diff --git a/pyreadline/modes/basemode.py b/pyreadline/modes/basemode.py
index 6b5f9be..832dfd6 100644
--- a/pyreadline/modes/basemode.py
+++ b/pyreadline/modes/basemode.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class BaseMode(object):
         self.startup_hook = None
         self.pre_input_hook = None
         self.first_prompt = True
+        self.cursor_size=25
         
         self.prompt = ">>>"
         
diff --git a/pyreadline/modes/emacs.py b/pyreadline/modes/emacs.py
index 2e4d47b..1d51730 100644
--- a/pyreadline/modes/emacs.py
+++ b/pyreadline/modes/emacs.py
@@ -88,10 +88,6 @@ class IncrementalSearchPromptMode(object):
         else:
             self.line=""
 
-
-
-
-
 class SearchPromptMode(object):
     def __init__(self, rlobj):
         pass
@@ -188,10 +184,6 @@ class DigitArgumentMode(object):
         log("arg-init %s %s"%(self.argument,keyinfo.char))
 
 
-
-
-
-
 class EmacsMode(DigitArgumentMode, IncrementalSearchPromptMode, SearchPromptMode, basemode.BaseMode):
     mode="emacs"
     def __init__(self, rlobj):
diff --git a/pyreadline/modes/vi.py b/pyreadline/modes/vi.py
index 5b5683e..9481c07 100644
--- a/pyreadline/modes/vi.py
+++ b/pyreadline/modes/vi.py
@@ -158,9 +158,9 @@ class ViMode(basemode.BaseMode):
         self.__vi_insert_mode = value
         if value:
             self.vi_save_line ()
-            self.console.cursor (size=25)
+            self.cursor_size=25
         else:
-            self.console.cursor (size=100)
+            self.cursor_size=100
 
     def vi_undo_restart (self):
         tpl_undo = (self.l_buffer.point, self.l_buffer.line_buffer[:], )
diff --git a/pyreadline/rlmain.py b/pyreadline/rlmain.py
index 8700b57..6f1252e 100644
--- a/pyreadline/rlmain.py
+++ b/pyreadline/rlmain.py
@@ -468,7 +468,9 @@ class Readline(BaseReadline):
             c.clear_to_end_of_window()          #to System.Console's lack of FillFunction
         else:
             self._clear_after()
-        c.cursor(1)         #Show cursor
+        
+        #Show cursor, set size vi mode changes size in insert/overwrite mode
+        c.cursor(1, size=self.mode.cursor_size)  
         self._set_cursor()