diff --git a/libs/widgets/qcodeedit.cpp b/libs/widgets/qcodeedit.cpp
index b9bb956..3626293 100644
--- a/libs/widgets/qcodeedit.cpp
+++ b/libs/widgets/qcodeedit.cpp
@@ -21,18 +21,46 @@
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(QTextCursor)
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(QCodeEdit::ACEntry)
 
+
+class _QCE_Viewport: public QWidget {
+public:
+	_QCE_Viewport(QWidget * p = 0): QWidget(p) {
+		setObjectName("__qcodeedit_viewport__");
+		//setCursor(Qt::IBeamCursor);
+	}
+
+	void paintEvent(QPaintEvent * e) override {
+		//qDebug() << "paint" << geometry();
+		//QPainter p(this);
+		//p.fillRect(rect(), Qt::red);
+		//QWidget::paintEvent(e);
+		ce->drawCursor();
+	}
+
+	bool event(QEvent * e) override {
+		//qDebug() << "event" << e;
+		return QWidget::event(e);
+	}
+	QCodeEdit * ce;
+};
+
+
 QCodeEdit::QCodeEdit(QWidget * parent): QWidget(parent) {
+	overlay = 0;
+	prev_lc = auto_comp_pl = cur_search_ind = pos_press = pos_el_press = -1;
+	timer_parse = 0;
+	_ignore_focus_out = _destructor = _replacing = cursor_state = false;
+	_first = true;
 	qRegisterMetaType<QTextCursor>();
 	qRegisterMetaType<QCodeEdit::ACEntry>();
 	ui = new Ui::QCodeEdit();
 	ui->setupUi(this);
+	overlay = new _QCE_Viewport(ui->textCode->viewport());
+	overlay->ce = this;
+	overlay->show();
 	ui->widgetSearch->hide();
 	ui->comboSearch->installEventFilter(this);
 	ui->comboReplace->installEventFilter(this);
-	prev_lc = auto_comp_pl = cur_search_ind = pos_press = pos_el_press = -1;
-	timer = 0;
-	_ignore_focus_out = _destructor = _replacing = false;
-	_first = true;
 	es_line.format.setBackground(QColor(240, 245, 240));
 	es_line.format.setProperty(QTextFormat::FullWidthSelection, true);
 	es_cursor.format.setBackground(QColor(220, 255, 200));
@@ -62,7 +90,8 @@ QCodeEdit::QCodeEdit(QWidget * parent): QWidget(parent) {
 	help_visible = true;
 	completer = new QCodeEditCompleter();
 
-	ui->textCode->setCursorWidth(qMax<int>(qRound(fontHeight() / 10.), 1));
+	cursor_width = qMax<int>(qRound(fontHeight() / 10.), 1);
+	ui->textCode->setCursorWidth(0);
 	ui->textCode->viewport()->setMouseTracking(true);
 	ui->textLines->viewport()->setAutoFillBackground(false);
 	ui->textLines->viewport()->setCursor(Qt::ArrowCursor);
@@ -122,6 +151,8 @@ QCodeEdit::QCodeEdit(QWidget * parent): QWidget(parent) {
 	connect(completer, SIGNAL(gotoHRef(QCodeEdit::ACEntry)), this, SLOT(gotoHelpHRef(QCodeEdit::ACEntry)));
 	connect(ui->textCode->verticalScrollBar(), SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), ui->textLines->verticalScrollBar(), SLOT(setValue(int)));
 	connect(ui->textCode->verticalScrollBar(), SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), this, SLOT(hideHelp()));
+	connect(ui->textCode->verticalScrollBar(), SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), this, SLOT(resizeOverlay()));
+	connect(ui->textCode->horizontalScrollBar(), SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), this, SLOT(resizeOverlay()));
 	connect(ui->textCode, SIGNAL(textChanged()), this, SLOT(textEdit_textChanged()));
 	connect(ui->textCode, SIGNAL(textChanged()), this, SIGNAL(textChanged()));
 	connect(ui->textCode, SIGNAL(cursorPositionChanged()), this, SLOT(textEdit_cursorPositionChanged()));
@@ -132,7 +163,8 @@ QCodeEdit::QCodeEdit(QWidget * parent): QWidget(parent) {
 	connect(qApp, &QGuiApplication::focusWindowChanged, this, [this](QWindow*w){if (w == 0) {hideHelp(); completer->hide();}});
 #endif
 	updateLines();
-	
+	timer_blink = startTimer(QApplication::cursorFlashTime() / 2);
+
 	registerAutoCompletitionClass(-1, QCodeEdit::Keyword, "Words", QIcon(":/icons/code-word.png"));
 }
 
@@ -173,7 +205,8 @@ void QCodeEdit::setDocument(QTextDocument * doc) {
 	if (!qobject_cast<QPlainTextDocumentLayout*>(doc->documentLayout()))
 		doc->setDocumentLayout(new QPlainTextDocumentLayout(doc));
 	ui->textCode->setDocument(doc);
-	ui->textCode->setCursorWidth(qMax<int>(qRound(fontHeight() / 10.), 1));
+	cursor_width = qMax<int>(qRound(fontHeight() / 10.), 1);
+	//ui->textCode->setCursorWidth(qMax<int>(qRound(fontHeight() / 10.), 1));
 	setShowSpaces(spaces_);
 	if (doc->property("_cursor").isValid()) {
 		setTextCursor(doc->property("_cursor").value<QTextCursor>());
@@ -436,6 +469,9 @@ bool QCodeEdit::eventFilter(QObject * o, QEvent * e) {
 					gotoLink();
 				}
 			}
+			if (e->type() == QEvent::Paint) {
+				resizeOverlay();
+			}
 			return QWidget::eventFilter(o, e);
 		}
 		if (o == ui->textCode) {
@@ -592,11 +628,17 @@ void QCodeEdit::showEvent(QShowEvent * ) {
 }
 
 
-void QCodeEdit::timerEvent(QTimerEvent * ) {
-	parse();
-	emit parseRequest();
-	killTimer(timer);
-	timer = 0;
+void QCodeEdit::timerEvent(QTimerEvent * e) {
+	if (e->timerId() == timer_parse) {
+		parse();
+		emit parseRequest();
+		killTimer(timer_parse);
+		timer_parse = 0;
+	}
+	if (e->timerId() == timer_blink) {
+		cursor_state = !cursor_state;
+		repaintCursor();
+	}
 }
 
 
@@ -705,6 +747,37 @@ int QCodeEdit::searchIndFromCursor() {
 }
 
 
+void QCodeEdit::repaintCursor() {
+	QRect r = ui->textCode->cursorRect(ui->textCode->textCursor());
+	r.setWidth(cursor_width);
+	//r.translate(-cursor_width, 0);
+	overlay->update(r);
+}
+
+
+void QCodeEdit::drawCursor() {
+	QPainter p(overlay);
+	QTextCursor tc = textCursor();
+	if (cursor_state && ui->textCode->hasFocus()) {
+		QTextLayout * lay = tc.block().layout();
+		if (lay) {
+			//QTextLine l = lay->lineForTextPosition(tc.positionInBlock());
+			//int x = l.cursorToX(tc.position(), QTextLine::Trailing);
+			p.setPen(Qt::black);
+			QRect r = ui->textCode->cursorRect(tc);
+			r.setWidth(cursor_width);
+			r.adjust(0, 1, 0, -1);
+			//r.translate(-cursor_width, 0);
+			p.setCompositionMode(QPainter::CompositionMode_Difference);
+			p.fillRect(r, Qt::white);
+			//p.fillRect(p.viewport(), Qt::red);
+			//qDebug() << x << l.y() << cursor_width << l.height();
+			//p.fillRect(x, l.y(), cursor_width, l.height(), Qt::black);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+
 void QCodeEdit::searchAll() {
 	QString st = ui->comboSearch->currentText();
 	es_search_list.clear();
@@ -1014,7 +1087,7 @@ void QCodeEdit::showLink() {
 		return;
 	}
 	es_link.cursor = tc;
-	ui->textCode->viewport()->setCursor(tc.isNull() ? Qt::IBeamCursor : Qt::PointingHandCursor);
+	overlay->setCursor(tc.isNull() ? Qt::IBeamCursor : Qt::PointingHandCursor);
 	applyExtraSelection();
 	//qDebug() << "showLink" << tc.selectedText() << link_entry.type << link_entry.name;
 }
@@ -1022,7 +1095,7 @@ void QCodeEdit::showLink() {
 
 void QCodeEdit::hideLink() {
 	es_link.cursor = QTextCursor();
-	ui->textCode->viewport()->setCursor(Qt::IBeamCursor);
+	overlay->setCursor(Qt::IBeamCursor);
 	link_entry = ACEntry();
 	applyExtraSelection();
 	//qDebug() << "hideLink";
@@ -1074,8 +1147,8 @@ void QCodeEdit::setText(const QString & t) {
 
 
 void QCodeEdit::updateLines() {
-	if (timer > 0) killTimer(timer);
-	timer = startTimer(500);
+	if (timer_parse > 0) killTimer(timer_parse);
+	timer_parse = startTimer(500);
 #if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 10, 0)
 #  if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 11, 0)
 	ui->textCode->setTabStopDistance(ui->textCode->fontMetrics().horizontalAdvance("    "));
@@ -1205,6 +1278,12 @@ void QCodeEdit::gotoHelpHRef(QCodeEdit::ACEntry e) {
 }
 
 
+void QCodeEdit::resizeOverlay() {
+	if (overlay)
+		overlay->setGeometry(ui->textCode->viewport()->geometry());
+}
+
+
 void QCodeEdit::hideHelp() {
 	help_entry = ACEntry();
 	widget_help->hide();
@@ -1414,6 +1493,10 @@ void QCodeEdit::textEdit_cursorPositionChanged() {
 	es_line.cursor.movePosition(QTextCursor::Right, QTextCursor::KeepAnchor);
 	highlightBrackets();
 	applyExtraSelection();
+	if (timer_blink) killTimer(timer_blink);
+	timer_blink = startTimer(QApplication::cursorFlashTime() / 2);
+	cursor_state = true;
+	repaintCursor();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/libs/widgets/qcodeedit.h b/libs/widgets/qcodeedit.h
index 9521df0..1cd2be2 100644
--- a/libs/widgets/qcodeedit.h
+++ b/libs/widgets/qcodeedit.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ namespace Ui {
 }
 
 class QCodeEditCompleter;
+class _QCE_Viewport;
 
 
 class QAD_WIDGETS_EXPORT QCodeEdit: public QWidget
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ class QAD_WIDGETS_EXPORT QCodeEdit: public QWidget
 	Q_PROPERTY(QFont editorFont READ editorFont WRITE setEditorFont)
 
 	friend class QCodeEditCompleter;
+	friend class _QCE_Viewport;
 	
 public:
 	QCodeEdit(QWidget * parent = 0);
@@ -139,14 +141,16 @@ private:
 	QCodeEditCompleter * completer;
 	IconedLabel * lbl_help[3];
 	QFrame * widget_help;
+	_QCE_Viewport * overlay;
 	QTextEdit::ExtraSelection es_line, es_cursor, es_bracket, es_range, es_search, es_link;
 	QList<QTextEdit::ExtraSelection> es_selected, es_custom, es_brackets, es_search_list;
 	QMap<int, ACClass> ac_classes;
 	QStringList cursor_scope;
 	ACEntry link_entry, help_entry;
-	int prev_lc, auto_comp_pl, timer, cur_search_ind, pos_press, pos_el_press;
+	int prev_lc, auto_comp_pl, timer_parse, timer_blink, cur_search_ind, pos_press, pos_el_press;
+	int cursor_width;
 	bool spaces_, _ignore_focus_out, _first, _destructor, _replacing;
-	bool word_complete, help_visible;
+	bool word_complete, help_visible, cursor_state;
 	
 	bool eventFilter(QObject * o, QEvent * e) override;
 	void showEvent(QShowEvent * ) override;
@@ -158,11 +162,14 @@ private:
 	void clearSearch();
 	void moveToSearch();
 	int searchIndFromCursor();
+	void repaintCursor();
+	void drawCursor();
 	ACEntry findEntryOnCursor(QTextCursor tc, int arg = -1, ACClass * acc = 0, QPair<QStringList, QString> * scope = 0);
 
 private slots:
 	void _activateLink(QCodeEdit::ACEntry e) {linkClicked(e);}
 	void gotoHelpHRef(QCodeEdit::ACEntry e);
+	void resizeOverlay();
 	void syncScrolls();
 	void scrollUp();
 	void scrollDown();