diff --git a/addons/xterm-addon-webgl/src/renderLayer/CursorRenderLayer.ts b/addons/xterm-addon-webgl/src/renderLayer/CursorRenderLayer.ts
index 29c380fb..1072a171 100644
--- a/addons/xterm-addon-webgl/src/renderLayer/CursorRenderLayer.ts
+++ b/addons/xterm-addon-webgl/src/renderLayer/CursorRenderLayer.ts
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ export class CursorRenderLayer extends BaseRenderLayer {
   private _renderBarCursor(terminal: Terminal, x: number, y: number, cell: ICellData): void {
     this._ctx.save();
     this._ctx.fillStyle = this._colors.cursor.css;
-    this._fillLeftLineAtCell(x, y, terminal.getOption('cursorBarWidth'));
+    this._fillLeftLineAtCell(x, y, terminal.getOption('cursorWidth'));
     this._ctx.restore();
   }
 
diff --git a/src/browser/renderer/CursorRenderLayer.ts b/src/browser/renderer/CursorRenderLayer.ts
index 5927d8df..64ecf33f 100644
--- a/src/browser/renderer/CursorRenderLayer.ts
+++ b/src/browser/renderer/CursorRenderLayer.ts
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ export class CursorRenderLayer extends BaseRenderLayer {
   private _renderBarCursor(x: number, y: number, cell: ICellData): void {
     this._ctx.save();
     this._ctx.fillStyle = this._colors.cursor.css;
-    this._fillLeftLineAtCell(x, y, this._optionsService.options.cursorBarWidth);
+    this._fillLeftLineAtCell(x, y, this._optionsService.options.cursorWidth);
     this._ctx.restore();
   }
 
diff --git a/src/common/services/OptionsService.ts b/src/common/services/OptionsService.ts
index 987dde67..b92fa58f 100644
--- a/src/common/services/OptionsService.ts
+++ b/src/common/services/OptionsService.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_OPTIONS: ITerminalOptions = Object.freeze({
   rows: 24,
   cursorBlink: false,
   cursorStyle: 'block',
-  cursorBarWidth: 1,
+  cursorWidth: 1,
   bellSound:  DEFAULT_BELL_SOUND,
   bellStyle: 'none',
   drawBoldTextInBrightColors: true,
diff --git a/src/common/services/Services.ts b/src/common/services/Services.ts
index 4f90c0e9..2b284cd2 100644
--- a/src/common/services/Services.ts
+++ b/src/common/services/Services.ts
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ export interface IPartialTerminalOptions {
   cols?: number;
   cursorBlink?: boolean;
   cursorStyle?: 'block' | 'underline' | 'bar';
-  cursorBarWidth?: number;
+  cursorWidth?: number;
   disableStdin?: boolean;
   drawBoldTextInBrightColors?: boolean;
   fastScrollModifier?: 'alt' | 'ctrl' | 'shift';
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ export interface ITerminalOptions {
   cols: number;
   cursorBlink: boolean;
   cursorStyle: 'block' | 'underline' | 'bar';
-  cursorBarWidth: number;
+  cursorWidth: number;
   disableStdin: boolean;
   drawBoldTextInBrightColors: boolean;
   fastScrollModifier: 'alt' | 'ctrl' | 'shift' | undefined;
diff --git a/typings/xterm.d.ts b/typings/xterm.d.ts
index c492330c..22314fb6 100644
--- a/typings/xterm.d.ts
+++ b/typings/xterm.d.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ declare module 'xterm' {
     /**
      * The width of the cursor in CSS pixels when `cursorStyle` is set to 'bar'.
      */
-    cursorBarWidth?: number;
+    cursorWidth?: number;
 
     /**
      * Whether input should be disabled.