diff --git a/docs/configuration/miscellaneous.md b/docs/configuration/miscellaneous.md
index 1001c4c1..cd8d167d 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/miscellaneous.md
+++ b/docs/configuration/miscellaneous.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ description: Advanced settings for XWayland, focus behavior, and system integrat
 | `sloppyfocus` | `1` | Focus follows the mouse cursor. |
 | `warpcursor` | `1` | Warp the cursor to the center of the window when focus changes via keyboard. |
 | `cursor_hide_timeout` | `0` | Hide the cursor after `N` seconds of inactivity (`0` to disable). |
+| `cursor_hide_on_keypress` | `0` | Hide the cursor on keypress. |
 | `drag_tile_to_tile` | `0` | Allow dragging a tiled window onto another to swap their positions. |
 | `drag_tile_small` | `1` | Allow dragging a tiled window temporarily to small size.|
 | `drag_corner` | `3` | Corner for drag-to-tile detection (0: none, 1–3: corners, 4: auto-detect). |
@@ -48,4 +49,4 @@ description: Advanced settings for XWayland, focus behavior, and system integrat
 | `idleinhibit_ignore_visible` | `0` | Allow invisible clients (e.g., background audio players) to inhibit idle. |
 | `tag_carousel` | `0` | Enable tag carousel (cycling through tags). |
 | `drag_tile_refresh_interval` | `8.0` | Interval (1.0–16.0) to refresh tiled window resize during drag. Too small may cause application lag. |
-| `drag_floating_refresh_interval` | `8.0` | Interval (1.0–16.0) to refresh floating window resize during drag. Too small may cause application lag. |
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+| `drag_floating_refresh_interval` | `8.0` | Interval (1.0–16.0) to refresh floating window resize during drag. Too small may cause application lag. |
diff --git a/src/config/parse_config.h b/src/config/parse_config.h
index 5379ddca..72196c5f 100644
--- a/src/config/parse_config.h
+++ b/src/config/parse_config.h
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	int32_t overviewgappi;
 	int32_t overviewgappo;
 	uint32_t cursor_hide_timeout;
+	uint32_t cursor_hide_on_keypress;
 
 	uint32_t axis_bind_apply_timeout;
 	uint32_t focus_on_activate;
@@ -1714,6 +1715,8 @@ bool parse_option(Config *config, char *key, char *value) {
 		config->overviewgappo = atoi(value);
 	} else if (strcmp(key, "cursor_hide_timeout") == 0) {
 		config->cursor_hide_timeout = atoi(value);
+	} else if (strcmp(key, "cursor_hide_on_keypress") == 0) {
+		config->cursor_hide_on_keypress = atoi(value);
 	} else if (strcmp(key, "axis_bind_apply_timeout") == 0) {
 		config->axis_bind_apply_timeout = atoi(value);
 	} else if (strcmp(key, "focus_on_activate") == 0) {
@@ -3346,6 +3349,8 @@ void override_config(void) {
 		CLAMP_INT(config.no_radius_when_single, 0, 1);
 	config.cursor_hide_timeout =
 		CLAMP_INT(config.cursor_hide_timeout, 0, 36000);
+	config.cursor_hide_on_keypress =
+		CLAMP_INT(config.cursor_hide_on_keypress, 0, 1);
 	config.single_scratchpad = CLAMP_INT(config.single_scratchpad, 0, 1);
 	config.repeat_rate = CLAMP_INT(config.repeat_rate, 1, 1000);
 	config.repeat_delay = CLAMP_INT(config.repeat_delay, 1, 20000);
@@ -3507,6 +3512,7 @@ void set_value_default() {
 	config.overviewgappi = 5;
 	config.overviewgappo = 30;
 	config.cursor_hide_timeout = 0;
+	config.cursor_hide_on_keypress = 0;
 
 	config.warpcursor = 1;
 	config.drag_corner = 3;
diff --git a/src/mango.c b/src/mango.c
index 268ab33f..ee64a551 100644
--- a/src/mango.c
+++ b/src/mango.c
@@ -4205,6 +4205,11 @@ void keypress(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (config.cursor_hide_on_keypress && !cursor_hidden &&
+		event->state == WL_KEYBOARD_KEY_STATE_PRESSED) {
+		hidecursor(NULL);
+	}
+
 	/* On _press_ if there is no active screen locker,
 	 * attempt to process a compositor keybinding. */
 	for (i = 0; i < nsyms; i++)