diff --git a/include/ghostty.h b/include/ghostty.h
index 246fb9ed3..6316133bb 100644
--- a/include/ghostty.h
+++ b/include/ghostty.h
@@ -597,6 +597,7 @@ typedef enum {
   GHOSTTY_ACTION_COLOR_CHANGE,
   GHOSTTY_ACTION_RELOAD_CONFIG,
   GHOSTTY_ACTION_CONFIG_CHANGE,
+  GHOSTTY_ACTION_REPORT_CURSOR_POSITION,
 } ghostty_action_tag_e;
 
 typedef union {
diff --git a/src/Surface.zig b/src/Surface.zig
index 5a1d8c01d..0feb7a891 100644
--- a/src/Surface.zig
+++ b/src/Surface.zig
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ renderer_thread: renderer.Thread,
 /// The actual thread
 renderer_thr: std.Thread,
 
+/// Cursor state. Updated at most once per frame so it may not be accurate 100%
+/// of the time.
+cursor: Cursor,
+
 /// Mouse state.
 mouse: Mouse,
 
@@ -150,6 +154,37 @@ pub const InputEffect = enum {
     closed,
 };
 
+/// Cursor state for the surface.
+const Cursor = struct {
+    x: terminal.size.CellCountInt = 0,
+    y: terminal.size.CellCountInt = 0,
+
+    pub fn reportCursorPosition(self: *Cursor, x: terminal.size.CellCountInt, y: terminal.size.CellCountInt) void {
+        const surface: *Surface = @alignCast(@fieldParentPtr("cursor", self));
+
+        // Defer updating the stored cursor position until after the apprt has been
+        // informed of the new position.
+        defer {
+            self.x = x;
+            self.y = y;
+        }
+
+        surface.rt_app.performAction(
+            .{ .surface = surface },
+            .report_cursor_position,
+            .{
+                .x = x,
+                .y = y,
+            },
+        ) catch |err| {
+            log.warn(
+                "failed to notify surface of cursor position err={}",
+                .{err},
+            );
+        };
+    }
+};
+
 /// Mouse state for the surface.
 const Mouse = struct {
     /// The last tracked mouse button state by button.
@@ -496,6 +531,7 @@ pub fn init(
             .terminal = &self.io.terminal,
         },
         .renderer_thr = undefined,
+        .cursor = .{},
         .mouse = .{},
         .keyboard = .{},
         .io = undefined,
@@ -943,6 +979,8 @@ pub fn handleMessage(self: *Surface, msg: Message) !void {
         .present_surface => try self.presentSurface(),
 
         .password_input => |v| try self.passwordInput(v),
+
+        .report_cursor_position => |v| self.cursor.reportCursorPosition(v.x, v.y),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/apprt/action.zig b/src/apprt/action.zig
index fe2039e52..5f8b2d2cc 100644
--- a/src/apprt/action.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/action.zig
@@ -226,6 +226,10 @@ pub const Action = union(Key) {
     /// for changes.
     config_change: ConfigChange,
 
+    /// Report the location of the cursor. This will happen at most once per
+    /// frame, and only if the cursor has moved since the last update.
+    report_cursor_position: CursorPositionReport,
+
     /// Sync with: ghostty_action_tag_e
     pub const Key = enum(c_int) {
         quit,
@@ -266,6 +270,7 @@ pub const Action = union(Key) {
         color_change,
         reload_config,
         config_change,
+        report_cursor_position,
     };
 
     /// Sync with: ghostty_action_u
@@ -549,3 +554,9 @@ pub const ConfigChange = struct {
         };
     }
 };
+
+/// Used to report the location of the cursor.
+pub const CursorPositionReport = extern struct {
+    x: terminal.size.CellCountInt,
+    y: terminal.size.CellCountInt,
+};
diff --git a/src/apprt/glfw.zig b/src/apprt/glfw.zig
index 686a70ddb..318cdc5a9 100644
--- a/src/apprt/glfw.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/glfw.zig
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ pub const App = struct {
             .pwd,
             .config_change,
             .toggle_maximize,
+            .report_cursor_position,
             => log.info("unimplemented action={}", .{action}),
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/apprt/gtk/App.zig b/src/apprt/gtk/App.zig
index 63ba0a692..67f112712 100644
--- a/src/apprt/gtk/App.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/gtk/App.zig
@@ -535,6 +535,7 @@ pub fn performAction(
         .toggle_split_zoom => self.toggleSplitZoom(target),
         .toggle_window_decorations => self.toggleWindowDecorations(target),
         .quit_timer => self.quitTimer(value),
+        .report_cursor_position => self.reportCursorPosition(target, value),
 
         // Unimplemented
         .close_all_windows,
@@ -1898,6 +1899,17 @@ pub fn refreshContextMenu(_: *App, window: ?*c.GtkWindow, has_selection: bool) v
     c.g_simple_action_set_enabled(action, if (has_selection) 1 else 0);
 }
 
+fn reportCursorPosition(
+    _: *const App,
+    target: apprt.Target,
+    value: apprt.action.CursorPositionReport,
+) void {
+    switch (target) {
+        .app => {},
+        .surface => |v| v.rt_surface.reportCursorPosition(value),
+    }
+}
+
 fn isValidAppId(app_id: [:0]const u8) bool {
     if (app_id.len > 255 or app_id.len == 0) return false;
     if (app_id[0] == '.') return false;
diff --git a/src/apprt/gtk/Surface.zig b/src/apprt/gtk/Surface.zig
index 61866dcec..00257ac49 100644
--- a/src/apprt/gtk/Surface.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/gtk/Surface.zig
@@ -2189,3 +2189,8 @@ fn g_value_holds(value_: ?*c.GValue, g_type: c.GType) bool {
     }
     return false;
 }
+
+pub fn reportCursorPosition(self: *Surface, position: apprt.action.CursorPositionReport) void {
+    _ = self;
+    log.debug("cursor position: {d}×{d}", .{ position.x, position.y });
+}
diff --git a/src/apprt/surface.zig b/src/apprt/surface.zig
index f3fd71432..7e6d6c3f4 100644
--- a/src/apprt/surface.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/surface.zig
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ pub const Message = union(enum) {
     /// The terminal has reported a change in the working directory.
     pwd_change: WriteReq,
 
+    /// Report cursor position
+    report_cursor_position: struct {
+        x: terminal.size.CellCountInt,
+        y: terminal.size.CellCountInt,
+    },
+
     pub const ReportTitleStyle = enum {
         csi_21_t,
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/Metal.zig b/src/renderer/Metal.zig
index 45d8f84c2..b439bbb53 100644
--- a/src/renderer/Metal.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/Metal.zig
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const graphics = macos.graphics;
 const fgMode = @import("cell.zig").fgMode;
 const isCovering = @import("cell.zig").isCovering;
 const shadertoy = @import("shadertoy.zig");
+const CursorPosition = @import("cursor_position.zig").CursorPosition;
 const assert = std.debug.assert;
 const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
 const ArenaAllocator = std.heap.ArenaAllocator;
@@ -161,6 +162,9 @@ health: std.atomic.Value(Health) = .{ .raw = .healthy },
 /// Our GPU state
 gpu_state: GPUState,
 
+/// The cursor position as of the last frame update
+cursor_position: CursorPosition(Metal) = .{},
+
 /// State we need for the GPU that is shared between all frames.
 pub const GPUState = struct {
     // The count of buffers we use for double/triple buffering. If
@@ -991,6 +995,10 @@ pub fn updateFrame(
         cursor_style: ?renderer.CursorStyle,
         color_palette: terminal.color.Palette,
         viewport_pin: terminal.Pin,
+        cursor_position: struct {
+            x: terminal.size.CellCountInt,
+            y: terminal.size.CellCountInt,
+        },
 
         /// If true, rebuild the full screen.
         full_rebuild: bool,
@@ -1154,6 +1162,10 @@ pub fn updateFrame(
             .color_palette = state.terminal.color_palette.colors,
             .viewport_pin = viewport_pin,
             .full_rebuild = full_rebuild,
+            .cursor_position = .{
+                .x = state.terminal.screen.cursor.x,
+                .y = state.terminal.screen.cursor.y,
+            },
         };
     };
     defer {
@@ -1240,6 +1252,8 @@ pub fn updateFrame(
             }
         }
     }
+
+    self.cursor_position.update(critical.cursor_position.x, critical.cursor_position.y);
 }
 
 /// Draw the frame to the screen.
diff --git a/src/renderer/OpenGL.zig b/src/renderer/OpenGL.zig
index e5dec6b2b..33abfe4fe 100644
--- a/src/renderer/OpenGL.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/OpenGL.zig
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const custom = @import("opengl/custom.zig");
 const Image = gl_image.Image;
 const ImageMap = gl_image.ImageMap;
 const ImagePlacementList = std.ArrayListUnmanaged(gl_image.Placement);
+const CursorPosition = @import("cursor_position.zig").CursorPosition;
 
 const log = std.log.scoped(.grid);
 
@@ -146,6 +147,9 @@ image_bg_end: u32 = 0,
 image_text_end: u32 = 0,
 image_virtual: bool = false,
 
+/// The cursor position as of the last frame update.
+cursor_position: CursorPosition(OpenGL) = .{},
+
 /// Deferred OpenGL operation to update the screen size.
 const SetScreenSize = struct {
     size: renderer.Size,
@@ -700,6 +704,10 @@ pub fn updateFrame(
         screen_type: terminal.ScreenType,
         mouse: renderer.State.Mouse,
         preedit: ?renderer.State.Preedit,
+        cursor_position: struct {
+            x: terminal.size.CellCountInt,
+            y: terminal.size.CellCountInt,
+        },
         cursor_style: ?renderer.CursorStyle,
         color_palette: terminal.color.Palette,
     };
@@ -861,6 +869,10 @@ pub fn updateFrame(
             .screen_type = state.terminal.active_screen,
             .mouse = state.mouse,
             .preedit = preedit,
+            .cursor_position = .{
+                .x = state.terminal.screen.cursor.x,
+                .y = state.terminal.screen.cursor.y,
+            },
             .cursor_style = cursor_style,
             .color_palette = state.terminal.color_palette.colors,
         };
@@ -893,6 +905,8 @@ pub fn updateFrame(
         // CoreText this triggers off-thread cleanup logic.
         self.font_shaper.endFrame();
     }
+
+    self.cursor_position.update(critical.cursor_position.x, critical.cursor_position.y);
 }
 
 /// This goes through the Kitty graphic placements and accumulates the
diff --git a/src/renderer/cursor_position.zig b/src/renderer/cursor_position.zig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..88f84b848
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/cursor_position.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+const terminal = @import("../terminal/main.zig");
+
+pub fn CursorPosition(comptime T: type) type {
+    return struct {
+        x: terminal.size.CellCountInt = 0,
+        y: terminal.size.CellCountInt = 0,
+
+        pub fn update(
+            self: *CursorPosition(T),
+            x: terminal.size.CellCountInt,
+            y: terminal.size.CellCountInt,
+        ) void {
+            const renderer: *T = @alignCast(@fieldParentPtr("cursor_position", self));
+
+            if (self.x != x or self.y != y) {
+                _ = renderer.surface_mailbox.push(
+                    .{
+                        .report_cursor_position = .{
+                            .x = x,
+                            .y = y,
+                        },
+                    },
+                    .{ .instant = {} },
+                );
+            }
+
+            self.x = x;
+            self.y = y;
+        }
+    };
+}