diff --git a/etc/etc.amd64/rc.amd64 b/etc/etc.amd64/rc.amd64
index 5fabb61e6759..881592e9540e 100644
--- a/etc/etc.amd64/rc.amd64
+++ b/etc/etc.amd64/rc.amd64
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh -
 #
-#	$Id: rc.i386,v 1.2 1995/03/30 09:39:51 ache Exp $
+#	$Id: rc.i386,v 1.3 1995/04/01 12:55:33 ache Exp $
 #	Do i386 specific processing
 #
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ vidadjust=NO
 	-o "X${keychange}" != X"NO" ] && kbdadjust=YES
 [ "X${scrnmap}" != X"NO" -o "X${font8x16}" != X"NO" -o \
 	"X${font8x14}" != X"NO" -o "X${font8x8}" != X"NO" -o \
-	"X${blanktime}" != X"NO" ] && vidadjust=YES
+	"X${blanktime}" != X"NO" -o "X${cursor}" != X"NO" ] && vidadjust=YES
 
 [ "X${kbdadjust}" != X"NO" -o "X${vidadjust}" != X"NO" -o \
 	"X${saver}" != X"NO" ] && { echo; echo "configuring syscons:"; }
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ fi
 
 [ "X${vidadjust}" != X"NO" ] && echo -n ' [vidcontrol:'
 
+# cursor type
+if [ "X${cursor}" != X"NO" ]; then
+	echo -n ' cursor';  vidcontrol -c ${cursor}
+fi
+
 # screen mapping
 if [ "X${scrnmap}" != X"NO" ]; then
 	echo -n ' screen_map';	vidcontrol -l ${scrnmap}
diff --git a/etc/etc.i386/rc.i386 b/etc/etc.i386/rc.i386
index 5fabb61e6759..881592e9540e 100644
--- a/etc/etc.i386/rc.i386
+++ b/etc/etc.i386/rc.i386
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh -
 #
-#	$Id: rc.i386,v 1.2 1995/03/30 09:39:51 ache Exp $
+#	$Id: rc.i386,v 1.3 1995/04/01 12:55:33 ache Exp $
 #	Do i386 specific processing
 #
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ vidadjust=NO
 	-o "X${keychange}" != X"NO" ] && kbdadjust=YES
 [ "X${scrnmap}" != X"NO" -o "X${font8x16}" != X"NO" -o \
 	"X${font8x14}" != X"NO" -o "X${font8x8}" != X"NO" -o \
-	"X${blanktime}" != X"NO" ] && vidadjust=YES
+	"X${blanktime}" != X"NO" -o "X${cursor}" != X"NO" ] && vidadjust=YES
 
 [ "X${kbdadjust}" != X"NO" -o "X${vidadjust}" != X"NO" -o \
 	"X${saver}" != X"NO" ] && { echo; echo "configuring syscons:"; }
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ fi
 
 [ "X${vidadjust}" != X"NO" ] && echo -n ' [vidcontrol:'
 
+# cursor type
+if [ "X${cursor}" != X"NO" ]; then
+	echo -n ' cursor';  vidcontrol -c ${cursor}
+fi
+
 # screen mapping
 if [ "X${scrnmap}" != X"NO" ]; then
 	echo -n ' screen_map';	vidcontrol -l ${scrnmap}
diff --git a/etc/sysconfig b/etc/sysconfig
index 3ce4b3283583..ff7838988fb2 100644
--- a/etc/sysconfig
+++ b/etc/sysconfig
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # This is sysconfig - a file full of useful variables that you can set 
 # to change the default startup behavior of your system.
 #
-#	$Id: sysconfig,v 1.7 1995/03/24 00:16:26 jkh Exp $
+#	$Id: sysconfig,v 1.8 1995/03/30 00:01:09 ache Exp $
 
 ######################### Start Of Syscons Section #######################
 
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ keyrate=NO
 # Syntax: "<funkey_number> <new_value> [<funkey_number> <new_value>]..."
 keychange=NO
 
+# Desired cursor type {normal|blink|destructive}, NO if no change
+cursor=NO
+
 # Choose screen map from /usr/share/syscons/scrnmaps/* (or NO for none)
 scrnmap=NO
 
@@ -42,6 +45,7 @@ saver=NO
 # keymap=ru.koi8-r
 # keyrate=fast
 # keychange="61 "
+# cursor=destructive
 # scrnmap=koi8-r2cp866
 # font8x16=cp866b-8x16
 # font8x14=cp866-8x14