diff --git a/src/vtegtk.cc b/src/vtegtk.cc
@@ -499,6 +499,9 @@ vte_terminal_get_property (GObject *object,
                 case PROP_SCROLL_ON_OUTPUT:
                         g_value_set_boolean (value, vte_terminal_get_scroll_on_output(terminal));
                         break;
+                case PROP_TEXT_BLINK_MODE:
+                        g_value_set_enum (value, vte_terminal_get_text_blink_mode (terminal));
+                        break;
                 case PROP_WINDOW_TITLE:
                         g_value_set_string (value, vte_terminal_get_window_title (terminal));
                         break;
@@ -597,6 +600,9 @@ vte_terminal_set_property (GObject *object,
                 case PROP_SCROLL_ON_OUTPUT:
                         vte_terminal_set_scroll_on_output (terminal, g_value_get_boolean (value));
                         break;
+                case PROP_TEXT_BLINK_MODE:
+                        vte_terminal_set_text_blink_mode (terminal, (VteTextBlinkMode)g_value_get_enum (value));
+                        break;
                 case PROP_WORD_CHAR_EXCEPTIONS:
                         vte_terminal_set_word_char_exceptions (terminal, g_value_get_string (value));
                         break;
@@ -1546,6 +1552,19 @@ vte_terminal_class_init(VteTerminalClass *klass)
                                       TRUE,
                                       (GParamFlags) (G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS | G_PARAM_EXPLICIT_NOTIFY));
 
+        /**
+         * VteTerminal:text-blink-mode:
+         *
+         * Controls whether or not the terminal will allow blinking text.
+         *
+         * Since: 0.52
+         */
+        pspecs[PROP_TEXT_BLINK_MODE] =
+                g_param_spec_enum ("text-blink-mode", NULL, NULL,
+                                   VTE_TYPE_TEXT_BLINK_MODE,
+                                   VTE_TEXT_BLINK_ALWAYS,
+                                   (GParamFlags) (G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS | G_PARAM_EXPLICIT_NOTIFY));
+
         /**
          * VteTerminal:window-title:
          *
@@ -2902,6 +2921,42 @@ vte_terminal_set_size(VteTerminal *terminal,
         IMPL(terminal)->set_size(columns, rows);
 }
 
+/**
+ * vte_terminal_get_text_blink_mode:
+ * @terminal: a #VteTerminal
+ *
+ * Checks whether or not the terminal will allow blinking text.
+ *
+ * Returns: the blinking setting
+ *
+ * Since: 0.52
+ */
+VteTextBlinkMode
+vte_terminal_get_text_blink_mode(VteTerminal *terminal)
+{
+        g_return_val_if_fail(VTE_IS_TERMINAL(terminal), VTE_TEXT_BLINK_ALWAYS);
+        return IMPL(terminal)->m_text_blink_mode;
+}
+
+/**
+ * vte_terminal_set_text_blink_mode:
+ * @terminal: a #VteTerminal
+ * @text_blink_mode: the #VteTextBlinkMode to use
+ *
+ * Controls whether or not the terminal will allow blinking text.
+ *
+ * Since: 0.52
+ */
+void
+vte_terminal_set_text_blink_mode(VteTerminal *terminal,
+                                     VteTextBlinkMode text_blink_mode)
+{
+        g_return_if_fail(VTE_IS_TERMINAL(terminal));
+
+        if (IMPL(terminal)->set_text_blink_mode(text_blink_mode))
+                g_object_notify_by_pspec(G_OBJECT(terminal), pspecs[PROP_TEXT_BLINK_MODE]);
+}
+
 /**
  * vte_terminal_get_allow_bold:
  * @terminal: a #VteTerminal

diff --git a/src/vtegtk.hh b/src/vtegtk.hh
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ enum {
         PROP_SCROLLBACK_LINES,
         PROP_SCROLL_ON_KEYSTROKE,
         PROP_SCROLL_ON_OUTPUT,
+        PROP_TEXT_BLINK_MODE,
         PROP_WINDOW_TITLE,
         PROP_WORD_CHAR_EXCEPTIONS,
         LAST_PROP,

diff --git a/src/vteinternal.hh b/src/vteinternal.hh
@@ -519,6 +519,13 @@ public:
         gboolean m_cursor_visible;
         gboolean m_has_focus;               /* is the terminal window focused */
 
+        /* Contents blinking */
+        VteTextBlinkMode m_text_blink_mode;
+        gint m_text_blink_cycle;  /* gtk-cursor-blink-time / 2 */
+        bool m_text_blink_state;  /* whether blinking text should be visible at this very moment */
+        bool m_text_to_blink;     /* drawing signals here if it encounters any cell with blink attribute */
+        guint m_text_blink_tag;   /* timeout ID for redrawing due to blinking */
+
         /* DECSCUSR cursor style (shape and blinking possibly overridden
          * via escape sequence) */
         VteCursorStyle m_cursor_style;
@@ -749,6 +756,8 @@ public:
         VteCursorBlinkMode decscusr_cursor_blink();
         VteCursorShape decscusr_cursor_shape();
 
+        void remove_text_blink_timeout();
+
         /* The allocation of the widget */
         cairo_rectangle_int_t m_allocated_rect;
         /* The usable view area. This is the allocation, minus the padding, but
@@ -844,6 +853,7 @@ public:
                         guint underline,
                         bool strikethrough,
                         bool overline,
+                        bool blink,
                         bool hyperlink,
                         bool hilite,
                         bool boxed,
@@ -1222,6 +1232,7 @@ public:
                          int source);
 
         bool set_audible_bell(bool setting);
+        bool set_text_blink_mode(VteTextBlinkMode setting);
         bool set_allow_bold(bool setting);
         bool set_allow_hyperlink(bool setting);
         bool set_backspace_binding(VteEraseBinding binding);