diff --git a/addons/addon-webgl/src/WebglRenderer.ts b/addons/addon-webgl/src/WebglRenderer.ts
index 05af6527..351b9f27 100644
--- a/addons/addon-webgl/src/WebglRenderer.ts
+++ b/addons/addon-webgl/src/WebglRenderer.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ import { ICharSizeService, ICharacterJoinerService, ICoreBrowserService, IThemeS
 import { CharData, IBufferLine, ICellData } from 'common/Types';
 import { AttributeData } from 'common/buffer/AttributeData';
 import { CellData } from 'common/buffer/CellData';
-import { Attributes, Content, NULL_CELL_CHAR, NULL_CELL_CODE } from 'common/buffer/Constants';
+import { Attributes, Content, FgFlags, NULL_CELL_CHAR, NULL_CELL_CODE } from 'common/buffer/Constants';
+import { TextBlinkStateManager } from 'browser/renderer/shared/TextBlinkStateManager';
 import { ICoreService, IDecorationService, IOptionsService } from 'common/services/Services';
 import { Terminal } from '@xterm/xterm';
 import { GlyphRenderer } from './GlyphRenderer';
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ import { createRenderDimensions } from 'browser/renderer/shared/RendererUtils';
 export class WebglRenderer extends Disposable implements IRenderer {
   private _renderLayers: IRenderLayer[];
   private _cursorBlinkStateManager: MutableDisposable<CursorBlinkStateManager> = new MutableDisposable();
+  private _textBlinkStateManager: TextBlinkStateManager;
   private _charAtlasDisposable = this._register(new MutableDisposable());
   private _charAtlas: ITextureAtlas | undefined;
   private _devicePixelRatio: number;
@@ -105,6 +107,11 @@ export class WebglRenderer extends Disposable implements IRenderer {
     this._updateDimensions();
     this._updateCursorBlink();
     this._register(_optionsService.onOptionChange(() => this._handleOptionsChanged()));
+    this._textBlinkStateManager = this._register(new TextBlinkStateManager(
+      () => this._requestRedrawViewport(),
+      this._coreBrowserService,
+      this._optionsService
+    ));
 
     this._deviceMaxTextureSize = this._gl.getParameter(this._gl.MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE);
 
@@ -506,6 +513,10 @@ export class WebglRenderer extends Disposable implements IRenderer {
           }
         }
 
+        if (this._textBlinkStateManager.isEnabled && !this._textBlinkStateManager.isBlinkOn && cell.isBlink()) {
+          this._cellColorResolver.result.fg |= FgFlags.INVISIBLE;
+        }
+
         if (code !== NULL_CELL_CODE) {
           this._model.lineLengths[y] = x + 1;
         }
diff --git a/src/browser/renderer/dom/DomRenderer.ts b/src/browser/renderer/dom/DomRenderer.ts
index c564ca4a..50f94e8b 100644
--- a/src/browser/renderer/dom/DomRenderer.ts
+++ b/src/browser/renderer/dom/DomRenderer.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { WidthCache } from 'browser/renderer/dom/WidthCache';
 import { INVERTED_DEFAULT_COLOR, RendererConstants } from 'browser/renderer/shared/Constants';
 import { createRenderDimensions } from 'browser/renderer/shared/RendererUtils';
 import { createSelectionRenderModel } from 'browser/renderer/shared/SelectionRenderModel';
+import { TextBlinkStateManager } from 'browser/renderer/shared/TextBlinkStateManager';
 import { IRenderDimensions, IRenderer, IRequestRedrawEvent, ISelectionRenderModel } from 'browser/renderer/shared/Types';
 import { ICharSizeService, ICoreBrowserService, IThemeService } from 'browser/services/Services';
 import { ILinkifier2, ILinkifierEvent, ITerminal, ReadonlyColorSet } from 'browser/Types';
@@ -45,10 +46,12 @@ export class DomRenderer extends Disposable implements IRenderer {
   private _widthCache: WidthCache;
   private _selectionRenderModel: ISelectionRenderModel = createSelectionRenderModel();
   private _cursorBlinkStateManager: CursorBlinkStateManager;
+  private _textBlinkStateManager: TextBlinkStateManager;
 
   public dimensions: IRenderDimensions;
 
-  public readonly onRequestRedraw = this._register(new Emitter<IRequestRedrawEvent>()).event;
+  private readonly _onRequestRedraw = this._register(new Emitter<IRequestRedrawEvent>());
+  public readonly onRequestRedraw = this._onRequestRedraw.event;
 
   constructor(
     private readonly _terminal: ITerminal,
@@ -95,6 +98,11 @@ export class DomRenderer extends Disposable implements IRenderer {
     this._cursorBlinkStateManager = new CursorBlinkStateManager(this._rowContainer, this._coreBrowserService);
     this._register(addDisposableListener(this._document, 'mousedown', () => this._cursorBlinkStateManager.restartBlinkAnimation()));
     this._register(toDisposable(() => this._cursorBlinkStateManager.dispose()));
+    this._textBlinkStateManager = this._register(new TextBlinkStateManager(
+      () => this._onRequestRedraw.fire({ start: 0, end: this._bufferService.rows - 1 }),
+      this._coreBrowserService,
+      this._optionsService
+    ));
 
     this._register(toDisposable(() => {
       this._element.classList.remove(TERMINAL_CLASS_PREFIX + this._terminalClass);
@@ -193,6 +201,9 @@ export class DomRenderer extends Disposable implements IRenderer {
       `}` +
       `${this._terminalSelector} span.${RowCss.ITALIC_CLASS} {` +
       ` font-style: italic;` +
+      `}` +
+      `${this._terminalSelector} span.${RowCss.BLINK_HIDDEN_CLASS} {` +
+      ` visibility: hidden;` +
       `}`;
     // Blink animation
     const blinkAnimationUnderlineId = `blink_underline_${this._terminalClass}`;
@@ -476,6 +487,7 @@ export class DomRenderer extends Disposable implements IRenderer {
           cursorInactiveStyle,
           cursorX,
           cursorBlink,
+          this._textBlinkStateManager.isBlinkOn,
           this.dimensions.css.cell.width,
           this._widthCache,
           -1,
@@ -545,6 +557,7 @@ export class DomRenderer extends Disposable implements IRenderer {
           cursorInactiveStyle,
           cursorX,
           cursorBlink,
+          this._textBlinkStateManager.isBlinkOn,
           this.dimensions.css.cell.width,
           this._widthCache,
           enabled ? (i === y ? x : 0) : -1,
diff --git a/src/browser/renderer/dom/DomRendererRowFactory.test.ts b/src/browser/renderer/dom/DomRendererRowFactory.test.ts
index ad95037c..b6f6eedc 100644
--- a/src/browser/renderer/dom/DomRendererRowFactory.test.ts
+++ b/src/browser/renderer/dom/DomRendererRowFactory.test.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ describe('DomRendererRowFactory', () => {
 
   describe('createRow', () => {
     it('should not create anything for an empty row', () => {
-      const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+      const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
       assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
         ''
       );
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ describe('DomRendererRowFactory', () => {
       lineData.setCell(0, CellData.fromCharData([DEFAULT_ATTR, '語', 2, '語'.charCodeAt(0)]));
       // There should be no element for the following "empty" cell
       lineData.setCell(1, CellData.fromCharData([DEFAULT_ATTR, '', 0, 0]));
-      const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+      const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
       assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
         '<span>語</span>'
       );
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ describe('DomRendererRowFactory', () => {
 
     it('should add class for cursor and cursor style', () => {
       for (const style of ['block', 'bar', 'underline']) {
-        const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, true, style, undefined, 0, false, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+        const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, true, style, undefined, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
         assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
           `<span class="xterm-cursor xterm-cursor-${style}"> </span>`
         );
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ describe('DomRendererRowFactory', () => {
     });
 
     it('should add class for cursor blink', () => {
-      const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, true, 'block', undefined, 0, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+      const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, true, 'block', undefined, 0, true, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
       assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
         `<span class="xterm-cursor xterm-cursor-blink xterm-cursor-block"> </span>`
       );
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ describe('DomRendererRowFactory', () => {
         new MockThemeService()
       );
       for (const inactiveStyle of ['outline', 'block', 'bar', 'underline', 'none']){
-        const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, true, 'block', inactiveStyle, 0, false, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+        const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, true, 'block', inactiveStyle, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
         if (inactiveStyle === 'none') {
           assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
             `<span class="xterm-cursor"> </span>`);
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ describe('DomRendererRowFactory', () => {
         new MockDecorationService(),
         new MockThemeService()
       );
-      const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, true, 'block', undefined, 0, false, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+      const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, true, 'block', undefined, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
       assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
         `<span> </span>`
       );
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ describe('DomRendererRowFactory', () => {
         const cell = CellData.fromCharData([0, 'a', 1, 'a'.charCodeAt(0)]);
         cell.fg = DEFAULT_ATTR_DATA.fg | FgFlags.BOLD;
         lineData.setCell(0, cell);
-        const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+        const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
         assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
           '<span class="xterm-bold">a</span>'
         );
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ describe('DomRendererRowFactory', () => {
         const cell = CellData.fromCharData([0, 'a', 1, 'a'.charCodeAt(0)]);
         cell.bg = DEFAULT_ATTR_DATA.bg | BgFlags.ITALIC;
         lineData.setCell(0, cell);
-        const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+        const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
         assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
           '<span class="xterm-italic">a</span>'
         );
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ describe('DomRendererRowFactory', () => {
         const cell = CellData.fromCharData([0, 'a', 1, 'a'.charCodeAt(0)]);
         cell.bg = DEFAULT_ATTR_DATA.bg | BgFlags.DIM;
         lineData.setCell(0, cell);
-        const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+        const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
         assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
           '<span class="xterm-dim">a</span>'
         );
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ describe('DomRendererRowFactory', () => {
           cell.bg = DEFAULT_ATTR_DATA.bg | BgFlags.HAS_EXTENDED;
           cell.extended.underlineStyle = UnderlineStyle.SINGLE;
           lineData.setCell(0, cell);
-          const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+          const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
           assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
             '<span class="xterm-underline-1">a</span>'
           );
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ describe('DomRendererRowFactory', () => {
           cell.bg = DEFAULT_ATTR_DATA.bg | BgFlags.HAS_EXTENDED;
           cell.extended.underlineStyle = UnderlineStyle.DOUBLE;
           lineData.setCell(0, cell);
-          const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+          const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
           assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
             '<span class="xterm-underline-2">a</span>'
           );
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ describe('DomRendererRowFactory', () => {
           cell.bg = DEFAULT_ATTR_DATA.bg | BgFlags.HAS_EXTENDED;
           cell.extended.underlineStyle = UnderlineStyle.CURLY;
           lineData.setCell(0, cell);
-          const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+          const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
           assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
             '<span class="xterm-underline-3">a</span>'
           );
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ describe('DomRendererRowFactory', () => {
           cell.bg = DEFAULT_ATTR_DATA.bg | BgFlags.HAS_EXTENDED;
           cell.extended.underlineStyle = UnderlineStyle.DOTTED;
           lineData.setCell(0, cell);
-          const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+          const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
           assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
             '<span class="xterm-underline-4">a</span>'
           );
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ describe('DomRendererRowFactory', () => {
           cell.bg = DEFAULT_ATTR_DATA.bg | BgFlags.HAS_EXTENDED;
           cell.extended.underlineStyle = UnderlineStyle.DASHED;
           lineData.setCell(0, cell);
-          const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+          const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
           assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
             '<span class="xterm-underline-5">a</span>'
           );
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ describe('DomRendererRowFactory', () => {
         const cell = CellData.fromCharData([0, 'a', 1, 'a'.charCodeAt(0)]);
         cell.bg = DEFAULT_ATTR_DATA.bg | BgFlags.OVERLINE;
         lineData.setCell(0, cell);
-        const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+        const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
         assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
           '<span class="xterm-overline">a</span>'
         );
@@ -218,12 +218,28 @@ describe('DomRendererRowFactory', () => {
         const cell = CellData.fromCharData([0, 'a', 1, 'a'.charCodeAt(0)]);
         cell.fg = DEFAULT_ATTR_DATA.fg | FgFlags.STRIKETHROUGH;
         lineData.setCell(0, cell);
-        const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+        const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
         assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
           '<span class="xterm-strikethrough">a</span>'
         );
       });
 
+      it('should hide blinking text when blink is off', () => {
+        const cell = CellData.fromCharData([0, 'a', 1, 'a'.charCodeAt(0)]);
+        cell.fg = DEFAULT_ATTR_DATA.fg | FgFlags.BLINK | FgFlags.UNDERLINE;
+        cell.bg = DEFAULT_ATTR_DATA.bg | BgFlags.HAS_EXTENDED;
+        cell.extended.underlineStyle = UnderlineStyle.SINGLE;
+        lineData.setCell(0, cell);
+        const onSpans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+        assert.equal(extractHtml(onSpans),
+          '<span class="xterm-underline-1">a</span>'
+        );
+        const offSpans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, false, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+        assert.equal(extractHtml(offSpans),
+          '<span class="xterm-blink-hidden xterm-underline-1">a</span>'
+        );
+      });
+
       it('should add classes for 256 foreground colors', () => {
         const cell = CellData.fromCharData([0, 'a', 1, 'a'.charCodeAt(0)]);
         cell.fg |= Attributes.CM_P256;
@@ -231,7 +247,7 @@ describe('DomRendererRowFactory', () => {
           cell.fg &= ~Attributes.PCOLOR_MASK;
           cell.fg |= i;
           lineData.setCell(0, cell);
-          const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+          const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
           assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
             `<span class="xterm-fg-${i}">a</span>`
           );
@@ -245,7 +261,7 @@ describe('DomRendererRowFactory', () => {
           cell.bg &= ~Attributes.PCOLOR_MASK;
           cell.bg |= i;
           lineData.setCell(0, cell);
-          const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+          const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
           assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
             `<span class="xterm-bg-${i}">a</span>`
           );
@@ -257,7 +273,7 @@ describe('DomRendererRowFactory', () => {
         cell.fg |= Attributes.CM_P16 | 2 | FgFlags.INVERSE;
         cell.bg |= Attributes.CM_P16 | 1;
         lineData.setCell(0, cell);
-        const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+        const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
         assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
           '<span class="xterm-bg-2 xterm-fg-1">a</span>'
         );
@@ -268,7 +284,7 @@ describe('DomRendererRowFactory', () => {
         cell.fg |= FgFlags.INVERSE;
         cell.bg |= Attributes.CM_P16 | 1;
         lineData.setCell(0, cell);
-        const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+        const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
         assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
           '<span class="xterm-bg-257 xterm-fg-1">a</span>'
         );
@@ -278,7 +294,7 @@ describe('DomRendererRowFactory', () => {
         const cell = CellData.fromCharData([0, 'a', 1, 'a'.charCodeAt(0)]);
         cell.fg |= Attributes.CM_P16 | 1 | FgFlags.INVERSE;
         lineData.setCell(0, cell);
-        const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+        const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
         assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
           '<span class="xterm-bg-1 xterm-fg-257">a</span>'
         );
@@ -291,7 +307,7 @@ describe('DomRendererRowFactory', () => {
           cell.fg &= ~Attributes.PCOLOR_MASK;
           cell.fg |= i;
           lineData.setCell(0, cell);
-          const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+          const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
           assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
             `<span class="xterm-bold xterm-fg-${i + 8}">a</span>`
           );
@@ -303,7 +319,7 @@ describe('DomRendererRowFactory', () => {
         cell.fg |= Attributes.CM_RGB | 1 << 16 | 2 << 8 | 3;
         cell.bg |= Attributes.CM_RGB | 4 << 16 | 5 << 8 | 6;
         lineData.setCell(0, cell);
-        const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+        const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
         assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
           '<span style="background-color:#040506;color:#010203;">a</span>'
         );
@@ -314,7 +330,7 @@ describe('DomRendererRowFactory', () => {
         cell.fg |= Attributes.CM_RGB | 1 << 16 | 2 << 8 | 3 | FgFlags.INVERSE;
         cell.bg |= Attributes.CM_RGB | 4 << 16 | 5 << 8 | 6;
         lineData.setCell(0, cell);
-        const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+        const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
         assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
           '<span style="background-color:#010203;color:#040506;">a</span>'
         );
@@ -326,7 +342,7 @@ describe('DomRendererRowFactory', () => {
         lineData.setCell(0, CellData.fromCharData([DEFAULT_ATTR, 'a', 1, 'a'.charCodeAt(0)]));
         lineData.setCell(1, CellData.fromCharData([DEFAULT_ATTR, 'b', 1, 'b'.charCodeAt(0)]));
         rowFactory.handleSelectionChanged([1, 0], [2, 0], false);
-        const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+        const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
         assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
           '<span>a</span><span style="background-color:#ff0000;" class="xterm-decoration-top">b</span>'
         );
@@ -334,7 +350,7 @@ describe('DomRendererRowFactory', () => {
       it('should force whitespace cells to be rendered above the background', () => {
         lineData.setCell(1, CellData.fromCharData([DEFAULT_ATTR, 'a', 1, 'a'.charCodeAt(0)]));
         rowFactory.handleSelectionChanged([0, 0], [2, 0], false);
-        const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+        const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
         assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
           '<span style="background-color:#ff0000;" class="xterm-decoration-top"> a</span>'
         );
@@ -351,7 +367,7 @@ describe('DomRendererRowFactory', () => {
     });
 
     it('should not create anything for an empty row', () => {
-      const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+      const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
       assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
         ''
       );
@@ -361,7 +377,7 @@ describe('DomRendererRowFactory', () => {
       lineData.setCell(0, CellData.fromCharData([DEFAULT_ATTR, 'a', 1, 'a'.charCodeAt(0)]));
       lineData.setCell(1, CellData.fromCharData([DEFAULT_ATTR, 'b', 1, 'b'.charCodeAt(0)]));
       lineData.setCell(2, CellData.fromCharData([DEFAULT_ATTR, 'c', 1, 'c'.charCodeAt(0)]));
-      const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+      const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
       assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
         '<span>abc</span>'
       );
@@ -372,7 +388,7 @@ describe('DomRendererRowFactory', () => {
       lineData.setCell(0, CellData.fromCharData([DEFAULT_ATTR, 'a', 1, 'a'.charCodeAt(0)]));
       lineData.setCell(1, CellData.fromCharData([DEFAULT_ATTR, '€', 1, '€'.charCodeAt(0)]));
       lineData.setCell(2, CellData.fromCharData([DEFAULT_ATTR, 'c', 1, 'c'.charCodeAt(0)]));
-      const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+      const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
       assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
         '<span>a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 3px;">€</span><span>c</span>'
       );
@@ -387,7 +403,7 @@ describe('DomRendererRowFactory', () => {
       lineData.setCell(1, aColor1);
       lineData.setCell(2, bColor2);
       lineData.setCell(3, bColor2);
-      const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+      const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
       assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
         '<span class="xterm-fg-1">aa</span><span class="xterm-fg-2">bb</span>'
       );
@@ -399,7 +415,7 @@ describe('DomRendererRowFactory', () => {
       lineData.setCell(2, CellData.fromCharData([DEFAULT_ATTR, 'X', 1, 'X'.charCodeAt(0)]));
       lineData.setCell(3, CellData.fromCharData([DEFAULT_ATTR, 'b', 1, 'b'.charCodeAt(0)]));
       lineData.setCell(4, CellData.fromCharData([DEFAULT_ATTR, 'b', 1, 'b'.charCodeAt(0)]));
-      const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, true, undefined, undefined, 2, false, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+      const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, true, undefined, undefined, 2, false, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
       assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
         '<span>aa</span><span class="xterm-cursor xterm-cursor-block">X</span><span>bb</span>'
       );
@@ -412,7 +428,7 @@ describe('DomRendererRowFactory', () => {
       nullCell.bg = Attributes.CM_P16 | 2;
       lineData.setCell(3, nullCell);
       lineData.setCell(4, nullCell);
-      const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+      const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
       assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
         '<span>  </span><span class="xterm-bg-1"> </span><span class="xterm-bg-2">  </span>'
       );
@@ -422,23 +438,23 @@ describe('DomRendererRowFactory', () => {
       const nullCell = lineData.loadCell(0, new CellData());
       nullCell.bg = Attributes.CM_P16 | 1;
       lineData.setCell(0, nullCell);
-      let spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+      let spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
       assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
         '<span class="xterm-bg-1"> </span>'
       );
       lineData.setCell(1, nullCell);
-      spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+      spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
       assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
         '<span class="xterm-bg-1">  </span>'
       );
       lineData.setCell(2, nullCell);
       lineData.setCell(3, nullCell);
-      spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+      spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
       assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
         '<span class="xterm-bg-1">    </span>'
       );
       lineData.setCell(4, CellData.fromCharData([DEFAULT_ATTR, 'a', 1, 'a'.charCodeAt(0)]));
-      spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+      spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
       assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
         '<span class="xterm-bg-1">    </span><span>a</span>'
       );
@@ -451,7 +467,7 @@ describe('DomRendererRowFactory', () => {
       lineData.setCell(2, CellData.fromCharData([DEFAULT_ATTR, 'c', 1, 'c'.charCodeAt(0)]));
       lineData.setCell(3, CellData.fromCharData([DEFAULT_ATTR, '語', 2, 'c'.charCodeAt(0)]));
       lineData.setCell(4, CellData.fromCharData([DEFAULT_ATTR, '𝄞', 1, 'c'.charCodeAt(0)]));
-      const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
+      const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, -1, -1);
       assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
         '<span>a</span><span style="letter-spacing: 3px;">€</span><span>c語</span><span style="letter-spacing: -2px;">𝄞</span>'
       );
@@ -465,7 +481,7 @@ describe('DomRendererRowFactory', () => {
       lineData.setCell(4, CellData.fromCharData([DEFAULT_ATTR, 'x', 1, 'x'.charCodeAt(0)]));
       lineData.setCell(5, CellData.fromCharData([DEFAULT_ATTR, 'b', 1, 'b'.charCodeAt(0)]));
       lineData.setCell(6, CellData.fromCharData([DEFAULT_ATTR, 'b', 1, 'b'.charCodeAt(0)]));
-      const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, 5, widthCache, 2, 4);
+      const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, 2, 4);
       assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
         '<span>aa</span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">xxx</span><span>bb</span>'
       );
@@ -476,7 +492,7 @@ describe('DomRendererRowFactory', () => {
       lineData.setCell(1, CellData.fromCharData([DEFAULT_ATTR, 'a', 1, 'a'.charCodeAt(0)]));
       lineData.setCell(2, CellData.fromCharData([DEFAULT_ATTR, 'x', 1, 'x'.charCodeAt(0)]));
       lineData.setCell(4, CellData.fromCharData([DEFAULT_ATTR, 'x', 1, 'x'.charCodeAt(0)]));
-      const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, 5, widthCache, 2, 4);
+      const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, 2, 4);
       assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
         '<span>aa</span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">x x</span>'
       );
@@ -486,7 +502,7 @@ describe('DomRendererRowFactory', () => {
       for (let i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
         lineData.setCell(i, CellData.fromCharData([DEFAULT_ATTR, 'a', 1, 'a'.charCodeAt(0)]));
       }
-      const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, 5, widthCache, -100, 100);
+      const spans = rowFactory.createRow(lineData, 0, false, undefined, undefined, 0, false, true, 5, widthCache, -100, 100);
       assert.equal(extractHtml(spans),
         '<span style="text-decoration: underline;">aaaaaaaaaa</span>'
       );
diff --git a/src/browser/renderer/dom/DomRendererRowFactory.ts b/src/browser/renderer/dom/DomRendererRowFactory.ts
index e69c317b..31efa7dc 100644
--- a/src/browser/renderer/dom/DomRendererRowFactory.ts
+++ b/src/browser/renderer/dom/DomRendererRowFactory.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export const enum RowCss {
   UNDERLINE_CLASS = 'xterm-underline',
   OVERLINE_CLASS = 'xterm-overline',
   STRIKETHROUGH_CLASS = 'xterm-strikethrough',
+  BLINK_HIDDEN_CLASS = 'xterm-blink-hidden',
   CURSOR_CLASS = 'xterm-cursor',
   CURSOR_BLINK_CLASS = 'xterm-cursor-blink',
   CURSOR_STYLE_BLOCK_CLASS = 'xterm-cursor-block',
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ export class DomRendererRowFactory {
     cursorInactiveStyle: string | undefined,
     cursorX: number,
     cursorBlink: boolean,
+    blinkOn: boolean,
     cellWidth: number,
     widthCache: WidthCache,
     linkStart: number,
@@ -153,6 +155,10 @@ export class DomRendererRowFactory {
       const isInSelection = this._isCellInSelection(x, row);
       const isCursorCell = isCursorRow && x === cursorX;
       const isLinkHover = hasHover && x >= linkStart && x <= linkEnd;
+      const isBlinkHidden = !blinkOn && cell.isBlink();
+      if (isBlinkHidden) {
+        classes.push(RowCss.BLINK_HIDDEN_CLASS);
+      }
 
       let isDecorated = false;
       this._decorationService.forEachDecorationAtCell(x, row, undefined, d => {
diff --git a/src/browser/renderer/shared/TextBlinkStateManager.ts b/src/browser/renderer/shared/TextBlinkStateManager.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..564bbdd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/browser/renderer/shared/TextBlinkStateManager.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 The xterm.js authors. All rights reserved.
+ * @license MIT
+ */
+
+import { ICoreBrowserService } from 'browser/services/Services';
+import { Disposable, toDisposable } from 'common/Lifecycle';
+import { IOptionsService } from 'common/services/Services';
+
+export class TextBlinkStateManager extends Disposable {
+  private _intervalDuration: number = 0;
+  private _interval: number | undefined;
+  private _blinkOn: boolean = true;
+
+  constructor(
+    private readonly _renderCallback: () => void,
+    private readonly _coreBrowserService: ICoreBrowserService,
+    private readonly _optionsService: IOptionsService
+  ) {
+    super();
+    this._register(this._optionsService.onSpecificOptionChange('blinkIntervalDuration', duration => {
+      this.setIntervalDuration(duration);
+    }));
+    this.setIntervalDuration(this._optionsService.rawOptions.blinkIntervalDuration);
+    this._register(toDisposable(() => this._clearInterval()));
+  }
+
+  public get isBlinkOn(): boolean {
+    return this._blinkOn;
+  }
+
+  public get isEnabled(): boolean {
+    return this._intervalDuration > 0;
+  }
+
+  public setIntervalDuration(duration: number): void {
+    if (duration === this._intervalDuration) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this._intervalDuration = duration;
+    this._clearInterval();
+
+    const wasBlinkOn = this._blinkOn;
+    if (duration > 0) {
+      this._blinkOn = true;
+      this._interval = this._coreBrowserService.window.setInterval(() => {
+        this._blinkOn = !this._blinkOn;
+        this._renderCallback();
+      }, duration);
+      if (!wasBlinkOn) {
+        this._renderCallback();
+      }
+    } else {
+      this._blinkOn = true;
+      if (!wasBlinkOn) {
+        this._renderCallback();
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  private _clearInterval(): void {
+    if (this._interval !== undefined) {
+      this._coreBrowserService.window.clearInterval(this._interval);
+      this._interval = undefined;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/common/services/OptionsService.ts b/src/common/services/OptionsService.ts
index 7ddc1c06..394c12da 100644
--- a/src/common/services/OptionsService.ts
+++ b/src/common/services/OptionsService.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_OPTIONS: Readonly<Required<ITerminalOptions>> = {
   rows: 24,
   showCursorImmediately: false,
   cursorBlink: false,
+  blinkIntervalDuration: 0,
   cursorStyle: 'block',
   cursorWidth: 1,
   cursorInactiveStyle: 'outline',
@@ -168,6 +169,12 @@ export class OptionsService extends Disposable implements IOptionsService {
         }
         value = FONT_WEIGHT_OPTIONS.includes(value) ? value : DEFAULT_OPTIONS[key];
         break;
+      case 'blinkIntervalDuration':
+        value = Math.floor(value);
+        if (value < 0) {
+          throw new Error(`${key} cannot be less than 0, value: ${value}`);
+        }
+        break;
       case 'cursorWidth':
         value = Math.floor(value);
         // Fall through for bounds check
diff --git a/src/common/services/Services.ts b/src/common/services/Services.ts
index 9ef0fe9a..9eb87bd6 100644
--- a/src/common/services/Services.ts
+++ b/src/common/services/Services.ts
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ export interface ITerminalOptions {
   cols?: number;
   convertEol?: boolean;
   cursorBlink?: boolean;
+  blinkIntervalDuration?: number;
   cursorStyle?: CursorStyle;
   cursorWidth?: number;
   cursorInactiveStyle?: CursorInactiveStyle;
diff --git a/typings/xterm-headless.d.ts b/typings/xterm-headless.d.ts
index 99c20be4..9cd46c07 100644
--- a/typings/xterm-headless.d.ts
+++ b/typings/xterm-headless.d.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,13 @@ declare module '@xterm/headless' {
      */
     cursorBlink?: boolean;
 
+    /**
+     * The interval in milliseconds for the blink attribute. This is the amount
+     * of time text remains visible or hidden before toggling. Set to 0 to
+     * disable blinking. The default is 0.
+     */
+    blinkIntervalDuration?: number;
+
     /**
      * The style of the cursor.
      */
diff --git a/typings/xterm.d.ts b/typings/xterm.d.ts
index 19ab3da0..5d2e8f11 100644
--- a/typings/xterm.d.ts
+++ b/typings/xterm.d.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@ declare module '@xterm/xterm' {
      */
     cursorBlink?: boolean;
 
+    /**
+     * The interval in milliseconds for the blink attribute. This is the amount
+     * of time text remains visible or hidden before toggling. Set to 0 to
+     * disable blinking. The default is 0.
+     */
+    blinkIntervalDuration?: number;
+
     /**
      * The style of the cursor when the terminal is focused.
      */