diff --git a/src/renderer/Metal.zig b/src/renderer/Metal.zig
index 5ad45da8e3..084c3eceba 100644
--- a/src/renderer/Metal.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/Metal.zig
@@ -2650,8 +2650,12 @@ fn rebuildCells(
         const style = cursor_style_ orelse break :cursor;
         const cursor_color = self.cursor_color orelse self.default_cursor_color orelse color: {
             if (self.cursor_invert) {
+                // Use the styles from the cell under the cursor, if any.
                 const sty = screen.cursor.page_pin.style(screen.cursor.page_cell);
-                break :color sty.fg(color_palette, self.config.bold_is_bright) orelse self.foreground_color orelse self.default_foreground_color;
+                break :color (if (sty.flags.inverse)
+                    sty.bg(screen.cursor.page_cell, color_palette)
+                else
+                    sty.fg(color_palette, self.config.bold_is_bright)) orelse self.foreground_color orelse self.default_foreground_color;
             } else {
                 break :color self.foreground_color orelse self.default_foreground_color;
             }
@@ -2681,7 +2685,10 @@ fn rebuildCells(
 
             const uniform_color = if (self.cursor_invert) blk: {
                 const sty = screen.cursor.page_pin.style(screen.cursor.page_cell);
-                break :blk sty.bg(screen.cursor.page_cell, color_palette) orelse self.background_color orelse self.default_background_color;
+                break :blk (if (sty.flags.inverse)
+                    sty.fg(color_palette, self.config.bold_is_bright)
+                else
+                    sty.bg(screen.cursor.page_cell, color_palette)) orelse self.background_color orelse self.default_background_color;
             } else if (self.config.cursor_text) |txt|
                 txt
             else
diff --git a/src/renderer/OpenGL.zig b/src/renderer/OpenGL.zig
index 157354d1dc..02863d2df1 100644
--- a/src/renderer/OpenGL.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/OpenGL.zig
@@ -1737,8 +1737,12 @@ pub fn rebuildCells(
 
         const cursor_color = self.cursor_color orelse self.default_cursor_color orelse color: {
             if (self.cursor_invert) {
+                // Use the styles from the cell under the cursor, if any.
                 const sty = screen.cursor.page_pin.style(screen.cursor.page_cell);
-                break :color sty.fg(color_palette, self.config.bold_is_bright) orelse self.foreground_color orelse self.default_foreground_color;
+                break :color (if (sty.flags.inverse)
+                    sty.bg(screen.cursor.page_cell, color_palette)
+                else
+                    sty.fg(color_palette, self.config.bold_is_bright)) orelse self.foreground_color orelse self.default_foreground_color;
             } else {
                 break :color self.foreground_color orelse self.default_foreground_color;
             }
@@ -1748,8 +1752,12 @@ pub fn rebuildCells(
         for (cursor_cells.items) |*cell| {
             if (cell.mode.isFg() and cell.mode != .fg_color) {
                 const cell_color = if (self.cursor_invert) blk: {
+                    // Use the styles from the cell under the cursor, if any.
                     const sty = screen.cursor.page_pin.style(screen.cursor.page_cell);
-                    break :blk sty.bg(screen.cursor.page_cell, color_palette) orelse self.background_color orelse self.default_background_color;
+                    break :blk (if (sty.flags.inverse)
+                        sty.fg(color_palette, self.config.bold_is_bright)
+                    else
+                        sty.bg(screen.cursor.page_cell, color_palette)) orelse self.background_color orelse self.default_background_color;
                 } else if (self.config.cursor_text) |txt|
                     txt
                 else