diff --git a/fcore/text-builder.sml b/fcore/text-builder.sml
index 71ebb5d..cb27c58 100644
--- a/fcore/text-builder.sml
+++ b/fcore/text-builder.sml
@@ -26,6 +26,34 @@ struct
       [DRAW textMsg, DRAW cursorMsg]
     end
 
+  fun buildCursor (posX, posY, fWindowWidth, fWindowHeight) =
+    let
+      val top = Real32.fromInt posX
+      val left = Real32.fromInt posY
+      val right = left + fontSize
+      val bottom = top + fontSize
+
+      val halfHeight = fWindowHeight / 2.0
+      val top = (~(top - halfHeight)) / halfHeight
+      val bottom = (~(bottom - halfHeight)) / halfHeight
+
+      val halfWidth = fWindowWidth / 2.0
+      val left = (left - halfWidth) / halfWidth
+      val right = (right - halfWidth) / halfWidth
+
+      val vec =
+       #[ left, top, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0
+        , right, top, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0
+        , left, bottom, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0
+
+        , left, bottom, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0
+        , right, bottom, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0
+        , right, top, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0
+        ]
+    in
+      [vec]
+    end
+
   (* builds text from a string with char-wrap.
    * char-wrap is a similar concept to word-wrap, 
    * but it breaks on character in the middle of a word.
@@ -298,6 +326,11 @@ struct
       | chr =>
           let
             val chrFun = Vector.sub (CozetteAscii.asciiTable, Char.ord chr)
+            val cursorAcc = 
+              if absIdx <> cursorPos then
+                buildCursor (posX, posY, fWindowWidth, fWindowHeight)
+              else 
+                cursorAcc
           in
             if posX + xSpace < windowWidth then
               let
diff --git a/shell/gl-draw.sml b/shell/gl-draw.sml
index 588bb50..fbee559 100644
--- a/shell/gl-draw.sml
+++ b/shell/gl-draw.sml
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ struct
         , cursorProgram
         , ...
         } = drawObject
+
       val _ = drawXyrgb (cursorVertexBuffer, cursorProgram, cursorDrawLength)
       val _ = drawXyrgb (textVertexBuffer, textProgram, textDrawLength)
     in
diff --git a/shf b/shf
index e68c042..d1cffd4 100755
Binary files a/shf and b/shf differ
diff --git a/shf.mlb b/shf.mlb
index 0f47832..4131f39 100644
--- a/shf.mlb
+++ b/shf.mlb
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ message-types/mailbox-type.sml
 
 fcore/app-type.sml
 fcore/app-with.sml
-fcore/text-builder.sml
+ann
+  "allowVectorExps true"
+in
+  fcore/text-builder.sml
+end
 fcore/app-update.sml
 
 (* IMPERATIVE SHELL *)