diff --git a/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimactions.cpp b/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimactions.cpp
index 0c6dcc01ec4..fbb7556eef8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimactions.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimactions.cpp
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ FakeVimSettings::FakeVimSettings()
     createAction(ConfigTildeOp,        false, "TildeOp",        "top");
     createAction(ConfigShowCmd,        true,  "ShowCmd",        "sc");
     createAction(ConfigRelativeNumber, false, "RelativeNumber", "rnu");
+    createAction(ConfigBlinkingCursor, false, "BlinkingCursor", "cb");
     createAction(ConfigScrollOff,      0,     "ScrollOff",      "so");
     createAction(ConfigBackspace,      QString("indent,eol,start"), "ConfigBackspace", "bs");
     createAction(ConfigIsKeyword,      QString("@,48-57,_,192-255,a-z,A-Z"), "IsKeyword", "isk");
diff --git a/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimactions.h b/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimactions.h
index f0607f33d84..47d026b5f62 100644
--- a/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimactions.h
+++ b/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimactions.h
@@ -106,7 +106,9 @@ enum FakeVimSettingsCode
     ConfigClipboard,
     ConfigShowCmd,
     ConfigScrollOff,
-    ConfigRelativeNumber
+    ConfigRelativeNumber,
+
+    ConfigBlinkingCursor
 };
 
 class FakeVimSettings
diff --git a/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimoptions.ui b/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimoptions.ui
index db3cb7df450..82e72a1e074 100644
--- a/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimoptions.ui
+++ b/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimoptions.ui
@@ -130,6 +130,13 @@
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
+        <item row="8" column="0">
+         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBoxBlinkingCursor">
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Blinking cursor</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
         <item row="5" column="1">
          <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBoxShowMarks">
           <property name="text">
diff --git a/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimplugin.cpp
index 0cf23112690..7fabc33771a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimplugin.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
 #include <QAbstractTableModel>
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QFile>
+#include <QGuiApplication>
 #include <QItemDelegate>
 #include <QPainter>
 #include <QPlainTextEdit>
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@
 #include <QSettings>
 #include <QStackedWidget>
 #include <QStandardPaths>
+#include <QStyleHints>
 #include <QTextBlock>
 #include <QTextCursor>
 #include <QTextEdit>
@@ -426,6 +428,7 @@ QWidget *FakeVimOptionPage::widget()
         m_group.insert(theFakeVimSetting(ConfigShowCmd), m_ui.checkBoxShowCmd);
 
         m_group.insert(theFakeVimSetting(ConfigRelativeNumber), m_ui.checkBoxRelativeNumber);
+        m_group.insert(theFakeVimSetting(ConfigBlinkingCursor), m_ui.checkBoxBlinkingCursor);
 
         connect(m_ui.pushButtonCopyTextEditorSettings, &QAbstractButton::clicked,
                 this, &FakeVimOptionPage::copyTextEditorSettings);
@@ -529,6 +532,7 @@ public:
     void fold(FakeVimHandler *handler, int depth, bool fold);
     void maybeReadVimRc();
     void setShowRelativeLineNumbers(const QVariant &value);
+    void updateCursorBlinking(const QVariant &value);
 
     void resetCommandBuffer();
     void showCommandBuffer(FakeVimHandler *handler, const QString &contents,
@@ -569,6 +573,8 @@ public:
 
     MiniBuffer *m_miniBuffer = nullptr;
     FakeVimPluginRunData *runData = nullptr;
+
+    int m_savedCursorFlashTime = 0;
 };
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -1223,6 +1229,8 @@ bool FakeVimPluginPrivate::initialize()
             this, &FakeVimPluginPrivate::maybeReadVimRc);
     connect(theFakeVimSetting(ConfigRelativeNumber), &SavedAction::valueChanged,
             this, &FakeVimPluginPrivate::setShowRelativeLineNumbers);
+    connect(theFakeVimSetting(ConfigBlinkingCursor), &SavedAction::valueChanged,
+            this, &FakeVimPluginPrivate::updateCursorBlinking);
 
     // Delayed operations.
     connect(this, &FakeVimPluginPrivate::delayedQuitRequested,
@@ -1235,6 +1243,8 @@ bool FakeVimPluginPrivate::initialize()
         maybeReadVimRc();
     //    << "MODE: " << theFakeVimSetting(ConfigUseFakeVim)->value();
 
+    updateCursorBlinking(theFakeVimSetting(ConfigBlinkingCursor)->value());
+
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -1854,6 +1864,7 @@ void FakeVimPluginPrivate::setUseFakeVim(const QVariant &value)
     Find::setUseFakeVim(on);
     setUseFakeVimInternal(on);
     setShowRelativeLineNumbers(theFakeVimSetting(ConfigRelativeNumber)->value());
+    updateCursorBlinking(theFakeVimSetting(ConfigBlinkingCursor)->value());
 }
 
 void FakeVimPluginPrivate::setUseFakeVimInternal(bool on)
@@ -1884,6 +1895,15 @@ void FakeVimPluginPrivate::setShowRelativeLineNumbers(const QVariant &value)
     }
 }
 
+void FakeVimPluginPrivate::updateCursorBlinking(const QVariant &value)
+{
+    if (m_savedCursorFlashTime == 0)
+        m_savedCursorFlashTime = QGuiApplication::styleHints()->cursorFlashTime();
+
+    bool blink = value.toBool() || !theFakeVimSetting(ConfigUseFakeVim)->value().toBool();
+    QGuiApplication::styleHints()->setCursorFlashTime(blink ? m_savedCursorFlashTime : 0);
+}
+
 void FakeVimPluginPrivate::handleExCommand(FakeVimHandler *handler, bool *handled, const ExCommand &cmd)
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(handler, return);