diff --git a/src/vs/platform/terminal/common/terminal.ts b/src/vs/platform/terminal/common/terminal.ts
index eb64d646a64..4431f19b659 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/terminal/common/terminal.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/terminal/common/terminal.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ export const enum TerminalSettingId {
 	FontWeight = 'terminal.integrated.fontWeight',
 	FontWeightBold = 'terminal.integrated.fontWeightBold',
 	CursorBlinking = 'terminal.integrated.cursorBlinking',
+	TextBlinking = 'terminal.integrated.textBlinking',
 	CursorStyle = 'terminal.integrated.cursorStyle',
 	CursorStyleInactive = 'terminal.integrated.cursorStyleInactive',
 	CursorWidth = 'terminal.integrated.cursorWidth',
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/xterm/xtermTerminal.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/xterm/xtermTerminal.ts
index 8428e99b5c4..838d17df872 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/xterm/xtermTerminal.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/xterm/xtermTerminal.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ const enum RenderConstants {
 	SmoothScrollDuration = 125
 }
 
+const enum TextBlinkConstants {
+	IntervalDuration = 600
+}
+
 
 function getFullBufferLineAsString(lineIndex: number, buffer: IBuffer): { lineData: string | undefined; lineIndex: number } {
 	let line = buffer.getLine(lineIndex);
@@ -229,6 +233,7 @@ export class XtermTerminal extends Disposable implements IXtermTerminal, IDetach
 			minimumContrastRatio: config.minimumContrastRatio,
 			tabStopWidth: config.tabStopWidth,
 			cursorBlink: config.cursorBlinking,
+			blinkIntervalDuration: config.textBlinking ? TextBlinkConstants.IntervalDuration : 0,
 			cursorStyle: vscodeToXtermCursorStyle<'cursorStyle'>(config.cursorStyle),
 			cursorInactiveStyle: vscodeToXtermCursorStyle(config.cursorStyleInactive),
 			cursorWidth: config.cursorWidth,
@@ -526,6 +531,7 @@ export class XtermTerminal extends Disposable implements IXtermTerminal, IDetach
 		const config = this._terminalConfigurationService.config;
 		this.raw.options.altClickMovesCursor = config.altClickMovesCursor;
 		this._setCursorBlink(config.cursorBlinking);
+		this._setTextBlinking(config.textBlinking);
 		this._setCursorStyle(config.cursorStyle);
 		this._setCursorStyleInactive(config.cursorStyleInactive);
 		this._setCursorWidth(config.cursorWidth);
@@ -792,6 +798,14 @@ export class XtermTerminal extends Disposable implements IXtermTerminal, IDetach
 		}
 	}
 
+	private _setTextBlinking(enabled: boolean): void {
+		const blinkIntervalDuration = enabled ? TextBlinkConstants.IntervalDuration : 0;
+		const options = this.raw.options;
+		if (options.blinkIntervalDuration !== blinkIntervalDuration) {
+			options.blinkIntervalDuration = blinkIntervalDuration;
+		}
+	}
+
 	private _setCursorStyle(style: ITerminalConfiguration['cursorStyle']): void {
 		const mapped = vscodeToXtermCursorStyle<'cursorStyle'>(style);
 		if (this.raw.options.cursorStyle !== mapped) {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminal.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminal.ts
index bd69a9fde5b..19a1d971cdb 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminal.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminal.ts
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ export interface ITerminalConfiguration {
 	rightClickBehavior: 'default' | 'copyPaste' | 'paste' | 'selectWord' | 'nothing';
 	middleClickBehavior: 'default' | 'paste';
 	cursorBlinking: boolean;
+	textBlinking: boolean;
 	cursorStyle: 'block' | 'underline' | 'line';
 	cursorStyleInactive: 'outline' | 'block' | 'underline' | 'line' | 'none';
 	cursorWidth: number;
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminalConfiguration.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminalConfiguration.ts
index 7431c14b493..87c3d392b20 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminalConfiguration.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminalConfiguration.ts
@@ -288,6 +288,11 @@ const terminalConfiguration: IStringDictionary<IConfigurationPropertySchema> = {
 		type: 'boolean',
 		default: false
 	},
+	[TerminalSettingId.TextBlinking]: {
+		description: localize('terminal.integrated.textBlinking', "Controls whether text blinking is enabled in the terminal."),
+		type: 'boolean',
+		default: false
+	},
 	[TerminalSettingId.CursorStyle]: {
 		description: localize('terminal.integrated.cursorStyle', "Controls the style of terminal cursor when the terminal is focused."),
 		enum: ['block', 'line', 'underline'],