diff --git a/src/InputHandler.ts b/src/InputHandler.ts
index 74208482f..3994d532c 100644
--- a/src/InputHandler.ts
+++ b/src/InputHandler.ts
@@ -1449,7 +1449,7 @@ export class InputHandler extends Disposable implements IInputHandler {
           this._logService.debug('DECSET 1015 not supported (see #2507)');
           break;
         case 25: // show cursor
-          this._terminal.cursorHidden = false;
+          this._coreService.isCursorHidden = false;
           break;
         case 1048: // alt screen cursor
           this.saveCursor();
@@ -1620,7 +1620,7 @@ export class InputHandler extends Disposable implements IInputHandler {
         this._logService.debug('DECRST 1015 not supported (see #2507)');
           break;
         case 25: // hide cursor
-          this._terminal.cursorHidden = true;
+          this._coreService.isCursorHidden = true;
           break;
         case 1048: // alt screen cursor
           this.restoreCursor();
@@ -1954,7 +1954,7 @@ export class InputHandler extends Disposable implements IInputHandler {
    * http://vt100.net/docs/vt220-rm/table4-10.html
    */
   public softReset(params: IParams): void {
-    this._terminal.cursorHidden = false;
+    this._coreService.isCursorHidden = false;
     this._terminal.insertMode = false;
     this._terminal.originMode = false;
     this._terminal.wraparoundMode = true;  // defaults: xterm - true, vt100 - false
diff --git a/src/Terminal.ts b/src/Terminal.ts
index f8f2c9462..e19901b4b 100644
--- a/src/Terminal.ts
+++ b/src/Terminal.ts
@@ -90,8 +90,6 @@ export class Terminal extends Disposable implements ITerminal, IDisposable, IInp
   // TODO: We should remove options once components adopt optionsService
   public get options(): ITerminalOptions { return this.optionsService.options; }
 
-  public cursorHidden: boolean;
-
   private _customKeyEventHandler: CustomKeyEventHandler;
 
   // common services
@@ -249,7 +247,6 @@ export class Terminal extends Disposable implements ITerminal, IDisposable, IInp
   private _setup(): void {
     this._parent = document ? document.body : null;
 
-    this.cursorHidden = false;
     this._customKeyEventHandler = null;
 
     // modes
diff --git a/src/Types.d.ts b/src/Types.d.ts
index 113620584..4f6ce40f3 100644
--- a/src/Types.d.ts
+++ b/src/Types.d.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ export interface IInputHandlingTerminal {
   savedCols: number;
   mouseEvents: CoreMouseEventType;
   sendFocus: boolean;
-  cursorHidden: boolean;
 
   buffers: IBufferSet;
   buffer: IBuffer;
@@ -154,7 +153,6 @@ export interface IInputHandler {
 export interface ITerminal extends IPublicTerminal, IElementAccessor, IBufferAccessor, ILinkifierAccessor {
   screenElement: HTMLElement;
   browser: IBrowser;
-  cursorHidden: boolean;
   buffer: IBuffer;
   buffers: IBufferSet;
   isFocused: boolean;
diff --git a/src/renderer/CursorRenderLayer.ts b/src/renderer/CursorRenderLayer.ts
index bbbbcea41..0bfdd35b5 100644
--- a/src/renderer/CursorRenderLayer.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/CursorRenderLayer.ts
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ export class CursorRenderLayer extends BaseRenderLayer {
 
   private _render(triggeredByAnimationFrame: boolean): void {
     // Don't draw the cursor if it's hidden
-    if (!this._coreService.isCursorInitialized || this._terminal.cursorHidden) {
+    if (!this._coreService.isCursorInitialized || this._coreService.isCursorHidden) {
       this._clearCursor();
       return;
     }