diff --git a/csi.c b/csi.c
index 62ab20cd..9487d8b3 100644
--- a/csi.c
+++ b/csi.c
@@ -929,7 +929,12 @@ csi_dispatch(struct terminal *term, uint8_t final)
         case 'q': {
             int param = vt_param_get(term, 0, 0);
             switch (param) {
-            case 0: case 1: /* blinking block */
+            case 0:
+                term->cursor_style = term->default_cursor_style;
+                term->cursor_blinking = false; /* TODO: configurable */
+                break;
+
+            case 1: /* blinking block */
             case 2:         /* steady block */
                 term->cursor_style = CURSOR_BLOCK;
                 break;
@@ -945,7 +950,8 @@ csi_dispatch(struct terminal *term, uint8_t final)
                 break;
             }
 
-            term->cursor_blinking = param == 0 || param & 1;
+            if (param != 0)
+                term->cursor_blinking = param & 1;
             if (term->cursor_blinking)
                 LOG_WARN("unimplemented: blinking cursor");
             break;
diff --git a/foot.info b/foot.info
index 4388df77..241238dc 100644
--- a/foot.info
+++ b/foot.info
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ foot+base|foot base fragment,
     vpa=\E[%i%p1%dd,
     E3=\E[3J,
     Ms=\E]52;%p1%s;%p2%s\007,
-    Se=\E[2 q,
+    Se=\E[0 q,
     Ss=\E[%p1%d q,
 
 # XM tells ncurses how to initialize the mouse. The xterm terminfo
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index f725c9e5..917eec9d 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@ main(int argc, char *const *argv)
                 conf.colors.bright[7],
             },
         },
+        .default_cursor_style = conf.cursor.style,
         .cursor_style = conf.cursor.style,
         .selection = {
             .start = {-1, -1},
diff --git a/terminal.h b/terminal.h
index ad46a44e..71d66566 100644
--- a/terminal.h
+++ b/terminal.h
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ struct terminal {
     struct coord cursor;
     struct coord saved_cursor;
     struct coord alt_saved_cursor;
+    enum cursor_style default_cursor_style;
     enum cursor_style cursor_style;
     bool cursor_blinking;