diff --git a/include/types.h b/include/types.h
index 76f06bb..3e66c29 100644
--- a/include/types.h
+++ b/include/types.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ typedef struct Config {
     bool ignore_matches;
     match_t *matches;
     bool start_hidden;
+    bool hide_on_kbd;
 } Config;
 
 typedef struct coordinates_t {
diff --git a/man/unclutter-xfixes.man b/man/unclutter-xfixes.man
index d967b97..64b1f2f 100644
--- a/man/unclutter-xfixes.man
+++ b/man/unclutter-xfixes.man
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ unclutter-xfixes - rewrite of unclutter using the X11-Xfixes extension
 
 == SYNOPSIS
 
-unclutter [*--timeout* _seconds_] [*--no-timeout*] [*--jitter* _radius_] [*--exclude-root*] [*--ignore-scrolling*] [*--ignore-buttons* _buttons_] [*--hide-on-touch*] [*--fork*|*-b*] [*--help*|*-h*] [*--version*|*-v*] [*--start-hidden*]
+unclutter [*--timeout* _seconds_] [*--no-timeout*] [*--jitter* _radius_] [*--exclude-root*] [*--ignore-scrolling*] [*--ignore-buttons* _buttons_] [*--hide-on-touch*] [*--hide-on-key-press*] [*--fork*|*-b*] [*--help*|*-h*] [*--version*|*-v*] [*--start-hidden*]
 
 Compatibility arguments:
 
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ pass multiple button numbers by separating them with ','.
 *--hide-on-touch*::
 Hides the mouse cursor on touch events.
 
+*--hide-on-key-press*::
+Hides the mouse cursor on (keyboard) key press events.
+
 *--start-hidden*::
 Starts the cursor hidden.
 
diff --git a/src/event.c b/src/event.c
index 256fa17..44eadb3 100644
--- a/src/event.c
+++ b/src/event.c
@@ -100,7 +100,11 @@ static void x_check_cb(EV_P_ ev_check *w, int revents) {
             last_cursor_pos.y = root_y;
         }
 
-        if (config.hide_on_touch && (cookie->evtype == XI_RawTouchBegin || cookie->evtype == XI_RawTouchUpdate)) {
+        bool should_hide = false;
+        should_hide |= config.hide_on_touch && (cookie->evtype == XI_RawTouchBegin || cookie->evtype == XI_RawTouchUpdate);
+        should_hide |= config.hide_on_kbd && cookie->evtype == XI_RawKeyPress;
+
+        if (should_hide) {
             cursor_hide();
         } else {
             /* We don't bother checking the exact event since we only select events that interest us. */
@@ -193,6 +197,9 @@ static void event_select_xi(void) {
         XISetMask(mask, XI_RawTouchBegin);
         XISetMask(mask, XI_RawTouchUpdate);
     }
+    if (config.hide_on_kbd) {
+        XISetMask(mask, XI_RawKeyPress);
+    }
 
     masks[0].deviceid = XIAllMasterDevices;
     masks[0].mask_len = sizeof(mask);
diff --git a/src/unclutter.c b/src/unclutter.c
index f7979a4..d287806 100644
--- a/src/unclutter.c
+++ b/src/unclutter.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ Config config = {
     .ignore_buttons.count = 0,
     .ignore_buttons.buttons = NULL,
     .hide_on_touch = false,
+    .hide_on_kbd = false,
     .fork = false,
     .debug = false,
     .onescreen = false,
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ static void parse_args(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         { "ignore-scrolling", no_argument, 0, 0 },
         { "ignore-buttons", required_argument, 0, 0 },
         { "hide-on-touch", no_argument, 0, 0 },
+        { "hide-on-key-press", no_argument, 0, 0},
         { "fork", no_argument, 0, 'b' },
         { "version", no_argument, 0, 'v' },
         { "help", no_argument, 0, 'h' },
@@ -147,6 +149,9 @@ static void parse_args(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                 } else if (OPT_NAME_IS("hide-on-touch")) {
                     config.hide_on_touch = true;
                     break;
+                } else if (OPT_NAME_IS("hide-on-key-press")) {
+                    config.hide_on_kbd = true;
+                    break;
                 } else if (OPT_NAME_IS("root")) {
                     config.exclude_root = false;
                     break;
@@ -208,7 +213,7 @@ static void parse_args(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 }
 
 static void print_usage(char *argv[]) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [--timeout <n>] [--no-timeout] [--jitter <radius>] [--exclude-root] [--ignore-scrolling] [--ignore-buttons <buttons>] [--hide-on-touch] [-b|--fork] [-v|--version] [-h|--help] [--start-hidden]", argv[0]);
+    fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [--timeout <n>] [--no-timeout] [--jitter <radius>] [--exclude-root] [--ignore-scrolling] [--ignore-buttons <buttons>] [--hide-on-touch] [-b|--fork] [-v|--version] [-h|--help] [--start-hidden] [--hide-on-key-press]", argv[0]);
     fprintf(stderr, "\n");
     exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }