diff --git a/shellinabox/styles.css b/shellinabox/styles.css
index 6bb823d..4d3b8df 100755
--- a/shellinabox/styles.css
+++ b/shellinabox/styles.css
@@ -67,7 +67,10 @@
 }
 
 #vt100 #cursor.dim {
-  visibility:           hidden;
+  background-color:     white;
+  opacity:              0.2;
+  -moz-opacity:         0.2;
+  filter:               alpha(opacity=20);
 }
 
 #vt100 #cursor.inactive {
diff --git a/shellinabox/white-on-black.css b/shellinabox/white-on-black.css
index a2e2b79..2482f1d 100755
--- a/shellinabox/white-on-black.css
+++ b/shellinabox/white-on-black.css
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
   color:            black;
 }
 
+#vt100 #cursor.dim {
+  background-color: black;
+  opacity:          0.2;
+  -moz-opacity:     0.2;
+  filter:           alpha(opacity=20);
+}
+
 #vt100 #scrollable {
   color:            #ffffff;
   background-color: #000000;