diff --git a/src/tui/InputBox.zig b/src/tui/InputBox.zig
index 20bf405..10f41e5 100644
--- a/src/tui/InputBox.zig
+++ b/src/tui/InputBox.zig
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pub fn Options(context: type) type {
                 const tui_ = tui.current();
                 if (tui_.config.enable_terminal_cursor) {
                     const y, const x = self.plane.rel_yx_to_abs(0, pos + 1);
-                    tui_.rdr.cursor_enable(y, x, .default) catch {};
+                    tui_.rdr.cursor_enable(y, x, tui_.get_cursor_shape()) catch {};
                 } else {
                     self.plane.cursor_move_yx(0, pos + 1) catch return false;
                     var cell = self.plane.cell_init();
diff --git a/src/tui/editor.zig b/src/tui/editor.zig
index b8453cb..b140f53 100644
--- a/src/tui/editor.zig
+++ b/src/tui/editor.zig
@@ -877,11 +877,7 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
         } else {
             if (self.screen_cursor(cursor)) |pos| {
                 const y, const x = self.plane.rel_yx_to_abs(@intCast(pos.row), @intCast(pos.col));
-                const shape = if (tui_.input_mode) |mode|
-                    mode.cursor_shape
-                else
-                    .block;
-                tui_.rdr.cursor_enable(y, x, tui.translate_cursor_shape(shape)) catch {};
+                tui_.rdr.cursor_enable(y, x, tui_.get_cursor_shape()) catch {};
             } else {
                 tui_.rdr.cursor_disable();
             }
diff --git a/src/tui/status/filestate.zig b/src/tui/status/filestate.zig
index 91e4351..008f6ae 100644
--- a/src/tui/status/filestate.zig
+++ b/src/tui/status/filestate.zig
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ fn render_mini_mode(plane: *Plane, theme: *const Widget.Theme) void {
         const pos: c_int = @intCast(cursor);
         if (tui_.config.enable_terminal_cursor) {
             const y, const x = plane.rel_yx_to_abs(0, pos + 1);
-            tui_.rdr.cursor_enable(y, x, .default) catch {};
+            tui_.rdr.cursor_enable(y, x, tui_.get_cursor_shape()) catch {};
         } else {
             plane.cursor_move_yx(0, pos + 1) catch return;
             var cell = plane.cell_init();
diff --git a/src/tui/tui.zig b/src/tui/tui.zig
index 8d79ad4..63e8e28 100644
--- a/src/tui/tui.zig
+++ b/src/tui/tui.zig
@@ -1096,8 +1096,9 @@ fn set_terminal_style(self: *Self) void {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn translate_cursor_shape(in: keybind.CursorShape) renderer.CursorShape {
-    return switch (in) {
+pub fn get_cursor_shape(self: *Self) renderer.CursorShape {
+    const shape = if (self.input_mode) |mode| mode.cursor_shape else .block;
+    return switch (shape) {
         .default => .default,
         .block_blink => .block_blink,
         .block => .block,