diff --git a/shell-integration/bash/kitty.bash b/shell-integration/bash/kitty.bash
index 9f4ec198b..a977b2c88 100644
--- a/shell-integration/bash/kitty.bash
+++ b/shell-integration/bash/kitty.bash
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ _ksi_main() {
 
     if [[ "${_ksi_prompt[cursor]}" == "y" ]]; then 
         _ksi_prompt[ps1]+="\[\e[5 q\]"  # blinking bar cursor
-        _ksi_prompt[ps0]+="\[\e[1 q\]"  # blinking block cursor
+        _ksi_prompt[ps0]+="\[\e[0 q\]"  # blinking default cursor
     fi
 
     if [[ "${_ksi_prompt[title]}" == "y" ]]; then 
diff --git a/shell-integration/fish/vendor_conf.d/kitty-shell-integration.fish b/shell-integration/fish/vendor_conf.d/kitty-shell-integration.fish
index 86b5fe364..9c19b3cf6 100644
--- a/shell-integration/fish/vendor_conf.d/kitty-shell-integration.fish
+++ b/shell-integration/fish/vendor_conf.d/kitty-shell-integration.fish
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ function __ksi_schedule --on-event fish_prompt -d "Setup kitty integration after
     if not contains "no-cursor" $_ksi
         and not functions -q __ksi_set_cursor
 
-        function __ksi_block_cursor --on-event fish_preexec -d "Set cursor shape to blinking block before executing command"
-            printf "\e[1 q"
+        function __ksi_block_cursor --on-event fish_preexec -d "Set cursor shape to blinking default shape before executing command"
+            printf "\e[0 q"
         end
 
         function __ksi_set_cursor --on-variable fish_key_bindings -d "Set the cursor shape for different modes when switching key bindings"
diff --git a/shell-integration/zsh/kitty-integration b/shell-integration/zsh/kitty-integration
index 8e746506a..7c786f194 100644
--- a/shell-integration/zsh/kitty-integration
+++ b/shell-integration/zsh/kitty-integration
@@ -251,9 +251,9 @@ _ksi_deferred_init() {
                 *)            builtin print -nu "$_ksi_fd" '\e[5 q';;
             esac
         }
-        # Restore the blinking block cursor before executing an external command
+        # Restore the blinking default shape before executing an external command
         functions[_ksi_preexec]+="
-            builtin print -rnu $_ksi_fd \$'\\e[1 q'"
+            builtin print -rnu $_ksi_fd \$'\\e[0 q'"
     fi