diff --git a/drmhwctwo.cpp b/drmhwctwo.cpp
index c419758..ab81f61 100644
--- a/drmhwctwo.cpp
+++ b/drmhwctwo.cpp
@@ -560,6 +560,12 @@
   }
 }
 
+bool DrmHwcTwo::HwcDisplay::HardwareSupportsLayerType(
+    HWC2::Composition comp_type) {
+  return comp_type == HWC2::Composition::Device ||
+         comp_type == HWC2::Composition::Cursor;
+}
+
 HWC2::Error DrmHwcTwo::HwcDisplay::CreateComposition(bool test) {
   std::vector<DrmCompositionDisplayLayersMap> layers_map;
   layers_map.emplace_back();
@@ -803,7 +809,7 @@
   bool gpu_block = false;
   for (std::pair<const uint32_t, DrmHwcTwo::HwcLayer *> &l : z_map) {
     if (gpu_block || avail_planes == 0 ||
-        l.second->sf_type() != HWC2::Composition::Device ||
+        !HardwareSupportsLayerType(l.second->sf_type()) ||
         !importer_->CanImportBuffer(l.second->buffer())) {
       gpu_block = true;
       ++*num_types;
diff --git a/include/drmhwctwo.h b/include/drmhwctwo.h
index 8c75fc0..f675429 100644
--- a/include/drmhwctwo.h
+++ b/include/drmhwctwo.h
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@
    private:
     HWC2::Error CreateComposition(bool test);
     void AddFenceToRetireFence(int fd);
+    bool HardwareSupportsLayerType(HWC2::Composition comp_type);
 
     ResourceManager *resource_manager_;
     DrmDevice *drm_;