diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 303fad2e..c1920c89 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@
 * Translation of cursor coordinates on resize
 * Scaling of legacy formatted color specifiers in OSC sequences.
 * `OSC 12 ?` to return the cursor color, not the cursor's text color.
+* `OSC 12;#000000` to configure the cursor to use inverted
+  foreground/background colors.
 
 
 ### Security
diff --git a/osc.c b/osc.c
index 1946f052..e40ee6a3 100644
--- a/osc.c
+++ b/osc.c
@@ -541,7 +541,10 @@ osc_dispatch(struct terminal *term)
 
         LOG_INFO("change cursor color to %06x", color);
 
-        term->cursor_color.cursor = 1 << 31 | color;
+        if (color == 0)
+            term->cursor_color.cursor = 0;  /* Invert fg/bg */
+        else
+            term->cursor_color.cursor = 1u << 31 | color;
         render_refresh(term);
         break;