diff --git a/app/ui.js b/app/ui.js
index 327722ec..1909dee2 100644
--- a/app/ui.js
+++ b/app/ui.js
@@ -1020,7 +1020,6 @@ const UI = {
 
         UI.rfb = new RFB(document.getElementById('noVNC_container'), url,
                          { shared: UI.getSetting('shared'),
-                           showDotCursor: UI.getSetting('show_dot'),
                            repeaterID: UI.getSetting('repeaterID'),
                            credentials: { password: password } });
         UI.rfb.addEventListener("connect", UI.connectFinished);
@@ -1034,6 +1033,7 @@ const UI = {
         UI.rfb.clipViewport = UI.getSetting('view_clip');
         UI.rfb.scaleViewport = UI.getSetting('resize') === 'scale';
         UI.rfb.resizeSession = UI.getSetting('resize') === 'remote';
+        UI.rfb.showDotCursor = UI.getSetting('show_dot');
 
         UI.updateViewOnly(); // requires UI.rfb
     },
diff --git a/core/rfb.js b/core/rfb.js
index 3d45da4f..f01d38f2 100644
--- a/core/rfb.js
+++ b/core/rfb.js
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ export default class RFB extends EventTargetMixin {
         this._rfb_credentials = options.credentials || {};
         this._shared = 'shared' in options ? !!options.shared : true;
         this._repeaterID = options.repeaterID || '';
-        this._showDotCursor = options.showDotCursor || false;
         this._wsProtocols = options.wsProtocols || [];
 
         // Internal state
@@ -247,6 +246,12 @@ export default class RFB extends EventTargetMixin {
         this._clipViewport = false;
         this._scaleViewport = false;
         this._resizeSession = false;
+
+        this._showDotCursor = false;
+        if (options.showDotCursor !== undefined) {
+            Log.Warn("Specifying showDotCursor as a RFB constructor argument is deprecated");
+            this._showDotCursor = options.showDotCursor;
+        }
     }
 
     // ===== PROPERTIES =====
diff --git a/docs/API.md b/docs/API.md
index 05c61223..aa6337fe 100644
--- a/docs/API.md
+++ b/docs/API.md
@@ -187,11 +187,6 @@ connection to a specified VNC server.
       - A `DOMString` specifying the ID to provide to any VNC repeater
         encountered.
 
-    `showDotCursor`
-      - A `boolean` indicating whether a dot cursor should be shown
-        instead of a zero-sized or fully-transparent cursor if the
-        server sets such invisible cursor. Disabled by default.
-
     `wsProtocols`
       - An `Array` of `DOMString`s specifying the sub-protocols to use
         in the WebSocket connection. Empty by default.