diff --git a/src/syncterm/CHANGES b/src/syncterm/CHANGES
index bbc47d34b7e45a8f0eef25577889427909692c83..016d219e74c9cace93a717940a1bc4065deff266 100644
--- a/src/syncterm/CHANGES
+++ b/src/syncterm/CHANGES
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Support LCF as defined in STD-070
 Support upploading SSH public key over SFTP channel in SSH mode
 Add "Yellow is Yellow" option
 Insert mode defaults to on in UIFC text input fields
+Underline cursor for insert mode, block on overstrike in UIFC fields
 
 Version 1.1
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diff --git a/src/syncterm/syncterm.c b/src/syncterm/syncterm.c
index f5389e5f629da86717d6624c51a6fb3567f1bed0..a49eb06ca62f06ae5585339299f8f06873198a3e 100644
--- a/src/syncterm/syncterm.c
+++ b/src/syncterm/syncterm.c
@@ -1567,6 +1567,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	uifc.size = sizeof(uifc);
 	uifc.esc_delay = 25;
 	uifc.insert_mode = TRUE;
+	uifc.reverse_cursor = TRUE;
 	url[0] = 0;
 
 	/*