diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2413725..fbec4f9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ require('github-theme').setup({
     transparent = false,       -- Disable setting bg (make neovim's background transparent)
     terminal_colors = true,    -- Set terminal colors (vim.g.terminal_color_*) used in `:terminal`
     dim_inactive = false,      -- Non focused panes set to alternative background
+    cursor = false,            -- Set guicursor to use the theme's Cursor highlight groups
     module_default = true,     -- Default enable value for modules
     styles = {                 -- Style to be applied to different syntax groups
       comments = 'NONE',       -- Value is any valid attr-list value `:help attr-list`
diff --git a/Usage.md b/Usage.md
index ca12073..49cf920 100644
--- a/Usage.md
+++ b/Usage.md
@@ -203,6 +203,13 @@ If set to `true`, it defines the terminal colors for the built-in `terminal` (vi
 
 If set to `true`, it sets the background of non-current windows to be darker. Refer to `:h hl-NormalNC` for more information.
 
+#### options.cursor {bool}
+
+If set to `true`, it sets `guicursor` so that the cursor uses the colors of the theme's `Cursor`/`lCursor` highlight groups.
+By default, Neovim renders the cursor with the host-terminal default colors and ignores the `Cursor` highlight group, which can
+make the cursor hard to see on light themes. With this option enabled, e.g. on `github_light` the cursor becomes the theme's
+foreground color (`#1F2328`) with a light glyph. The default value is `false`.
+
 #### options.module_default {bool}
 
 Specifies the default value of a module that has not been overridden in the modules table.
diff --git a/doc/github-nvim-theme.txt b/doc/github-nvim-theme.txt
index 4c0394b..8e8cb7c 100644
--- a/doc/github-nvim-theme.txt
+++ b/doc/github-nvim-theme.txt
@@ -274,6 +274,16 @@ If set to `true`, it sets the background of non-current windows to be darker.
 Refer to `:h hl-NormalNC` for more information.
 
 
+options.cursor {bool}                       *github-nvim-theme-options.cursor*
+
+If set to `true`, it sets `guicursor` so that the cursor uses the colors of the
+theme's `Cursor`/`lCursor` highlight groups. By default, Neovim renders the
+cursor with the host-terminal default colors and ignores the `Cursor` highlight
+group, which can make the cursor hard to see on light themes. With this option
+enabled, e.g. on `github_light` the cursor becomes the theme's foreground color
+(`#1F2328`) with a light glyph. The default value is `false`.
+
+
 options.module_default {bool}       *github-nvim-theme-options.module_default*
 
 Specifies the default value of a module that has not been overridden in the
diff --git a/lua/github-theme/config.lua b/lua/github-theme/config.lua
index a48bebb..961ea68 100644
--- a/lua/github-theme/config.lua
+++ b/lua/github-theme/config.lua
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ local M = { theme = 'github_dark', has_options = false }
 ---@field transparent? boolean
 ---@field terminal_colors? boolean
 ---@field dim_inactive? boolean
+---@field cursor? boolean
 ---@field module_default? boolean
 ---@field styles? GhTheme.Config.Options.Styles
 ---@field inverse? GhTheme.Config.Options.Inverse
@@ -37,6 +38,12 @@ local defaults = {
   dim_inactive = false,
   module_default = true,
 
+  ---If set to `true`, `guicursor` is set so that the cursor uses the colors of
+  ---the theme's `Cursor`/`lCursor` highlight groups, instead of the
+  ---host-terminal default cursor colors.
+  ---@field cursor? boolean
+  cursor = false,
+
   ---A table of syntax items/groups and their corresponding styles.
   ---@class (exact) GhTheme.Config.Options.Styles
   ---@field comments? GhTheme.HighlightGroup.Style
diff --git a/lua/github-theme/init.lua b/lua/github-theme/init.lua
index 59cd4d0..963cf99 100644
--- a/lua/github-theme/init.lua
+++ b/lua/github-theme/init.lua
@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ function M.load(opts)
 
   ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: need-check-nil
   compiled_theme()
+
+  if config.options.cursor then
+    vim.opt.guicursor =
+      'n-v-c-sm:block-Cursor/lCursor,i-ci-ve:ver25-Cursor,r-cr-o:hor20-Cursor,t:block-blinkon500-blinkoff500-TermCursor'
+  end
+
   require('github-theme.autocmds').set_autocmds()
 end
 
diff --git a/test/github-theme/config/cursor_spec.lua b/test/github-theme/config/cursor_spec.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1ab888
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/github-theme/config/cursor_spec.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+if vim.fn.has('nvim-0.9.0') == 0 or vim.fn.has('nvim-0.9.0') == false then
+  return
+end
+
+describe('config > options > cursor', function()
+  before_each(function()
+    require('github-theme.util.reload')(true)
+  end)
+
+  it('should not set `guicursor` when disabled', function()
+    require('github-theme').setup()
+    vim.cmd.colorscheme({ args = { 'github_light' } })
+    assert.is_false(require('github-theme.config').options.cursor)
+    assert.is_not.match('%-Cursor', vim.o.guicursor)
+  end)
+
+  it('should reference the `Cursor` highlight groups when enabled', function()
+    require('github-theme').setup({ options = { cursor = true } })
+    vim.cmd.colorscheme({ args = { 'github_light' } })
+    assert.is_true(require('github-theme.config').options.cursor)
+    assert.is.match('block%-Cursor/lCursor', vim.o.guicursor)
+    assert.is.match('ver25%-Cursor', vim.o.guicursor)
+  end)
+end)
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