diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/editpaint/editpaint.cpp b/src/meshlabplugins/editpaint/editpaint.cpp
index 28fbbf23d..327f70889 100755
--- a/src/meshlabplugins/editpaint/editpaint.cpp
+++ b/src/meshlabplugins/editpaint/editpaint.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ void EditPaintPlugin::undo(int value) {
 }
 
 void EditPaintPlugin::StartEdit(QAction * /*mode*/, MeshModel &m, GLArea * parent) {
-	first=true;
+	parent->setCursor(QCursor(QPixmap(":/images/cursor_paint.png"),1,1));	
+    first=true;
 	pressed=0;
 	tri::UpdateBounding<CMeshO>::Box(m.cm);
 	if (paintbox==0) { 
@@ -579,7 +580,7 @@ inline void getSurroundingFacesVF(CFaceO * fac,int vert_pos,vector<CFaceO *> *su
 /** finds the faces or vertexes in the circle */
 void getInternFaces(MeshModel & m,vector<CMeshO::FacePointer> *actual,vector<Vert_Data> * risult, vector<CMeshO::FacePointer> * face_risult,
 	GLArea * gla,Penn &pen,QPoint &cur, QPoint &prev, GLfloat * pixels,
-	double mvmatrix[16],double projmatrix[16],int viewport[4]) {
+	double mvmatrix[16],double projmatrix[16],GLint viewport[4]) {
 
 	QHash <CFaceO *,CFaceO *> selected;
 	QHash <CVertexO *,CVertexO *> sel_vert;
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/editpaint/editpaint.h b/src/meshlabplugins/editpaint/editpaint.h
index 567467260..cf66bc9f3 100755
--- a/src/meshlabplugins/editpaint/editpaint.h
+++ b/src/meshlabplugins/editpaint/editpaint.h
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ private:
 	bool first; // to check in decorate if it is the first call after a mouse down
 	double mvmatrix[16]; //modelview
 	double projmatrix[16]; //projection
-	int viewport[4]; //viewport
+	GLint viewport[4]; //viewport
 	GLfloat *pixels; // the z-buffer
 	int inverse_y; // gla->curSiz.height()-cur.y() TODO probably removable
 	vector<CMeshO::FacePointer> tempSel; //to use when needed
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/editpaint/meshlab.qrc b/src/meshlabplugins/editpaint/meshlab.qrc
index 46105baa4..5cf86bcce 100755
--- a/src/meshlabplugins/editpaint/meshlab.qrc
+++ b/src/meshlabplugins/editpaint/meshlab.qrc
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@
 	<file>images/undo.png</file>
 	<file>images/redo.png</file>
 	<file>images/gradient.png</file>
+	<file>images/cursor_paint.png</file>
     </qresource>
 </RCC>