diff --git a/progress/bar.py b/progress/bar.py
index 264b6b1..311b47a 100644
--- a/progress/bar.py
+++ b/progress/bar.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class Bar(WritelnMixin, Progress):
     bar_suffix = '| '
     empty_fill = ' '
     fill = '#'
+    hide_cursor = True
 
     def update(self):
         filled_length = int(self.width * self.progress)
diff --git a/progress/counter.py b/progress/counter.py
index 1d5de89..caaddc6 100644
--- a/progress/counter.py
+++ b/progress/counter.py
@@ -20,18 +20,22 @@ from .helpers import WriteMixin
 
 class Counter(WriteMixin, Infinite):
     message = ''
+    hide_cursor = True
 
     def update(self):
         self.write(str(self.index))
 
 
 class Countdown(WriteMixin, Progress):
+    hide_cursor = True
+
     def update(self):
         self.write(str(self.remaining))
 
 
 class Stack(WriteMixin, Progress):
     phases = (u' ', u'▁', u'▂', u'▃', u'▄', u'▅', u'▆', u'▇', u'█')
+    hide_cursor = True
 
     def update(self):
         nphases = len(self.phases)
diff --git a/progress/helpers.py b/progress/helpers.py
index 48194f7..08f8b61 100644
--- a/progress/helpers.py
+++ b/progress/helpers.py
@@ -15,7 +15,13 @@
 from __future__ import print_function
 
 
+HIDE_CURSOR = '\x1b[?25l'
+SHOW_CURSOR = '\x1b[?25h'
+
+
 class WriteMixin(object):
+    hide_cursor = False
+
     def __init__(self, message=None, **kwargs):
         super(WriteMixin, self).__init__(**kwargs)
         self._width = 0
@@ -23,6 +29,8 @@ class WriteMixin(object):
             self.message = message
 
         if self.file.isatty():
+            if self.hide_cursor:
+                print(HIDE_CURSOR, end='', file=self.file)
             print(self.message, end='', file=self.file)
             self.file.flush()
 
@@ -33,13 +41,21 @@ class WriteMixin(object):
             self._width = max(self._width, len(s))
             self.file.flush()
 
+    def finish(self):
+        if self.file.isatty() and self.hide_cursor:
+            print(SHOW_CURSOR, end='', file=self.file)
+
 
 class WritelnMixin(object):
+    hide_cursor = False
+
     def __init__(self, message=None, **kwargs):
         super(WritelnMixin, self).__init__(**kwargs)
         if message:
             self.message = message
 
+        if self.file.isatty() and self.hide_cursor:
+            print(HIDE_CURSOR, end='', file=self.file)
 
     def clearln(self):
         if self.file.isatty():
@@ -54,3 +70,5 @@ class WritelnMixin(object):
     def finish(self):
         if self.file.isatty():
             print(file=self.file)
+            if self.hide_cursor:
+                print(SHOW_CURSOR, end='', file=self.file)
diff --git a/progress/spinner.py b/progress/spinner.py
index 88e3c61..969bfbb 100644
--- a/progress/spinner.py
+++ b/progress/spinner.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from .helpers import WriteMixin
 class Spinner(WriteMixin, Infinite):
     message = ''
     phases = ('-', '\\', '|', '/')
+    hide_cursor = True
 
     def update(self):
         i = self.index % len(self.phases)