diff --git a/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_view.rs b/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_view.rs
index 3ecc6c844db834da91e2f24c3f0cf2d460b5f246..acccd6129f75ee2f5213fa359203220a7fee08c0 100644
--- a/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_view.rs
+++ b/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_view.rs
@@ -850,6 +850,7 @@ impl TerminalView {
 
     fn send_text(&mut self, text: &SendText, _: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
         self.clear_bell(cx);
+        self.blink_manager.update(cx, BlinkManager::pause_blinking);
         self.terminal.update(cx, |term, _| {
             term.input(text.0.to_string().into_bytes());
         });
@@ -858,6 +859,7 @@ impl TerminalView {
     fn send_keystroke(&mut self, text: &SendKeystroke, _: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
         if let Some(keystroke) = Keystroke::parse(&text.0).log_err() {
             self.clear_bell(cx);
+            self.blink_manager.update(cx, BlinkManager::pause_blinking);
             self.process_keystroke(&keystroke, cx);
         }
     }