diff --git a/kitty/child-monitor.c b/kitty/child-monitor.c
index b3e03efa8..20aef5e67 100644
--- a/kitty/child-monitor.c
+++ b/kitty/child-monitor.c
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ cursor_needs_render(Window *w) {
 
 static bool
 collect_cursor_info(CursorRenderInfo *ans, Window *w, monotonic_t now, OSWindow *os_window) {
-    ScreenRenderData *rd = &w->render_data;
+    WindowRenderData *rd = &w->render_data;
     const Cursor *cursor;
     if (screen_is_overlay_active(rd->screen)) {
         // Do not force the cursor to be visible here for the sake of some programs that prefer it hidden
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ prepare_to_render_os_window(OSWindow *os_window, monotonic_t now, unsigned int *
                 set_os_window_title_from_window(w, os_window);
                 *active_window_bg = window_bg;
             } else {
-                if (WD.screen->render_unfocused_cursor) {
+                if (WD.screen->cursor_render_info.render_even_when_unfocused) {
                     if (collect_cursor_info(&WD.screen->cursor_render_info, w, now, os_window)) needs_render = true;
                     WD.screen->cursor_render_info.is_focused = false;
                 } else {
diff --git a/kitty/data-types.h b/kitty/data-types.h
index 6fa00f7cb..782d9f115 100644
--- a/kitty/data-types.h
+++ b/kitty/data-types.h
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ typedef struct {
 } Cursor;
 
 typedef struct {
-    bool is_visible, is_focused;
+    bool is_visible, is_focused, render_even_when_unfocused;
     CursorShape shape;
     unsigned int x, y;
 } CursorRenderInfo;
diff --git a/kitty/fast_data_types.pyi b/kitty/fast_data_types.pyi
index bcce5f126..446bab83e 100644
--- a/kitty/fast_data_types.pyi
+++ b/kitty/fast_data_types.pyi
@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@ class Screen:
     disable_ligatures: int
     cursor_key_mode: bool
     auto_repeat_enabled: bool
-    render_unfocused_cursor: int
+    render_unfocused_cursor: bool
     last_reported_cwd: Optional[bytes]
 
     def __init__(
diff --git a/kitty/screen.c b/kitty/screen.c
index b92e36dd0..0975c7ec6 100644
--- a/kitty/screen.c
+++ b/kitty/screen.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ screen_reset(Screen *self) {
         update_ime_position_for_window(self->window_id, false, -1);
     }
     Py_CLEAR(self->last_reported_cwd);
-    self->render_unfocused_cursor = false;
+    self->cursor_render_info.render_even_when_unfocused = false;
     memset(self->main_key_encoding_flags, 0, sizeof(self->main_key_encoding_flags));
     memset(self->alt_key_encoding_flags, 0, sizeof(self->alt_key_encoding_flags));
     self->display_window_char = 0;
@@ -3676,6 +3676,19 @@ static int disable_ligatures_set(Screen *self, PyObject *val, void UNUSED *closu
     return 0;
 }
 
+static PyObject*
+render_unfocused_cursor_get(Screen *self, void UNUSED *closure) {
+    if (self->cursor_render_info.render_even_when_unfocused) Py_RETURN_TRUE;
+    Py_RETURN_FALSE;
+}
+
+static int
+render_unfocused_cursor_set(Screen *self, PyObject *val, void UNUSED *closure) {
+    if (val == NULL) { PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Cannot delete attribute"); return -1; }
+    self->cursor_render_info.render_even_when_unfocused = PyObject_IsTrue(val);
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static PyObject*
 cursor_up(Screen *self, PyObject *args) {
     unsigned int count = 1;
@@ -4644,6 +4657,7 @@ static PyGetSetDef getsetters[] = {
     GETSET(cursor_visible)
     GETSET(cursor_key_mode)
     GETSET(disable_ligatures)
+    GETSET(render_unfocused_cursor)
     {NULL}  /* Sentinel */
 };
 
@@ -4671,7 +4685,6 @@ static PyMemberDef members[] = {
     {"margin_top", T_UINT, offsetof(Screen, margin_top), READONLY, "margin_top"},
     {"margin_bottom", T_UINT, offsetof(Screen, margin_bottom), READONLY, "margin_bottom"},
     {"history_line_added_count", T_UINT, offsetof(Screen, history_line_added_count), 0, "history_line_added_count"},
-    {"render_unfocused_cursor", T_UINT, offsetof(Screen, render_unfocused_cursor), 0, "render_unfocused_cursor"},
     {NULL}
 };
 
diff --git a/kitty/screen.h b/kitty/screen.h
index 177731d41..416b3a4c0 100644
--- a/kitty/screen.h
+++ b/kitty/screen.h
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ typedef struct {
     pthread_mutex_t write_buf_lock;
 
     CursorRenderInfo cursor_render_info;
-    unsigned int render_unfocused_cursor;
 
     DisableLigature disable_ligatures;
     PyObject *marker;
diff --git a/kitty/shaders.c b/kitty/shaders.c
index 3d68d78c7..d291deb0a 100644
--- a/kitty/shaders.c
+++ b/kitty/shaders.c
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ get_visual_bell_intensity(Screen *screen) {
 }
 
 void
-draw_cells(ssize_t vao_idx, const ScreenRenderData *srd, OSWindow *os_window, bool is_active_window, bool can_be_focused, Window *window) {
+draw_cells(ssize_t vao_idx, const WindowRenderData *srd, OSWindow *os_window, bool is_active_window, bool can_be_focused, Window *window) {
     float x_ratio = 1., y_ratio = 1.;
     if (os_window->live_resize.in_progress) {
         x_ratio = (float) os_window->viewport_width / (float) os_window->live_resize.width;
diff --git a/kitty/state.c b/kitty/state.c
index 026e75185..b06623a10 100644
--- a/kitty/state.c
+++ b/kitty/state.c
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ PYWRAP1(set_ignore_os_keyboard_processing) {
 }
 
 static void
-init_screen_render_data(OSWindow *osw, const WindowGeometry *g, ScreenRenderData *d) {
+init_window_render_data(OSWindow *osw, const WindowGeometry *g, WindowRenderData *d) {
     d->dx = gl_size(osw->fonts_data->cell_width, osw->viewport_width);
     d->dy = gl_size(osw->fonts_data->cell_height, osw->viewport_height);
     d->xstart = gl_pos_x(g->left, osw->viewport_width);
@@ -759,14 +759,14 @@ init_screen_render_data(OSWindow *osw, const WindowGeometry *g, ScreenRenderData
 }
 
 PYWRAP1(set_tab_bar_render_data) {
-    ScreenRenderData d = {0};
+    WindowRenderData d = {0};
     WindowGeometry g = {0};
     id_type os_window_id;
     PA("KOIIII", &os_window_id, &d.screen, &g.left, &g.top, &g.right, &g.bottom);
     WITH_OS_WINDOW(os_window_id)
         Py_CLEAR(os_window->tab_bar_render_data.screen);
         d.vao_idx = os_window->tab_bar_render_data.vao_idx;
-        init_screen_render_data(os_window, &g, &d);
+        init_window_render_data(os_window, &g, &d);
         os_window->tab_bar_render_data = d;
         Py_INCREF(os_window->tab_bar_render_data.screen);
     END_WITH_OS_WINDOW
@@ -930,14 +930,14 @@ PYWRAP1(set_window_render_data) {
 #define A(name) &(d.name)
 #define B(name) &(g.name)
     id_type os_window_id, tab_id, window_id;
-    ScreenRenderData d = {0};
+    WindowRenderData d = {0};
     WindowGeometry g = {0};
     PA("KKKOIIII", &os_window_id, &tab_id, &window_id, A(screen), B(left), B(top), B(right), B(bottom));
 
     WITH_WINDOW(os_window_id, tab_id, window_id);
         Py_CLEAR(window->render_data.screen);
         d.vao_idx = window->render_data.vao_idx;
-        init_screen_render_data(osw, &g, &d);
+        init_window_render_data(osw, &g, &d);
         window->render_data = d;
         window->geometry = g;
         Py_INCREF(window->render_data.screen);
diff --git a/kitty/state.h b/kitty/state.h
index c200bc5ba..2ce144f52 100644
--- a/kitty/state.h
+++ b/kitty/state.h
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ typedef struct {
     ssize_t vao_idx;
     float xstart, ystart, dx, dy;
     Screen *screen;
-} ScreenRenderData;
+} WindowRenderData;
 
 typedef struct {
     unsigned int left, top, right, bottom;
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ typedef struct {
     unsigned int last_cursor_x, last_cursor_y;
     CursorShape last_cursor_shape;
     PyObject *title;
-    ScreenRenderData render_data;
+    WindowRenderData render_data;
     WindowLogoRenderData window_logo;
     MousePosition mouse_pos;
     struct {
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ typedef struct {
     BackgroundImage *bgimage;
     unsigned int active_tab, num_tabs, capacity, last_active_tab, last_num_tabs, last_active_window_id;
     bool focused_at_last_render, needs_render;
-    ScreenRenderData tab_bar_render_data;
+    WindowRenderData tab_bar_render_data;
     struct {
         color_type left, right;
     } tab_bar_edge_color;
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ ssize_t create_cell_vao(void);
 ssize_t create_graphics_vao(void);
 ssize_t create_border_vao(void);
 bool send_cell_data_to_gpu(ssize_t, float, float, float, float, Screen *, OSWindow *);
-void draw_cells(ssize_t, const ScreenRenderData*, OSWindow *, bool, bool, Window*);
+void draw_cells(ssize_t, const WindowRenderData*, OSWindow *, bool, bool, Window*);
 void draw_centered_alpha_mask(OSWindow *w, size_t screen_width, size_t screen_height, size_t width, size_t height, uint8_t *canvas, float);
 void update_surface_size(int, int, uint32_t);
 void free_texture(uint32_t*);