diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 3444446073..a82c67297c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ main = executable('main',
         c_consts_generators,
         naix_headers,
         h_headers,
+        embed_headers,
     ],
     c_args: [
         pokeplatinum_args,
diff --git a/res/fonts/arrow_cursor.png b/res/fonts/arrow_cursor.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dbad8ea374
Binary files /dev/null and b/res/fonts/arrow_cursor.png differ
diff --git a/res/fonts/meson.build b/res/fonts/meson.build
index 9f91f1b0ba..65e4df4845 100644
--- a/res/fonts/meson.build
+++ b/res/fonts/meson.build
@@ -109,5 +109,15 @@ pl_font_narc = custom_target('pl_font.narc',
     ],
 )
 
+arrow_cursor_embed = custom_target('arrow_cursor.4bpp.h',
+    output: [
+        'arrow_cursor.4bpp',
+        'arrow_cursor.4bpp.h',
+    ],
+    input: files('arrow_cursor.png'),
+    command: [ nitrogfx_exe, '@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT0@', '-embed', 'sArrowCursorBitmap' ],
+)
+
 nitrofs_files += pl_font_narc
 naix_headers += pl_font_narc[1]
+embed_headers += arrow_cursor_embed[1]
diff --git a/res/meson.build b/res/meson.build
index 504393fc54..e420cc0f70 100644
--- a/res/meson.build
+++ b/res/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 nitrofs_files = []
 naix_headers = []
 h_headers = []
+embed_headers = []
 
 ### PREBUILT FILES ###
 subdir('prebuilt')
diff --git a/src/menu.c b/src/menu.c
index d3fdd26667..c48128dfa7 100644
--- a/src/menu.c
+++ b/src/menu.c
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 #include "menu.h"
 
-#include <nitro.h>
-#include <string.h>
-
 #include "bg_window.h"
 #include "colored_arrow.h"
 #include "font.h"
@@ -410,72 +407,7 @@ void Menu_DestroyForExit(Menu *menu, u32 heapID)
     Menu_Free(menu, NULL);
 }
 
-static const u8 sArrowCursorBitmap[] = {
-    0xff,
-    0xff,
-    0xff,
-    0x0,
-    0xff,
-    0xff,
-    0xff,
-    0x0,
-    0x21,
-    0xff,
-    0xff,
-    0x0,
-    0x11,
-    0xf2,
-    0xff,
-    0x0,
-    0x11,
-    0x21,
-    0xff,
-    0x0,
-    0x11,
-    0x11,
-    0xf2,
-    0x0,
-    0x11,
-    0x11,
-    0x21,
-    0x0,
-    0x11,
-    0x11,
-    0x22,
-    0x0,
-    0x11,
-    0x21,
-    0xf2,
-    0x0,
-    0x11,
-    0x22,
-    0xff,
-    0x0,
-    0x21,
-    0xf2,
-    0xff,
-    0x0,
-    0x22,
-    0xff,
-    0xff,
-    0x0,
-    0x0,
-    0x0,
-    0x0,
-    0x0,
-    0x0,
-    0x0,
-    0x0,
-    0x0,
-    0x0,
-    0x0,
-    0x0,
-    0x0,
-    0x0,
-    0x0,
-    0x0,
-    0x0
-};
+#include "res/fonts/arrow_cursor.4bpp.h"
 
 void Window_DrawMenuCursor(Window *window, u32 x, u32 y)
 {