diff --git a/lua/options.lua b/lua/options.lua
index 796a907..86ba92f 100644
--- a/lua/options.lua
+++ b/lua/options.lua
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ vim.opt.expandtab = true -- tabs are spaces, mainly because of python and becaus
 vim.opt.number = true          -- show absolute number
 vim.opt.relativenumber = false -- add numbers to each line on the left side
 vim.opt.cursorline = true      -- highlight cursor line underneath the cursor horizontally
+vim.opt.guicursor = "" ..      -- cursor highlight group needs to be Cursor to have lunaperche have a proper light cursor
+    "n-v-c-sm:block-Cursor,i-ci-ve:ver25-Cursor,r-cr-o:hor20,t:block-blinkon500-blinkoff500-TermCursor"
 vim.opt.splitbelow = true      -- open new vertical split bottom
 vim.opt.splitright = true      -- open new horizontal splits right
 vim.opt.termguicolors = true   -- enable 24-bit RGB color in the TUI