, CustomCursorError>;
+
+    fn poll(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
+        Pin::new(&mut self.0)
+            .poll(cx)
+            .map_ok(|cursor| CustomCursor { inner: cursor })
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub enum CustomCursorError {
+    Blob,
+    Decode(String),
+    Animation,
+}
+
+impl Display for CustomCursorError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Self::Blob => write!(f, "failed to create `Blob`"),
+            Self::Decode(error) => write!(f, "failed to decode image: {error}"),
+            Self::Animation => write!(
+                f,
+                "found `CustomCursor` that is an animation when building an animation"
+            ),
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/web/async/abortable.rs b/src/platform_impl/web/async/abortable.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2608fc4046
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform_impl/web/async/abortable.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+use std::error::Error;
+use std::fmt::{self, Display, Formatter};
+use std::future::Future;
+use std::pin::Pin;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::task::{Context, Poll};
+
+use pin_project::pin_project;
+
+use super::AtomicWaker;
+
+#[pin_project]
+pub struct Abortable<F: Future> {
+    #[pin]
+    future: F,
+    shared: Arc<Shared>,
+}
+
+impl<F: Future> Abortable<F> {
+    pub fn new(handle: AbortHandle, future: F) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            future,
+            shared: handle.0,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<F: Future> Future for Abortable<F> {
+    type Output = Result<F::Output, Aborted>;
+
+    fn poll(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
+        if self.shared.aborted.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
+            return Poll::Ready(Err(Aborted));
+        }
+
+        if let Poll::Ready(value) = self.as_mut().project().future.poll(cx) {
+            return Poll::Ready(Ok(value));
+        }
+
+        self.shared.waker.register(cx.waker());
+
+        if self.shared.aborted.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
+            return Poll::Ready(Err(Aborted));
+        }
+
+        Poll::Pending
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct Shared {
+    waker: AtomicWaker,
+    aborted: AtomicBool,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct AbortHandle(Arc<Shared>);
+
+impl AbortHandle {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self(Arc::new(Shared {
+            waker: AtomicWaker::new(),
+            aborted: AtomicBool::new(false),
+        }))
+    }
+
+    pub fn abort(&self) {
+        self.0.aborted.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        self.0.waker.wake()
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct DropAbortHandle(AbortHandle);
+
+impl DropAbortHandle {
+    pub fn new(handle: AbortHandle) -> Self {
+        Self(handle)
+    }
+
+    pub fn handle(&self) -> AbortHandle {
+        self.0.clone()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for DropAbortHandle {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        self.0.abort()
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Eq, Hash, PartialEq)]
+pub struct Aborted;
+
+impl Display for Aborted {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "`Abortable` future has been aborted")
+    }
+}
+
+impl Error for Aborted {}
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/web/async/atomic_waker.rs b/src/platform_impl/web/async/atomic_waker.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..87b836121e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform_impl/web/async/atomic_waker.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+use std::cell::RefCell;
+use std::ops::Deref;
+use std::task::Waker;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct AtomicWaker(RefCell<Option<Waker>>);
+
+impl AtomicWaker {
+    pub const fn new() -> Self {
+        Self(RefCell::new(None))
+    }
+
+    pub fn register(&self, waker: &Waker) {
+        let mut this = self.0.borrow_mut();
+
+        if let Some(old_waker) = this.deref() {
+            if old_waker.will_wake(waker) {
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
+        *this = Some(waker.clone());
+    }
+
+    pub fn wake(&self) {
+        if let Some(waker) = self.0.borrow_mut().take() {
+            waker.wake();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// SAFETY: Wasm without the `atomics` target feature is single-threaded.
+unsafe impl Send for AtomicWaker {}
+// SAFETY: Wasm without the `atomics` target feature is single-threaded.
+unsafe impl Sync for AtomicWaker {}
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/web/async/channel.rs b/src/platform_impl/web/async/channel.rs
index 0592a20822..6b313f32e7 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/web/async/channel.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/web/async/channel.rs
@@ -1,23 +1,24 @@
-use atomic_waker::AtomicWaker;
 use std::future;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
-use std::sync::mpsc::{self, Receiver, RecvError, SendError, Sender, TryRecvError};
+use std::sync::mpsc::{self, RecvError, SendError, TryRecvError};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use std::task::Poll;
 
-pub fn channel<T>() -> (AsyncSender<T>, AsyncReceiver<T>) {
+use super::AtomicWaker;
+
+pub fn channel<T>() -> (Sender<T>, Receiver<T>) {
     let (sender, receiver) = mpsc::channel();
     let shared = Arc::new(Shared {
         closed: AtomicBool::new(false),
         waker: AtomicWaker::new(),
     });
 
-    let sender = AsyncSender(Arc::new(SenderInner {
+    let sender = Sender(Arc::new(SenderInner {
         sender: Mutex::new(sender),
         shared: Arc::clone(&shared),
     }));
-    let receiver = AsyncReceiver {
+    let receiver = Receiver {
         receiver: Rc::new(receiver),
         shared,
     };
@@ -25,18 +26,18 @@ pub fn channel<T>() -> (AsyncSender<T>, AsyncReceiver<T>) {
     (sender, receiver)
 }
 
-pub struct AsyncSender<T>(Arc<SenderInner<T>>);
+pub struct Sender<T>(Arc<SenderInner<T>>);
 
 struct SenderInner<T> {
     // We need to wrap it into a `Mutex` to make it `Sync`. So the sender can't
     // be accessed on the main thread, as it could block. Additionally we need
     // to wrap `Sender` in an `Arc` to make it clonable on the main thread without
     // having to block.
-    sender: Mutex<Sender<T>>,
+    sender: Mutex<mpsc::Sender<T>>,
     shared: Arc<Shared>,
 }
 
-impl<T> AsyncSender<T> {
+impl<T> Sender<T> {
     pub fn send(&self, event: T) -> Result<(), SendError<T>> {
         self.0.sender.lock().unwrap().send(event)?;
         self.0.shared.waker.wake();
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ impl<T> SenderInner<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T> Clone for AsyncSender<T> {
+impl<T> Clone for Sender<T> {
     fn clone(&self) -> Self {
         Self(Arc::clone(&self.0))
     }
@@ -64,12 +65,12 @@ impl<T> Drop for SenderInner<T> {
     }
 }
 
-pub struct AsyncReceiver<T> {
-    receiver: Rc<Receiver<T>>,
+pub struct Receiver<T> {
+    receiver: Rc<mpsc::Receiver<T>>,
     shared: Arc<Shared>,
 }
 
-impl<T> AsyncReceiver<T> {
+impl<T> Receiver<T> {
     pub async fn next(&self) -> Result<T, RecvError> {
         future::poll_fn(|cx| match self.receiver.try_recv() {
             Ok(event) => Poll::Ready(Ok(event)),
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ impl<T> AsyncReceiver<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T> Clone for AsyncReceiver<T> {
+impl<T> Clone for Receiver<T> {
     fn clone(&self) -> Self {
         Self {
             receiver: Rc::clone(&self.receiver),
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ impl<T> Clone for AsyncReceiver<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T> Drop for AsyncReceiver<T> {
+impl<T> Drop for Receiver<T> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         self.shared.closed.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
     }
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/web/async/concurrent_queue.rs b/src/platform_impl/web/async/concurrent_queue.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2d7efacd50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform_impl/web/async/concurrent_queue.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+use std::cell::{Cell, RefCell};
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct ConcurrentQueue<T> {
+    queue: RefCell<Vec<T>>,
+    closed: Cell<bool>,
+}
+
+pub enum PushError<T> {
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    Full(T),
+    Closed(T),
+}
+
+pub enum PopError {
+    Empty,
+    Closed,
+}
+
+impl<T> ConcurrentQueue<T> {
+    pub fn unbounded() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            queue: RefCell::new(Vec::new()),
+            closed: Cell::new(false),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn push(&self, value: T) -> Result<(), PushError<T>> {
+        if self.closed.get() {
+            return Err(PushError::Closed(value));
+        }
+
+        self.queue.borrow_mut().push(value);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub fn pop(&self) -> Result<T, PopError> {
+        self.queue.borrow_mut().pop().ok_or_else(|| {
+            if self.closed.get() {
+                PopError::Closed
+            } else {
+                PopError::Empty
+            }
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn close(&self) -> bool {
+        !self.closed.replace(true)
+    }
+}
+
+// SAFETY: Wasm without the `atomics` target feature is single-threaded.
+unsafe impl<T> Send for ConcurrentQueue<T> {}
+// SAFETY: Wasm without the `atomics` target feature is single-threaded.
+unsafe impl<T> Sync for ConcurrentQueue<T> {}
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/web/async/dispatcher.rs b/src/platform_impl/web/async/dispatcher.rs
index 9ec9b6a365..f7307d9f3a 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/web/async/dispatcher.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/web/async/dispatcher.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 use super::super::main_thread::MainThreadMarker;
-use super::{channel, AsyncReceiver, AsyncSender, Wrapper};
+use super::{channel, Receiver, Sender, Wrapper};
 use std::{
     cell::Ref,
     sync::{Arc, Condvar, Mutex},
 };
 
-pub struct Dispatcher<T: 'static>(Wrapper<true, T, AsyncSender<Closure<T>>, Closure<T>>);
+pub struct Dispatcher<T: 'static>(Wrapper<true, T, Sender<Closure<T>>, Closure<T>>);
 
 struct Closure<T>(Box<dyn FnOnce(&T) + Send>);
 
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ impl<T> Dispatcher<T> {
 }
 
 pub struct DispatchRunner<T: 'static> {
-    wrapper: Wrapper<true, T, AsyncSender<Closure<T>>, Closure<T>>,
-    receiver: AsyncReceiver<Closure<T>>,
+    wrapper: Wrapper<true, T, Sender<Closure<T>>, Closure<T>>,
+    receiver: Receiver<Closure<T>>,
 }
 
 impl<T> DispatchRunner<T> {
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/web/async/mod.rs b/src/platform_impl/web/async/mod.rs
index b4fe698daf..4681cf9240 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/web/async/mod.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/web/async/mod.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,19 @@
+mod abortable;
+#[cfg(not(target_feature = "atomics"))]
+mod atomic_waker;
 mod channel;
+#[cfg(not(target_feature = "atomics"))]
+mod concurrent_queue;
 mod dispatcher;
+mod notifier;
 mod waker;
 mod wrapper;
 
-pub use self::channel::{channel, AsyncReceiver, AsyncSender};
+pub use self::abortable::{AbortHandle, Abortable, DropAbortHandle};
+pub use self::channel::{channel, Receiver, Sender};
 pub use self::dispatcher::{DispatchRunner, Dispatcher};
+pub use self::notifier::{Notified, Notifier};
 pub use self::waker::{Waker, WakerSpawner};
 use self::wrapper::Wrapper;
+use atomic_waker::AtomicWaker;
+use concurrent_queue::{ConcurrentQueue, PushError};
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/web/async/notifier.rs b/src/platform_impl/web/async/notifier.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6387b7e5da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform_impl/web/async/notifier.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+use std::future::Future;
+use std::pin::Pin;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::sync::OnceLock;
+use std::task::Context;
+use std::task::Poll;
+use std::task::Waker;
+
+use super::{ConcurrentQueue, PushError};
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Notifier<T: Clone>(Arc<Inner<T>>);
+
+impl<T: Clone> Notifier<T> {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self(Arc::new(Inner {
+            queue: ConcurrentQueue::unbounded(),
+            value: OnceLock::new(),
+        }))
+    }
+
+    pub fn notify(self, value: T) {
+        if self.0.value.set(value).is_err() {
+            unreachable!("value set before")
+        }
+
+        self.0.queue.close();
+
+        while let Ok(waker) = self.0.queue.pop() {
+            waker.wake()
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn notified(&self) -> Notified<T> {
+        Notified(Some(Arc::clone(&self.0)))
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct Notified<T: Clone>(Option<Arc<Inner<T>>>);
+
+impl<T: Clone> Future for Notified<T> {
+    type Output = T;
+
+    fn poll(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
+        let this = self.0.take().expect("`Receiver` polled after completion");
+
+        if this.value.get().is_none() {
+            match this.queue.push(cx.waker().clone()) {
+                Ok(()) => {
+                    if this.value.get().is_none() {
+                        self.0 = Some(this);
+                        return Poll::Pending;
+                    }
+                }
+                Err(PushError::Closed(_)) => (),
+                Err(PushError::Full(_)) => {
+                    unreachable!("found full queue despite using unbounded queue")
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        let (Ok(Some(value)) | Err(Some(value))) = Arc::try_unwrap(this)
+            .map(|mut inner| inner.value.take())
+            .map_err(|this| this.value.get().cloned())
+        else {
+            unreachable!("found no value despite being ready")
+        };
+
+        Poll::Ready(value)
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct Inner<T> {
+    queue: ConcurrentQueue<Waker>,
+    value: OnceLock<T>,
+}
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/web/async/waker.rs b/src/platform_impl/web/async/waker.rs
index 79062d8456..fd8733af97 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/web/async/waker.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/web/async/waker.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-use super::super::main_thread::MainThreadMarker;
-use super::Wrapper;
-use atomic_waker::AtomicWaker;
 use std::future;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicUsize, Ordering};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::task::Poll;
 
+use super::super::main_thread::MainThreadMarker;
+use super::{AtomicWaker, Wrapper};
+
 pub struct WakerSpawner<T: 'static>(Wrapper<false, Handler<T>, Sender, usize>);
 
 pub struct Waker<T: 'static>(Wrapper<false, Handler<T>, Sender, usize>);
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/web/cursor.rs b/src/platform_impl/web/cursor.rs
index e077429740..8881c8cd33 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/web/cursor.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/web/cursor.rs
@@ -1,28 +1,31 @@
-use super::backend::Style;
-use super::event_loop::runner::{EventWrapper, WeakShared};
-use super::main_thread::{MainThreadMarker, MainThreadSafe};
-use super::EventLoopWindowTarget;
-use crate::cursor::{BadImage, Cursor, CursorImage};
+use std::cell::RefCell;
+use std::future::{self, Future};
+use std::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
+use std::mem;
+use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
+use std::pin::Pin;
+use std::rc::Rc;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::task::{ready, Context, Poll, Waker};
+use std::time::Duration;
+
 use cursor_icon::CursorIcon;
-use std::ops::Deref;
-use std::sync::Weak;
-use std::{
-    cell::RefCell,
-    future,
-    hash::{Hash, Hasher},
-    mem,
-    ops::DerefMut,
-    rc::Rc,
-    sync::Arc,
-    task::{Poll, Waker},
-};
+use js_sys::{Array, Object};
+use wasm_bindgen::prelude::wasm_bindgen;
 use wasm_bindgen::{closure::Closure, JsCast};
 use wasm_bindgen_futures::JsFuture;
 use web_sys::{
-    Blob, Document, HtmlCanvasElement, HtmlImageElement, ImageBitmap, ImageBitmapOptions,
-    ImageBitmapRenderingContext, ImageData, PremultiplyAlpha, Url, Window,
+    Blob, Document, DomException, HtmlCanvasElement, HtmlImageElement, ImageBitmap,
+    ImageBitmapOptions, ImageBitmapRenderingContext, ImageData, PremultiplyAlpha, Url, Window,
 };
 
+use super::backend::Style;
+use super::main_thread::{MainThreadMarker, MainThreadSafe};
+use super::r#async::{AbortHandle, Abortable, DropAbortHandle, Notified, Notifier};
+use super::EventLoopWindowTarget;
+use crate::cursor::{BadImage, Cursor, CursorImage, CustomCursor as RootCustomCursor};
+use crate::platform::web::CustomCursorError;
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub(crate) enum CustomCursorBuilder {
     Image(CursorImage),
@@ -31,6 +34,10 @@ pub(crate) enum CustomCursorBuilder {
         hotspot_x: u16,
         hotspot_y: u16,
     },
+    Animation {
+        duration: Duration,
+        cursors: Vec<RootCustomCursor>,
+    },
 }
 
 impl CustomCursorBuilder {
@@ -48,196 +55,392 @@ impl CustomCursorBuilder {
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-pub struct CustomCursor(Arc<MainThreadSafe<RefCell<ImageState>>>);
+pub struct CustomCursor {
+    pub(crate) animation: bool,
+    state: Arc<MainThreadSafe<RefCell<ImageState>>>,
+}
 
 impl Hash for CustomCursor {
     fn hash<H: Hasher>(&self, state: &mut H) {
-        Arc::as_ptr(&self.0).hash(state);
+        Arc::as_ptr(&self.state).hash(state);
     }
 }
 
 impl PartialEq for CustomCursor {
     fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
-        Arc::ptr_eq(&self.0, &other.0)
+        Arc::ptr_eq(&self.state, &other.state)
     }
 }
 
 impl Eq for CustomCursor {}
 
 impl CustomCursor {
-    fn new(main_thread: MainThreadMarker) -> Self {
-        Self(Arc::new(MainThreadSafe::new(
-            main_thread,
-            RefCell::new(ImageState::Loading(None)),
-        )))
-    }
-
     pub(crate) fn build<T>(
         builder: CustomCursorBuilder,
         window_target: &EventLoopWindowTarget<T>,
     ) -> Self {
-        let main_thread = window_target.runner.main_thread();
-
         match builder {
-            CustomCursorBuilder::Image(image) => ImageState::from_rgba(
-                main_thread,
-                window_target.runner.window(),
-                window_target.runner.document().clone(),
-                &image,
+            CustomCursorBuilder::Image(image) => Self::build_spawn(
+                window_target,
+                from_rgba(
+                    window_target.runner.window(),
+                    window_target.runner.document().clone(),
+                    &image,
+                ),
+                false,
             ),
             CustomCursorBuilder::Url {
                 url,
                 hotspot_x,
                 hotspot_y,
-            } => ImageState::from_url(main_thread, url, hotspot_x, hotspot_y),
+            } => Self::build_spawn(
+                window_target,
+                from_url(UrlType::Plain(url), hotspot_x, hotspot_y),
+                false,
+            ),
+            CustomCursorBuilder::Animation { duration, cursors } => Self::build_spawn(
+                window_target,
+                from_animation(
+                    window_target.runner.main_thread(),
+                    duration,
+                    cursors.into_iter().map(|cursor| cursor.inner),
+                ),
+                true,
+            ),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn build_spawn<T, F, S>(
+        window_target: &EventLoopWindowTarget<T>,
+        task: F,
+        animation: bool,
+    ) -> CustomCursor
+    where
+        F: 'static + Future<Output = Result<S, CustomCursorError>>,
+        S: Into<ImageState>,
+    {
+        let handle = AbortHandle::new();
+        let this = CustomCursor {
+            animation,
+            state: Arc::new(MainThreadSafe::new(
+                window_target.runner.main_thread(),
+                RefCell::new(ImageState::Loading {
+                    notifier: Notifier::new(),
+                    _handle: DropAbortHandle::new(handle.clone()),
+                }),
+            )),
+        };
+        let weak = Arc::downgrade(&this.state);
+        let main_thread = window_target.runner.main_thread();
+
+        let task = Abortable::new(handle, {
+            async move {
+                let result = task.await;
+
+                let this = weak
+                    .upgrade()
+                    .expect("`CursorHandler` invalidated without aborting");
+                let mut this = this.get(main_thread).borrow_mut();
+
+                match result {
+                    Ok(new_state) => {
+                        let ImageState::Loading { notifier, .. } =
+                            mem::replace(this.deref_mut(), new_state.into())
+                        else {
+                            unreachable!("found invalid state");
+                        };
+                        notifier.notify(Ok(()));
+                    }
+                    Err(error) => {
+                        let ImageState::Loading { notifier, .. } =
+                            mem::replace(this.deref_mut(), ImageState::Failed(error.clone()))
+                        else {
+                            unreachable!("found invalid state");
+                        };
+                        notifier.notify(Err(error));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        wasm_bindgen_futures::spawn_local(async move {
+            let _ = task.await;
+        });
+
+        this
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn build_async<T>(
+        builder: CustomCursorBuilder,
+        window_target: &EventLoopWindowTarget<T>,
+    ) -> CustomCursorFuture {
+        let CustomCursor { animation, state } = Self::build(builder, window_target);
+        let binding = state.get(window_target.runner.main_thread()).borrow();
+        let ImageState::Loading { notifier, .. } = binding.deref() else {
+            unreachable!("found invalid state")
+        };
+        let notified = notifier.notified();
+        drop(binding);
+
+        CustomCursorFuture {
+            notified,
+            animation,
+            state: Some(state),
         }
     }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct CursorHandler {
+pub struct CustomCursorFuture {
+    notified: Notified<Result<(), CustomCursorError>>,
+    animation: bool,
+    state: Option<Arc<MainThreadSafe<RefCell<ImageState>>>>,
+}
+
+impl Future for CustomCursorFuture {
+    type Output = Result<CustomCursor, CustomCursorError>;
+
+    fn poll(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
+        if self.state.is_none() {
+            panic!("`CustomCursorFuture` polled after completion")
+        }
+
+        let result = ready!(Pin::new(&mut self.notified).poll(cx));
+        let state = self
+            .state
+            .take()
+            .expect("`CustomCursorFuture` polled after completion");
+
+        Poll::Ready(result.map(|_| CustomCursor {
+            animation: self.animation,
+            state,
+        }))
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct CursorHandler(Rc<RefCell<Inner>>);
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct Inner {
     main_thread: MainThreadMarker,
-    runner: WeakShared,
+    canvas: HtmlCanvasElement,
     style: Style,
     visible: bool,
     cursor: SelectedCursor,
 }
 
 impl CursorHandler {
-    pub(crate) fn new(main_thread: MainThreadMarker, runner: WeakShared, style: Style) -> Self {
-        Self {
+    pub(crate) fn new(
+        main_thread: MainThreadMarker,
+        canvas: HtmlCanvasElement,
+        style: Style,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self(Rc::new(RefCell::new(Inner {
             main_thread,
-            runner,
+            canvas,
             style,
             visible: true,
             cursor: SelectedCursor::default(),
-        }
+        })))
     }
 
-    pub fn set_cursor(&mut self, cursor: Cursor) {
+    pub fn set_cursor(&self, cursor: Cursor) {
+        let mut this = self.0.borrow_mut();
+
         match cursor {
             Cursor::Icon(icon) => {
                 if let SelectedCursor::Icon(old_icon)
-                | SelectedCursor::ImageLoading {
+                | SelectedCursor::Loading {
                     previous: Previous::Icon(old_icon),
                     ..
-                } = &self.cursor
+                } = &this.cursor
                 {
                     if *old_icon == icon {
                         return;
                     }
                 }
 
-                self.cursor = SelectedCursor::Icon(icon);
-                self.set_style();
+                this.cursor = SelectedCursor::Icon(icon);
+                this.set_style();
             }
             Cursor::Custom(cursor) => {
                 let cursor = cursor.inner;
 
-                if let SelectedCursor::ImageLoading {
+                if let SelectedCursor::Loading {
                     cursor: old_cursor, ..
                 }
-                | SelectedCursor::ImageReady(old_cursor) = &self.cursor
+                | SelectedCursor::Image(old_cursor)
+                | SelectedCursor::Animation {
+                    cursor: old_cursor, ..
+                } = &this.cursor
                 {
                     if *old_cursor == cursor {
                         return;
                     }
                 }
 
-                let mut image = cursor.0.get(self.main_thread).borrow_mut();
-                match image.deref_mut() {
-                    ImageState::Loading(state) => {
-                        *state = Some(self.runner.clone());
-                        drop(image);
-                        self.cursor = SelectedCursor::ImageLoading {
+                let state = cursor.state.get(this.main_thread).borrow();
+
+                match state.deref() {
+                    ImageState::Loading { notifier, .. } => {
+                        let notified = notifier.notified();
+                        let handle = DropAbortHandle::new(AbortHandle::new());
+                        let task = Abortable::new(handle.handle(), {
+                            let weak = Rc::downgrade(&self.0);
+                            async move {
+                                let _ = notified.await;
+                                let handler = weak
+                                    .upgrade()
+                                    .expect("`CursorHandler` invalidated without aborting");
+                                handler.borrow_mut().notify();
+                            }
+                        });
+                        wasm_bindgen_futures::spawn_local(async move {
+                            let _ = task.await;
+                        });
+
+                        drop(state);
+                        this.cursor = SelectedCursor::Loading {
                             cursor,
-                            previous: mem::take(&mut self.cursor).into(),
+                            previous: mem::take(&mut this.cursor).into(),
+                            _handle: handle,
                         };
                     }
-                    ImageState::Failed => log::error!("tried to load invalid cursor"),
-                    ImageState::Ready { .. } => {
-                        drop(image);
-                        self.cursor = SelectedCursor::ImageReady(cursor);
-                        self.set_style();
+                    ImageState::Failed(error) => {
+                        log::error!("trying to load custom cursor that has failed to load: {error}")
+                    }
+                    ImageState::Image(_) => {
+                        drop(state);
+                        this.cursor = SelectedCursor::Image(cursor);
+                        this.set_style();
+                    }
+                    ImageState::Animation(animation) => {
+                        let canvas: &CanvasAnimateExt = this.canvas.unchecked_ref();
+                        let animation = canvas.animate_with_keyframe_animation_options(
+                            Some(&animation.keyframes),
+                            &animation.options,
+                        );
+                        drop(state);
+
+                        if !this.visible {
+                            animation.cancel();
+                        }
+
+                        this.cursor = SelectedCursor::Animation {
+                            animation: AnimationDropper(animation),
+                            cursor,
+                        };
+                        this.set_style();
                     }
                 };
             }
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn set_cursor_visible(&mut self, visible: bool) {
-        if !visible && self.visible {
-            self.visible = false;
-            self.style.set("cursor", "none");
-        } else if visible && !self.visible {
-            self.visible = true;
-            self.set_style();
-        }
-    }
+    pub fn set_cursor_visible(&self, visible: bool) {
+        let mut this = self.0.borrow_mut();
 
-    pub fn handle_cursor_ready(&mut self, result: Result<CustomCursorHandle, CustomCursorHandle>) {
-        if let SelectedCursor::ImageLoading {
-            cursor: current_cursor,
-            ..
-        } = &self.cursor
-        {
-            let current_cursor = Arc::downgrade(&current_cursor.0);
+        if !visible && this.visible {
+            this.visible = false;
+            this.style.set("cursor", "none");
 
-            let (Ok(new_cursor) | Err(new_cursor)) = &result;
-
-            if !new_cursor.0.ptr_eq(&current_cursor) {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            let SelectedCursor::ImageLoading { cursor, previous } = mem::take(&mut self.cursor)
-            else {
-                unreachable!("found wrong state")
-            };
-
-            match result {
-                Ok(_) => {
-                    self.cursor = SelectedCursor::ImageReady(cursor);
-                    self.set_style();
-                }
-                Err(_) => self.cursor = previous.into(),
+            if let SelectedCursor::Animation { animation, .. } = &this.cursor {
+                animation.0.cancel();
             }
+        } else if visible && !this.visible {
+            this.visible = true;
+            this.set_style();
         }
     }
+}
 
+impl Inner {
     fn set_style(&self) {
         if self.visible {
             match &self.cursor {
                 SelectedCursor::Icon(icon)
-                | SelectedCursor::ImageLoading {
+                | SelectedCursor::Loading {
                     previous: Previous::Icon(icon),
                     ..
                 } => self.style.set("cursor", icon.name()),
-                SelectedCursor::ImageLoading {
+                SelectedCursor::Loading {
                     previous: Previous::Image(cursor),
                     ..
                 }
-                | SelectedCursor::ImageReady(cursor) => {
-                    if let ImageState::Ready { style, .. } =
-                        cursor.0.get(self.main_thread).borrow().deref()
-                    {
-                        self.style.set("cursor", style)
-                    } else {
-                        unreachable!("found invalid saved state")
+                | SelectedCursor::Image(cursor) => {
+                    match cursor.state.get(self.main_thread).borrow().deref() {
+                        ImageState::Image(Image { style, .. }) => self.style.set("cursor", style),
+                        _ => unreachable!("found invalid saved state"),
                     }
                 }
+                SelectedCursor::Loading {
+                    previous: Previous::Animation { animation, .. },
+                    ..
+                }
+                | SelectedCursor::Animation { animation, .. } => {
+                    self.style.remove("cursor");
+                    animation.0.play()
+                }
             }
         }
     }
+
+    fn notify(&mut self) {
+        let SelectedCursor::Loading {
+            cursor, previous, ..
+        } = mem::take(&mut self.cursor)
+        else {
+            unreachable!("found wrong state")
+        };
+
+        let state = cursor.state.get(self.main_thread).borrow();
+        match state.deref() {
+            ImageState::Image(_) => {
+                drop(state);
+                self.cursor = SelectedCursor::Image(cursor);
+                self.set_style();
+            }
+            ImageState::Animation(animation) => {
+                let canvas: &CanvasAnimateExt = self.canvas.unchecked_ref();
+                let animation = canvas.animate_with_keyframe_animation_options(
+                    Some(&animation.keyframes),
+                    &animation.options,
+                );
+                drop(state);
+
+                if !self.visible {
+                    animation.cancel();
+                }
+
+                self.cursor = SelectedCursor::Animation {
+                    animation: AnimationDropper(animation),
+                    cursor,
+                };
+                self.set_style();
+            }
+            ImageState::Failed(error) => {
+                log::error!("custom cursor failed to load: {error}");
+                self.cursor = previous.into()
+            }
+            ImageState::Loading { .. } => unreachable!("notified without being ready"),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 enum SelectedCursor {
     Icon(CursorIcon),
-    ImageLoading {
+    Loading {
         cursor: CustomCursor,
         previous: Previous,
+        _handle: DropAbortHandle,
+    },
+    Image(CustomCursor),
+    Animation {
+        cursor: CustomCursor,
+        animation: AnimationDropper,
     },
-    ImageReady(CustomCursor),
 }
 
 impl Default for SelectedCursor {
@@ -250,302 +453,348 @@ impl From<Previous> for SelectedCursor {
     fn from(previous: Previous) -> Self {
         match previous {
             Previous::Icon(icon) => Self::Icon(icon),
-            Previous::Image(cursor) => Self::ImageReady(cursor),
+            Previous::Image(cursor) => Self::Image(cursor),
+            Previous::Animation { cursor, animation } => Self::Animation { cursor, animation },
         }
     }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub enum Previous {
+enum Previous {
     Icon(CursorIcon),
     Image(CustomCursor),
+    Animation {
+        cursor: CustomCursor,
+        animation: AnimationDropper,
+    },
 }
 
 impl From<SelectedCursor> for Previous {
     fn from(value: SelectedCursor) -> Self {
         match value {
             SelectedCursor::Icon(icon) => Self::Icon(icon),
-            SelectedCursor::ImageLoading { previous, .. } => previous,
-            SelectedCursor::ImageReady(image) => Self::Image(image),
+            SelectedCursor::Loading { previous, .. } => previous,
+            SelectedCursor::Image(image) => Self::Image(image),
+            SelectedCursor::Animation { cursor, animation } => {
+                Self::Animation { cursor, animation }
+            }
         }
     }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 enum ImageState {
-    Loading(Option<WeakShared>),
-    Failed,
-    Ready {
-        style: String,
-        _object_url: Option<ObjectUrl>,
-        _image: HtmlImageElement,
+    Loading {
+        notifier: Notifier<Result<(), CustomCursorError>>,
+        _handle: DropAbortHandle,
     },
+    Failed(CustomCursorError),
+    Image(Image),
+    Animation(Animation),
 }
 
-impl ImageState {
-    fn from_rgba(
-        main_thread: MainThreadMarker,
-        window: &Window,
-        document: Document,
-        image: &CursorImage,
-    ) -> CustomCursor {
-        // 1. Create an `ImageData` from the RGBA data.
-        // 2. Create an `ImageBitmap` from the `ImageData`.
-        // 3. Draw `ImageBitmap` on an `HTMLCanvasElement`.
-        // 4. Create a `Blob` from the `HTMLCanvasElement`.
-        // 5. Create an object URL from the `Blob`.
-        // 6. Decode the image on an `HTMLImageElement` from the URL.
-        // 7. Notify event loop if one is registered.
-
-        // 1. Create an `ImageData` from the RGBA data.
-        // Adapted from https://github.com/rust-windowing/softbuffer/blob/ab7688e2ed2e2eca51b3c4e1863a5bd7fe85800e/src/web.rs#L196-L223
-        #[cfg(target_feature = "atomics")]
-        // Can't share `SharedArrayBuffer` with `ImageData`.
-        let result = {
-            use js_sys::{Uint8Array, Uint8ClampedArray};
-            use wasm_bindgen::prelude::wasm_bindgen;
-            use wasm_bindgen::JsValue;
-
-            #[wasm_bindgen]
-            extern "C" {
-                #[wasm_bindgen(js_namespace = ImageData)]
-                type ImageDataExt;
-                #[wasm_bindgen(catch, constructor, js_class = ImageData)]
-                fn new(array: Uint8ClampedArray, sw: u32) -> Result<ImageDataExt, JsValue>;
-            }
-
-            let array = Uint8Array::new_with_length(image.rgba.len() as u32);
-            array.copy_from(&image.rgba);
-            let array = Uint8ClampedArray::new(&array);
-            ImageDataExt::new(array, image.width as u32)
-                .map(JsValue::from)
-                .map(ImageData::unchecked_from_js)
-        };
-        #[cfg(not(target_feature = "atomics"))]
-        let result = ImageData::new_with_u8_clamped_array(
-            wasm_bindgen::Clamped(&image.rgba),
-            image.width as u32,
-        );
-        let image_data = result.expect("found wrong image size");
-
-        // 2. Create an `ImageBitmap` from the `ImageData`.
-        //
-        // We call `createImageBitmap()` before spawning the future,
-        // to not have to clone the image buffer.
-        let mut options = ImageBitmapOptions::new();
-        options.premultiply_alpha(PremultiplyAlpha::None);
-        let bitmap = JsFuture::from(
-            window
-                .create_image_bitmap_with_image_data_and_image_bitmap_options(&image_data, &options)
-                .expect("unexpected exception in `createImageBitmap()`"),
-        );
-
-        let this = CustomCursor::new(main_thread);
-
-        wasm_bindgen_futures::spawn_local({
-            let weak = Arc::downgrade(&this.0);
-            let CursorImage {
-                width,
-                height,
-                hotspot_x,
-                hotspot_y,
-                ..
-            } = *image;
-            async move {
-                // Keep checking if all references are dropped between every `await` call.
-                if weak.strong_count() == 0 {
-                    return;
-                }
-
-                let bitmap: ImageBitmap = bitmap
-                    .await
-                    .expect("found invalid state in `ImageData`")
-                    .unchecked_into();
-
-                if weak.strong_count() == 0 {
-                    return;
-                }
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct Image {
+    style: String,
+    _object_url: Option<ObjectUrl>,
+    _image: HtmlImageElement,
+}
 
-                let canvas: HtmlCanvasElement = document
-                    .create_element("canvas")
-                    .expect("invalid tag name")
-                    .unchecked_into();
-                #[allow(clippy::disallowed_methods)]
-                canvas.set_width(width as u32);
-                #[allow(clippy::disallowed_methods)]
-                canvas.set_height(height as u32);
-
-                // 3. Draw `ImageBitmap` on an `HTMLCanvasElement`.
-                let context: ImageBitmapRenderingContext = canvas
-                    .get_context("bitmaprenderer")
-                    .expect("unexpected exception in `HTMLCanvasElement.getContext()`")
-                    .expect("`bitmaprenderer` context unsupported")
-                    .unchecked_into();
-                context.transfer_from_image_bitmap(&bitmap);
-                drop(bitmap);
-                drop(context);
-
-                // 4. Create a `Blob` from the `HTMLCanvasElement`.
-                //
-                // To keep the `Closure` alive until `HTMLCanvasElement.toBlob()` is done,
-                // we do the whole `Waker` strategy. Commonly on `Drop` the callback is aborted,
-                // but it would increase complexity and isn't possible in this case.
-                // Keep in mind that `HTMLCanvasElement.toBlob()` can call the callback immediately.
-                let value = Rc::new(RefCell::new(None));
-                let waker = Rc::new(RefCell::<Option<Waker>>::new(None));
-                let callback = Closure::once({
-                    let value = value.clone();
-                    let waker = waker.clone();
-                    move |blob: Option<Blob>| {
-                        *value.borrow_mut() = Some(blob);
-                        if let Some(waker) = waker.borrow_mut().take() {
-                            waker.wake();
-                        }
-                    }
-                });
-                canvas
-                    .to_blob(callback.as_ref().unchecked_ref())
-                    .expect("failed with `SecurityError` despite only source coming from memory");
-                let blob = future::poll_fn(|cx| {
-                    if let Some(blob) = value.borrow_mut().take() {
-                        Poll::Ready(blob)
-                    } else {
-                        *waker.borrow_mut() = Some(cx.waker().clone());
-                        Poll::Pending
-                    }
-                })
-                .await;
-                drop(canvas);
+impl From<Image> for ImageState {
+    fn from(image: Image) -> Self {
+        Self::Image(image)
+    }
+}
 
-                if weak.strong_count() == 0 {
-                    return;
-                }
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct Animation {
+    keyframes: Array,
+    options: KeyframeAnimationOptions,
+    _images: Vec<CustomCursor>,
+}
 
-                let Some(blob) = blob else {
-                    log::error!("creating object URL from custom cursor failed");
-                    let Some(this) = weak.upgrade() else {
-                        return;
-                    };
-                    let mut this = this.get(main_thread).borrow_mut();
-                    let ImageState::Loading(runner) = this.deref_mut() else {
-                        unreachable!("found invalid state");
-                    };
-                    let runner = runner.take();
-                    *this = ImageState::Failed;
-
-                    if let Some(runner) = runner.and_then(|weak| weak.upgrade()) {
-                        runner.send_event(EventWrapper::CursorReady(Err(CustomCursorHandle(weak))));
-                    }
+impl From<Animation> for ImageState {
+    fn from(animation: Animation) -> Self {
+        Self::Animation(animation)
+    }
+}
 
-                    return;
-                };
+#[derive(Debug)]
+enum UrlType {
+    Plain(String),
+    Object(ObjectUrl),
+}
 
-                // 5. Create an object URL from the `Blob`.
-                let url = Url::create_object_url_with_blob(&blob)
-                    .expect("unexpected exception in `URL.createObjectURL()`");
-                let url = UrlType::Object(ObjectUrl(url));
+impl UrlType {
+    fn url(&self) -> &str {
+        match &self {
+            UrlType::Plain(url) => url,
+            UrlType::Object(object_url) => &object_url.0,
+        }
+    }
+}
 
-                Self::decode(main_thread, weak, url, hotspot_x, hotspot_y).await;
-            }
-        });
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct ObjectUrl(String);
 
-        this
+impl Drop for ObjectUrl {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        Url::revoke_object_url(&self.0).expect("unexpected exception in `URL.revokeObjectURL()`");
     }
+}
 
-    fn from_url(
-        main_thread: MainThreadMarker,
-        url: String,
-        hotspot_x: u16,
-        hotspot_y: u16,
-    ) -> CustomCursor {
-        let this = CustomCursor::new(main_thread);
-        wasm_bindgen_futures::spawn_local(Self::decode(
-            main_thread,
-            Arc::downgrade(&this.0),
-            UrlType::Plain(url),
-            hotspot_x,
-            hotspot_y,
-        ));
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct AnimationDropper(WebAnimation);
 
-        this
+impl Drop for AnimationDropper {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        self.0.cancel()
     }
+}
 
-    async fn decode(
-        main_thread: MainThreadMarker,
-        weak: Weak<MainThreadSafe<RefCell<ImageState>>>,
-        url: UrlType,
-        hotspot_x: u16,
-        hotspot_y: u16,
-    ) {
-        if weak.strong_count() == 0 {
-            return;
+fn from_rgba(
+    window: &Window,
+    document: Document,
+    image: &CursorImage,
+) -> impl Future<Output = Result<Image, CustomCursorError>> {
+    // 1. Create an `ImageData` from the RGBA data.
+    // 2. Create an `ImageBitmap` from the `ImageData`.
+    // 3. Draw `ImageBitmap` on an `HTMLCanvasElement`.
+    // 4. Create a `Blob` from the `HTMLCanvasElement`.
+    // 5. Create an object URL from the `Blob`.
+    // 6. Decode the image on an `HTMLImageElement` from the URL.
+
+    // 1. Create an `ImageData` from the RGBA data.
+    // Adapted from https://github.com/rust-windowing/softbuffer/blob/ab7688e2ed2e2eca51b3c4e1863a5bd7fe85800e/src/web.rs#L196-L223
+    #[cfg(target_feature = "atomics")]
+    // Can't share `SharedArrayBuffer` with `ImageData`.
+    let result = {
+        use js_sys::{Uint8Array, Uint8ClampedArray};
+        use wasm_bindgen::JsValue;
+
+        #[wasm_bindgen]
+        extern "C" {
+            #[wasm_bindgen(js_namespace = ImageData)]
+            type ImageDataExt;
+            #[wasm_bindgen(catch, constructor, js_class = ImageData)]
+            fn new(array: Uint8ClampedArray, sw: u32) -> Result<ImageDataExt, JsValue>;
         }
 
-        // 6. Decode the image on an `HTMLImageElement` from the URL.
-        let image =
-            HtmlImageElement::new().expect("unexpected exception in `new HtmlImageElement`");
-        image.set_src(url.url());
-        let result = JsFuture::from(image.decode()).await;
-
-        let Some(this) = weak.upgrade() else {
-            return;
-        };
-        let mut this = this.get(main_thread).borrow_mut();
+        let array = Uint8Array::new_with_length(image.rgba.len() as u32);
+        array.copy_from(&image.rgba);
+        let array = Uint8ClampedArray::new(&array);
+        ImageDataExt::new(array, image.width as u32)
+            .map(JsValue::from)
+            .map(ImageData::unchecked_from_js)
+    };
+    #[cfg(not(target_feature = "atomics"))]
+    let result = ImageData::new_with_u8_clamped_array(
+        wasm_bindgen::Clamped(&image.rgba),
+        image.width as u32,
+    );
+    let image_data = result.expect("found wrong image size");
+
+    // 2. Create an `ImageBitmap` from the `ImageData`.
+    //
+    // We call `createImageBitmap()` before spawning the future,
+    // to not have to clone the image buffer.
+    let mut options = ImageBitmapOptions::new();
+    options.premultiply_alpha(PremultiplyAlpha::None);
+    let bitmap = JsFuture::from(
+        window
+            .create_image_bitmap_with_image_data_and_image_bitmap_options(&image_data, &options)
+            .expect("unexpected exception in `createImageBitmap()`"),
+    );
+
+    let CursorImage {
+        width,
+        height,
+        hotspot_x,
+        hotspot_y,
+        ..
+    } = *image;
+    async move {
+        let bitmap: ImageBitmap = bitmap
+            .await
+            .expect("found invalid state in `ImageData`")
+            .unchecked_into();
+
+        let canvas: HtmlCanvasElement = document
+            .create_element("canvas")
+            .expect("invalid tag name")
+            .unchecked_into();
+        #[allow(clippy::disallowed_methods)]
+        canvas.set_width(width as u32);
+        #[allow(clippy::disallowed_methods)]
+        canvas.set_height(height as u32);
 
-        let ImageState::Loading(runner) = this.deref_mut() else {
-            unreachable!("found invalid state");
-        };
-        let runner = runner.take();
-
-        if let Err(error) = result {
-            log::error!("decoding custom cursor failed: {error:?}");
-            *this = ImageState::Failed;
+        // 3. Draw `ImageBitmap` on an `HTMLCanvasElement`.
+        let context: ImageBitmapRenderingContext = canvas
+            .get_context("bitmaprenderer")
+            .expect("unexpected exception in `HTMLCanvasElement.getContext()`")
+            .expect("`bitmaprenderer` context unsupported")
+            .unchecked_into();
+        context.transfer_from_image_bitmap(&bitmap);
+        drop(bitmap);
+        drop(context);
 
-            if let Some(runner) = runner.and_then(|weak| weak.upgrade()) {
-                runner.send_event(EventWrapper::CursorReady(Err(CustomCursorHandle(weak))));
+        // 4. Create a `Blob` from the `HTMLCanvasElement`.
+        //
+        // To keep the `Closure` alive until `HTMLCanvasElement.toBlob()` is done,
+        // we do the whole `Waker` strategy. Commonly on `Drop` the callback is aborted,
+        // but it would increase complexity and isn't possible in this case.
+        // Keep in mind that `HTMLCanvasElement.toBlob()` can call the callback immediately.
+        let value = Rc::new(RefCell::new(None));
+        let waker = Rc::new(RefCell::<Option<Waker>>::new(None));
+        let callback = Closure::once({
+            let value = value.clone();
+            let waker = waker.clone();
+            move |blob: Option<Blob>| {
+                *value.borrow_mut() = Some(blob);
+                if let Some(waker) = waker.borrow_mut().take() {
+                    waker.wake();
+                }
             }
+        });
+        canvas
+            .to_blob(callback.as_ref().unchecked_ref())
+            .expect("failed with `SecurityError` despite only source coming from memory");
+        let blob = future::poll_fn(|cx| {
+            if let Some(blob) = value.borrow_mut().take() {
+                Poll::Ready(blob)
+            } else {
+                *waker.borrow_mut() = Some(cx.waker().clone());
+                Poll::Pending
+            }
+        })
+        .await;
+        drop(canvas);
 
-            return;
-        }
-
-        *this = ImageState::Ready {
-            style: format!("url({}) {hotspot_x} {hotspot_y}, auto", url.url()),
-            _object_url: match url {
-                UrlType::Plain(_) => None,
-                UrlType::Object(object_url) => Some(object_url),
-            },
-            _image: image,
+        let Some(blob) = blob else {
+            return Err(CustomCursorError::Blob);
         };
 
-        // 7. Notify event loop if one is registered.
-        if let Some(runner) = runner.and_then(|weak| weak.upgrade()) {
-            runner.send_event(EventWrapper::CursorReady(Ok(CustomCursorHandle(weak))));
-        }
+        // 5. Create an object URL from the `Blob`.
+        let url = Url::create_object_url_with_blob(&blob)
+            .expect("unexpected exception in `URL.createObjectURL()`");
+        let url = UrlType::Object(ObjectUrl(url));
+
+        from_url(url, hotspot_x, hotspot_y).await
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct CustomCursorHandle(Weak<MainThreadSafe<RefCell<ImageState>>>);
+async fn from_url(
+    url: UrlType,
+    hotspot_x: u16,
+    hotspot_y: u16,
+) -> Result<Image, CustomCursorError> {
+    // 6. Decode the image on an `HTMLImageElement` from the URL.
+    let image = HtmlImageElement::new().expect("unexpected exception in `new HtmlImageElement`");
+    image.set_src(url.url());
+    let result = JsFuture::from(image.decode()).await;
+
+    if let Err(error) = result {
+        debug_assert!(error.has_type::<DomException>());
+        let error: DomException = error.unchecked_into();
+        debug_assert_eq!(error.name(), "EncodingError");
+        let error = error.message();
+
+        return Err(CustomCursorError::Decode(error));
+    }
 
-enum UrlType {
-    Plain(String),
-    Object(ObjectUrl),
+    Ok(Image {
+        style: format!("url({}) {hotspot_x} {hotspot_y}, auto", url.url()),
+        _object_url: match url {
+            UrlType::Plain(_) => None,
+            UrlType::Object(object_url) => Some(object_url),
+        },
+        _image: image,
+    })
 }
 
-impl UrlType {
-    fn url(&self) -> &str {
-        match &self {
-            UrlType::Plain(url) => url,
-            UrlType::Object(object_url) => &object_url.0,
+#[allow(clippy::await_holding_refcell_ref)] // false-positive
+async fn from_animation(
+    main_thread: MainThreadMarker,
+    duration: Duration,
+    cursors: impl Iterator<Item = CustomCursor> + ExactSizeIterator,
+) -> Result<Animation, CustomCursorError> {
+    let keyframes = Array::new();
+    let mut images = Vec::with_capacity(cursors.len());
+
+    for cursor in cursors {
+        let state = cursor.state.get(main_thread).borrow();
+
+        match state.deref() {
+            ImageState::Loading { notifier, .. } => {
+                let notified = notifier.notified();
+                drop(state);
+                notified.await?;
+            }
+            ImageState::Failed(error) => return Err(error.clone()),
+            ImageState::Image(_) => drop(state),
+            ImageState::Animation(_) => unreachable!("check in `CustomCursorBuilder` failed"),
         }
+
+        let state = cursor.state.get(main_thread).borrow();
+        let style = match state.deref() {
+            ImageState::Image(Image { style, .. }) => style,
+            _ => unreachable!("found invalid state"),
+        };
+
+        let keyframe: Keyframe = Object::new().unchecked_into();
+        keyframe.set_cursor(style);
+        keyframes.push(&keyframe);
+        drop(state);
+
+        images.push(cursor);
     }
+
+    keyframes.push(&keyframes.get(0));
+
+    let options: KeyframeAnimationOptions = Object::new().unchecked_into();
+    options.set_duration(duration.as_millis() as f64);
+    options.set_iterations(f64::INFINITY);
+
+    Ok(Animation {
+        keyframes,
+        options,
+        _images: images,
+    })
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
-struct ObjectUrl(String);
+#[wasm_bindgen]
+extern "C" {
+    type CanvasAnimateExt;
 
-impl Drop for ObjectUrl {
-    fn drop(&mut self) {
-        Url::revoke_object_url(&self.0).expect("unexpected exception in `URL.revokeObjectURL()`");
-    }
+    #[wasm_bindgen(method, js_name = animate)]
+    fn animate_with_keyframe_animation_options(
+        this: &CanvasAnimateExt,
+        keyframes: Option<&Object>,
+        options: &KeyframeAnimationOptions,
+    ) -> WebAnimation;
+
+    #[derive(Debug)]
+    type WebAnimation;
+
+    #[wasm_bindgen(method)]
+    fn cancel(this: &WebAnimation);
+
+    #[wasm_bindgen(method)]
+    fn play(this: &WebAnimation);
+
+    #[wasm_bindgen(extends = Object)]
+    type Keyframe;
+
+    #[wasm_bindgen(method, setter, js_name = cursor)]
+    fn set_cursor(this: &Keyframe, value: &str);
+
+    #[derive(Debug)]
+    #[wasm_bindgen(extends = Object)]
+    type KeyframeAnimationOptions;
+
+    #[wasm_bindgen(method, setter, js_name = duration)]
+    fn set_duration(this: &KeyframeAnimationOptions, value: f64);
+
+    #[wasm_bindgen(method, setter, js_name = iterations)]
+    fn set_iterations(this: &KeyframeAnimationOptions, value: f64);
 }
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/web/event_loop/runner.rs b/src/platform_impl/web/event_loop/runner.rs
index 43e8c4a21d..f7932ff76e 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/web/event_loop/runner.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/web/event_loop/runner.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use super::super::cursor::CustomCursorHandle;
 use super::super::main_thread::MainThreadMarker;
 use super::super::DeviceId;
 use super::{backend, state::State};
@@ -140,16 +139,6 @@ impl Runner {
                     )
                 }
             }
-            EventWrapper::CursorReady(result) => {
-                for (_, canvas, _) in runner.0.all_canvases.borrow().deref() {
-                    if let Some(canvas) = canvas.upgrade() {
-                        canvas
-                            .borrow_mut()
-                            .cursor
-                            .handle_cursor_ready(result.clone())
-                    }
-                }
-            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -822,19 +811,6 @@ impl Shared {
     pub(crate) fn waker(&self) -> Waker<Weak<Execution>> {
         self.0.proxy_spawner.waker()
     }
-
-    pub(crate) fn weak(&self) -> WeakShared {
-        WeakShared(Rc::downgrade(&self.0))
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-pub(crate) struct WeakShared(Weak<Execution>);
-
-impl WeakShared {
-    pub(crate) fn upgrade(&self) -> Option<Shared> {
-        self.0.upgrade().map(Shared)
-    }
 }
 
 pub(crate) enum EventWrapper {
@@ -844,7 +820,6 @@ pub(crate) enum EventWrapper {
         size: PhysicalSize<u32>,
         scale: f64,
     },
-    CursorReady(Result<CustomCursorHandle, CustomCursorHandle>),
 }
 
 impl From<Event<()>> for EventWrapper {
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/web/main_thread.rs b/src/platform_impl/web/main_thread.rs
index 140a1e9e17..59a2ac59f8 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/web/main_thread.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/web/main_thread.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use std::sync::OnceLock;
 use wasm_bindgen::prelude::wasm_bindgen;
 use wasm_bindgen::{JsCast, JsValue};
 
-use super::r#async::{self, AsyncSender};
+use super::r#async::{self, Sender};
 
 thread_local! {
     static MAIN_THREAD: bool = {
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ impl<T> Drop for MainThreadSafe<T> {
 unsafe impl<T> Send for MainThreadSafe<T> {}
 unsafe impl<T> Sync for MainThreadSafe<T> {}
 
-static DROP_HANDLER: OnceLock<AsyncSender<DropBox>> = OnceLock::new();
+static DROP_HANDLER: OnceLock<Sender<DropBox>> = OnceLock::new();
 
 struct DropBox(#[allow(dead_code)] Box<dyn Any>);
 
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/web/mod.rs b/src/platform_impl/web/mod.rs
index dc4b2a50a8..3d23351efe 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/web/mod.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/web/mod.rs
@@ -43,3 +43,4 @@ pub(crate) use crate::icon::NoIcon as PlatformIcon;
 pub(crate) use crate::platform_impl::Fullscreen;
 pub(crate) use cursor::CustomCursor as PlatformCustomCursor;
 pub(crate) use cursor::CustomCursorBuilder as PlatformCustomCursorBuilder;
+pub(crate) use cursor::CustomCursorFuture;
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/web/web_sys/canvas.rs b/src/platform_impl/web/web_sys/canvas.rs
index 195af6fe88..bbd59419e5 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/web/web_sys/canvas.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/web/web_sys/canvas.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ use crate::platform_impl::{OsError, PlatformSpecificWindowBuilderAttributes};
 use crate::window::{WindowAttributes, WindowId as RootWindowId};
 
 use super::super::cursor::CursorHandler;
-use super::super::event_loop::runner::WeakShared;
 use super::super::main_thread::MainThreadMarker;
 use super::super::WindowId;
 use super::animation_frame::AnimationFrameHandler;
@@ -71,7 +70,6 @@ pub struct Style {
 impl Canvas {
     pub(crate) fn create(
         main_thread: MainThreadMarker,
-        runner: WeakShared,
         id: WindowId,
         window: web_sys::Window,
         document: Document,
@@ -111,7 +109,7 @@ impl Canvas {
 
         let style = Style::new(&window, &canvas);
 
-        let cursor = CursorHandler::new(main_thread, runner, style.clone());
+        let cursor = CursorHandler::new(main_thread, canvas.clone(), style.clone());
 
         let common = Common {
             window: window.clone(),
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/web/window.rs b/src/platform_impl/web/window.rs
index 1e82f21f3d..d391687f80 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/web/window.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/web/window.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ impl Window {
         let document = target.runner.document();
         let canvas = backend::Canvas::create(
             target.runner.main_thread(),
-            target.runner.weak(),
             id,
             window.clone(),
             document.clone(),