diff --git a/.config/kak/colors/ashen.kak b/.config/kak/colors/ashen.kak
index 79762635..1a7fa8ac 100644
--- a/.config/kak/colors/ashen.kak
+++ b/.config/kak/colors/ashen.kak
@@ -58,12 +58,14 @@ evaluate-commands %sh{
         face global list      ${orange_glow}
 
         face global Default            ${text},${background}
-        face global PrimaryCursor   ${background},${orange_blaze}+gb
-        face global SecondaryCursor ${background},${orange_muted}+g
+        face global PrimaryCursor   ${background},${orange_blaze}+gfb
+        face global SecondaryCursor ${background},${orange_muted}+gf
         face global PrimarySelection      ,${brown_dark}+g
-        face global SecondarySelection    ,${brown_dark}+gd
-        face global PrimaryCursorEol   ${background},${orange_golden}+fg
-        face global SecondaryCursorEol ${background},${golden_muted}+fg
+        face global SecondarySelection    ,${brown_dark}+g
+        # face global PrimaryCursorEol   ${background},${orange_golden}+fg
+        # face global SecondaryCursorEol ${background},${golden_muted}+fg
+        face global PrimaryCursorEol   PrimaryCursor
+        face global SecondaryCursorEol SecondaryCursor
         face global LineNumbers        ${g_8}
         face global LineNumberCursor   ${g_5},${brown_dark}
         face global LineNumbersWrapped LineNumbers
@@ -83,6 +85,6 @@ evaluate-commands %sh{
         face global Prompt             ${orange_glow}
         face global MatchingChar       ${orange_smolder}+uf
         face global BufferPadding      LineNumbers
-        face global Whitespace         ${g_7}
+        face global Whitespace         ${g_7}+f
     "
 }
diff --git a/.config/kak/kakrc b/.config/kak/kakrc
index 680e0d2f..9de8e784 100644
--- a/.config/kak/kakrc
+++ b/.config/kak/kakrc
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ set-option global indentwidth 4
 set-option global scrolloff 3,3
 
 add-highlighter global/ number-lines -hlcursor -relative -separator "  "
+add-highlighter global/ show-whitespaces -lf "" -tab "" -only-trailing
 add-highlighter global/ show-matching
-
 add-highlighter global/ wrap -word -indent
 
 map -docstring "yank the selection into the clipboard" global user y "<a-|> wl-copy<ret>"