diff --git a/krusader/KViewer/lister.h b/krusader/KViewer/lister.h
--- a/krusader/KViewer/lister.h
+++ b/krusader/KViewer/lister.h
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@
     void           slotActionTriggered(int action);
     void           slotCursorPositionChanged();
     void           blinkCursor();
+    void           stopCursorBlinking();
     void           zoomIn(int range = 1);
     void           zoomOut(int range = 1);
 
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@
     int            _skippedLines;
 
     bool           _inSliderOp;
-    bool           _inCursorUpdate;
+    bool           _enableCursorBlinking = true;
     bool           _hexMode;
 
     bool           _cursorState = false;
diff --git a/krusader/KViewer/lister.cpp b/krusader/KViewer/lister.cpp
--- a/krusader/KViewer/lister.cpp
+++ b/krusader/KViewer/lister.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 #define  CACHE_SIZE         100000
 
 ListerTextArea::ListerTextArea(Lister *lister, QWidget *parent) : KTextEdit(parent), _lister(lister),
-        _sizeX(-1), _sizeY(-1), _cursorAnchorPos(-1), _inSliderOp(false), _inCursorUpdate(false), _hexMode(false)
+        _sizeX(-1), _sizeY(-1), _cursorAnchorPos(-1), _inSliderOp(false), _hexMode(false)
 {
     connect(this, SIGNAL(cursorPositionChanged()), this, SLOT(slotCursorPositionChanged()));
     _tabWidth = 4;
@@ -99,13 +99,20 @@
 
 void ListerTextArea::blinkCursor()
 {
-    if (_inCursorUpdate) {
+    if (!_enableCursorBlinking) {
         return;
     }
     _cursorState = !_cursorState;
     setCursorWidth(_cursorState ? 2 : 0);
 }
 
+void ListerTextArea::stopCursorBlinking()
+{
+    _enableCursorBlinking = false;
+    _cursorState = false;
+    setCursorWidth(0);
+}
+
 void ListerTextArea::reset()
 {
     _screenStartPos = 0;
@@ -277,11 +284,10 @@
 
 void ListerTextArea::setCursorPosition(int x, int y, int anchorX, int anchorY)
 {
-    _inCursorUpdate = true;
+    stopCursorBlinking();
+
     if (x == -1 || y < 0) {
-        setCursorWidth(0);
         if (anchorY == -1) {
-            _inCursorUpdate = false;
             return;
         }
 
@@ -327,7 +333,7 @@
     for (int j = 0; j < x; j++)
         moveCursor(QTextCursor::Right, mode);
 
-    _inCursorUpdate = false;
+    _enableCursorBlinking = true;
 }
 
 qint64 ListerTextArea::getCursorPosition(bool &isfirst)
@@ -374,7 +380,7 @@
 
 void ListerTextArea::slotCursorPositionChanged()
 {
-    if (_inCursorUpdate)
+    if (!_enableCursorBlinking)
         return;
     int cursorX, cursorY;
     getCursorPosition(cursorX, cursorY);
@@ -754,6 +760,8 @@
             return;
         }
 
+        stopCursorBlinking();
+
         if (delta > 0) {
             e->accept();
             while (delta > 0) {