diff --git a/crates/kild-ui/src/terminal/blink.rs b/crates/kild-ui/src/terminal/blink.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1b085038
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/kild-ui/src/terminal/blink.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+use gpui::{Context, Task};
+
+use super::terminal_view::TerminalView;
+
+const BLINK_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_millis(500);
+
+/// Manages cursor blink state with epoch-based timer cancellation.
+///
+/// Constructed in an inert state. Call `enable()` to start blinking and
+/// `disable()` to stop. `TerminalView` drives the lifecycle from `render()`
+/// based on focus state — blinking only runs while the terminal is focused.
+///
+/// Each `enable()` or `reset()` call increments the epoch and spawns a new
+/// async blink cycle via `cx.spawn()`. Old cycles detect the stale epoch
+/// and exit, so at most one timer drives repaints.
+pub(super) struct BlinkManager {
+    visible: bool,
+    enabled: bool,
+    epoch: usize,
+    /// Dropping a GPUI `Task` detaches it (the future keeps running until it
+    /// exits). Stored here so the current cycle is accessible for replacement.
+    _task: Option<Task<()>>,
+}
+
+impl BlinkManager {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            visible: true,
+            enabled: false,
+            epoch: 0,
+            _task: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Whether the cursor should be painted this frame.
+    ///
+    /// Returns `true` when blinking is disabled (cursor always on) or when
+    /// the blink cycle is in its visible phase.
+    pub fn visible(&self) -> bool {
+        !self.enabled || self.visible
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_enabled(&self) -> bool {
+        self.enabled
+    }
+
+    /// Start blinking. Resets visibility and spawns a new blink cycle.
+    pub fn enable(&mut self, cx: &mut Context<TerminalView>) {
+        self.enabled = true;
+        self.visible = true;
+        self.start_cycle(cx);
+    }
+
+    /// Stop blinking and keep the cursor permanently visible.
+    pub fn disable(&mut self) {
+        self.enabled = false;
+        self.visible = true;
+        self.epoch = self.epoch.wrapping_add(1);
+        self._task = None;
+    }
+
+    /// Reset cursor to visible and restart the blink timer from zero.
+    ///
+    /// Call on every keystroke so the cursor stays solid during typing and
+    /// only resumes blinking after a full 500ms of inactivity.
+    pub fn reset(&mut self, cx: &mut Context<TerminalView>) {
+        if !self.enabled {
+            return;
+        }
+        self.visible = true;
+        self.start_cycle(cx);
+    }
+
+    /// Toggle visibility if this cycle is still current. Returns `false` when
+    /// the epoch is stale, signaling the caller to exit the blink loop.
+    fn toggle_if_current(&mut self, epoch: usize, cx: &mut Context<TerminalView>) -> bool {
+        if self.epoch != epoch {
+            return false;
+        }
+        self.visible = !self.visible;
+        cx.notify();
+        true
+    }
+
+    fn start_cycle(&mut self, cx: &mut Context<TerminalView>) {
+        self.epoch = self.epoch.wrapping_add(1);
+        let epoch = self.epoch;
+
+        self._task = Some(cx.spawn(async move |this, cx: &mut gpui::AsyncApp| {
+            loop {
+                cx.background_executor().timer(BLINK_INTERVAL).await;
+
+                let should_continue =
+                    match this.update(cx, |view, cx| view.blink.toggle_if_current(epoch, cx)) {
+                        Ok(cont) => cont,
+                        Err(_) => break, // view released — normal teardown
+                    };
+
+                if !should_continue {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/kild-ui/src/terminal/mod.rs b/crates/kild-ui/src/terminal/mod.rs
index 49820fe7..31e6bcee 100644
--- a/crates/kild-ui/src/terminal/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/kild-ui/src/terminal/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+mod blink;
 pub mod colors;
 pub mod errors;
 pub mod input;
diff --git a/crates/kild-ui/src/terminal/terminal_view.rs b/crates/kild-ui/src/terminal/terminal_view.rs
index 3a54245e..5537d2b4 100644
--- a/crates/kild-ui/src/terminal/terminal_view.rs
+++ b/crates/kild-ui/src/terminal/terminal_view.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use gpui::{
     ScrollWheelEvent, Task, Window, div, prelude::*, px,
 };
 
+use super::blink::BlinkManager;
 use super::terminal_element::scroll_delta_lines;
 
 use super::input;
@@ -18,11 +19,16 @@ use crate::views::main_view::keybindings::UiKeybindings;
 /// - Focus handling (keyboard events route here when terminal is visible)
 /// - Key-to-escape translation via `input::keystroke_to_escape()`
 /// - Event batching with repaint notification after each batch
+/// - Cursor blink timing via `BlinkManager` (epoch-based, resets on keystroke)
 pub struct TerminalView {
     terminal: Terminal,
     focus_handle: FocusHandle,
     /// Event batching task. Stored to prevent cancellation.
     _event_task: Task<()>,
+    /// Cursor blink state. Toggled by an epoch-based async timer.
+    /// Enabled/disabled in `render()` based on focus state.
+    /// `pub(super)` so the blink timer closure in `blink.rs` can access it.
+    pub(super) blink: BlinkManager,
     /// Mouse state passed to TerminalElement on each render.
     /// TerminalElement is reconstructed every frame -- do not cache instances.
     mouse_state: MouseState,
@@ -71,10 +77,12 @@ impl TerminalView {
             .await;
         });
 
+        // Blink starts inert — render() enables it once focus is confirmed.
         Self {
             terminal,
             focus_handle,
             _event_task: event_task,
+            blink: BlinkManager::new(),
             mouse_state: MouseState {
                 position: None,
                 cmd_held: false,
@@ -124,6 +132,7 @@ impl TerminalView {
             terminal,
             focus_handle,
             _event_task: event_task,
+            blink: BlinkManager::new(),
             mouse_state: MouseState {
                 position: None,
                 cmd_held: false,
@@ -191,6 +200,8 @@ impl TerminalView {
     }
 
     fn on_key_down(&mut self, event: &KeyDownEvent, _window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
+        self.blink.reset(cx);
+
         let key = event.keystroke.key.as_str();
         let cmd = event.keystroke.modifiers.platform;
 
@@ -285,6 +296,14 @@ impl Render for TerminalView {
         let resize_handle = self.terminal.resize_handle();
         let error = self.terminal.error_message();
 
+        // Drive blink lifecycle from focus state. Gaining focus starts the
+        // timer; losing focus stops it and holds the cursor visible.
+        if has_focus && !self.blink.is_enabled() {
+            self.blink.enable(cx);
+        } else if !has_focus && self.blink.is_enabled() {
+            self.blink.disable();
+        }
+
         let mut container = div()
             .track_focus(&self.focus_handle)
             .on_key_down(cx.listener(Self::on_key_down))
@@ -310,12 +329,16 @@ impl Render for TerminalView {
             );
         }
 
+        // Blink state only applies when focused. Unfocused terminals always
+        // show the cursor (prepaint renders it as a half-opacity hollow block).
+        let cursor_visible = !has_focus || self.blink.visible();
+
         container.child(TerminalElement::new(
             content,
             term,
             has_focus,
             resize_handle,
-            true,
+            cursor_visible,
             MouseState {
                 position: self.mouse_state.position,
                 cmd_held: self.mouse_state.cmd_held,