diff --git a/src/userland/shell/main.c b/src/userland/shell/main.c
index baa99e7..e5333d1 100644
--- a/src/userland/shell/main.c
+++ b/src/userland/shell/main.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     loadFromInitrd(inputBuffer);
     inputBufferPosition = 0;
     inputBuffer[inputBufferPosition] = '\0';
-    printf("\n> ");
+    printf("> ");
 }
 
 void onKeyInput(uint32_t keycode, uint32_t stringId) {

diff --git a/src/userland/shell/main.c b/src/userland/shell/main.c
index baa99e7..e5333d1 100644
--- a/src/userland/shell/main.c
+++ b/src/userland/shell/main.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     loadFromInitrd(inputBuffer);
     inputBufferPosition = 0;
     inputBuffer[inputBufferPosition] = '\0';
-    printf("\n> ");
+    printf("> ");
 }
 
 void onKeyInput(uint32_t keycode, uint32_t stringId) {
diff --git a/src/userland/vga/cursor.c b/src/userland/vga/cursor.c
index e69de29..8b67dbb 100644
--- a/src/userland/vga/cursor.c
+++ b/src/userland/vga/cursor.c
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include <cursor.h>
+#include <hlib.h>
+
+void setCursorOffset(uint16_t offset) {
+    ioOut(0x3D4, 0x0F, 1);
+    ioOut(0x3D5, (uint8_t)(offset & 0xFF), 1);
+    ioOut(0x3D4, 0x0E, 1);
+    ioOut(0x3D5, (uint8_t)((offset >> 8) & 0xFF), 1);
+}

diff --git a/src/userland/shell/main.c b/src/userland/shell/main.c
index baa99e7..e5333d1 100644
--- a/src/userland/shell/main.c
+++ b/src/userland/shell/main.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     loadFromInitrd(inputBuffer);
     inputBufferPosition = 0;
     inputBuffer[inputBufferPosition] = '\0';
-    printf("\n> ");
+    printf("> ");
 }
 
 void onKeyInput(uint32_t keycode, uint32_t stringId) {
diff --git a/src/userland/vga/cursor.c b/src/userland/vga/cursor.c
index e69de29..8b67dbb 100644
--- a/src/userland/vga/cursor.c
+++ b/src/userland/vga/cursor.c
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include <cursor.h>
+#include <hlib.h>
+
+void setCursorOffset(uint16_t offset) {
+    ioOut(0x3D4, 0x0F, 1);
+    ioOut(0x3D5, (uint8_t)(offset & 0xFF), 1);
+    ioOut(0x3D4, 0x0E, 1);
+    ioOut(0x3D5, (uint8_t)((offset >> 8) & 0xFF), 1);
+}
diff --git a/src/userland/vga/include/cursor.h b/src/userland/vga/include/cursor.h
index 9f43270..264dc7a 100644
--- a/src/userland/vga/include/cursor.h
+++ b/src/userland/vga/include/cursor.h
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef CURSOR_H
 #define CURSOR_H
 
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+extern void setCursorOffset(uint16_t offset);
+
 #endif

diff --git a/src/userland/shell/main.c b/src/userland/shell/main.c
index baa99e7..e5333d1 100644
--- a/src/userland/shell/main.c
+++ b/src/userland/shell/main.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     loadFromInitrd(inputBuffer);
     inputBufferPosition = 0;
     inputBuffer[inputBufferPosition] = '\0';
-    printf("\n> ");
+    printf("> ");
 }
 
 void onKeyInput(uint32_t keycode, uint32_t stringId) {
diff --git a/src/userland/vga/cursor.c b/src/userland/vga/cursor.c
index e69de29..8b67dbb 100644
--- a/src/userland/vga/cursor.c
+++ b/src/userland/vga/cursor.c
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include <cursor.h>
+#include <hlib.h>
+
+void setCursorOffset(uint16_t offset) {
+    ioOut(0x3D4, 0x0F, 1);
+    ioOut(0x3D5, (uint8_t)(offset & 0xFF), 1);
+    ioOut(0x3D4, 0x0E, 1);
+    ioOut(0x3D5, (uint8_t)((offset >> 8) & 0xFF), 1);
+}
diff --git a/src/userland/vga/include/cursor.h b/src/userland/vga/include/cursor.h
index 9f43270..264dc7a 100644
--- a/src/userland/vga/include/cursor.h
+++ b/src/userland/vga/include/cursor.h
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef CURSOR_H
 #define CURSOR_H
 
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+extern void setCursorOffset(uint16_t offset);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/userland/vga/main.c b/src/userland/vga/main.c
index 067ef5a..f132276 100644
--- a/src/userland/vga/main.c
+++ b/src/userland/vga/main.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <color.h>
+#include <cursor.h>
 #include <hlib.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@
 void writeChar(char character, char colorCode) {
     videoSource[offset] = ((uint16_t)colorCode << 8) | character;
     offset++;
+    setCursorOffset(offset);
 }
 
 void write(char c) {
@@ -24,8 +26,8 @@
         return;
     case '\b':
         offset--;
-        writeChar(' ', COLOR(white, black));
-        offset--;
+        videoSource[offset] = ((uint16_t)COLOR(white, black) << 8) | ' ';
+        setCursorOffset(offset);
         return;
     }
     writeChar(c, COLOR(white, black));