diff --git a/drivers/video/Kconfig b/drivers/video/Kconfig
index 6e1577ae687..446ce51fe27 100644
--- a/drivers/video/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/Kconfig
@@ -68,6 +68,14 @@ config BACKLIGHT
 	  This provides backlight uclass driver that enables basic panel
 	  backlight support.
 
+config CURSOR
+	bool "Show a cursor on the console"
+	default y
+	help
+	  Show a cursor on the video console when entering commands. This is
+	  a simple vertical bar drawn before the character at the current
+	  position. The cursor makes it easy to see the current input position.
+
 config VIDEO_PCI_DEFAULT_FB_SIZE
 	hex "Default framebuffer size to use if no drivers request it"
 	default 0x1000000 if X86
diff --git a/drivers/video/console_normal.c b/drivers/video/console_normal.c
index 07db613ac53..a39b04bd73c 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console_normal.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console_normal.c
@@ -105,8 +105,9 @@ static int console_putc_xy(struct udevice *dev, uint x_frac, uint y, int cp)
 	return VID_TO_POS(fontdata->width);
 }
 
-static int console_set_cursor_visible(struct udevice *dev, bool visible,
-				      uint x, uint y, uint index)
+static int __maybe_unused console_set_cursor_visible(struct udevice *dev,
+						     bool visible, uint x,
+						     uint y, uint index)
 {
 	struct vidconsole_priv *vc_priv = dev_get_uclass_priv(dev);
 	struct udevice *vid = dev->parent;
@@ -140,7 +141,9 @@ struct vidconsole_ops console_ops = {
 	.get_font_size	= console_simple_get_font_size,
 	.get_font	= console_simple_get_font,
 	.select_font	= console_simple_select_font,
+#ifdef CONFIG_CURSOR
 	.set_cursor_visible	= console_set_cursor_visible,
+#endif
 };
 
 U_BOOT_DRIVER(vidconsole_normal) = {
diff --git a/drivers/video/vidconsole-uclass.c b/drivers/video/vidconsole-uclass.c
index 6c5338936e5..f53d55e81b7 100644
--- a/drivers/video/vidconsole-uclass.c
+++ b/drivers/video/vidconsole-uclass.c
@@ -701,6 +701,7 @@ int vidconsole_entry_restore(struct udevice *dev, struct abuf *buf)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_CURSOR
 int vidconsole_set_cursor_visible(struct udevice *dev, bool visible,
 				  uint x, uint y, uint index)
 {
@@ -715,6 +716,7 @@ int vidconsole_set_cursor_visible(struct udevice *dev, bool visible,
 
 	return 0;
 }
+#endif
 
 void vidconsole_push_colour(struct udevice *dev, enum colour_idx fg,
 			    enum colour_idx bg, struct vidconsole_colour *old)
diff --git a/include/video_console.h b/include/video_console.h
index 8f3f58f3aa9..d3c65a08331 100644
--- a/include/video_console.h
+++ b/include/video_console.h
@@ -404,6 +404,7 @@ int vidconsole_entry_save(struct udevice *dev, struct abuf *buf);
  */
 int vidconsole_entry_restore(struct udevice *dev, struct abuf *buf);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_CURSOR
 /**
  * vidconsole_set_cursor_visible() - Show or hide the cursor
  *
@@ -418,6 +419,14 @@ int vidconsole_entry_restore(struct udevice *dev, struct abuf *buf);
  */
 int vidconsole_set_cursor_visible(struct udevice *dev, bool visible,
 				  uint x, uint y, uint index);
+#else
+static inline int vidconsole_set_cursor_visible(struct udevice *dev,
+						bool visible, uint x, uint y,
+						uint index)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_CURSOR */
 
 /**
  * vidconsole_push_colour() - Temporarily change the font colour