diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7e72e8e..4e63ad6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 !/x.c
 
 !/st-anysize-0.8.1.diff
+!/st-blinking_cursor-20200531-a2a7044.diff
 !/st-clipboard-0.8.3.diff
 !/st-dracula-0.8.2.diff
 !/st-hidecursor-0.8.3.diff
diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 60919a0..9f57f62 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ static unsigned int defaultrcs = 259;
  */
 unsigned int defaultitalic = 7;
 unsigned int defaultunderline = 7;
+
 /*
  * Default shape of cursor
  * 2: Block ("█")
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ unsigned int defaultunderline = 7;
  * 6: Bar ("|")
  * 7: Snowman ("☃")
  */
-static unsigned int cursorshape = 2;
+static unsigned int cursorshape = 6;
 
 /*
  * Default columns and rows numbers
diff --git a/st-blinking_cursor-20200531-a2a7044.diff b/st-blinking_cursor-20200531-a2a7044.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d544f74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/st-blinking_cursor-20200531-a2a7044.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+From bff176133618854676bbdc74c0099f184d3da365 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Steve Ward <planet36@gmail.com>
+Date: Sun, 31 May 2020 22:48:25 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] Allow blinking cursor
+
+---
+ config.def.h | 19 +++++++++++++------
+ x.c          | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
+ 2 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
+index 6f05dce..3dbe915 100644
+--- a/config.def.h
++++ b/config.def.h
+@@ -133,13 +133,20 @@ static unsigned int defaultcs = 256;
+ static unsigned int defaultrcs = 257;
+ 
+ /*
+- * Default shape of cursor
+- * 2: Block ("█")
+- * 4: Underline ("_")
+- * 6: Bar ("|")
+- * 7: Snowman ("☃")
++ * https://invisible-island.net/xterm/ctlseqs/ctlseqs.html#h4-Functions-using-CSI-_-ordered-by-the-final-character-lparen-s-rparen:CSI-Ps-SP-q.1D81
++ * Default style of cursor
++ * 0: Blinking block
++ * 1: Blinking block (default)
++ * 2: Steady block ("█")
++ * 3: Blinking underline
++ * 4: Steady underline ("_")
++ * 5: Blinking bar
++ * 6: Steady bar ("|")
++ * 7: Blinking st cursor
++ * 8: Steady st cursor
+  */
+-static unsigned int cursorshape = 2;
++static unsigned int cursorstyle = 1;
++static Rune stcursor = 0x2603; /* snowman (U+2603) */
+ 
+ /*
+  * Default columns and rows numbers
+diff --git a/x.c b/x.c
+index 210f184..bd80a5e 100644
+--- a/x.c
++++ b/x.c
+@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ static char *opt_name  = NULL;
+ static char *opt_title = NULL;
+ 
+ static int oldbutton = 3; /* button event on startup: 3 = release */
++static int cursorblinks = 0;
+ 
+ void
+ clipcopy(const Arg *dummy)
+@@ -1526,16 +1527,19 @@ xdrawcursor(int cx, int cy, Glyph g, int ox, int oy, Glyph og)
+ 	/* draw the new one */
+ 	if (IS_SET(MODE_FOCUSED)) {
+ 		switch (win.cursor) {
+-		case 7: /* st extension */
+-			g.u = 0x2603; /* snowman (U+2603) */
++		case 0: /* Blinking block */
++		case 1: /* Blinking block (default) */
++			if (IS_SET(MODE_BLINK))
++				break;
+ 			/* FALLTHROUGH */
+-		case 0: /* Blinking Block */
+-		case 1: /* Blinking Block (Default) */
+-		case 2: /* Steady Block */
++		case 2: /* Steady block */
+ 			xdrawglyph(g, cx, cy);
+ 			break;
+-		case 3: /* Blinking Underline */
+-		case 4: /* Steady Underline */
++		case 3: /* Blinking underline */
++			if (IS_SET(MODE_BLINK))
++				break;
++			/* FALLTHROUGH */
++		case 4: /* Steady underline */
+ 			XftDrawRect(xw.draw, &drawcol,
+ 					borderpx + cx * win.cw,
+ 					borderpx + (cy + 1) * win.ch - \
+@@ -1543,12 +1547,23 @@ xdrawcursor(int cx, int cy, Glyph g, int ox, int oy, Glyph og)
+ 					win.cw, cursorthickness);
+ 			break;
+ 		case 5: /* Blinking bar */
++			if (IS_SET(MODE_BLINK))
++				break;
++			/* FALLTHROUGH */
+ 		case 6: /* Steady bar */
+ 			XftDrawRect(xw.draw, &drawcol,
+ 					borderpx + cx * win.cw,
+ 					borderpx + cy * win.ch,
+ 					cursorthickness, win.ch);
+ 			break;
++		case 7: /* Blinking st cursor */
++			if (IS_SET(MODE_BLINK))
++				break;
++			/* FALLTHROUGH */
++		case 8: /* Steady st cursor */
++			g.u = stcursor;
++			xdrawglyph(g, cx, cy);
++			break;
+ 		}
+ 	} else {
+ 		XftDrawRect(xw.draw, &drawcol,
+@@ -1690,9 +1705,12 @@ xsetmode(int set, unsigned int flags)
+ int
+ xsetcursor(int cursor)
+ {
+-	if (!BETWEEN(cursor, 0, 7)) /* 7: st extension */
++	if (!BETWEEN(cursor, 0, 8)) /* 7-8: st extensions */
+ 		return 1;
+ 	win.cursor = cursor;
++	cursorblinks = win.cursor == 0 || win.cursor == 1 ||
++	               win.cursor == 3 || win.cursor == 5 ||
++	               win.cursor == 7;
+ 	return 0;
+ }
+ 
+@@ -1936,6 +1954,10 @@ run(void)
+ 		if (FD_ISSET(ttyfd, &rfd) || xev) {
+ 			if (!drawing) {
+ 				trigger = now;
++				if (IS_SET(MODE_BLINK)) {
++					win.mode ^= MODE_BLINK;
++				}
++				lastblink = now;
+ 				drawing = 1;
+ 			}
+ 			timeout = (maxlatency - TIMEDIFF(now, trigger)) \
+@@ -1946,7 +1968,7 @@ run(void)
+ 
+ 		/* idle detected or maxlatency exhausted -> draw */
+ 		timeout = -1;
+-		if (blinktimeout && tattrset(ATTR_BLINK)) {
++		if (blinktimeout && (cursorblinks || tattrset(ATTR_BLINK))) {
+ 			timeout = blinktimeout - TIMEDIFF(now, lastblink);
+ 			if (timeout <= 0) {
+ 				if (-timeout > blinktimeout) /* start visible */
+@@ -1982,7 +2004,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
+ {
+ 	xw.l = xw.t = 0;
+ 	xw.isfixed = False;
+-	xsetcursor(cursorshape);
++	xsetcursor(cursorstyle);
+ 
+ 	ARGBEGIN {
+ 	case 'a':
+-- 
+2.20.1
+
diff --git a/x.c b/x.c
index 92ea26f..b00d350 100644
--- a/x.c
+++ b/x.c
@@ -1569,7 +1569,6 @@ xdrawcursor(int cx, int cy, Glyph g, int ox, int oy, Glyph og)
 					win.hborderpx + cx * win.cw,
 					win.vborderpx + cy * win.ch,
 					cursorthickness, win.ch);
-			break;
 		}
 	} else {
 		XftDrawRect(xw.draw, &drawcol,