diff --git a/doc/riverctl.1.scd b/doc/riverctl.1.scd
index fec47dd..0826850 100644
--- a/doc/riverctl.1.scd
+++ b/doc/riverctl.1.scd
@@ -288,6 +288,15 @@ A complete list may be found in _/usr/include/linux/input-event-codes.h_
 	If the view to be focused is on an output that does not have focus,
 	focus is switched to that output.
 
+*hide-cursor* *timeout* _timeout_
+	Hide the cursor if it wasn't moved in the last _timeout_ milliseconds
+	until it is moved again. The default value is 0, which disables
+	automatically hiding the cursor. Show the cursor again on any movement.
+
+*hide-cursor* *when-typing* *enabled*|*disabled*
+	Hide the cursor when pressing any non-modifier key. Show the cursor
+	again on any movement.
+
 *set-cursor-warp* *disabled*|*on-output-change*
 	Set the cursor warp mode. There are two available modes:
 
diff --git a/river/Config.zig b/river/Config.zig
index e69177c..2da717c 100644
--- a/river/Config.zig
+++ b/river/Config.zig
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ pub const WarpCursorMode = enum {
     @"on-output-change",
 };
 
+pub const HideCursorWhenTypingMode = enum {
+    disabled,
+    enabled,
+};
+
 /// Color of background in RGBA (alpha should only affect nested sessions)
 background_color: [4]f32 = [_]f32{ 0.0, 0.16862745, 0.21176471, 1.0 }, // Solarized base03
 
@@ -85,6 +90,12 @@ repeat_rate: u31 = 25,
 /// Keyboard repeat delay in milliseconds
 repeat_delay: u31 = 600,
 
+/// Cursor hide timeout in milliseconds
+cursor_hide_timeout: u31 = 0,
+
+/// Hide the cursor while typing
+cursor_hide_when_typing: HideCursorWhenTypingMode = .disabled,
+
 pub fn init() !Self {
     var self = Self{
         .mode_to_id = std.StringHashMap(usize).init(util.gpa),
diff --git a/river/Cursor.zig b/river/Cursor.zig
index fec0764..04c0ee3 100644
--- a/river/Cursor.zig
+++ b/river/Cursor.zig
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ constraint: ?*wlr.PointerConstraintV1 = null,
 /// Number of distinct buttons currently pressed
 pressed_count: u32 = 0,
 
+hide_cursor_timer: *wl.EventSource,
+
+hidden: bool = false,
+
 axis: wl.Listener(*wlr.Pointer.event.Axis) = wl.Listener(*wlr.Pointer.event.Axis).init(handleAxis),
 frame: wl.Listener(*wlr.Cursor) = wl.Listener(*wlr.Cursor).init(handleFrame),
 button: wl.Listener(*wlr.Pointer.event.Button) =
@@ -136,12 +140,16 @@ pub fn init(self: *Self, seat: *Seat) !void {
     const xcursor_manager = try wlr.XcursorManager.create(null, default_size);
     errdefer xcursor_manager.destroy();
 
+    const event_loop = server.wl_server.getEventLoop();
     self.* = .{
         .seat = seat,
         .wlr_cursor = wlr_cursor,
         .pointer_gestures = try wlr.PointerGesturesV1.create(server.wl_server),
         .xcursor_manager = xcursor_manager,
+        .hide_cursor_timer = try event_loop.addTimer(*Self, handleHideCursorTimeout, self),
     };
+    errdefer self.hide_cursor_timer.remove();
+    try self.hide_cursor_timer.timerUpdate(server.config.cursor_hide_timeout);
     try self.setTheme(null, null);
 
     // wlr_cursor *only* displays an image on screen. It does not move around
@@ -165,6 +173,7 @@ pub fn init(self: *Self, seat: *Seat) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn deinit(self: *Self) void {
+    self.hide_cursor_timer.remove();
     self.xcursor_manager.destroy();
     self.wlr_cursor.destroy();
 }
@@ -250,6 +259,7 @@ fn handleAxis(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.Pointer.event.Axis), event: *wlr.Point
     const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "axis", listener);
 
     self.seat.handleActivity();
+    self.unhide();
 
     // Notify the client with pointer focus of the axis event.
     self.seat.wlr_seat.pointerNotifyAxis(
@@ -265,6 +275,7 @@ fn handleButton(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.Pointer.event.Button), event: *wlr.P
     const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "button", listener);
 
     self.seat.handleActivity();
+    self.unhide();
 
     if (event.state == .released) {
         assert(self.pressed_count > 0);
@@ -487,6 +498,32 @@ fn handleRequestSetCursor(
     }
 }
 
+pub fn hide(self: *Self) void {
+    if (self.pressed_count > 0) return;
+    self.hidden = true;
+    self.wlr_cursor.setImage(null, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+    self.image = .unknown;
+    self.seat.wlr_seat.pointerNotifyClearFocus();
+    self.hide_cursor_timer.timerUpdate(0) catch {
+        log.err("failed to update cursor hide timeout", .{});
+    };
+}
+
+pub fn unhide(self: *Self) void {
+    self.hide_cursor_timer.timerUpdate(server.config.cursor_hide_timeout) catch {
+        log.err("failed to update cursor hide timeout", .{});
+    };
+    if (!self.hidden) return;
+    self.hidden = false;
+    self.updateState();
+}
+
+fn handleHideCursorTimeout(self: *Self) callconv(.C) c_int {
+    log.debug("hide cursor timeout", .{});
+    self.hide();
+    return 0;
+}
+
 const SurfaceAtResult = struct {
     surface: *wlr.Surface,
     sx: f64,
@@ -762,6 +799,8 @@ fn leaveMode(self: *Self, event: *wlr.Pointer.event.Button) void {
 }
 
 fn processMotion(self: *Self, device: *wlr.InputDevice, time: u32, delta_x: f64, delta_y: f64, unaccel_dx: f64, unaccel_dy: f64) void {
+    self.unhide();
+
     server.input_manager.relative_pointer_manager.sendRelativeMotion(
         self.seat.wlr_seat,
         @as(u64, time) * 1000,
diff --git a/river/Keyboard.zig b/river/Keyboard.zig
index 087e303..ac10234 100644
--- a/river/Keyboard.zig
+++ b/river/Keyboard.zig
@@ -91,8 +91,12 @@ fn handleKey(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.Keyboard.event.Key), event: *wlr.Keyboa
 
     var handled = false;
 
+    var non_modifier_pressed = false;
+
     // First check translated keysyms as xkb reports them
     for (wlr_keyboard.xkb_state.?.keyGetSyms(keycode)) |sym| {
+        if (!released and !isModifier(sym)) non_modifier_pressed = true;
+
         // Handle builtin mapping only when keys are pressed
         if (!released and handleBuiltinMapping(sym)) {
             handled = true;
@@ -125,6 +129,14 @@ fn handleKey(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.Keyboard.event.Key), event: *wlr.Keyboa
         wlr_seat.setKeyboard(self.input_device);
         wlr_seat.keyboardNotifyKey(event.time_msec, event.keycode, event.state);
     }
+
+    if (non_modifier_pressed and server.config.cursor_hide_when_typing == .enabled) {
+        self.seat.cursor.hide();
+    }
+}
+
+fn isModifier(keysym: xkb.Keysym) bool {
+    return @enumToInt(keysym) >= xkb.Keysym.Shift_L and @enumToInt(keysym) <= xkb.Keysym.Hyper_R;
 }
 
 /// Simply pass modifiers along to the client
diff --git a/river/command.zig b/river/command.zig
index 1606f06..199ec0c 100644
--- a/river/command.zig
+++ b/river/command.zig
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ const command_impls = std.ComptimeStringMap(
         .{ "focus-output",              @import("command/output.zig").focusOutput },
         .{ "focus-previous-tags",       @import("command/tags.zig").focusPreviousTags },
         .{ "focus-view",                @import("command/focus_view.zig").focusView },
+        .{ "hide-cursor",               @import("command/cursor.zig").cursor },
         .{ "input",                     @import("command/input.zig").input },
         .{ "list-input-configs",        @import("command/input.zig").listInputConfigs},
         .{ "list-inputs",               @import("command/input.zig").listInputs },
diff --git a/river/command/cursor.zig b/river/command/cursor.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efa2b2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/river/command/cursor.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+// This file is part of river, a dynamic tiling wayland compositor.
+//
+// Copyright 2022 The River Developers
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+const std = @import("std");
+
+const util = @import("../util.zig");
+
+const server = &@import("../main.zig").server;
+
+const Config = @import("../Config.zig");
+const Error = @import("../command.zig").Error;
+const Seat = @import("../Seat.zig");
+
+pub fn cursor(
+    _: *Seat,
+    args: []const [:0]const u8,
+    _: *?[]const u8,
+) Error!void {
+    if (std.mem.eql(u8, "timeout", args[1])) {
+        if (args.len < 3) return Error.NotEnoughArguments;
+        if (args.len > 3) return Error.TooManyArguments;
+        server.config.cursor_hide_timeout = try std.fmt.parseInt(u31, args[2], 10);
+        var seat_it = server.input_manager.seats.first;
+        while (seat_it) |seat_node| : (seat_it = seat_node.next) {
+            const seat = &seat_node.data;
+            seat.cursor.unhide();
+        }
+    } else if (std.mem.eql(u8, "when-typing", args[1])) {
+        if (args.len < 3) return Error.NotEnoughArguments;
+        if (args.len > 3) return Error.TooManyArguments;
+        server.config.cursor_hide_when_typing = std.meta.stringToEnum(Config.HideCursorWhenTypingMode, args[2]) orelse
+            return Error.UnknownOption;
+    } else {
+        return Error.UnknownOption;
+    }
+}