diff --git a/lib/ace/editor.js b/lib/ace/editor.js
index 0abcecbf..14174422 100644
--- a/lib/ace/editor.js
+++ b/lib/ace/editor.js
@@ -2188,6 +2188,15 @@ var Editor = function(renderer, session) {
         };
     };
 
+    this.$resetCursorStyle = function() {
+        var style = this.$cursorStyle || "ace";
+        var cursorLayer = this.renderer.$cursorLayer;
+        if (!cursorLayer)
+            return;
+        cursorLayer.setSmoothBlinking(style == "smooth");
+        cursorLayer.isBlinking = !this.$readOnly && style != "wide";
+    };
+    
 }).call(Editor.prototype);
 
 
@@ -2209,13 +2218,14 @@ config.defineOptions(Editor.prototype, "editor", {
         initialValue: true
     },
     readOnly: {
-        set: function(readOnly) {
-            this.textInput.setReadOnly(readOnly);
-            var cursorLayer = this.renderer.$cursorLayer;
-            cursorLayer && cursorLayer.setBlinking(!readOnly);
-        },
+        set: function(readOnly) { this.$resetCursorStyle(); },
         initialValue: false
     },
+    cursorStyle: {
+        set: function(val) { this.$resetCursorStyle(); },
+        values: ["ace", "slim", "smooth", "wide"],
+        initialValue: "ace"
+    },
     behavioursEnabled: {initialValue: true},
     wrapBehavioursEnabled: {initialValue: true},