diff --git a/src/frontend/gui/termwindow.rs b/src/frontend/gui/termwindow.rs
index ef702b5e0..445b95bbc 100644
--- a/src/frontend/gui/termwindow.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/gui/termwindow.rs
@@ -2136,7 +2136,7 @@ impl TermWindow {
             // Work out the blinking shape if its a blinking cursor and it hasn't been disabled
             // and the window is focused.
             let blinking = shape.is_blinking() && config.cursor_blink_rate != 0 && self.focused;
-            let shape = if blinking {
+            if blinking {
                 // Divide the time since we last moved by the blink rate.
                 // If the result is even then the cursor is "on", else it
                 // is "off"
@@ -2152,29 +2152,23 @@ impl TermWindow {
                 }
             } else {
                 shape
-            };
-            // Get the cursor shape if the window is defocused.
-            if self.focused {
-                shape
-            } else {
-                shape.defocused()
             }
         } else {
             CursorShape::Hidden
         };
 
-        let (fg_color, bg_color) = match (selected, cursor_shape) {
+        let (fg_color, bg_color) = match (selected, self.focused, cursor_shape) {
             // Selected text overrides colors
-            (true, CursorShape::Hidden) => (
+            (true, _, CursorShape::Hidden) => (
                 rgbcolor_to_window_color(palette.selection_fg),
                 rgbcolor_to_window_color(palette.selection_bg),
             ),
             // Cursor cell overrides colors
-            (_, CursorShape::BlinkingBlock) | (_, CursorShape::SteadyBlock) => (
+            (_, true, CursorShape::BlinkingBlock) | (_, true, CursorShape::SteadyBlock) => (
                 rgbcolor_to_window_color(palette.cursor_fg),
                 rgbcolor_to_window_color(palette.cursor_bg),
             ),
-            // Normally, render the cell as configured
+            // Normally, render the cell as configured (or if the window is unfocused)
             _ => (fg_color, bg_color),
         };
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/gui/utilsprites.rs b/src/frontend/gui/utilsprites.rs
index f0d8fc95e..f41ab3500 100644
--- a/src/frontend/gui/utilsprites.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/gui/utilsprites.rs
@@ -296,9 +296,7 @@ impl<T: Texture2d> UtilSprites<T> {
     pub fn cursor_sprite(&self, shape: CursorShape) -> &Sprite<T> {
         match shape {
             CursorShape::Default | CursorShape::Hidden => &self.white_space,
-            CursorShape::BlockOutline | CursorShape::BlinkingBlock | CursorShape::SteadyBlock => {
-                &self.cursor_box
-            }
+            CursorShape::BlinkingBlock | CursorShape::SteadyBlock => &self.cursor_box,
             CursorShape::BlinkingBar | CursorShape::SteadyBar => &self.cursor_i_beam,
             CursorShape::BlinkingUnderline | CursorShape::SteadyUnderline => &self.cursor_underline,
         }
diff --git a/termwiz/src/render/terminfo.rs b/termwiz/src/render/terminfo.rs
index dd98f46a6..530ea5fb2 100644
--- a/termwiz/src/render/terminfo.rs
+++ b/termwiz/src/render/terminfo.rs
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ impl TerminfoRenderer {
                         let param = match shape {
                             CursorShape::Default | CursorShape::Hidden => unreachable!(),
                             CursorShape::BlinkingBlock => 1,
-                            CursorShape::SteadyBlock | CursorShape::BlockOutline => 2,
+                            CursorShape::SteadyBlock => 2,
                             CursorShape::BlinkingUnderline => 3,
                             CursorShape::SteadyUnderline => 4,
                             CursorShape::BlinkingBar => 5,
diff --git a/termwiz/src/surface/mod.rs b/termwiz/src/surface/mod.rs
index 453fab213..380e81240 100644
--- a/termwiz/src/surface/mod.rs
+++ b/termwiz/src/surface/mod.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ pub enum Position {
 pub enum CursorShape {
     Hidden,
     Default,
-    BlockOutline,
     BlinkingBlock,
     SteadyBlock,
     BlinkingUnderline,
@@ -55,16 +54,6 @@ impl CursorShape {
             _ => false,
         }
     }
-
-    /// What shape cursor when we don't have focus
-    pub fn defocused(self) -> Self {
-        match self {
-            Self::BlinkingBlock | Self::SteadyBlock => Self::BlockOutline,
-            Self::BlinkingUnderline | Self::SteadyUnderline => Self::SteadyUnderline,
-            Self::BlinkingBar | Self::SteadyBar => Self::SteadyBar,
-            other => other,
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 /// SequenceNo indicates a logical position within a stream of changes.