diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
index 0e9aa5f1f9dcb..8bc2426525a92 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
@@ -113,7 +113,10 @@ impl EditorView {
             }
         }
 
-        Self::highlight_cursorline(doc, view, surface, theme);
+        log::info!("{:?}", editor.config().cursorline);
+        if editor.config().cursorline {
+            Self::highlight_cursorline(doc, view, surface, theme);
+        }
 
         let highlights = Self::doc_syntax_highlights(doc, view.offset, inner.height, theme);
         let highlights = syntax::merge(highlights, Self::doc_diagnostics_highlights(doc, theme));
diff --git a/helix-view/src/editor.rs b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
index dd805c000dc43..d7e499c515ec8 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub shell: Vec<String>,
     /// Line number mode.
     pub line_number: LineNumber,
+    /// Highlight the lines cursors are currently on. Defaults to false.
+    pub cursorline: bool,
     /// Gutters. Default ["diagnostics", "line-numbers"]
     pub gutters: Vec<GutterType>,
     /// Middle click paste support. Defaults to true.
@@ -273,6 +275,7 @@ impl Default for Config {
                 vec!["sh".to_owned(), "-c".to_owned()]
             },
             line_number: LineNumber::Absolute,
+            cursorline: false,
             gutters: vec![GutterType::Diagnostics, GutterType::LineNumbers],
             middle_click_paste: true,
             auto_pairs: AutoPairConfig::default(),