diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index dbf73161c..b1ccd6935 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ Detailed list of changes
 
 - When reporting unused activity in a window, ignore activity that occurs soon after a window resize (:iss:`5881`)
 
+- Fix using :opt:`cursor` = ``none`` not working on text that has reverse video (:iss:`5897`)
+
 
 0.26.5 [2022-11-07]
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/kitty/line.c b/kitty/line.c
index bb9cba7a3..9d5d31802 100644
--- a/kitty/line.c
+++ b/kitty/line.c
@@ -626,11 +626,17 @@ resolve_color(ColorProfile *cp, color_type val, color_type defval) {
 }
 
 bool
-colors_for_cell(Line *self, ColorProfile *cp, index_type *x, color_type *fg, color_type *bg) {
+colors_for_cell(Line *self, ColorProfile *cp, index_type *x, color_type *fg, color_type *bg, bool *reversed) {
     if (*x >= self->xnum) return false;
     if (*x > 0 && !self->gpu_cells[*x].attrs.width && self->gpu_cells[*x-1].attrs.width == 2) (*x)--;
     *fg = resolve_color(cp, self->gpu_cells[*x].fg, *fg);
     *bg = resolve_color(cp, self->gpu_cells[*x].bg, *bg);
+    if (self->gpu_cells[*x].attrs.reverse) {
+        color_type t = *fg;
+        *fg = *bg;
+        *bg = t;
+        *reversed = true;
+    }
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/kitty/lineops.h b/kitty/lineops.h
index fc7d058e2..cbba20d74 100644
--- a/kitty/lineops.h
+++ b/kitty/lineops.h
@@ -129,4 +129,4 @@ void historybuf_clear(HistoryBuf *self);
 void mark_text_in_line(PyObject *marker, Line *line);
 bool line_has_mark(Line *, uint16_t mark);
 PyObject* as_text_generic(PyObject *args, void *container, get_line_func get_line, index_type lines, ANSIBuf *ansibuf, bool add_trailing_newline);
-bool colors_for_cell(Line *self, ColorProfile *cp, index_type *x, color_type *fg, color_type *bg);
+bool colors_for_cell(Line *self, ColorProfile *cp, index_type *x, color_type *fg, color_type *bg, bool *reversed);
diff --git a/kitty/screen.c b/kitty/screen.c
index 97d63ed70..ba04248a2 100644
--- a/kitty/screen.c
+++ b/kitty/screen.c
@@ -2227,10 +2227,11 @@ get_line_edge_colors(Screen *self, color_type *left, color_type *right) {
     color_type left_cell_fg = OPT(foreground), left_cell_bg = OPT(background), right_cell_bg = OPT(background), right_cell_fg = OPT(foreground);
     index_type cell_color_x = 0;
     char_type left_char = line_get_char(line, cell_color_x);
-    colors_for_cell(line, self->color_profile, &cell_color_x, &left_cell_fg, &left_cell_bg);
+    bool reversed = false;
+    colors_for_cell(line, self->color_profile, &cell_color_x, &left_cell_fg, &left_cell_bg, &reversed);
     if (line->xnum > 0) cell_color_x = line->xnum - 1;
     char_type right_char = line_get_char(line, cell_color_x);
-    colors_for_cell(line, self->color_profile, &cell_color_x, &right_cell_fg, &right_cell_bg);
+    colors_for_cell(line, self->color_profile, &cell_color_x, &right_cell_fg, &right_cell_bg, &reversed);
     *left = effective_cell_edge_color(left_char, left_cell_fg, left_cell_bg, true);
     *right = effective_cell_edge_color(right_char, right_cell_fg, right_cell_bg, false);
     return true;
diff --git a/kitty/shaders.c b/kitty/shaders.c
index b0e8d06f5..21a391bb1 100644
--- a/kitty/shaders.c
+++ b/kitty/shaders.c
@@ -332,9 +332,10 @@ cell_update_uniform_block(ssize_t vao_idx, Screen *screen, int uniform_buffer, c
         color_type cell_fg = rd->default_fg, cell_bg = rd->default_bg;
         index_type cell_color_x = screen->cursor->x;
         bool cursor_ok = screen->cursor->x < screen->columns && screen->cursor->y < screen->lines;
+        bool reversed = false;
         if (cursor_ok) {
             linebuf_init_line(screen->linebuf, screen->cursor->y);
-            colors_for_cell(screen->linebuf->line, screen->color_profile, &cell_color_x, &cell_fg, &cell_bg);
+            colors_for_cell(screen->linebuf->line, screen->color_profile, &cell_color_x, &cell_fg, &cell_bg, &reversed);
         }
         if (screen->color_profile->overridden.cursor_color.type == COLOR_IS_INDEX || screen->color_profile->overridden.cursor_color.type == COLOR_IS_RGB) {
             // since the program is controlling the cursor color we hope it has chosen one