diff --git a/kitty/char_grid.py b/kitty/char_grid.py
index a69b2c9ee..f2281a058 100644
--- a/kitty/char_grid.py
+++ b/kitty/char_grid.py
@@ -301,7 +301,8 @@ class CharGrid:
             alpha = self.opts.cursor_opacity
             if alpha < 1.0 and shape == CURSOR_BLOCK:
                 glEnable(GL_BLEND)
-            right = left + (width(1.5) if shape == CURSOR_BEAM else sg.dx)
+            mult = self.screen.current_char_width()
+            right = left + (width(1.5) if shape == CURSOR_BEAM else sg.dx * mult)
             bottom = top - sg.dy
             if shape == CURSOR_UNDERLINE:
                 top = bottom + width(vert=False)
diff --git a/kitty/data-types.h b/kitty/data-types.h
index 6c0015a89..4465602d4 100644
--- a/kitty/data-types.h
+++ b/kitty/data-types.h
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ void linebuf_insert_lines(LineBuf *self, unsigned int num, unsigned int y, unsig
 void linebuf_delete_lines(LineBuf *self, index_type num, index_type y, index_type bottom);
 void linebuf_set_attribute(LineBuf *, unsigned int , unsigned int );
 void linebuf_rewrap(LineBuf *self, LineBuf *other, int *cursor_y_out, HistoryBuf *);
+unsigned int linebuf_char_width_at(LineBuf *self, index_type x, index_type y);
 bool historybuf_resize(HistoryBuf *self, index_type lines);
 void historybuf_add_line(HistoryBuf *self, const Line *line);
 void historybuf_rewrap(HistoryBuf *self, HistoryBuf *other);
diff --git a/kitty/line-buf.c b/kitty/line-buf.c
index 4f9150350..84e6e751c 100644
--- a/kitty/line-buf.c
+++ b/kitty/line-buf.c
@@ -113,6 +113,11 @@ line(LineBuf *self, PyObject *y) {
     return (PyObject*)self->line;
 }
 
+unsigned int linebuf_char_width_at(LineBuf *self, index_type x, index_type y) {
+    char_type *chars = self->chars + self->line_map[y] * self->xnum;
+    return (chars[x] >> ATTRS_SHIFT) & WIDTH_MASK;
+}
+
 void linebuf_set_attribute(LineBuf *self, unsigned int shift, unsigned int val) {
     char_type mask;
     for (index_type y = 0; y < self->ynum; y++) {
diff --git a/kitty/screen.c b/kitty/screen.c
index 5f2bafe7a..a76df4ff8 100644
--- a/kitty/screen.c
+++ b/kitty/screen.c
@@ -1040,6 +1040,15 @@ static PyObject* is_dirty(Screen *self) {
     return ans;
 }
 
+static PyObject* current_char_width(Screen *self) {
+#define current_char_width_doc "The width of the character under the cursor"
+    unsigned long ans = 1;
+    if (self->cursor->x < self->columns - 1 && self->cursor->y < self->lines) {
+        ans = linebuf_char_width_at(self->linebuf, self->cursor->x, self->cursor->y);
+    }
+    return PyLong_FromUnsignedLong(ans);
+}
+
 #define COUNT_WRAP(name) \
     static PyObject* name(Screen *self, PyObject *args) { \
     unsigned int count = 1; \
@@ -1071,6 +1080,7 @@ static PyMethodDef methods[] = {
     METHOD(cursor_back, METH_VARARGS)
     METHOD(erase_in_line, METH_VARARGS)
     METHOD(erase_in_display, METH_VARARGS)
+    METHOD(current_char_width, METH_NOARGS)
     MND(insert_lines, METH_VARARGS)
     MND(delete_lines, METH_VARARGS)
     MND(insert_characters, METH_VARARGS)