diff --git a/src/js/script.js b/src/js/script.js
index c59aebd17..656be8413 100644
--- a/src/js/script.js
+++ b/src/js/script.js
@@ -1300,7 +1300,11 @@ function stopCaretAnimation() {
 
 function startCaretAnimation() {
   if (caretAnimating === false) {
-    $("#caret").css("animation-name", "caretFlash");
+    if (config.smoothCaret) {
+      $("#caret").css("animation-name", "caretFlashSmooth");
+    } else {
+      $("#caret").css("animation-name", "caretFlashHard");
+    }
     caretAnimating = true;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/js/userconfig.js b/src/js/userconfig.js
index 59271b3e6..053bec941 100644
--- a/src/js/userconfig.js
+++ b/src/js/userconfig.js
@@ -972,11 +972,21 @@ function setWordCount(wordCount, nosave) {
 function setSmoothCaret(mode, nosave) {
   config.smoothCaret = mode;
   if (!nosave) saveConfigToCookie();
+  if (mode) {
+    $("#caret").css("animation-name", "caretFlashSmooth");
+  } else {
+    $("#caret").css("animation-name", "caretFlashHard");
+  }
 }
 
 function toggleSmoothCaret() {
   config.smoothCaret = !config.smoothCaret;
   saveConfigToCookie();
+  if (config.smoothCaret) {
+    $("#caret").css("animation-name", "caretFlashSmooth");
+  } else {
+    $("#caret").css("animation-name", "caretFlashHard");
+  }
 }
 
 //startgraphsatzero
diff --git a/src/sass/style.scss b/src/sass/style.scss
index fdf0ba27f..c0975db62 100644
--- a/src/sass/style.scss
+++ b/src/sass/style.scss
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ a:hover {
 #caret {
   height: 1.5rem;
   background: var(--caret-color);
-  animation-name: caretFlash;
+  animation-name: caretFlashSmooth;
   /* animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.455, 0.03, 0.515, 0.955); */
   animation-iteration-count: infinite;
   animation-duration: 1s;
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ a:hover {
   }
 }
 
-@keyframes caretFlash {
+@keyframes caretFlashSmooth {
   0%,
   100% {
     opacity: 0;
@@ -1089,6 +1089,18 @@ a:hover {
   }
 }
 
+@keyframes caretFlashHard {
+  0%,
+  50% {
+    opacity: 0;
+  }
+
+  51%,
+  100% {
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+}
+
 #menu {
   font-size: 1rem;
   line-height: 1rem;