diff -ruNp screen-4.8.0.orig/ansi.c screen-4.8.0/ansi.c
--- screen-4.8.0.orig/ansi.c	2020-02-05 21:09:38.000000000 +0100
+++ screen-4.8.0/ansi.c	2020-11-01 19:13:54.023721138 +0100
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ register struct win *p;
   p->w_insert = 0;
   p->w_revvid = 0;
   p->w_mouse = 0;
+  p->w_bracketed = 0;
+  p->w_cursorstyle = 0;
   p->w_curinv = 0;
   p->w_curvvis = 0;
   p->w_autolf = 0;
@@ -1346,6 +1348,12 @@ int c, intermediate;
 	  break;
 	}
       break;
+    case ' ':
+      if (c == 'q') {
+        curr->w_cursorstyle = a1;
+        LCursorStyle(&curr->w_layer, curr->w_cursorstyle);
+      }
+      break;
     case '?':
       for (a2 = 0; a2 < curr->w_NumArgs; a2++)
 	{
@@ -1477,6 +1485,10 @@ int c, intermediate;
 		LExtMouseMode(&curr->w_layer, curr->w_extmouse);
                 break;
 	 /* case 1015:     UXRVT mouse mode rejected */
+            case 2004:  /* bracketed paste mode */
+                curr->w_bracketed = i ? 1 : 0;
+                LBracketedPasteMode(&curr->w_layer, curr->w_bracketed);
+                break;
 	    }
 	}
       break;
diff -ruNp screen-4.8.0.orig/display.c screen-4.8.0/display.c
--- screen-4.8.0.orig/display.c	2020-02-05 21:09:38.000000000 +0100
+++ screen-4.8.0/display.c	2020-11-01 19:20:51.953148789 +0100
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ struct display TheDisplay;
 int defobuflimit = OBUF_MAX;
 int defnonblock = -1;
 int defmousetrack = 0;
+int defbracketed = 0;
+int defcursorstyle = 0;
 #ifdef AUTO_NUKE
 int defautonuke = 0;
 #endif
@@ -192,6 +194,8 @@ DefRestore()
   LCursorkeysMode(flayer, 0);
   LCursorVisibility(flayer, 0);
   LMouseMode(flayer, 0);
+  LBracketedPasteMode(flayer, 0);
+  LCursorStyle(flayer, 0);
   LSetRendition(flayer, &mchar_null);
   LSetFlow(flayer, nwin_default.flowflag & FLOW_NOW);
 }
@@ -323,6 +327,8 @@ struct mode *Mode;
   D_user = *u;
   D_processinput = ProcessInput;
   D_mousetrack = defmousetrack;
+  D_bracketed = defbracketed;
+  D_cursorstyle = defcursorstyle;
   return display;
 }
 
@@ -497,6 +503,8 @@ FinitTerm()
 	D_mousetrack = 0;
       MouseMode(0);
       ExtMouseMode(0);
+      BracketedPasteMode(0);
+      CursorStyle(0);
       SetRendition(&mchar_null);
       SetFlow(FLOW_NOW);
 #ifdef MAPKEYS
@@ -871,6 +879,42 @@ ExtMouseMode(mode)
     }
 }
 
+void BracketedPasteMode(int mode)
+{
+    if (!display)
+        return;
+
+    if (D_bracketed != mode) {
+        if (!D_CXT)
+            return;
+        if (D_bracketed) {
+            AddStr("\033[?2004l");
+        }
+        if (mode) {
+            AddStr("\033[?2004h");
+        }
+        D_bracketed = mode;
+    }
+}
+
+void CursorStyle(int mode)
+{
+    char buf[32];
+
+    if (!display)
+        return;
+
+    if (D_cursorstyle != mode) {
+        if (!D_CXT)
+            return;
+        if (mode < 0)
+            return;
+        sprintf(buf, "\033[%d q", mode);
+        AddStr(buf);
+        D_cursorstyle = mode;
+    }
+}
+
 static int StrCost;
 
 /* ARGSUSED */
@@ -1297,6 +1341,8 @@ int cur_only;
   CursorVisibility(0);
   MouseMode(0);
   ExtMouseMode(0);
+  BracketedPasteMode(0);
+  CursorStyle(0);
   SetRendition(&mchar_null);
   SetFlow(FLOW_NOW);
 
@@ -3198,6 +3244,8 @@ NukePending()
   int oldcurvis = D_curvis;
   int oldmouse = D_mouse;
   int oldextmouse = D_extmouse;
+  int oldbracketed = D_bracketed;
+  int oldcursorstyle = D_cursorstyle;
 
   oldrend = D_rend;
   len = D_obufp - D_obuf;
@@ -3261,6 +3309,8 @@ NukePending()
   CursorVisibility(oldcurvis);
   MouseMode(oldmouse);
   ExtMouseMode(oldextmouse);
+  BracketedPasteMode(oldbracketed);
+  CursorStyle(oldcursorstyle);
   if (D_CWS)
     {
       debug("ResizeDisplay: using WS\n");
diff -ruNp screen-4.8.0.orig/display.h screen-4.8.0/display.h
--- screen-4.8.0.orig/display.h	2020-02-05 21:09:38.000000000 +0100
+++ screen-4.8.0/display.h	2020-11-01 19:21:49.009918688 +0100
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ struct display
   struct mouse_parse d_mouse_parse;		/* state of mouse code parsing */
   int	d_mousetrack;		/* set when user wants to use mouse even when the window
 				   does not */
+  int   d_bracketed;		/* bracketed paste mode */
+  int   d_cursorstyle;		/* cursor style */
 #ifdef RXVT_OSC
   int   d_xtermosc[5];		/* osc used */
 #endif
@@ -198,6 +200,8 @@ extern struct display TheDisplay;
 
 #define D_user		DISPLAY(d_user)
 #define D_username	(DISPLAY(d_user) ? DISPLAY(d_user)->u_name : 0)
+#define D_bracketed	DISPLAY(d_bracketed)
+#define D_cursorstyle	DISPLAY(d_cursorstyle)
 #define D_canvas	DISPLAY(d_canvas)
 #define D_cvlist	DISPLAY(d_cvlist)
 #define D_layout	DISPLAY(d_layout)
diff -ruNp screen-4.8.0.orig/extern.h screen-4.8.0/extern.h
--- screen-4.8.0.orig/extern.h	2020-02-05 21:09:38.000000000 +0100
+++ screen-4.8.0/extern.h	2020-11-01 19:22:46.794689164 +0100
@@ -291,6 +291,8 @@ extern void  ReverseVideo __P((int));
 extern void  CursorVisibility __P((int));
 extern void  MouseMode __P((int));
 extern void  ExtMouseMode __P((int));
+extern void  BracketedPasteMode (int);
+extern void  CursorStyle (int);
 extern void  SetFont __P((int));
 extern void  SetAttr __P((int));
 extern void  SetColor __P((int, int));
@@ -452,6 +454,8 @@ extern void  LKeypadMode __P((struct lay
 extern void  LCursorkeysMode __P((struct layer *, int));
 extern void  LMouseMode __P((struct layer *, int));
 extern void  LExtMouseMode __P((struct layer *, int));
+extern void  LBracketedPasteMode (struct layer *, int);
+extern void  LCursorStyle (struct layer *, int);
 #if defined(USEVARARGS)
 extern void  LMsg __P((int, const char *, ...)) __attribute__((format(printf, 2, 3)));
 #else
diff -ruNp screen-4.8.0.orig/layer.c screen-4.8.0/layer.c
--- screen-4.8.0.orig/layer.c	2020-02-05 21:09:38.000000000 +0100
+++ screen-4.8.0/layer.c	2020-11-01 19:23:49.096422746 +0100
@@ -840,6 +840,32 @@ void LMouseMode(struct layer *l, int on)
   }
 }
 
+void LBracketedPasteMode(struct layer *l, int on)
+{
+    struct canvas *cv;
+    for (cv = l->l_cvlist; cv; cv = cv->c_lnext) {
+        display = cv->c_display;
+        if (D_blocked)
+            continue;
+        if (cv != D_forecv)
+            continue;
+        BracketedPasteMode(on);
+    }
+}
+
+void LCursorStyle(struct layer *l, int style)
+{
+    struct canvas *cv;
+    for (cv = l->l_cvlist; cv; cv = cv->c_lnext) {
+        display = cv->c_display;
+        if (D_blocked)
+            continue;
+        if (cv != D_forecv)
+            continue;
+        CursorStyle(style);
+    }
+}
+
 void LClearAll(struct layer *l, int uself)
 {
   LClearArea(l, 0, 0, l->l_width - 1, l->l_height - 1, 0, uself);
diff -ruNp screen-4.8.0.orig/window.c screen-4.8.0/window.c
--- screen-4.8.0.orig/window.c	2020-02-05 21:09:38.000000000 +0100
+++ screen-4.8.0/window.c	2020-11-01 19:25:26.665004901 +0100
@@ -509,6 +509,8 @@ WinRestore()
       CursorVisibility(fore->w_curinv ? -1 : fore->w_curvvis);
       MouseMode(fore->w_mouse);
       ExtMouseMode(fore->w_extmouse);
+      BracketedPasteMode(fore->w_bracketed);
+      CursorStyle(fore->w_cursorstyle);
     }
 }
 
diff -ruNp screen-4.8.0.orig/window.h screen-4.8.0/window.h
--- screen-4.8.0.orig/window.h	2020-02-05 21:09:38.000000000 +0100
+++ screen-4.8.0/window.h	2020-11-01 19:26:23.990767940 +0100
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@ struct win
 #endif
   int    w_mouse;		/* mouse mode 0,9,1000 */
   int    w_extmouse;		/* extended mouse mode 0,1006 */
+  int	 w_bracketed;		/* bracketed paste mode */
+  int	 w_cursorstyle;		/* cursor style */
 #ifdef HAVE_BRAILLE
   int	 w_bd_x, w_bd_y;	/* Braille cursor position */
 #endif