diff --git a/src/plugins/cursor-plugin.js b/src/plugins/cursor-plugin.js
index fd79f14c..64c34481 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cursor-plugin.js
+++ b/src/plugins/cursor-plugin.js
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ const rxValidColor = /^#[0-9a-fA-F]{6}$/
  * @param {function(number, number, any):boolean} awarenessFilter
  * @param {function({ name: string, color: string }):Element} createCursor
  * @param {function({ name: string, color: string }):import('prosemirror-view').DecorationAttrs} createSelection
+ * @param {string} cursorStateField
  * @return {any} DecorationSet
  */
 export const createDecorations = (
@@ -70,7 +71,8 @@ export const createDecorations = (
   awareness,
   awarenessFilter,
   createCursor,
-  createSelection
+  createSelection,
+  cursorStateField
 ) => {
   const ystate = ySyncPluginKey.getState(state)
   const y = ystate.doc
@@ -87,8 +89,8 @@ export const createDecorations = (
       return
     }
 
-    if (aw.cursor != null) {
-      const user = aw.user || {}
+    if (aw[cursorStateField] != null) {
+      const user = aw.user || {};
       if (user.color == null) {
         user.color = '#ffa500'
       } else if (!rxValidColor.test(user.color)) {
@@ -101,13 +103,13 @@ export const createDecorations = (
       let anchor = relativePositionToAbsolutePosition(
         y,
         ystate.type,
-        Y.createRelativePositionFromJSON(aw.cursor.anchor),
+        Y.createRelativePositionFromJSON(aw[cursorStateField].anchor),
         ystate.binding.mapping
-      )
+      );
       let head = relativePositionToAbsolutePosition(
         y,
         ystate.type,
-        Y.createRelativePositionFromJSON(aw.cursor.head),
+        Y.createRelativePositionFromJSON(aw[cursorStateField].head),
         ystate.binding.mapping
       )
       if (anchor !== null && head !== null) {
@@ -167,7 +169,8 @@ export const yCursorPlugin = (
           awareness,
           awarenessStateFilter,
           cursorBuilder,
-          selectionBuilder
+          selectionBuilder,
+          cursorStateField
         )
       },
       apply (tr, prevState, _oldState, newState) {
@@ -182,7 +185,8 @@ export const yCursorPlugin = (
             awareness,
             awarenessStateFilter,
             cursorBuilder,
-            selectionBuilder
+            selectionBuilder,
+            cursorStateField
           )
         }
         return prevState.map(tr.mapping, tr.doc)
@@ -223,13 +227,13 @@ export const yCursorPlugin = (
             ystate.binding.mapping
           )
           if (
-            current.cursor == null ||
+            current[cursorStateField] == null ||
             !Y.compareRelativePositions(
-              Y.createRelativePositionFromJSON(current.cursor.anchor),
+              Y.createRelativePositionFromJSON(current[cursorStateField].anchor),
               anchor
             ) ||
             !Y.compareRelativePositions(
-              Y.createRelativePositionFromJSON(current.cursor.head),
+              Y.createRelativePositionFromJSON(current[cursorStateField].head),
               head
             )
           ) {
@@ -239,11 +243,11 @@ export const yCursorPlugin = (
             })
           }
         } else if (
-          current.cursor != null &&
+          current[cursorStateField] != null &&
           relativePositionToAbsolutePosition(
             ystate.doc,
             ystate.type,
-            Y.createRelativePositionFromJSON(current.cursor.anchor),
+            Y.createRelativePositionFromJSON(current[cursorStateField].anchor),
             ystate.binding.mapping
           ) !== null
         ) {