diff --git a/src/pacman/callback.c b/src/pacman/callback.c
index 9fd9cc4..e517316 100644
--- a/src/pacman/callback.c
+++ b/src/pacman/callback.c
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ static long get_update_timediff(int first_call)
 	long retval = 0;
 	static struct timeval last_time = {0, 0};
 
+	/* hide cursor */
+	printf("\033[?25l");
+
 	/* on first call, simply set the last time and return */
 	if(first_call) {
 		gettimeofday(&last_time, NULL);
@@ -145,6 +148,9 @@ static void fill_progress(const int bar_percent, const int disp_percent,
 		putchar('\r');
 	}
 	fflush(stdout);
+
+	/* reveal cursor */
+	printf("\033[?25h");
 }