diff --git a/app/xterm/charproc.c b/app/xterm/charproc.c
index 1739c4053..7de80666c 100644
--- a/app/xterm/charproc.c
+++ b/app/xterm/charproc.c
@@ -8062,6 +8062,7 @@ VTInitialize(Widget wrequest,
     init_Bres(screen.cursor_blink_xor);
     init_Ires(screen.blink_on);
     init_Ires(screen.blink_off);
+    screen->cursor_blink_i = screen->cursor_blink;
 #endif
     init_Bres(screen.cursor_underline);
     /* resources allow for underline or block, not (yet) bar */
@@ -11057,6 +11058,8 @@ ReallyReset(XtermWidget xw, Bool full, Bool saved)
     screen->cursor_set = ON;
     InitCursorShape(screen, screen);
 #if OPT_BLINK_CURS
+    SetCursorBlink(screen, screen->cursor_blink_i);
+    screen->cursor_blink_esc = 0;
     TRACE(("cursor_shape:%d blinks:%d\n",
 	   screen->cursor_shape,
 	   screen->cursor_blink));
diff --git a/app/xterm/ptyx.h b/app/xterm/ptyx.h
index 380f9db63..f8d18a1f3 100644
--- a/app/xterm/ptyx.h
+++ b/app/xterm/ptyx.h
@@ -2276,9 +2276,11 @@ typedef struct {
 	XtCursorShape	cursor_shape;
 #if OPT_BLINK_CURS
 	BlinkOps	cursor_blink;	/* cursor blink enable		*/
+	BlinkOps	cursor_blink_i;	/* save cursor blink enable	*/
 	char *		cursor_blink_s;	/* ...resource cursorBlink	*/
 	int		cursor_blink_esc; /* cursor blink escape-state	*/
 	Boolean		cursor_blink_xor; /* how to merge menu/escapes	*/
+	int		cursor_blink_esc_i; /* cursor blink escape-state*/
 #endif
 #if OPT_BLINK_TEXT
 	Boolean		blink_as_bold;	/* text blink disable		*/