diff --git a/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt b/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
index 0913d854c45..5fd8934210a 100644
--- a/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
+++ b/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ Following is the default configuration. See |nvim-tree-opts| for details. >lua
       view = {
         centralize_selection = false,
         cursorline = true,
+        cursorlineopt = "both",
         debounce_delay = 15,
         side = "left",
         preserve_window_proportions = false,
@@ -771,6 +772,10 @@ initially centralized, see |zz|.
 Enable |cursorline| in the tree window.
   Type: `boolean`, Default: `true`
 
+*nvim-tree.view.cursorlineopt*
+Set |cursorlineopt| in the tree window.
+  Type: `string`, Default: `"both"`
+
 *nvim-tree.view.debounce_delay*
 Idle milliseconds before some reload / refresh operations.
 Increase if you experience performance issues around screen refresh.
@@ -3258,6 +3263,7 @@ highlight group is not, hard linking as follows: >
 |nvim-tree.update_focused_file.update_root.ignore_list|
 |nvim-tree.view.centralize_selection|
 |nvim-tree.view.cursorline|
+|nvim-tree.view.cursorlineopt|
 |nvim-tree.view.debounce_delay|
 |nvim-tree.view.float|
 |nvim-tree.view.float.enable|
diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree.lua b/lua/nvim-tree.lua
index 45087633f9f..e4b12181c73 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree.lua
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ local DEFAULT_OPTS = { -- BEGIN_DEFAULT_OPTS
   view = {
     centralize_selection = false,
     cursorline = true,
+    cursorlineopt = "both",
     debounce_delay = 15,
     side = "left",
     preserve_window_proportions = false,
diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/view.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/view.lua
index 627364a4e40..787db038701 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/view.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/view.lua
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ function View:new(args)
     foldcolumn     = "0",
     cursorcolumn   = false,
     cursorline     = self.explorer.opts.view.cursorline,
-    cursorlineopt  = "both",
+    cursorlineopt  = self.explorer.opts.view.cursorlineopt,
     colorcolumn    = "0",
     wrap           = false,
     winhl          = appearance.WIN_HL,