diff --git a/cordyceps/src/list.rs b/cordyceps/src/list.rs
index 1ad23d931..b43435f6c 100644
--- a/cordyceps/src/list.rs
+++ b/cordyceps/src/list.rs
@@ -614,6 +614,7 @@ impl<T: Linked<Links<T>> + ?Sized> List<T> {
         Cursor {
             curr: self.head,
             list: self,
+            index: 0,
         }
     }
 
@@ -627,6 +628,7 @@ impl<T: Linked<Links<T>> + ?Sized> List<T> {
         Cursor {
             curr: self.tail,
             list: self,
+            index: self.len().saturating_sub(1),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/cordyceps/src/list/cursor.rs b/cordyceps/src/list/cursor.rs
index 17c4fe7ce..a67949e0e 100644
--- a/cordyceps/src/list/cursor.rs
+++ b/cordyceps/src/list/cursor.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use core::{fmt, pin::Pin, ptr::NonNull};
 pub struct Cursor<'list, T: Linked<Links<T>> + ?Sized> {
     pub(super) list: &'list mut List<T>,
     pub(super) curr: Link<T>,
+    pub(super) index: usize,
 }
 
 // === impl Cursor ====
@@ -26,9 +27,16 @@ impl<'a, T: Linked<Links<T>> + ?Sized> Iterator for Cursor<'a, T> {
         })
     }
 
+    /// A [`Cursor`] can never return an accurate `size_hint` --- its lower
+    /// bound is always 0 and its upper bound is always `None`.
+    ///
+    /// This is because the cursor may be moved around within the list through
+    /// methods outside of its `Iterator` implementation, and elements may be
+    /// added or removed using the cursor. This would make any `size_hint`s a
+    /// [`Cursor`] returns inaccurate.
     #[inline]
     fn size_hint(&self) -> (usize, Option<usize>) {
-        (self.list.len(), Some(self.list.len()))
+        (0, None)
     }
 }
 
@@ -36,9 +44,19 @@ impl<'a, T: Linked<Links<T>> + ?Sized> Cursor<'a, T> {
     fn next_ptr(&mut self) -> Link<T> {
         let curr = self.curr.take()?;
         self.curr = unsafe { T::links(curr).as_ref().next() };
+        self.index += 1;
         Some(curr)
     }
 
+    /// Returns the index of this cursor's position in the [`List`].
+    ///
+    /// This returns `None` if the cursor is currently pointing to the
+    /// null element.
+    pub fn index(&self) -> Option<usize> {
+        self.curr?;
+        Some(self.index)
+    }
+
     /// Moves the cursor position to the next element in the [`List`].
     ///
     /// If the cursor is pointing at the null element, this moves it to the first
@@ -49,10 +67,12 @@ impl<'a, T: Linked<Links<T>> + ?Sized> Cursor<'a, T> {
             // Advance the cursor to the current node's next element.
             Some(curr) => unsafe {
                 self.curr = T::links(curr).as_ref().next();
+                self.index += 1;
             },
             // We have no current element --- move to the start of the list.
             None => {
                 self.curr = self.list.head;
+                self.index = 0;
             }
         }
     }
@@ -70,10 +90,14 @@ impl<'a, T: Linked<Links<T>> + ?Sized> Cursor<'a, T> {
             // Advance the cursor to the current node's prev element.
             Some(curr) => unsafe {
                 self.curr = T::links(curr).as_ref().prev();
+                // this is saturating because the current node might be the 0th
+                // and we might have set `self.curr` to `None`.
+                self.index = self.index.saturating_sub(1);
             },
             // We have no current element --- move to the end of the list.
             None => {
                 self.curr = self.list.tail;
+                self.index = self.index.checked_sub(1).unwrap_or(self.list.len());
             }
         }
     }
@@ -254,6 +278,7 @@ impl<T: Linked<Links<T>> + ?Sized> fmt::Debug for Cursor<'_, T> {
         f.debug_struct("Cursor")
             .field("curr", &FmtOption::new(&self.curr))
             .field("list", &self.list)
+            .field("index", &self.index)
             .finish()
     }
 }
diff --git a/cordyceps/src/list/tests/cursor.rs b/cordyceps/src/list/tests/cursor.rs
index ec621bc26..bea56d6a9 100644
--- a/cordyceps/src/list/tests/cursor.rs
+++ b/cordyceps/src/list/tests/cursor.rs
@@ -30,35 +30,35 @@ fn move_peek() {
     assert_eq!(val(cursor.current()), Some(1));
     assert_eq!(val(cursor.peek_next()), Some(2));
     assert_eq!(val(cursor.peek_prev()), None);
-    // assert_eq!(cursor.index(), Some(0));
+    assert_eq!(cursor.index(), Some(0));
     cursor.move_prev();
     assert_eq!(val(cursor.current()), None);
     assert_eq!(val(cursor.peek_next()), Some(1));
     assert_eq!(val(cursor.peek_prev()), Some(6));
-    // assert_eq!(cursor.index(), None);
+    assert_eq!(cursor.index(), None);
     cursor.move_next();
     cursor.move_next();
     assert_eq!(val(cursor.current()), Some(2));
     assert_eq!(val(cursor.peek_next()), Some(3));
     assert_eq!(val(cursor.peek_prev()), Some(1));
-    // assert_eq!(cursor.index(), Some(1));
+    assert_eq!(cursor.index(), Some(1));
 
     let mut cursor = list.cursor_back_mut();
     assert_eq!(val(cursor.current()), Some(6));
     assert_eq!(val(cursor.peek_next()), None);
     assert_eq!(val(cursor.peek_prev()), Some(5));
-    // assert_eq!(cursor.index(), Some(5));
+    assert_eq!(cursor.index(), Some(5));
     cursor.move_next();
     assert_eq!(val(cursor.current()), None);
     assert_eq!(val(cursor.peek_next()), Some(1));
     assert_eq!(val(cursor.peek_prev()), Some(6));
-    // assert_eq!(cursor.index(), None);
+    assert_eq!(cursor.index(), None);
     cursor.move_prev();
     cursor.move_prev();
     assert_eq!(val(cursor.current()), Some(5));
     assert_eq!(val(cursor.peek_next()), Some(6));
     assert_eq!(val(cursor.peek_prev()), Some(4));
-    // assert_eq!(cursor.index(), Some(4));
+    assert_eq!(cursor.index(), Some(4));
 
     // let mut m: LinkedList<u32> = LinkedList::new();
     // m.extend(&[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]);