diff --git a/src/Cell.zig b/src/Cell.zig
index 5e21db7..18bd3dd 100644
--- a/src/Cell.zig
+++ b/src/Cell.zig
@@ -21,6 +21,16 @@ pub const Character = struct {
     width: usize = 1,
 };
 
+pub const CursorShape = enum {
+    default,
+    block_blink,
+    block,
+    underline_blink,
+    underline,
+    beam_blink,
+    beam,
+};
+
 pub const Hyperlink = struct {
     uri: []const u8 = "",
     /// ie "id=app-1234"
diff --git a/src/InternalScreen.zig b/src/InternalScreen.zig
index 194d44e..1a57dc0 100644
--- a/src/InternalScreen.zig
+++ b/src/InternalScreen.zig
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ const std = @import("std");
 const assert = std.debug.assert;
 const Style = @import("Cell.zig").Style;
 const Cell = @import("Cell.zig");
-const Shape = @import("Mouse.zig").Shape;
+const MouseShape = @import("Mouse.zig").Shape;
+const CursorShape = Cell.CursorShape;
 
 const log = std.log.scoped(.internal_screen);
 
@@ -32,8 +33,9 @@ buf: []InternalCell = undefined,
 cursor_row: usize = 0,
 cursor_col: usize = 0,
 cursor_vis: bool = false,
+cursor_shape: CursorShape = .default,
 
-mouse_shape: Shape = .default,
+mouse_shape: MouseShape = .default,
 
 /// sets each cell to the default cell
 pub fn init(alloc: std.mem.Allocator, w: usize, h: usize) !InternalScreen {
diff --git a/src/Screen.zig b/src/Screen.zig
index fe118f7..ceea4bb 100644
--- a/src/Screen.zig
+++ b/src/Screen.zig
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ cursor_vis: bool = false,
 unicode: bool = false,
 
 mouse_shape: Shape = .default,
+cursor_shape: Cell.CursorShape = .default,
 
 pub fn init(alloc: std.mem.Allocator, winsize: Winsize) !Screen {
     const w = winsize.cols;
diff --git a/src/Window.zig b/src/Window.zig
index 284a35a..1f4d962 100644
--- a/src/Window.zig
+++ b/src/Window.zig
@@ -230,6 +230,10 @@ pub fn showCursor(self: Window, col: usize, row: usize) void {
     self.screen.cursor_col = col + self.x_off;
 }
 
+pub fn setCursorShape(self: Window, shape: Cell.CursorShape) void {
+    self.screen.cursor_shape = shape;
+}
+
 /// Options to use when printing Segments to a window
 pub const PrintOptions = struct {
     /// vertical offset to start printing at
diff --git a/src/ctlseqs.zig b/src/ctlseqs.zig
index 7e4f3d8..b496d44 100644
--- a/src/ctlseqs.zig
+++ b/src/ctlseqs.zig
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ pub const home = "\x1b[H";
 pub const cup = "\x1b[{d};{d}H";
 pub const hide_cursor = "\x1b[?25l";
 pub const show_cursor = "\x1b[?25h";
+pub const cursor_shape = "\x1b[{d} q";
 
 // alt screen
 pub const smcup = "\x1b[?1049h";
diff --git a/src/vaxis.zig b/src/vaxis.zig
index e33bd3c..c1e1cd2 100644
--- a/src/vaxis.zig
+++ b/src/vaxis.zig
@@ -531,6 +531,14 @@ pub fn Vaxis(comptime T: type) type {
                 );
                 self.screen_last.mouse_shape = self.screen.mouse_shape;
             }
+            if (self.screen.cursor_shape != self.screen_last.cursor_shape) {
+                try std.fmt.format(
+                    tty.buffered_writer.writer(),
+                    ctlseqs.cursor_shape,
+                    .{@intFromEnum(self.screen.cursor_shape)},
+                );
+                self.screen_last.cursor_shape = self.screen.cursor_shape;
+            }
         }
 
         fn enableKittyKeyboard(self: *Self, flags: Key.KittyFlags) !void {