diff --git a/pam/internal/adapter/model.go b/pam/internal/adapter/model.go
index c1b4cfa42..a11660d21 100644
--- a/pam/internal/adapter/model.go
+++ b/pam/internal/adapter/model.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ type ChangeStage struct {
 // Init initializes the main model orchestrator.
 func (m *UIModel) Init() tea.Cmd {
 	m.exitStatus = pamError{status: pam.ErrSystem, msg: "model did not return anything"}
-	m.userSelectionModel = newUserSelectionModel(m.PamMTx)
+	m.userSelectionModel = newUserSelectionModel(m.PamMTx, m.ClientType)
 	var cmds []tea.Cmd
 	cmds = append(cmds, m.userSelectionModel.Init())
 
diff --git a/pam/internal/adapter/userselection.go b/pam/internal/adapter/userselection.go
index 29583b67e..bf127fa1b 100644
--- a/pam/internal/adapter/userselection.go
+++ b/pam/internal/adapter/userselection.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package adapter
 
 import (
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/cursor"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/textinput"
 	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
 	"github.com/msteinert/pam/v2"
@@ -10,7 +11,8 @@ import (
 type userSelectionModel struct {
 	textinput.Model
 
-	pamMTx pam.ModuleTransaction
+	pamMTx     pam.ModuleTransaction
+	clientType PamClientType
 }
 
 // userSelected events to select a new username.
@@ -26,8 +28,13 @@ func sendUserSelected(username string) tea.Cmd {
 }
 
 // newUserSelectionModel returns an initialized userSelectionModel.
-func newUserSelectionModel(pamMTx pam.ModuleTransaction) userSelectionModel {
+func newUserSelectionModel(pamMTx pam.ModuleTransaction, clientType PamClientType) userSelectionModel {
 	u := textinput.New()
+	if clientType != InteractiveTerminal {
+		// Cursor events are racy: https://github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea/issues/909.
+		// FIXME: Avoid initializing the text input Model at all.
+		u.Cursor.SetMode(cursor.CursorHide)
+	}
 	u.Prompt = "Username: " // TODO: i18n
 	u.Placeholder = "user name"
 
@@ -35,7 +42,8 @@ func newUserSelectionModel(pamMTx pam.ModuleTransaction) userSelectionModel {
 	return userSelectionModel{
 		Model: u,
 
-		pamMTx: pamMTx,
+		pamMTx:     pamMTx,
+		clientType: clientType,
 	}
 }