diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0e2dce7..ec51135 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ $(BUILD)/isr.o: $(ARCH_DIR)/isr.asm | $(BUILD)
 $(BUILD)/kmain.o: kernel/core/kmain.c include/console.h include/idt.h include/pic.h include/pit.h include/serial.h include/keyboard.h | $(BUILD)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
 
-$(BUILD)/console.o: $(ARCH_DIR)/console.c include/console.h | $(BUILD)
+$(BUILD)/console.o: $(ARCH_DIR)/console.c include/console.h include/io.h | $(BUILD)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
 
 $(BUILD)/idt.o: $(ARCH_DIR)/idt.c include/idt.h include/console.h include/pic.h | $(BUILD)
diff --git a/kernel/arch/x86_64/console.c b/kernel/arch/x86_64/console.c
index e365a4a..3bea16d 100644
--- a/kernel/arch/x86_64/console.c
+++ b/kernel/arch/x86_64/console.c
@@ -3,13 +3,21 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #include "console.h"
+#include "io.h"
 
 #define VGA_WIDTH 80
 #define VGA_HEIGHT 25
 #define VGA_ADDR 0xB8000
 #define COLOR_DEFAULT 0x0FU /* white on black */
 
-/* Cursor position. Lives in BSS. */
+/* VGA CRT controller ports: index selects the register, data reads/writes
+ * it. Registers 0x0E/0x0F hold the high/low byte of the cursor offset. */
+#define VGA_CRT_INDEX 0x3D4U
+#define VGA_CRT_DATA 0x3D5U
+#define VGA_CRT_CURSOR_HIGH 0x0EU
+#define VGA_CRT_CURSOR_LOW 0x0FU
+
+/* Cursor position, lives in BSS. */
 static uint8_t cursor_row;
 static uint8_t cursor_col;
 
@@ -18,6 +26,20 @@ static uint8_t cursor_col;
  * store in order. */
 static volatile uint16_t *const vga = (uint16_t *)VGA_ADDR;
 
+/* Sync the blinking hardware cursor to cursor_row/cursor_col.
+ * Runs at Ring 0 (CPL 0): `out` traps with #GP(0) if CPL > IOPL, so this
+ * must never run in userspace. A wrong port value cannot fault,
+ * it would only misplace the visible cursor. */
+static void update_hw_cursor(void)
+{
+    uint16_t pos = (uint16_t)(cursor_row * VGA_WIDTH + cursor_col);
+
+    outb(VGA_CRT_INDEX, VGA_CRT_CURSOR_LOW);
+    outb(VGA_CRT_DATA, (uint8_t)(pos & 0xFFU));
+    outb(VGA_CRT_INDEX, VGA_CRT_CURSOR_HIGH);
+    outb(VGA_CRT_DATA, (uint8_t)((pos >> 8) & 0xFFU));
+}
+
 static void scroll(void)
 {
     for (uint8_t row = 1; row < VGA_HEIGHT; row++) {
@@ -38,6 +60,7 @@ void console_clear(void)
     }
     cursor_row = 0;
     cursor_col = 0;
+    update_hw_cursor();
 }
 
 void console_putchar(char c)
@@ -75,6 +98,7 @@ void console_putchar(char c)
         scroll();
         cursor_row = VGA_HEIGHT - 1;
     }
+    update_hw_cursor();
 }
 
 void console_puts(const char *s)