diff --git a/src/config.zig b/src/config.zig
index 6f4544124..891595aaf 100644
--- a/src/config.zig
+++ b/src/config.zig
@@ -97,6 +97,14 @@ pub const Config = struct {
     /// The color of the cursor. If this is not set, a default will be chosen.
     @"cursor-color": ?Color = null,
 
+    /// The style of the cursor.
+    ///
+    /// Caveat: Shell integration currently defaults to always be a bar
+    /// In order to fix it, we probably would want to add something similar to Kitty's
+    /// shell integration options (no-cursor). For more information see:
+    /// https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/conf/#opt-kitty.shell_integration
+    @"cursor-style": terminal.CursorStyle = .default,
+
     /// The color of the text under the cursor. If this is not set, a default
     /// will be chosen.
     @"cursor-text": ?Color = null,
diff --git a/src/renderer/Metal.zig b/src/renderer/Metal.zig
index 245ead92e..0b7d79c10 100644
--- a/src/renderer/Metal.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/Metal.zig
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ pub const DerivedConfig = struct {
     font_thicken: bool,
     font_features: std.ArrayList([]const u8),
     cursor_color: ?terminal.color.RGB,
+    cursor_style: terminal.CursorStyle,
     cursor_text: ?terminal.color.RGB,
     background: terminal.color.RGB,
     background_opacity: f64,
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ pub const DerivedConfig = struct {
             else
                 null,
 
+            .cursor_style = config.@"cursor-style",
             .cursor_text = if (config.@"cursor-text") |txt|
                 txt.toTerminalRGB()
             else
@@ -491,7 +493,9 @@ pub fn render(
                 // If we aren't focused, we use a hollow box
                 if (!self.focused) break :cursor_style .box_hollow;
 
-                break :cursor_style renderer.CursorStyle.fromTerminal(state.cursor.style) orelse .box;
+                const selected_cursor_style = if (state.cursor.style == .default) self.config.cursor_style else state.cursor.style;
+
+                break :cursor_style renderer.CursorStyle.fromTerminal(selected_cursor_style) orelse .box;
             };
         }
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/OpenGL.zig b/src/renderer/OpenGL.zig
index cbd529760..d7b5d6b5c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/OpenGL.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/OpenGL.zig
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ pub const DerivedConfig = struct {
     font_thicken: bool,
     font_features: std.ArrayList([]const u8),
     cursor_color: ?terminal.color.RGB,
+    cursor_style: terminal.CursorStyle,
     cursor_text: ?terminal.color.RGB,
     background: terminal.color.RGB,
     background_opacity: f64,
@@ -265,6 +266,7 @@ pub const DerivedConfig = struct {
             else
                 null,
 
+            .cursor_style = config.@"cursor-style",
             .cursor_text = if (config.@"cursor-text") |txt|
                 txt.toTerminalRGB()
             else
@@ -733,7 +735,9 @@ pub fn render(
                 // If we aren't focused, we use a hollow box
                 if (!self.focused) break :cursor_style .box_hollow;
 
-                break :cursor_style renderer.CursorStyle.fromTerminal(state.cursor.style) orelse .box;
+                const selected_cursor_style = if (state.cursor.style == .default) self.config.cursor_style else state.cursor.style;
+
+                break :cursor_style renderer.CursorStyle.fromTerminal(selected_cursor_style) orelse .box;
             };
         }