diff --git a/crates/terminal/src/terminal.rs b/crates/terminal/src/terminal.rs
index 473bbd4f52aa2ebbf4885830cded6d44252fa75c..004815a510a143b74fc32d8f4a953dd390658650 100644
--- a/crates/terminal/src/terminal.rs
+++ b/crates/terminal/src/terminal.rs
@@ -618,8 +618,34 @@ impl Terminal {
                 term.resize(new_size);
             }
             InternalEvent::Clear => {
-                self.write_to_pty("\x0c".to_string());
+                // Clear back buffer
                 term.clear_screen(ClearMode::Saved);
+
+                let cursor = term.grid().cursor.point;
+
+                // Clear the lines above
+                term.grid_mut().reset_region(..cursor.line);
+
+                // Copy the current line up
+                let line = term.grid()[cursor.line][..cursor.column]
+                    .iter()
+                    .cloned()
+                    .enumerate()
+                    .collect::<Vec<(usize, Cell)>>();
+
+                for (i, cell) in line {
+                    term.grid_mut()[Line(0)][Column(i)] = cell;
+                }
+
+                // Reset the cursor
+                term.grid_mut().cursor.point =
+                    Point::new(Line(0), term.grid_mut().cursor.point.column);
+                let new_cursor = term.grid().cursor.point;
+
+                // Clear the lines below the new cursor
+                if (new_cursor.line.0 as usize) < term.screen_lines() - 1 {
+                    term.grid_mut().reset_region((new_cursor.line + 1)..);
+                }
             }
             InternalEvent::Scroll(scroll) => {
                 term.scroll_display(*scroll);
diff --git a/crates/terminal/src/terminal_element.rs b/crates/terminal/src/terminal_element.rs
index e7fd69fe49bdfff3ebaa462343f2283821cfaa8f..0f037863af38dd50317fd2bf09c315e11a1971e0 100644
--- a/crates/terminal/src/terminal_element.rs
+++ b/crates/terminal/src/terminal_element.rs
@@ -680,12 +680,12 @@ impl Element for TerminalElement {
             let focused = self.focused;
             TerminalElement::shape_cursor(cursor_point, dimensions, &cursor_text).map(
                 move |(cursor_position, block_width)| {
-                    let shape = match cursor.shape {
-                        AlacCursorShape::Block if !focused => CursorShape::Hollow,
-                        AlacCursorShape::Block => CursorShape::Block,
-                        AlacCursorShape::Underline => CursorShape::Underscore,
-                        AlacCursorShape::Beam => CursorShape::Bar,
-                        AlacCursorShape::HollowBlock => CursorShape::Hollow,
+                    let (shape, text) = match cursor.shape {
+                        AlacCursorShape::Block if !focused => (CursorShape::Hollow, None),
+                        AlacCursorShape::Block => (CursorShape::Block, Some(cursor_text)),
+                        AlacCursorShape::Underline => (CursorShape::Underscore, None),
+                        AlacCursorShape::Beam => (CursorShape::Bar, None),
+                        AlacCursorShape::HollowBlock => (CursorShape::Hollow, None),
                         //This case is handled in the if wrapping the whole cursor layout
                         AlacCursorShape::Hidden => unreachable!(),
                     };
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ impl Element for TerminalElement {
                         dimensions.line_height,
                         terminal_theme.colors.cursor,
                         shape,
-                        Some(cursor_text),
+                        text,
                     )
                 },
             )