diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fc90d48..07e5119 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ The screen on which every other node renders.
   true if successful.
 - **cursorColor(color)** - attempt to change cursor color. returns true if
   successful.
-- **resetCursor()** - attempt to reset cursor. returns true if successful.
+- **cursorReset()** - attempt to reset cursor. returns true if successful.
 
 
 #### Element (from Node)
@@ -989,15 +989,34 @@ allowing you to have a custom cursor that you control.
 
 ``` js
 var screen = blessed.screen({
-  artificialCursor: true,
-  cursorShape: 'line',
-  cursorBlink: true,
-  cursorColor: null // null for default
+  cursor: {
+    artificial: true,
+    shape: 'line',
+    blink: true,
+    color: null // null for default
+  }
 });
 ```
 
 That's it. It's controlled the same way as the regular cursor.
 
+To create a custom cursor:
+
+``` js
+var screen = blessed.screen({
+  cursor: {
+    artificial: true,
+    shape: {
+      bg: 'red',
+      fg: 'white',
+      bold: true,
+      ch: '#'
+    },
+    blink: true
+  }
+});
+```
+
 
 ### Positioning
 
diff --git a/lib/colors.js b/lib/colors.js
index 34b2fd3..96a6c7e 100644
--- a/lib/colors.js
+++ b/lib/colors.js
@@ -374,13 +374,17 @@ exports.ccolors = {
   ]
 };
 
+exports.ncolors = [];
+
 Object.keys(exports.ccolors).forEach(function(name) {
   exports.ccolors[name].forEach(function(offset) {
     if (typeof offset === 'number') {
+      exports.ncolors[offset] = name;
       exports.ccolors[offset] = exports.colorNames[name];
       return;
     }
     for (var i = offset[0], l = offset[1]; i <= l; i++) {
+      exports.ncolors[i] = name;
       exports.ccolors[i] = exports.colorNames[name];
     }
   });
diff --git a/lib/program.js b/lib/program.js
index a881ca9..24c020a 100644
--- a/lib/program.js
+++ b/lib/program.js
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ function Program(options) {
     || this.isTerminator
     || this.isLXDE;
 
+  // xterm and rxvt - not accurate
+  this.isRxvt = /rxvt/i.test(process.env.COLORTERM);
+  this.isXterm = false;
+
   this._buf = '';
   this._flush = this.flush.bind(this);
 
@@ -329,10 +333,24 @@ Program.prototype.listen = function() {
   });
 
   // Output
-  this.output.on('resize', function() {
+  function resize() {
     self.cols = self.output.columns;
     self.rows = self.output.rows;
     self.emit('resize');
+  }
+
+  this.output.on('resize', function() {
+    if (!self.options.resizeTimeout) {
+      return resize();
+    }
+    if (self._resizeTimer) {
+      clearTimeout(self._resizeTimer);
+      delete self._resizeTimer;
+    }
+    var time = typeof self.options.resizeTimeout === 'number'
+      ? self.options.resizeTimeout
+      : 300;
+    self._resizeTimer = setTimeout(resize, time);
   });
 };
 
@@ -1378,6 +1396,18 @@ Program.prototype._bindResponse = function(s) {
 
     return;
   }
+
+  // OSC Ps ; Pt BEL
+  // OSC Ps ; Pt ST
+  // Set Text Parameters
+  if (parts = /^\x1b\](\d+);([^\x07\x1b]+)(?:\x07|\x1b\\)/.exec(s)) {
+    out.event = 'text-params';
+    out.code = 'Set Text Parameters';
+    out.ps = +s[1];
+    out.pt = s[2];
+    this.emit('response', out);
+    this.emit('response ' + out.event, out);
+  }
 };
 
 Program.prototype.response = function(name, text, callback, noBypass) {
@@ -1595,7 +1625,7 @@ Program.prototype.cursorShape = function(shape, blink) {
         break;
     }
     return true;
-  } else if (this.term('xterm')) {
+  } else if (this.term('xterm') || this.term('screen')) {
     switch (shape) {
       case 'block':
         if (!blink) {
@@ -1625,28 +1655,38 @@ Program.prototype.cursorShape = function(shape, blink) {
 };
 
 Program.prototype.cursorColor = function(color) {
-  if (this.term('xterm') || this.term('rxvt')) {
+  if (this.term('xterm') || this.term('rxvt') || this.term('screen')) {
     this._twrite('\x1b]12;' + color + '\x07');
     return true;
   }
   return false;
 };
 
+Program.prototype.cursorReset =
 Program.prototype.resetCursor = function() {
-  if (this.term('rxvt')) {
-    // urxvt doesnt support OSC 112
-    this._twrite('\x1b]12;white\007');
-    this._twrite('\x1b[0 q');
-    return true;
-  } else if (this.term('xterm')) {
+  if (this.term('xterm') || this.term('rxvt') || this.term('screen')) {
     // XXX
     // return this.resetColors();
+    this._twrite('\x1b[0 q');
     this._twrite('\x1b]112\x07');
+    // urxvt doesnt support OSC 112
+    this._twrite('\x1b]12;white\x07');
     return true;
   }
   return false;
 };
 
+Program.prototype.getTextParams = function(param, callback) {
+  return this.response('text-params', '\x1b]' + param + ';?\x07', function(err, data) {
+    if (err) return callback(err);
+    return callback(null, data.pt);
+  });
+};
+
+Program.prototype.getCursorColor = function(callback) {
+  return this.getTextParams(12, callback);
+};
+
 /**
  * Normal
  */
diff --git a/lib/widget.js b/lib/widget.js
index 758fc45..3dda68d 100644
--- a/lib/widget.js
+++ b/lib/widget.js
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ function Screen(options) {
       debug: options.debug,
       dump: options.dump,
       term: options.term,
+      resizeTimeout: options.resizeTimeout,
       tput: true,
       buffer: true,
       zero: true
@@ -269,6 +270,7 @@ function Screen(options) {
     this.program.setupTput();
     this.program.useBuffer = true;
     this.program.zero = true;
+    this.program.options.resizeTimeout = options.resizeTimeout;
   }
 
   this.tput = this.program.tput;
@@ -325,56 +327,30 @@ function Screen(options) {
     this.title = options.title;
   }
 
-  if (options.artificialCursor) {
-    this.artificialCursor = true;
-    this.cursorShape = options.cursorShape || 'block';
-    this.cursorBlink = options.cursorBlink || false;
-    this.cursorColor = options.cursorColor || null;
-    if (this.cursorColor) {
-      this.cursorColor = colors.convert(this.cursorColor);
-    }
-    this.cursorState = 1;
-    this._cursorHidden = true;
-    var hideCursor = this.program.hideCursor;
-    this.program.hideCursor = function() {
-      hideCursor.call(self.program);
-      self._cursorHidden = true;
-      if (self.renders) self.render();
-    };
-    var showCursor = this.program.showCursor;
-    this.program.showCursor = function() {
-      self._cursorHidden = false;
-      if (self.program._exiting) showCursor.call(self.program);
-      if (self.renders) self.render();
-    };
-    this._blink = setInterval(function() {
-      if (!self.cursorBlink) return;
-      self.cursorState ^= 1;
-      if (self.renders) self.render();
-    }, 500);
-  }
+  options.cursor = options.cursor || {
+    artificial: options.artificialCursor,
+    shape: options.cursorShape,
+    blink: options.cursorBlink,
+    color: options.cursorColor
+  };
 
-  function resize() {
+  this.cursor = {
+    artificial: options.cursor.artificial || false,
+    shape: options.cursor.shape || 'block',
+    blink: options.cursor.blink || false,
+    color: options.cursor.color || null,
+    _set: false,
+    _state: 1,
+    _hidden: true
+  };
+
+  this.program.on('resize', function() {
     self.alloc();
     self.render();
     (function emit(el) {
       el.emit('resize');
       el.children.forEach(emit);
     })(self);
-  }
-
-  this.program.on('resize', function() {
-    if (!self.options.resizeTimeout) {
-      return resize();
-    }
-    if (self._resizeTimer) {
-      clearTimeout(self._resizeTimer);
-      delete self._resizeTimer;
-    }
-    var time = typeof self.options.resizeTimeout === 'number'
-      ? self.options.resizeTimeout
-      : 300;
-    self._resizeTimer = setTimeout(resize, time);
   });
 
   this.program.on('focus', function() {
@@ -385,7 +361,24 @@ function Screen(options) {
     self.emit('blur');
   });
 
-  this.enter();
+  this.on('newListener', function fn(type) {
+    if (type === 'keypress' || type.indexOf('key ') === 0 || type === 'mouse') {
+      if (type === 'keypress' || type.indexOf('key ') === 0) self._listenKeys();
+      if (type === 'mouse') self._listenMouse();
+    }
+    if (type === 'mouse'
+      || type === 'click'
+      || type === 'mouseover'
+      || type === 'mouseout'
+      || type === 'mousedown'
+      || type === 'mouseup'
+      || type === 'mousewheel'
+      || type === 'wheeldown'
+      || type === 'wheelup'
+      || type === 'mousemove') {
+      self._listenMouse();
+    }
+  });
 
   // XXX Not used right now since we're using our own EventEmitter:
   this.setMaxListeners(Infinity);
@@ -419,24 +412,7 @@ function Screen(options) {
     self.leave();
   });
 
-  this.on('newListener', function fn(type) {
-    if (type === 'keypress' || type.indexOf('key ') === 0 || type === 'mouse') {
-      if (type === 'keypress' || type.indexOf('key ') === 0) self._listenKeys();
-      if (type === 'mouse') self._listenMouse();
-    }
-    if (type === 'mouse'
-      || type === 'click'
-      || type === 'mouseover'
-      || type === 'mouseout'
-      || type === 'mousedown'
-      || type === 'mouseup'
-      || type === 'mousewheel'
-      || type === 'wheeldown'
-      || type === 'wheelup'
-      || type === 'mousemove') {
-      self._listenMouse();
-    }
-  });
+  this.enter();
 }
 
 Screen.global = null;
@@ -457,6 +433,14 @@ Screen.prototype.__defineSetter__('title', function(title) {
 
 Screen.prototype.enter = function() {
   if (this.program.isAlt) return;
+  if (!this.cursor._set) {
+    if (this.options.cursor.shape) {
+      this.cursorShape(this.cursor.shape, this.cursor.blink);
+    }
+    if (this.options.cursor.color) {
+      this.cursorColor(this.cursor.color);
+    }
+  }
   this.program.alternateBuffer();
   this.program.hideCursor();
   this.program.cup(0, 0);
@@ -477,6 +461,7 @@ Screen.prototype.leave = function() {
     this.program.disableMouse();
   }
   this.program.normalBuffer();
+  if (this.cursor._set) this.cursorReset();
   this.program.flush();
 };
 
@@ -705,10 +690,6 @@ Screen.prototype.render = function() {
   });
   this._ci = -1;
 
-  // Cannot use this.rows here because of the resize delay:
-  // `rows` and `cols` get set instantly by the resize, but `alloc` has a 300ms
-  // delay before the new cells are added, which will sometimes throw. Measure
-  // by lines.
   this.draw(0, this.lines.length - 1);
 
   // XXX Workaround to deal with cursor pos before the screen has rendered and
@@ -951,8 +932,7 @@ Screen.prototype.draw = function(start, end) {
     line = this.lines[y];
     o = this.olines[y];
 
-    // if (!line.dirty) continue;
-    if (!line.dirty && !(this.artificialCursor && y === this.program.y)) {
+    if (!line.dirty && !(this.cursor.artificial && y === this.program.y)) {
       continue;
     }
     line.dirty = false;
@@ -960,36 +940,19 @@ Screen.prototype.draw = function(start, end) {
     out = '';
     attr = this.dattr;
 
-    // Cannot use this.cols here because of the resize delay:
-    // `rows` and `cols` get set instantly by the resize, but `alloc` has a
-    // 300ms delay before the new cells are added, which will sometimes throw.
-    // Measure by line length.
     for (x = 0; x < line.length; x++) {
       data = line[x][0];
       ch = line[x][1];
 
-      if (this.artificialCursor
-          && !this._cursorHidden
-          && this.cursorState
+      // Render the artificial cursor.
+      if (this.cursor.artificial
+          && !this.cursor._hidden
+          && this.cursor._state
           && x === this.program.x
           && y === this.program.y) {
-        if (this.cursorShape === 'line') {
-          data &= ~(0x1ff << 9);
-          data |= 7 << 9;
-          ch = '\u2502';
-        } else if (this.cursorShape === 'underline') {
-          data &= ~(0x1ff << 9);
-          data |= 7 << 9;
-          data |= 2 << 18;
-        } else if (this.cursorShape === 'block') {
-          data &= ~(0x1ff << 9);
-          data |= 7 << 9;
-          data |= 8 << 18;
-        }
-        if (this.cursorColor != null) {
-          data &= ~(0x1ff << 9);
-          data |= this.cursorColor << 9;
-        }
+        var cattr = this._cursorAttr(this.cursor, data);
+        if (cattr.ch) ch = cattr.ch;
+        data = cattr.attr;
       }
 
       // Take advantage of xterm's back_color_erase feature by using a
@@ -1817,30 +1780,139 @@ Screen.prototype.copyToClipboard = function(text) {
 };
 
 Screen.prototype.cursorShape = function(shape, blink) {
-  if (this.artificialCursor) {
-    this.cursorShape = shape;
-    this.cursorBlink = blink;
+  var self = this;
+
+  this.cursor.shape = shape || 'block';
+  this.cursor.blink = blink || false;
+  this.cursor._set = true;
+
+  if (this.cursor.artificial) {
+    if (!this.program.hideCursor_old) {
+      var hideCursor = this.program.hideCursor;
+      this.program.hideCursor_old = this.program.hideCursor;
+      this.program.hideCursor = function() {
+        hideCursor.call(self.program);
+        self.cursor._hidden = true;
+        if (self.renders) self.render();
+      };
+    }
+    if (!this.program.showCursor_old) {
+      var showCursor = this.program.showCursor;
+      this.program.showCursor_old = this.program.showCursor;
+      this.program.showCursor = function() {
+        self.cursor._hidden = false;
+        if (self.program._exiting) showCursor.call(self.program);
+        if (self.renders) self.render();
+      };
+    }
+    if (!this._cursorBlink) {
+      this._cursorBlink = setInterval(function() {
+        if (!self.cursor.blink) return;
+        self.cursor._state ^= 1;
+        if (self.renders) self.render();
+      }, 500);
+      this._cursorBlink.unref();
+    }
     return true;
   }
-  return this.program.cursorShape(shape, blink);
+
+  return this.program.cursorShape(this.cursor.shape, this.cursor.blink);
 };
 
 Screen.prototype.cursorColor = function(color) {
-  if (this.artificialCursor) {
-    this.cursorColor = colors.convert(color);
+  this.cursor.color = color != null
+    ? colors.convert(color)
+    : null;
+  this.cursor._set = true;
+
+  if (this.cursor.artificial) {
     return true;
   }
-  return this.program.cursorColor(color);
+
+  return this.program.cursorColor(colors.ncolors[this.cursor.color]);
 };
 
+Screen.prototype.cursorReset =
 Screen.prototype.resetCursor = function() {
-  if (this.artificialCursor) {
-    this.cursorShape = 'block';
-    this.cursorBlink = false;
-    this.cursorColor = null;
+  this.cursor.shape = 'block';
+  this.cursor.blink = false;
+  this.cursor.color = null;
+  this.cursor._set = false;
+
+  if (this.cursor.artificial) {
+    this.cursor.artificial = false;
+    if (this.program.hideCursor_old) {
+      this.program.hideCursor = this.program.hideCursor_old;
+      delete this.program.hideCursor_old;
+    }
+    if (this.program.showCursor_old) {
+      this.program.showCursor = this.program.showCursor_old;
+      delete this.program.showCursor_old;
+    }
+    if (this._cursorBlink) {
+      clearInterval(this._cursorBlink);
+      delete this._cursorBlink;
+    }
     return true;
   }
-  return this.program.resetCursor();
+
+  return this.program.cursorReset();
+};
+
+Screen.prototype._cursorAttr = function(cursor, dattr) {
+  var attr = dattr || this.dattr
+    , cattr
+    , ch;
+
+  if (cursor.shape === 'line') {
+    attr &= ~(0x1ff << 9);
+    attr |= 7 << 9;
+    ch = '\u2502';
+  } else if (cursor.shape === 'underline') {
+    attr &= ~(0x1ff << 9);
+    attr |= 7 << 9;
+    attr |= 2 << 18;
+  } else if (cursor.shape === 'block') {
+    attr &= ~(0x1ff << 9);
+    attr |= 7 << 9;
+    attr |= 8 << 18;
+  } else if (typeof cursor.shape === 'object' && cursor.shape) {
+    cattr = Element.prototype.sattr.call(cursor,
+      cursor.shape,
+      cursor.shape.fg,
+      cursor.shape.bg);
+
+    if (cursor.shape.bold || cursor.shape.underline
+        || cursor.shape.blink || cursor.shape.inverse
+        || cursor.shape.invisible) {
+      attr &= ~(0x1ff << 18);
+      attr |= ((cattr >> 18) & 0x1ff) << 18;
+    }
+
+    if (cursor.shape.fg) {
+      attr &= ~(0x1ff << 9);
+      attr |= ((cattr >> 9) & 0x1ff) << 9;
+    }
+
+    if (cursor.shape.bg) {
+      attr &= ~(0x1ff << 0);
+      attr |= cattr & 0x1ff;
+    }
+
+    if (cursor.shape.ch) {
+      ch = cursor.shape.ch;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (cursor.color != null) {
+    attr &= ~(0x1ff << 9);
+    attr |= cursor.color << 9;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    ch: ch,
+    attr: attr
+  };
 };
 
 /**
@@ -4572,12 +4644,12 @@ List.prototype.appendItem = function(item) {
 
   if (this.mouse) {
     item.on('click', function(data) {
+      self.focus();
       if (self.items[self.selected] === item) {
         self.emit('action', item, self.selected);
         self.emit('select', item, self.selected);
         return;
       }
-      self.focus();
       self.select(item);
       self.screen.render();
     });
diff --git a/test/widget.js b/test/widget.js
index b818e74..cc00440 100644
--- a/test/widget.js
+++ b/test/widget.js
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ var blessed = require('../')
 screen = blessed.screen({
   dump: __dirname + '/logs/widget.log',
   title: 'widget test',
-  artificialCursor: true,
-  cursorShape: 'line',
-  cursorBlink: true,
-  cursorColor: null
-  //cursorColor: 'red'
+  resizeTimeout: 300,
+  cursor: {
+    artificial: true,
+    shape: 'line',
+    blink: true,
+    color: null
+  }
 });
 
 screen.append(blessed.text({