diff --git a/docs/example.Xresources b/docs/example.Xresources
index 814f579..93f022f 100644
--- a/docs/example.Xresources
+++ b/docs/example.Xresources
@@ -124,6 +124,11 @@ spmenu.indentitems:         0
 spmenu.maxhist:             64
 spmenu.histdup:             0
 
+!! Caret
+spmenu.caretwidth:          0
+spmenu.caretheight:         0
+spmenu.caretpadding:        0
+
 !! Matches
 spmenu.type:                1
 spmenu.passwd:              0
diff --git a/docs/spmenu.conf b/docs/spmenu.conf
index 5c62143..753b313 100644
--- a/docs/spmenu.conf
+++ b/docs/spmenu.conf
@@ -216,6 +216,12 @@ spmenu = {
               password            = 0; // Don't read standard input and replace all characters with the password character (0/1)
           } );
 
+  /* Caret options */
+  caret = ( { width               = 0; // Caret width (0: Default) (px)
+              height              = 0; // Caret height (0: Default) (px)
+              padding             = 0; // Caret padding (px)
+          } );
+
   /* Output options */
   output = ( { printindex         = 0; // Print index instead of actual text (0/1)
                incremental        = 0; // Print text on every keypress (0/1)
diff --git a/libs/conf/config.c b/libs/conf/config.c
index f55cd2e..4b50f4a 100644
--- a/libs/conf/config.c
+++ b/libs/conf/config.c
@@ -454,6 +454,19 @@ void conf_init(void) {
         }
     }
 
+    // load options spmenu.caret
+    config_setting_t *caret_setting = config_lookup(&cfg, "spmenu.caret");
+    if (caret_setting != NULL && loadconfig) {
+        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < config_setting_length(caret_setting); ++i) {
+            config_setting_t *conf = config_setting_get_elem(caret_setting, i);
+
+            // look up
+            config_setting_lookup_int(conf, "width", &caretwidth); // spmenu.caret.width
+            config_setting_lookup_int(conf, "height", &caretheight); // spmenu.caret.height
+            config_setting_lookup_int(conf, "padding", &caretpadding); // spmenu.caret.padding
+        }
+    }
+
     // load options spmenu.output
     config_setting_t *output_setting = config_lookup(&cfg, "spmenu.output");
     if (output_setting != NULL && loadconfig) {
diff --git a/libs/draw.c b/libs/draw.c
index 1572c2a..71b6d7f 100644
--- a/libs/draw.c
+++ b/libs/draw.c
@@ -375,7 +375,15 @@ int drawprompt(int x, int y, int w) {
 int drawinput(int x, int y, int w) {
     char *censort; // censor text (password)
     unsigned int curpos = 0;
-    int fh = drw->font->h;
+    int fh = caretheight;
+    int fw = MAX(2, caretwidth);
+    int fp = caretpadding;
+
+    if (fh > bh) {
+        fh = bh;
+    } else if (!fh) {
+        fh = drw->font->h;
+    }
 
     if (passwd) {
         censort = ecalloc(1, sizeof(text));
@@ -397,7 +405,8 @@ int drawinput(int x, int y, int w) {
     }
 
     if ((curpos += lrpad / 2 - 1) < w && !hidecaret && cursorstate) {
-        drw_rect(drw, x + curpos, 2 + (bh - fh) / 2 + y, 2, fh - 4, 1, 0, col_caretfg, col_caretbg, alpha_caretfg, alpha_caretbg);
+        curpos += fp;
+        drw_rect(drw, x + curpos, 2 + (bh - fh) / 2 + y, fw, fh - 4, 1, 0, col_caretfg, col_caretbg, alpha_caretfg, alpha_caretbg);
     }
 
     return x;
diff --git a/libs/options.h b/libs/options.h
index c4b4067..e2e03dd 100644
--- a/libs/options.h
+++ b/libs/options.h
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ static char *bindsfile                 = NULL; /* Keybind file path. Default is
 /* Window options */
 static int alpha                       = 1; /* Enable alpha */
 static int menuposition                = 2; /* Position of the menu (0: Bottom, 1: Top, 2: Center */
-static int menupaddingv				   = 0; /* Vertical padding inside the menu (in pixels) */
-static int menupaddingh				   = 0; /* Horizontal padding inside the menu (in pixels) */
+static int menupaddingv				   = 0; /* Vertical padding inside the menu (px) */
+static int menupaddingh				   = 0; /* Horizontal padding inside the menu (px) */
 static int menuwidth                   = 0; /* spmenu width */
 static int menumarginv                 = 0; /* Vertical padding around the menu */
 static int menumarginh                 = 0; /* Horizontal padding around the menu */
@@ -103,6 +103,11 @@ static int histdup                     = 0;	/* If 1, record repeated histories *
 /* Prompt options */
 static int indentitems                 = 0; /* Indent items to prompt width? (0/1) */
 
+/* Caret options */
+static int caretwidth                  = 0; /* Caret width (0: Calculate automatically) */
+static int caretheight                 = 0; /* Caret height (0: Calculate automatically) */
+static int caretpadding                = 0; /* Caret padding (px) */
+
 /* Hide options */
 static int hideinput                   = 0; /* Hide input (0/1) */
 static int hidelarrow                  = 0; /* Hide left arrow (0/1) */
diff --git a/libs/theme/theme.c b/libs/theme/theme.c
index 51432c5..f4896fb 100644
--- a/libs/theme/theme.c
+++ b/libs/theme/theme.c
@@ -74,6 +74,19 @@ void theme_load(void) {
         }
     }
 
+    // load options theme.caret
+    config_setting_t *caret_setting = config_lookup(&cfg, "theme.caret");
+    if (caret_setting != NULL && loadconfig) {
+        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < config_setting_length(caret_setting); ++i) {
+            config_setting_t *conf = config_setting_get_elem(caret_setting, i);
+
+            // look up
+            config_setting_lookup_int(conf, "width", &caretwidth); // spmenu.caret.width
+            config_setting_lookup_int(conf, "height", &caretheight); // spmenu.caret.height
+            config_setting_lookup_int(conf, "padding", &caretpadding); // spmenu.caret.padding
+        }
+    }
+
     // load options theme.powerline
     config_setting_t *pwl_setting = config_lookup(&cfg, "theme.powerline");
     if (pwl_setting != NULL) {
diff --git a/libs/x11/xresources.h b/libs/x11/xresources.h
index fad70ca..e12411f 100644
--- a/libs/x11/xresources.h
+++ b/libs/x11/xresources.h
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ ResourcePref resources[] = {
     { "menuposition",                INTEGER, &menuposition },
     { "xpos",                        INTEGER, &xpos },
     { "ypos",                        INTEGER, &ypos },
+    { "caretpadding",                INTEGER, &caretpadding },
+    { "caretwidth",                  INTEGER, &caretwidth },
+    { "caretheight",                 INTEGER, &caretheight },
     { "menuwidth",                   INTEGER, &menuwidth },
     { "menupaddingv",                INTEGER, &menupaddingv },
     { "menupaddingh",                INTEGER, &menupaddingh },