diff --git a/src/tui/terminal_view.zig b/src/tui/terminal_view.zig
index 5c379a60..fe9da1eb 100644
--- a/src/tui/terminal_view.zig
+++ b/src/tui/terminal_view.zig
@@ -388,6 +388,12 @@ pub fn render(self: *Self, theme: *const Widget.Theme) bool {
         std.log.err("terminal_view: draw failed: {}", .{e});
     };
 
+    if (!software_cursor and self.focused and tui.terminal_has_focus()) {
+        const scr = &tui.rdr().vx.screen;
+        if (scr.cursor_vis)
+            tui.rdr().cursor_enable(@intCast(scr.cursor.row), @intCast(scr.cursor.col), scr.cursor_shape) catch {};
+    }
+
     return false;
 }