diff --git a/demo/Main.py b/demo/Main.py
index 4cfebae7..20715f92 100644
--- a/demo/Main.py
+++ b/demo/Main.py
@@ -361,6 +361,36 @@ def FindImages(text, widgetName):
     return winAppearance
 
 
+def GetCaretPeriod(win = None):
+    """
+    Attempts to identify the correct caret blinkrate to use in the Demo Code panel.
+
+    :pram wx.Window win: a window to pass to wx.SystemSettings.GetMetric.
+
+    :return: a value in milliseconds that indicates the proper period.
+    :rtype: int
+
+    :raises: ValueError if unable to resolve a proper caret blink rate.
+    """
+    if '--no-caret-blink' in sys.argv:
+        return 0
+
+    try:
+        onmsec  = wx.SystemSettings.GetMetric(wx.SYS_CARET_ON_MSEC, win)
+        offmsec = wx.SystemSettings.GetMetric(wx.SYS_CARET_OFF_MSEC, win)
+
+        # check values aren't -1
+        if -1 in (onmsec, offmsec):
+            raise ValueError("Unable to determine caret blink rate.")
+
+        # attempt to average.
+        # (wx systemsettings allows on and off time, but scintilla just takes a single period.)
+        return (onmsec + offmsec) / 2.0
+
+    except AttributeError:
+        # Issue where wx.SYS_CARET_ON/OFF_MSEC is unavailable.
+        raise ValueError("Unable to determine caret blink rate.")
+
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Set up a thread that will scan the wxWidgets docs for window styles,
 # events and widgets screenshots
@@ -612,6 +642,12 @@ try:
             # Selection background
             self.SetSelBackground(1, '#66CCFF')
 
+            # Attempt to set caret blink rate.
+            try:
+                self.SetCaretPeriod(GetCaretPeriod(self))
+            except ValueError:
+                pass
+
             self.SetSelBackground(True, wx.SystemSettings.GetColour(wx.SYS_COLOUR_HIGHLIGHT))
             self.SetSelForeground(True, wx.SystemSettings.GetColour(wx.SYS_COLOUR_HIGHLIGHTTEXT))