diff --git a/src/ProjectMSDLApplication.cpp b/src/ProjectMSDLApplication.cpp
index cf2088f..0ca6174 100644
--- a/src/ProjectMSDLApplication.cpp
+++ b/src/ProjectMSDLApplication.cpp
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ void ProjectMSDLApplication::defineOptions(Poco::Util::OptionSet& options)
     options.addOption(Option("beatSensitivity", "", "Beat sensitivity. Between 0.0 and 5.0. Default 1.0.",
                              false, "<number>", true)
                           .binding("projectM.beatSensitivity", _commandLineOverrides));
+    options.addOption(Option("showCursor", "", "Shows cursor",
+                             false, "true/false", true)
+                          .binding("window.showCursor", _commandLineOverrides));
+
 
 }
 
diff --git a/src/RenderLoop.cpp b/src/RenderLoop.cpp
index 73e3390..313723f 100644
--- a/src/RenderLoop.cpp
+++ b/src/RenderLoop.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ void RenderLoop::PollEvents()
                 break;
         }
     }
+
+    if (!_sdlRenderingWindow.getConfig()->getBool("showCursor", true)) {
+        SDL_ShowCursor(SDL_DISABLE);
+    }
+
 }
 
 void RenderLoop::CheckViewportSize()
diff --git a/src/SDLRenderingWindow.cpp b/src/SDLRenderingWindow.cpp
index d3fad39..8d2897a 100644
--- a/src/SDLRenderingWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/SDLRenderingWindow.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ void SDLRenderingWindow::initialize(Poco::Util::Application& app)
     }
 }
 
+Poco::AutoPtr<Poco::Util::AbstractConfiguration> SDLRenderingWindow::getConfig() const
+{
+    return _config;
+}
+
 void SDLRenderingWindow::uninitialize()
 {
     if (_renderingWindow)
diff --git a/src/SDLRenderingWindow.h b/src/SDLRenderingWindow.h
index c2b7c74..74085c4 100644
--- a/src/SDLRenderingWindow.h
+++ b/src/SDLRenderingWindow.h
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ class SDLRenderingWindow : public Poco::Util::Subsystem
      */
     void NextDisplay();
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Retrieves the configuration view for the window.
+     * @return The configuration view for the window.
+     */
+    Poco::AutoPtr<Poco::Util::AbstractConfiguration> getConfig() const;
+
 protected:
 
     /**