diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/view.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/view.lua
index cf7aaa0db9c..c2b2a75d1d4 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/view.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/view.lua
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ M.View = {
     foldmethod = "manual",
     foldcolumn = "0",
     cursorcolumn = false,
+    cursorline = true,
     cursorlineopt = "both",
     colorcolumn = "0",
     wrap = false,