diff --git a/src/profile-editor.c b/src/profile-editor.c
index 2fa9a8e8..d81883a1 100644
--- a/src/profile-editor.c
+++ b/src/profile-editor.c
@@ -1055,6 +1055,14 @@ terminal_profile_edit (GSettings  *profile,
                                 (GSettingsBindGetMapping) string_to_enum,
                                 (GSettingsBindSetMapping) enum_to_string,
                                 vte_cursor_shape_get_type, NULL);
+  g_settings_bind_with_mapping (profile, TERMINAL_PROFILE_CURSOR_BLINK_MODE_KEY,
+                                gtk_builder_get_object (builder,
+                                                        "cursor-blink-mode-combobox"),
+                                "active",
+                                G_SETTINGS_BIND_GET | G_SETTINGS_BIND_SET,
+                                (GSettingsBindGetMapping) string_to_enum,
+                                (GSettingsBindSetMapping) enum_to_string,
+                                vte_cursor_blink_mode_get_type, NULL);
   g_settings_bind_with_mapping (profile, TERMINAL_PROFILE_TEXT_BLINK_MODE_KEY,
                                 gtk_builder_get_object (builder,
                                                         "text-blink-mode-combobox"),
diff --git a/src/profile-preferences.ui b/src/profile-preferences.ui
index 7d895b8b..8161621d 100644
--- a/src/profile-preferences.ui
+++ b/src/profile-preferences.ui
@@ -58,6 +58,23 @@
       </row>
     </data>
   </object>
+  <object class="GtkListStore" id="model7">
+    <columns>
+      <!-- column-name gchararray -->
+      <column type="gchararray"/>
+    </columns>
+    <data>
+      <row>
+        <col id="0" translatable="yes" comments="Cursor blink mode">System</col>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+        <col id="0" translatable="yes" comments="Cursor blink mode">On</col>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+        <col id="0" translatable="yes" comments="Cursor blink mode">Off</col>
+      </row>
+    </data>
+  </object>
   <object class="GtkListStore" id="model5">
     <columns>
       <!-- column-name gchararray -->
@@ -194,7 +211,7 @@
                   <object class="GtkTable" id="general-table">
                     <property name="visible">True</property>
                     <property name="can_focus">False</property>
-                    <property name="n_rows">9</property>
+                    <property name="n_rows">10</property>
                     <property name="n_columns">4</property>
                     <property name="column_spacing">12</property>
                     <property name="row_spacing">6</property>
@@ -385,6 +402,43 @@
                         <property name="y_options">GTK_FILL</property>
                       </packing>
                     </child>
+                    <child>
+                      <object class="GtkLabel">
+                        <property name="visible">True</property>
+                        <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">Cursor blin_king:</property>
+                        <property name="use_underline">True</property>
+                        <property name="mnemonic_widget">cursor-blink-mode-combobox</property>
+                        <property name="xalign">0</property>
+                      </object>
+                      <packing>
+                        <property name="top_attach">4</property>
+                        <property name="bottom_attach">5</property>
+                        <property name="y_options">GTK_FILL</property>
+                      </packing>
+                    </child>
+                    <child>
+                      <object class="GtkComboBox" id="cursor-blink-mode-combobox">
+                        <property name="visible">True</property>
+                        <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                        <property name="model">model7</property>
+                        <property name="focus_on_click">False</property>
+                        <child>
+                          <object class="GtkCellRendererText" id="renderer5"/>
+                          <attributes>
+                            <attribute name="text">0</attribute>
+                          </attributes>
+                        </child>
+                      </object>
+                      <packing>
+                        <property name="left_attach">1</property>
+                        <property name="right_attach">4</property>
+                        <property name="top_attach">4</property>
+                        <property name="bottom_attach">5</property>
+                        <property name="x_options">GTK_FILL</property>
+                        <property name="y_options">GTK_FILL</property>
+                      </packing>
+                    </child>
                     <child>
                       <object class="GtkCheckButton" id="bell-checkbutton">
                         <property name="label" translatable="yes">Terminal _bell</property>
@@ -397,8 +451,8 @@
                       </object>
                       <packing>
                         <property name="right_attach">4</property>
-                        <property name="top_attach">4</property>
-                        <property name="bottom_attach">5</property>
+                        <property name="top_attach">5</property>
+                        <property name="bottom_attach">6</property>
                         <property name="y_options">GTK_FILL</property>
                       </packing>
                     </child>
@@ -415,8 +469,8 @@
                       </object>
                       <packing>
                         <property name="right_attach">4</property>
-                        <property name="top_attach">5</property>
-                        <property name="bottom_attach">6</property>
+                        <property name="top_attach">6</property>
+                        <property name="bottom_attach">7</property>
                         <property name="y_options">GTK_FILL</property>
                       </packing>
                     </child>
@@ -431,8 +485,8 @@
                         <property name="xalign">0</property>
                       </object>
                       <packing>
-                        <property name="top_attach">6</property>
-                        <property name="bottom_attach">7</property>
+                        <property name="top_attach">7</property>
+                        <property name="bottom_attach">8</property>
                         <property name="y_options">GTK_FILL</property>
                       </packing>
                     </child>
@@ -452,8 +506,8 @@
                       <packing>
                         <property name="left_attach">1</property>
                         <property name="right_attach">4</property>
-                        <property name="top_attach">6</property>
-                        <property name="bottom_attach">7</property>
+                        <property name="top_attach">7</property>
+                        <property name="bottom_attach">8</property>
                         <property name="x_options">GTK_FILL</property>
                         <property name="y_options">GTK_FILL</property>
                       </packing>
@@ -471,8 +525,8 @@
                       </object>
                       <packing>
                         <property name="right_attach">4</property>
-                        <property name="top_attach">7</property>
-                        <property name="bottom_attach">8</property>
+                        <property name="top_attach">8</property>
+                        <property name="bottom_attach">9</property>
                         <property name="y_options">GTK_FILL</property>
                       </packing>
                     </child>
@@ -488,8 +542,8 @@
                         <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
                       </object>
                       <packing>
-                        <property name="top_attach">8</property>
-                        <property name="bottom_attach">9</property>
+                        <property name="top_attach">9</property>
+                        <property name="bottom_attach">10</property>
                         <property name="y_options">GTK_FILL</property>
                       </packing>
                     </child>
@@ -505,8 +559,8 @@
                       <packing>
                         <property name="left_attach">1</property>
                         <property name="right_attach">4</property>
-                        <property name="top_attach">8</property>
-                        <property name="bottom_attach">9</property>
+                        <property name="top_attach">9</property>
+                        <property name="bottom_attach">10</property>
                         <property name="x_options">GTK_FILL</property>
                         <property name="y_options">GTK_FILL</property>
                       </packing>
