diff --git a/src/Widget.ts b/src/Widget.ts
index c84dc65..185960f 100644
--- a/src/Widget.ts
+++ b/src/Widget.ts
@@ -113,7 +113,9 @@ export abstract class Widget {
 export function redrawWidgetsSoon() {
   if (widgetLineCount) {
     writeToStderr(
-      ansi.eraseLine + (ansi.cursorUp(1) + ansi.eraseLine).repeat(widgetLineCount) + '\r'
+      '\u001B[?2026h' +
+      ansi.eraseLine + (ansi.cursorUp(1) + ansi.eraseLine).repeat(widgetLineCount) + '\r',
+      true,
     );
     widgetLineCount = 0;
     redrawingThisTick = true;
diff --git a/src/internal.ts b/src/internal.ts
index 55d1ebe..3bb59b2 100644
--- a/src/internal.ts
+++ b/src/internal.ts
@@ -40,15 +40,21 @@ export function stringify(...data: any[]) {
 }
 
 let buffer = '';
+let bufferNeedsUnfreeze = false;
 let exiting = false;
 
-export function writeToStderr(data: string) {
+export function writeToStderr(data: string, needsUnfreeze = false) {
     buffer += data;
     if (exiting) flushStderr();
+    if (needsUnfreeze) bufferNeedsUnfreeze = true;
 }
 
 export function flushStderr() {
     if (buffer) {
+        if (bufferNeedsUnfreeze) {
+            buffer += '\u001B[?2026l';
+            bufferNeedsUnfreeze = false;
+        }
         writeSync(2, buffer);
         buffer = '';
     }