diff --git a/src/basic/terminal-util.c b/src/basic/terminal-util.c
index 5303910b4c..50ad4c89af 100644
--- a/src/basic/terminal-util.c
+++ b/src/basic/terminal-util.c
@@ -974,7 +974,9 @@ static int terminal_reset_ansi_seq(int fd) {
         k = loop_write_full(fd,
                             "\033[!p"      /* soft terminal reset */
                             "\033]104\007" /* reset colors */
-                            "\033[?7h",    /* enable line-wrapping */
+                            "\033[?7h"     /* enable line-wrapping */
+                            "\033[1G"      /* place cursor at beginning of current line */
+                            "\033[0J",     /* erase till end of screen */
                             SIZE_MAX,
                             100 * USEC_PER_MSEC);
         if (k < 0)