diff --git a/src/nsterm.m b/src/nsterm.m
index ccf8ecc4d26..81d36be6cc0 100644
--- a/src/nsterm.m
+++ b/src/nsterm.m
@@ -3262,8 +3262,9 @@ Note that CURSOR_WIDTH is meaningful only for (h)bar cursors.
           break;
         }
 
-      /* draw the character under the cursor */
-      if (cursor_type != NO_CURSOR)
+      /* Draw the character under the cursor.  Other terms only draw
+         the character on top of box cursors, so do the same here.  */
+      if (cursor_type == FILLED_BOX_CURSOR || cursor_type == HOLLOW_BOX_CURSOR)
         draw_phys_cursor_glyph (w, glyph_row, DRAW_CURSOR);
 
       ns_reset_clipping (f);