diff --git a/autoload/fern.vim b/autoload/fern.vim
index 0fc5a9e..b77c2bf 100644
--- a/autoload/fern.vim
+++ b/autoload/fern.vim
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ call s:Config.config(expand('<sfile>:p'), {
       \ 'loglevel': g:fern#INFO,
       \ 'opener': 'edit',
       \ 'hide_cursor': 0,
+      \ 'hide_cursorline': 0,
       \ 'keepalt_on_edit': 0,
       \ 'keepjumps_on_edit': 0,
       \ 'disable_auto_buffer_delete': 0,
diff --git a/autoload/fern/internal/viewer.vim b/autoload/fern/internal/viewer.vim
index f9594cd..aba6841 100644
--- a/autoload/fern/internal/viewer.vim
+++ b/autoload/fern/internal/viewer.vim
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ function! s:init() abort
   augroup END
   call fern#internal#viewer#auto_duplication#init()
   call fern#internal#viewer#hide_cursor#init()
+  call fern#internal#viewer#hide_cursorline#init()
 
   " Add unique fragment to make each buffer uniq
   let bufname = bufname('%')
diff --git a/autoload/fern/internal/viewer/hide_cursor.vim b/autoload/fern/internal/viewer/hide_cursor.vim
index fa0449a..6f44b2a 100644
--- a/autoload/fern/internal/viewer/hide_cursor.vim
+++ b/autoload/fern/internal/viewer/hide_cursor.vim
@@ -1,24 +1,14 @@
 function! fern#internal#viewer#hide_cursor#init() abort
-  if !g:fern#hide_cursor
-    return
+  if g:fern#hide_cursor
+    call s:hide_cursor_init()
   endif
-  call s:hide_cursor_init()
 endfunction
 
 function! s:hide_cursor_init() abort
   augroup fern_internal_viewer_smart_cursor_init
     autocmd! * <buffer>
-    autocmd BufEnter,WinEnter,TabLeave,CmdwinLeave,CmdlineLeave <buffer> setlocal cursorline
-    autocmd BufLeave,WinLeave,TabLeave,CmdwinEnter,CmdlineEnter <buffer> setlocal nocursorline
     autocmd BufEnter,WinEnter,TabLeave,CmdwinLeave,CmdlineLeave <buffer> call fern#internal#cursor#hide()
     autocmd BufLeave,WinLeave,TabLeave,CmdwinEnter,CmdlineEnter <buffer> call fern#internal#cursor#restore()
     autocmd VimLeave <buffer> call fern#internal#cursor#restore()
   augroup END
-
-  " Do NOT allow cursorlineopt=number while the cursor is hidden (Fix #182)
-  if exists('+cursorlineopt')
-    " NOTE:
-    " Default value is `number,line` (or `both` prior to patch-8.1.2029)
-    setlocal cursorlineopt&
-  endif
 endfunction
diff --git a/autoload/fern/internal/viewer/hide_cursorline.vim b/autoload/fern/internal/viewer/hide_cursorline.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64ae0e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autoload/fern/internal/viewer/hide_cursorline.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+function! fern#internal#viewer#hide_cursorline#init() abort
+  if g:fern#hide_cursorline
+    call s:hide_cursorline_init()
+  endif
+endfunction
+
+function! s:hide_cursorline_init() abort
+  augroup fern_internal_viewer_smart_cursor_line_init
+    autocmd! * <buffer>
+    autocmd BufEnter,WinEnter,TabLeave,CmdwinLeave,CmdlineLeave <buffer> setlocal cursorline
+    autocmd BufLeave,WinLeave,TabLeave,CmdwinEnter,CmdlineEnter <buffer> setlocal nocursorline
+  augroup END
+
+  " Do NOT allow cursorlineopt=number while the cursor is hidden (Fix #182)
+  if exists('+cursorlineopt')
+    " NOTE:
+    " Default value is `number,line` (or `both` prior to patch-8.1.2029)
+    setlocal cursorlineopt&
+  endif
+endfunction
diff --git a/doc/fern.txt b/doc/fern.txt
index d365d74..b5fbbd3 100644
--- a/doc/fern.txt
+++ b/doc/fern.txt
@@ -327,13 +327,15 @@ VARIABLE						*fern-variable*
 	Default: 'edit'
 
 *g:fern#hide_cursor*
-	Set 1 to hide cursor and forcedly enable |cursorline| to visualize the
-	cursor node. The |cursorline| is automatically enabled when the focus
-	is on the buffer and automatically disabled when the cursor is out of
-	the buffer.
+	Set 1 to forcibly hide the cursor for the fern window (see |t_ve|).
+
 	Note that Neovim prior to 0.5.0 cannot hide the cursor thus faint
 	vertical bar is used instead.
 
+*g:fern#hide_cursorline*
+	Set 1 to forcibly disable |cursorline| for the fern window
+	when focus is not on the fern window.
+
 *g:fern#keepalt_on_edit*
 	Set 1 to apply |keepalt| on the "open:edit" action to keep an
 	|alternate-file| in a split windows style like: