diff --git a/spec/text-editor-presenter-spec.coffee b/spec/text-editor-presenter-spec.coffee
index 163521c32..0d526b5f2 100644
--- a/spec/text-editor-presenter-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/text-editor-presenter-spec.coffee
@@ -1135,49 +1135,49 @@ describe "TextEditorPresenter", ->
           presenter = buildPresenter(explicitHeight: 20, scrollTop: 0)
           expect(stateForCursor(presenter, 0).width).toBe 10
 
-      describe ".blinkCursorsOff", ->
+      describe ".cursorsVisible", ->
         it "alternates between true and false twice per ::cursorBlinkPeriod", ->
           cursorBlinkPeriod = 100
           cursorBlinkResumeDelay = 200
           presenter = buildPresenter({cursorBlinkPeriod, cursorBlinkResumeDelay})
 
-          expect(presenter.state.content.blinkCursorsOff).toBe false
+          expect(presenter.state.content.cursorsVisible).toBe true
           expectStateUpdate presenter, -> advanceClock(cursorBlinkPeriod / 2)
-          expect(presenter.state.content.blinkCursorsOff).toBe true
+          expect(presenter.state.content.cursorsVisible).toBe false
           expectStateUpdate presenter, -> advanceClock(cursorBlinkPeriod / 2)
-          expect(presenter.state.content.blinkCursorsOff).toBe false
+          expect(presenter.state.content.cursorsVisible).toBe true
           expectStateUpdate presenter, -> advanceClock(cursorBlinkPeriod / 2)
-          expect(presenter.state.content.blinkCursorsOff).toBe true
+          expect(presenter.state.content.cursorsVisible).toBe false
 
         it "stops alternating for ::cursorBlinkResumeDelay when a cursor moves or a cursor is added", ->
           cursorBlinkPeriod = 100
           cursorBlinkResumeDelay = 200
           presenter = buildPresenter({cursorBlinkPeriod, cursorBlinkResumeDelay})
 
-          expect(presenter.state.content.blinkCursorsOff).toBe false
+          expect(presenter.state.content.cursorsVisible).toBe true
           expectStateUpdate presenter, -> advanceClock(cursorBlinkPeriod / 2)
-          expect(presenter.state.content.blinkCursorsOff).toBe true
+          expect(presenter.state.content.cursorsVisible).toBe false
 
           expectStateUpdate presenter, -> editor.moveRight()
-          expect(presenter.state.content.blinkCursorsOff).toBe false
+          expect(presenter.state.content.cursorsVisible).toBe true
 
           expectStateUpdate presenter, ->
             advanceClock(cursorBlinkResumeDelay)
             advanceClock(cursorBlinkPeriod / 2)
 
-          expect(presenter.state.content.blinkCursorsOff).toBe true
+          expect(presenter.state.content.cursorsVisible).toBe false
           expectStateUpdate presenter, -> advanceClock(cursorBlinkPeriod / 2)
-          expect(presenter.state.content.blinkCursorsOff).toBe false
+          expect(presenter.state.content.cursorsVisible).toBe true
           expectStateUpdate presenter, -> advanceClock(cursorBlinkPeriod / 2)
-          expect(presenter.state.content.blinkCursorsOff).toBe true
+          expect(presenter.state.content.cursorsVisible).toBe false
 
           expectStateUpdate presenter, -> editor.addCursorAtBufferPosition([1, 0])
-          expect(presenter.state.content.blinkCursorsOff).toBe false
+          expect(presenter.state.content.cursorsVisible).toBe true
 
           expectStateUpdate presenter, ->
             advanceClock(cursorBlinkResumeDelay)
             advanceClock(cursorBlinkPeriod / 2)
-          expect(presenter.state.content.blinkCursorsOff).toBe true
+          expect(presenter.state.content.cursorsVisible).toBe false
 
       describe ".highlights", ->
         stateForHighlight = (presenter, decoration) ->
diff --git a/src/cursors-component.coffee b/src/cursors-component.coffee
index e11019d6c..ae844bfe0 100644
--- a/src/cursors-component.coffee
+++ b/src/cursors-component.coffee
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ class CursorsComponent
     @oldState ?= {cursors: {}}
 
     # update blink class
-    if newState.blinkCursorsOff isnt @oldState.blinkCursorsOff
-      if newState.blinkCursorsOff
-        @domNode.classList.add 'blink-off'
-      else
+    if newState.cursorsVisible isnt @oldState.cursorsVisible
+      if newState.cursorsVisible
         @domNode.classList.remove 'blink-off'
-      @oldState.blinkCursorsOff = newState.blinkCursorsOff
+      else
+        @domNode.classList.add 'blink-off'
+      @oldState.cursorsVisible = newState.cursorsVisible
 
     # remove cursors
     for id of @oldState.cursors
diff --git a/src/text-editor-presenter.coffee b/src/text-editor-presenter.coffee
index 955b63cc4..20f575407 100644
--- a/src/text-editor-presenter.coffee
+++ b/src/text-editor-presenter.coffee
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class TextEditorPresenter
       hiddenInput: {}
       content:
         scrollingVertically: false
-        blinkCursorsOff: false
+        cursorsVisible: true
         lines: {}
         highlights: {}
         overlays: {}
@@ -983,11 +983,11 @@ class TextEditorPresenter
     clearInterval(@toggleCursorBlinkHandle)
 
   toggleCursorBlink: ->
-    @state.content.blinkCursorsOff = not @state.content.blinkCursorsOff
+    @state.content.cursorsVisible = not @state.content.cursorsVisible
     @emitter.emit 'did-update-state'
 
   pauseCursorBlinking: ->
-    @state.content.blinkCursorsOff = false
+    @state.content.cursorsVisible = true
     @stopBlinkingCursors()
     @startBlinkingCursorsAfterDelay ?= _.debounce(@startBlinkingCursors, @getCursorBlinkResumeDelay())
     @startBlinkingCursorsAfterDelay()