diff --git a/styles/vim-mode.less b/styles/vim-mode.less
index 49883be5..79ed0216 100644
--- a/styles/vim-mode.less
+++ b/styles/vim-mode.less
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@
   opacity: 0.5;
 }
 
+.low-block-cursor(@visibility: visible) {
+  border: none;
+  border-bottom: .6em solid @syntax-cursor-color;
+  background: none;
+  visibility: @visibility;
+  opacity: 0.5;
+}
+
 atom-text-editor.vim-mode.normal-mode,
 atom-text-editor.vim-mode.operator-pending-mode,
 atom-text-editor.vim-mode.visual-mode,
@@ -90,3 +98,29 @@ atom-text-editor.vim-mode.replace-mode.is-focused
     }
   }
 }
+
+atom-text-editor.vim-mode.operator-pending-mode
+{
+  &::shadow, // shadow-DOM enabled
+  &           // shadow-DOM disabled
+  {
+    .cursor {
+      .low-block-cursor(hidden);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+atom-text-editor.vim-mode.operator-pending-mode.is-focused
+{
+  &::shadow, // shadow-DOM enabled
+  &           // shadow-DOM disabled
+  {
+    .cursor {
+      .low-block-cursor;
+    }
+
+    .cursors.blink-off .cursor {
+      .low-block-cursor(hidden);
+    }
+  }
+}