diff --git a/lib/qtermwidget.cpp b/lib/qtermwidget.cpp
index 126025a..b78bcd5 100644
--- a/lib/qtermwidget.cpp
+++ b/lib/qtermwidget.cpp
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ void QTermWidget::init(int startnow)
     m_searchBar->setFont(font);
 
     setScrollBarPosition(NoScrollBar);
+    setKeyboardCursorShape(BlockCursor);
 
     m_impl->m_session->addView(m_impl->m_terminalDisplay);
 
@@ -641,3 +642,10 @@ int QTermWidget::getPtySlaveFd() const
 {
     return m_impl->m_session->getPtySlaveFd();
 }
+
+void QTermWidget::setKeyboardCursorShape(KeyboardCursorShape shape)
+{
+    if (!m_impl->m_terminalDisplay)
+        return;
+    m_impl->m_terminalDisplay->setKeyboardCursorShape((TerminalDisplay::KeyboardCursorShape)shape);
+}
diff --git a/lib/qtermwidget.h b/lib/qtermwidget.h
index f442b16..760d42f 100644
--- a/lib/qtermwidget.h
+++ b/lib/qtermwidget.h
@@ -41,6 +41,21 @@ public:
         ScrollBarRight=2
     };
 
+    enum KeyboardCursorShape {
+        /** A rectangular block which covers the entire area of the cursor character. */
+        BlockCursor,
+        /**
+         * A single flat line which occupies the space at the bottom of the cursor
+         * character's area.
+         */
+        UnderlineCursor,
+        /**
+         * An cursor shaped like the capital letter 'I', similar to the IBeam
+         * cursor used in Qt/KDE text editors.
+         */
+        IBeamCursor
+    };
+
     //Creation of widget
     QTermWidget(int startnow, // 1 = start shell programm immediatelly
                 QWidget * parent = 0);
@@ -176,6 +191,12 @@ public:
      */
     int getPtySlaveFd() const;
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the shape of the keyboard cursor.  This is the cursor drawn
+     * at the position in the terminal where keyboard input will appear.
+     */
+    void setKeyboardCursorShape(KeyboardCursorShape shape);
+
 signals:
     void finished();
     void copyAvailable(bool);