Index: src/text.c
===================================================================
--- src/text.c	(revision 5601)
+++ src/text.c	(working copy)
@@ -2753,9 +2753,6 @@
     /* Restore the terminal to its previous state. */
     terminal_init();
 
-    /* Turn the cursor back on for sure. */
-    curs_set(1);
-
     if (!WIFEXITED(alt_spell_status) || WEXITSTATUS(alt_spell_status) != 0) {
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
 	/* Turn the mark back on if it was on before. */
@@ -3301,9 +3298,6 @@
     /* Restore the terminal to its previous state. */
     terminal_init();
 
-    /* Turn the cursor back on for sure. */
-    curs_set(1);
-
     if (!WIFEXITED(format_status) || WEXITSTATUS(format_status) != 0)
 	finalstatus = invocation_error(openfile->syntax->formatter);
     else {
Index: src/winio.c
===================================================================
--- src/winio.c	(revision 5601)
+++ src/winio.c	(working copy)
@@ -2117,6 +2117,9 @@
 	return;
     }
 
+    /* Turn the cursor off while fiddling in the statusbar. */
+    curs_set(0);
+
     blank_statusbar();
 
     bar = charalloc(mb_cur_max() * (COLS - 3));
Index: src/nano.c
===================================================================
--- src/nano.c	(revision 5601)
+++ src/nano.c	(working copy)
@@ -1348,9 +1348,6 @@
     /* Restore the terminal to its previous state. */
     terminal_init();
 
-    /* Turn the cursor back on for sure. */
-    curs_set(1);
-
     /* Redraw the contents of the windows that need it. */
     blank_statusbar();
     wnoutrefresh(bottomwin);
@@ -1409,9 +1406,6 @@
     /* Restore the terminal to its previous state. */
     terminal_init();
 
-    /* Turn the cursor back on for sure. */
-    curs_set(1);
-
     /* Do the equivalent of what both mutt and Minimum Profit do:
      * Reinitialize all the windows based on the new screen
      * dimensions. */
@@ -1612,6 +1606,9 @@
     const sc *s;
     bool have_shortcut;
 
+    /* Turn the cursor on when waiting for input. */
+    curs_set(1);
+
     /* Read in a character. */
     input = get_kbinput(edit);
 
@@ -2540,9 +2537,6 @@
     /* Set up the terminal state. */
     terminal_init();
 
-    /* Turn the cursor on for sure. */
-    curs_set(1);
-
 #ifdef DEBUG
     fprintf(stderr, "Main: set up windows\n");
 #endif