diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 0895a1f..3fc733e 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ static unsigned int defaultrcs = 257;
  * 6: Bar ("|")
  * 7: Snowman ("☃")
  */
-static unsigned int cursorshape = 2;
+static unsigned int cursorshape = 6;
 
 /*
  * Default columns and rows numbers