diff --git a/script/script_tool_manager.cc b/script/script_tool_manager.cc
index 7d8b9fb83..886e3beed 100644
--- a/script/script_tool_manager.cc
+++ b/script/script_tool_manager.cc
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ const scripted_tool_info_t* script_tool_manager_t::get_script_info(const char* p
 		info->title    = contents.get_string("title", path);
 		info->menu_arg = contents.get_string("menu", "");
 		info->tooltip  = contents.get_string("tooltip", "");
+		info->cursor_area = contents.get_koord("cursor_area", koord(1,1));
+		info->cursor_offset = contents.get_koord("cursor_offset", koord(0,0));
+		if(  info->cursor_area.x<1  ||  info->cursor_area.y<1  ) {
+			dbg->warning("script_tool_manager_t::get_script_info()", "The cursor area of scripted tool %s must have at least 1 tile length. Sanitized to (1,1).", info->title.c_str());
+			info->cursor_area = koord(1,1);
+		}
 
 		const char* skin_name = contents.get_string("icon", "");
 		info->desc   = skinverwaltung_t::get_extra(skin_name, strlen(skin_name), skinverwaltung_t::cursor);
diff --git a/simtool-scripted.cc b/simtool-scripted.cc
index 8bdc95dc7..40076df7d 100644
--- a/simtool-scripted.cc
+++ b/simtool-scripted.cc
@@ -220,6 +220,15 @@ tool_exec_script_t::tool_exec_script_t(const scripted_tool_info_t *info) : tool_
 bool tool_exec_script_t::init(player_t* player)
 {
 	bool res = false;
+	cursor_area = get_cursor_area();
+	cursor_offset = get_cursor_offset();
+	// rotate area and offset
+	for(uint8 i=0;  i<world()->get_settings().get_rotation();  i++) {
+		koord old_area = cursor_area;
+		koord old_offset = cursor_offset;
+		cursor_area = koord(old_area.y, old_area.x);
+		cursor_offset = koord(old_area.y-1-old_offset.y, old_offset.x);
+	}
 	return init_vm(player)  &&  call_function(script_vm_t::FORCE, "init", player, res)== NULL  &&  res;
 }
 
diff --git a/simtool-scripted.h b/simtool-scripted.h
index ef7228a87..8b2640834 100644
--- a/simtool-scripted.h
+++ b/simtool-scripted.h
@@ -35,12 +35,16 @@ struct scripted_tool_info_t {
 	const skin_desc_t* desc; ///< skin object used for cursor (0), icon (1), and maybe marker (2)
 	bool restart;            ///< true, if script vm has to be restarted after work()
 	bool is_one_click;       ///< true, if tool is one-click (otherwise needs two clicks/coordinates to work)
+	koord cursor_area;       ///< size of cursor defined in tool_t
+	koord cursor_offset;     ///< cursor offset defined in tool_t
 	/// sets default values
 	scripted_tool_info_t()
 	{
 		desc = NULL;
 		restart = true;
 		is_one_click = true;
+		cursor_area = koord(1,1);
+		cursor_offset = koord(0,0);
 	}
 };
 
@@ -77,6 +81,8 @@ public:
 	void step(player_t* player);
 
 	const char *get_tooltip(const player_t *) const { return info ? info->tooltip.c_str() : ""; }
+	koord get_cursor_area() const { return info->cursor_area; }
+	koord get_cursor_offset() const { return info->cursor_offset; }
 };