diff --git a/core/prelude-packages.el b/core/prelude-packages.el
index c7db7ae..2b8fc89 100644
--- a/core/prelude-packages.el
+++ b/core/prelude-packages.el
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
   '(ace-window
     avy
     anzu
+    beacon
     browse-kill-ring
     dash
     discover-my-major
diff --git a/core/prelude-ui.el b/core/prelude-ui.el
index e9a4b67..ff18a01 100644
--- a/core/prelude-ui.el
+++ b/core/prelude-ui.el
@@ -77,5 +77,9 @@
 (setq sml/theme nil)
 (add-hook 'after-init-hook #'sml/setup)
 
+;; show the cursor when moving after big movements in the window
+(require 'beacon)
+(beacon-mode +1)
+
 (provide 'prelude-ui)
 ;;; prelude-ui.el ends here