diff --git a/src/nvim/tui/tui.c b/src/nvim/tui/tui.c
index 8ba17d4362..d9b360a570 100644
--- a/src/nvim/tui/tui.c
+++ b/src/nvim/tui/tui.c
@@ -2363,9 +2363,7 @@ static void patch_terminfo_bugs(TUIData *tui, const char *term, const char *colo
   // DECSCUSR (cursor shape) is widely supported.
   // https://github.com/gnachman/iTerm2/pull/92
   if (!bsdvt
-      && (xterm         // anything claiming xterm compat
-          // per MinTTY 0.4.3-1 release notes from 2009
-          || putty
+      && (putty         // per MinTTY 0.4.3-1 release notes from 2009
           // per https://chromium.googlesource.com/apps/libapps/+/a5fb83c190aa9d74f4a9bca233dac6be2664e9e9/hterm/doc/ControlSequences.md
           || hterm
           // per https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=720821
@@ -2411,6 +2409,11 @@ static void patch_terminfo_bugs(TUIData *tui, const char *term, const char *colo
                      "%e%{0}"                   // anything else
                      "%;" "%dc");
     terminfo_set_str(tui, kTerm_reset_cursor_style, "\x1b[?c");
+  } else if (!bsdvt && xterm) {
+    terminfo_set_if_empty(tui, kTerm_set_cursor_style, "\x1b[%p1%d q");
+    // xterm has a configurable cursor, but the default is 2, and 0 doesn't
+    // reset to default. #41047
+    terminfo_set_if_empty(tui, kTerm_reset_cursor_style, "\x1b[2 q");
   }
 
   xfree(xterm_version);