diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 44e69af3..ae73f58f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -25,7 +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.
+* **mouse.hide-when-typing** option to `footrc`.
 * **scrollback.multiplier** option to `footrc`
   (https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/54).
 
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 68424cca..59476f43 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -528,9 +528,6 @@ 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, " ");
@@ -559,6 +556,21 @@ parse_section_cursor(const char *key, const char *value, struct config *conf,
     return true;
 }
 
+static bool
+parse_section_mouse(const char *key, const char *value, struct config *conf,
+                    const char *path, unsigned lineno)
+{
+    if (strcmp(key, "hide-when-typing") == 0)
+        conf->mouse.hide_when_typing = str_to_bool(value);
+
+    else {
+        LOG_AND_NOTIFY_ERR("%s:%d: [mouse]: %s: invalid key", path, lineno, key);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 static bool
 parse_section_csd(const char *key, const char *value, struct config *conf,
                      const char *path, unsigned lineno)
@@ -1029,6 +1041,7 @@ parse_config_file(FILE *f, struct config *conf, const char *path, bool errors_ar
         SECTION_SCROLLBACK,
         SECTION_COLORS,
         SECTION_CURSOR,
+        SECTION_MOUSE,
         SECTION_CSD,
         SECTION_KEY_BINDINGS,
         SECTION_SEARCH_BINDINGS,
@@ -1050,6 +1063,7 @@ parse_config_file(FILE *f, struct config *conf, const char *path, bool errors_ar
         [SECTION_SCROLLBACK] =      {&parse_section_scrollback, "scrollback"},
         [SECTION_COLORS] =          {&parse_section_colors, "colors"},
         [SECTION_CURSOR] =          {&parse_section_cursor, "cursor"},
+        [SECTION_MOUSE] =           {&parse_section_mouse, "mouse"},
         [SECTION_CSD] =             {&parse_section_csd, "csd"},
         [SECTION_KEY_BINDINGS] =    {&parse_section_key_bindings, "key-bindings"},
         [SECTION_SEARCH_BINDINGS] = {&parse_section_search_bindings, "search-bindings"},
@@ -1260,12 +1274,14 @@ 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,
             },
         },
+        .mouse = {
+            .hide_when_typing = false,
+        },
         .csd = {
             .preferred = CONF_CSD_PREFER_SERVER,
             .title_height = 26,
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index a0484e9f..0c105cda 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -75,13 +75,16 @@ struct config {
     struct {
         enum cursor_style style;
         bool blink;
-        bool hide_when_typing;
         struct {
             uint32_t text;
             uint32_t cursor;
         } color;
     } cursor;
 
+    struct {
+        bool hide_when_typing;
+    } mouse;
+
     struct {
         /* Bindings for "normal" mode */
         tll(struct config_key_binding_normal) key;
diff --git a/doc/footrc.5.scd b/doc/footrc.5.scd
index 2832552c..8e45e6a2 100644
--- a/doc/footrc.5.scd
+++ b/doc/footrc.5.scd
@@ -110,9 +110,6 @@ 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
@@ -120,6 +117,13 @@ applications can change these at runtime.
 	cursor. The other cursor styles are always rendered with the
 	foreground color.
 
+
+# SECTION: mouse
+
+*hide-when-typing*
+	Boolean. When enabled, the mouse cursor is hidden while typing.
+
+
 # SECTION: colors
 
 This section controls the 16 ANSI colors and the default foreground
@@ -152,6 +156,7 @@ _alpha_ option.
 	Background translucency. A value in the range 0.0-1.0, where 0.0
 	means completely transparent, and 1.0 is opaque. Default: _1.0_.
 
+
 # SECTION: csd
 
 This section controls the look of the _CSDs_ (Client Side
@@ -193,6 +198,7 @@ component.
 	Close button's AARRGGBB color. Default: use the default _regular1_
 	color (red).
 
+
 # SECTION: key-bindings
 
 This section lets you override the default key bindings.
@@ -276,6 +282,7 @@ e.g. *search-start=none*.
 	
 	Default: _not bound_
 
+
 # SECTION: search-bindings
 
 This section lets you override the default key bindings used in
diff --git a/footrc b/footrc
index 6e288a24..81fddde1 100644
--- a/footrc
+++ b/footrc
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 # style=block
 # color=111111 dcdccc
 # blink=no
+
+[mouse]
 # hide-when-typing=no
 
 [colors]
diff --git a/input.c b/input.c
index 97563930..77922c1a 100644
--- a/input.c
+++ b/input.c
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ keyboard_key(void *data, struct wl_keyboard *wl_keyboard, uint32_t serial,
     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);
 
-    if (state == XKB_KEY_DOWN && term->conf->cursor.hide_when_typing &&
+    if (state == XKB_KEY_DOWN && term->conf->mouse.hide_when_typing &&
         /* TODO: better way to detect modifers */
         sym != XKB_KEY_Shift_L && sym != XKB_KEY_Shift_R &&
         sym != XKB_KEY_Control_L && sym != XKB_KEY_Control_R &&