diff --git a/src/popupwin.c b/src/popupwin.c
index 1122f48..335345f 100644
--- a/src/popupwin.c
+++ b/src/popupwin.c
@@ -873,18 +873,13 @@
 	handle_moved_argument(wp, di, TRUE);
     }
 
-    di = dict_find(dict, (char_u *)"cursorline", -1);
-    if (di != NULL)
+    nr = dict_get_bool(dict, (char_u *)"cursorline", -1);
+    if (nr != -1)
     {
-	if (di->di_tv.v_type == VAR_NUMBER)
-	{
-	    if (di->di_tv.vval.v_number != 0)
-		wp->w_popup_flags |= POPF_CURSORLINE;
-	    else
-		wp->w_popup_flags &= ~POPF_CURSORLINE;
-	}
+	if (nr != 0)
+	    wp->w_popup_flags |= POPF_CURSORLINE;
 	else
-	    semsg(_(e_invargval), "cursorline");
+	    wp->w_popup_flags &= ~POPF_CURSORLINE;
     }
 
     di = dict_find(dict, (char_u *)"filter", -1);
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_popupwin.vim b/src/testdir/test_popupwin.vim
index 44b1800..f1a4b52 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_popupwin.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_popupwin.vim
@@ -2978,6 +2978,10 @@
   call assert_equal(1, popup_getoptions(winid).cursorline)
   call popup_close(winid)
 
+  let winid = popup_create('some text', #{ cursorline: v:true, })
+  call assert_equal(1, popup_getoptions(winid).cursorline)
+  call popup_close(winid)
+
   let winid = popup_create('some text', #{ cursorline: 0, })
   call assert_equal(0, popup_getoptions(winid).cursorline)
   call popup_close(winid)
@@ -3112,6 +3116,15 @@
   call delete('XtestPopupCursorLine')
 endfunc
 
+def Test_popup_cursorline_vim9()
+  var winid = popup_create('some text', { cursorline: true, })
+  assert_equal(1, popup_getoptions(winid).cursorline)
+  popup_close(winid)
+
+  assert_fails("popup_create('some text', { cursorline: 2, })", 'E1023:')
+  popup_clear()
+enddef
+
 func Test_previewpopup()
   CheckScreendump
   CheckFeature quickfix
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 25ea70b..d6ee9bb 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -751,6 +751,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    2541,
+/**/
     2540,
 /**/
     2539,