diff --git a/autoload/airline/extensions.vim b/autoload/airline/extensions.vim
index 8c3b781..0cc4cfe 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/extensions.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/extensions.vim
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ function! airline#extensions#load()
    call add(loaded_ext, 'vimtex')
   endif
 
-  if (get(g:, 'airline#extensions#cursormode#enabled', 1))
+  if (get(g:, 'airline#extensions#cursormode#enabled', 0))
     call airline#extensions#cursormode#init(s:ext)
     call add(loaded_ext, 'cursormode')
   endif
diff --git a/doc/airline.txt b/doc/airline.txt
index 72d0b27..897cd97 100644
--- a/doc/airline.txt
+++ b/doc/airline.txt
@@ -1035,6 +1035,9 @@ cursormode <https://github.com/vheon/vim-cursormode>
 Displays cursor in different colors depending on the current mode (only works
 in terminals iTerm, AppleTerm and xterm)
 
+* enable cursormode integration >
+  let g:airline#extensions#cursormode#enabled = 1
+
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 ADVANCED CUSTOMIZATION                      *airline-advanced-customization*