diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 36bf8f88..1d756d63 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 * **pipe-selected** key binding. Works like **pipe-visible** and
   **pipe-scrollback**, but only pipes the currently selected text, if
   any (https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/51).
+* **cursor.hide-when-typing** option to `footrc.
 
 
 ### Deprecated
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index a069877a..fb939f50 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -517,6 +517,9 @@ parse_section_cursor(const char *key, const char *value, struct config *conf,
     else if (strcmp(key, "blink") == 0)
         conf->cursor.blink = str_to_bool(value);
 
+    else if (strcmp(key, "hide-when-typing") == 0)
+        conf->cursor.hide_when_typing = str_to_bool(value);
+
     else if (strcmp(key, "color") == 0) {
         char *value_copy = strdup(value);
         const char *text = strtok(value_copy, " ");
@@ -1251,6 +1254,7 @@ config_load(struct config *conf, const char *conf_path, bool errors_are_fatal)
         .cursor = {
             .style = CURSOR_BLOCK,
             .blink = false,
+            .hide_when_typing = false,
             .color = {
                 .text = 0,
                 .cursor = 0,
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index e47a0549..baee177d 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ struct config {
     struct {
         enum cursor_style style;
         bool blink;
+        bool hide_when_typing;
         struct {
             uint32_t text;
             uint32_t cursor;
diff --git a/doc/footrc.5.scd b/doc/footrc.5.scd
index c112a257..8fbe7bd6 100644
--- a/doc/footrc.5.scd
+++ b/doc/footrc.5.scd
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ applications can change these at runtime.
 	Boolean. Enables blinking cursor. Note that this can be overridden
 	by applications. Default: _no_.
 
+*hide-when-typing*
+	Boolean. When enabled, the mouse cursor is hidden while typing.
+
 *color*
 	Two RRGGBB values specifying the foreground (text) and background
 	(cursor) colors for the cursor. Default: inversed foreground and
diff --git a/extract.c b/extract.c
index b626d3e6..45dbee3f 100644
--- a/extract.c
+++ b/extract.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ ensure_size(struct extraction_context *ctx, size_t additional_chars)
     assert(ctx->size >= ctx->idx + additional_chars);
     return true;
 }
+
 bool
 extract_finish(struct extraction_context *ctx, char **text, size_t *len)
 {
diff --git a/footrc b/footrc
index 87fb6fe6..5bc6f24a 100644
--- a/footrc
+++ b/footrc
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 # style=block
 # color=111111 dcdccc
 # blink=no
+# hide-when-typing=no
 
 [colors]
 # alpha=1.0
diff --git a/input.c b/input.c
index c3231a09..0d501dcb 100644
--- a/input.c
+++ b/input.c
@@ -544,9 +544,11 @@ keyboard_leave(void *data, struct wl_keyboard *wl_keyboard, uint32_t serial,
     seat->kbd.meta = false;
     xkb_compose_state_reset(seat->kbd.xkb_compose_state);
 
-    if (old_focused != NULL)
+    if (old_focused != NULL) {
+        seat->pointer.hidden = false;
+        term_xcursor_update_for_seat(old_focused, seat);
         term_kbd_focus_out(old_focused);
-    else {
+    } else {
         /*
          * Sway bug - under certain conditions we get a
          * keyboard_leave() (and keyboard_key()) without first having
@@ -694,6 +696,11 @@ keyboard_key(void *data, struct wl_keyboard *wl_keyboard, uint32_t serial,
         return;
     }
 
+    if (state == XKB_KEY_DOWN && term->conf->cursor.hide_when_typing) {
+        seat->pointer.hidden = true;
+        term_xcursor_update_for_seat(term, seat);
+    }
+
     key += 8;
     bool should_repeat = xkb_keymap_key_repeats(seat->kbd.xkb_keymap, key);
     xkb_keysym_t sym = xkb_state_key_get_one_sym(seat->kbd.xkb_state, key);
@@ -922,7 +929,7 @@ keyboard_modifiers(void *data, struct wl_keyboard *wl_keyboard, uint32_t serial,
         seat->kbd.xkb_state, seat->kbd.mod_meta, XKB_STATE_MODS_DEPRESSED);
 
     if (seat->kbd_focus && seat->kbd_focus->active_surface == TERM_SURF_GRID)
-        term_xcursor_update(seat->kbd_focus);
+        term_xcursor_update_for_seat(seat->kbd_focus, seat);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1017,6 +1024,7 @@ wl_pointer_enter(void *data, struct wl_pointer *wl_pointer,
     struct terminal *term = win->term;
 
     seat->pointer.serial = serial;
+    seat->pointer.hidden = false;
 
     LOG_DBG("pointer-enter: pointer=%p, serial=%u, surface = %p, new-moused = %p",
             wl_pointer, serial, surface, term);
@@ -1037,7 +1045,7 @@ wl_pointer_enter(void *data, struct wl_pointer *wl_pointer,
         seat->mouse.col = col >= 0 && col < term->cols ? col : -1;
         seat->mouse.row = row >= 0 && row < term->rows ? row : -1;
 
-        term_xcursor_update(term);
+        term_xcursor_update_for_seat(term, seat);
         break;
     }
 
@@ -1078,6 +1086,8 @@ wl_pointer_leave(void *data, struct wl_pointer *wl_pointer,
         "%s: pointer-leave: pointer=%p, serial=%u, surface = %p, old-moused = %p",
         seat->name, wl_pointer, serial, surface, old_moused);
 
+    seat->pointer.hidden = false;
+
     if (seat->pointer.xcursor_callback != NULL) {
         /* A cursor frame callback may never be called if the pointer leaves our surface */
         wl_callback_destroy(seat->pointer.xcursor_callback);
@@ -1105,7 +1115,7 @@ wl_pointer_leave(void *data, struct wl_pointer *wl_pointer,
         enum term_surface active_surface = old_moused->active_surface;
 
         old_moused->active_surface = TERM_SURF_NONE;
-        term_xcursor_update(old_moused);
+        term_xcursor_update_for_seat(old_moused, seat);
 
         switch (active_surface) {
         case TERM_SURF_BUTTON_MINIMIZE:
@@ -1149,6 +1159,7 @@ wl_pointer_motion(void *data, struct wl_pointer *wl_pointer,
     int x = wl_fixed_to_int(surface_x) * term->scale;
     int y = wl_fixed_to_int(surface_y) * term->scale;
 
+    seat->pointer.hidden = false;
     seat->mouse.x = x;
     seat->mouse.y = y;
 
@@ -1180,7 +1191,7 @@ wl_pointer_motion(void *data, struct wl_pointer *wl_pointer,
         break;
 
     case TERM_SURF_GRID: {
-        term_xcursor_update(term);
+        term_xcursor_update_for_seat(term, seat);
 
         int col = (x - term->margins.left) / term->cell_width;
         int row = (y - term->margins.top) / term->cell_height;
@@ -1247,6 +1258,8 @@ wl_pointer_button(void *data, struct wl_pointer *wl_pointer,
     struct wayland *wayl = seat->wayl;
     struct terminal *term = seat->mouse_focus;
 
+    seat->pointer.hidden = false;
+
     assert(term != NULL);
 
     /* Update double/triple click state */
diff --git a/render.c b/render.c
index 081b7641..e0e9f3a5 100644
--- a/render.c
+++ b/render.c
@@ -2105,6 +2105,15 @@ render_xcursor_update(struct seat *seat)
     if (!seat->mouse_focus)
         return;
 
+    assert(seat->pointer.xcursor != NULL);
+
+    if (seat->pointer.xcursor == XCURSOR_HIDDEN) {
+        /* Hide cursor */
+        wl_surface_attach(seat->pointer.surface, NULL, 0, 0);
+        wl_surface_commit(seat->pointer.surface);
+        return;
+    }
+
     seat->pointer.cursor = wl_cursor_theme_get_cursor(
         seat->pointer.theme, seat->pointer.xcursor);
 
diff --git a/terminal.c b/terminal.c
index 85dde554..ae4f3ee5 100644
--- a/terminal.c
+++ b/terminal.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 
 #define PTMX_TIMING 0
 
+const char *const XCURSOR_HIDDEN = "hidden";
 const char *const XCURSOR_LEFT_PTR = "left_ptr";
 const char *const XCURSOR_TEXT = "text";
 //const char *const XCURSOR_HAND2 = "hand2";
@@ -2206,19 +2207,23 @@ term_mouse_motion(struct terminal *term, int button, int row, int col,
     }
 }
 
+void
+term_xcursor_update_for_seat(struct terminal *term, struct seat *seat)
+{
+    const char *xcursor
+        = seat->pointer.hidden ? XCURSOR_HIDDEN
+        : term->is_searching ? XCURSOR_LEFT_PTR
+        : selection_enabled(term, seat) ? XCURSOR_TEXT
+        : XCURSOR_LEFT_PTR;
+
+    render_xcursor_set(seat, term, xcursor);
+}
+
 void
 term_xcursor_update(struct terminal *term)
 {
-    tll_foreach(term->wl->seats, it) {
-        struct seat *seat = &it->item;
-
-        const char *xcursor
-            = term->is_searching ? XCURSOR_LEFT_PTR :  /* TODO: something different? */
-            selection_enabled(term, seat) ? XCURSOR_TEXT :
-            XCURSOR_LEFT_PTR;
-
-        render_xcursor_set(seat, term, xcursor);
-    }
+    tll_foreach(term->wl->seats, it)
+        term_xcursor_update_for_seat(term, &it->item);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/terminal.h b/terminal.h
index 31316e37..8d3283ce 100644
--- a/terminal.h
+++ b/terminal.h
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ struct terminal {
     char *cwd;
 };
 
+extern const char *const XCURSOR_HIDDEN;
 extern const char *const XCURSOR_LEFT_PTR;
 extern const char *const XCURSOR_TEXT;
 //extern const char *const XCURSOR_HAND2;
@@ -531,6 +532,7 @@ void term_mouse_motion(
     bool shift, bool alt, bool ctrl);
 bool term_mouse_grabbed(const struct terminal *term, struct seat *seat);
 void term_xcursor_update(struct terminal *term);
+void term_xcursor_update_for_seat(struct terminal *term, struct seat *seat);
 
 void term_set_window_title(struct terminal *term, const char *title);
 void term_flash(struct terminal *term, unsigned duration_ms);
diff --git a/wayland.h b/wayland.h
index 3dbd034c..777c1517 100644
--- a/wayland.h
+++ b/wayland.h
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ struct seat {
         struct wl_cursor_theme *theme;
         struct wl_cursor *cursor;
         int scale;
+        bool hidden;
 
         const char *xcursor;
         struct wl_callback *xcursor_callback;