diff --git a/src/renderer/Metal.zig b/src/renderer/Metal.zig
index 80e18aed2..c9885a73a 100644
--- a/src/renderer/Metal.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/Metal.zig
@@ -1422,7 +1422,7 @@ fn addCursor(
     };
 
     const color = self.config.cursor_color orelse self.config.foreground;
-    const alpha: u8 = alpha: {
+    const alpha: u8 = if (!self.focused) 255 else alpha: {
         const alpha = 255 * self.config.cursor_opacity;
         break :alpha @intFromFloat(@ceil(alpha));
     };
diff --git a/src/renderer/OpenGL.zig b/src/renderer/OpenGL.zig
index bebbecf2f..210c654e0 100644
--- a/src/renderer/OpenGL.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/OpenGL.zig
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ fn addCursor(
     };
 
     const color = self.config.cursor_color orelse self.config.foreground;
-    const alpha: u8 = alpha: {
+    const alpha: u8 = if (!self.focused) 255 else alpha: {
         const alpha = 255 * self.config.cursor_opacity;
         break :alpha @intFromFloat(@ceil(alpha));
     };