diff --git a/src/terminal/terminaldisplay.cc b/src/terminal/terminaldisplay.cc
index dd1bfab..4e7e2aa 100644
--- a/src/terminal/terminaldisplay.cc
+++ b/src/terminal/terminaldisplay.cc
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ std::string Display::new_frame( bool initialized, const Framebuffer &last, const
 	/* next write will wrap */
 	frame.cursor_x = 0;
 	frame.cursor_y++;
+	frame.force_next_put = true;
       }
     }
 
@@ -196,6 +197,7 @@ std::string Display::new_frame( bool initialized, const Framebuffer &last, const
       frame.append( tmp );
       frame.cursor_x = frame.x;
 
+      frame.force_next_put = true;
       put_cell( initialized, frame, f );
     }
   }
@@ -237,10 +239,12 @@ void Display::put_cell( bool initialized, FrameState &frame, const Framebuffer &
 
   const Cell *cell = f.get_cell( frame.y, frame.x );
 
-  if ( initialized
-       && ( *cell == *(frame.last_frame.get_cell( frame.y, frame.x )) ) ) {
-    frame.x += cell->width;
-    return;
+  if ( !frame.force_next_put ) {
+    if ( initialized
+	 && ( *cell == *(frame.last_frame.get_cell( frame.y, frame.x )) ) ) {
+      frame.x += cell->width;
+      return;
+    }
   }
 
   if ( (frame.x != frame.cursor_x) || (frame.y != frame.cursor_y) ) {
@@ -270,6 +274,12 @@ void Display::put_cell( bool initialized, FrameState &frame, const Framebuffer &
 
     bool can_use_erase = has_bce || (cell->renditions == initial_rendition());
 
+    if ( frame.force_next_put ) {
+      frame.append( " " );
+      frame.append_silent_move( frame.y, frame.x );
+      frame.force_next_put = false;
+    }
+
     /* can we go to the end of the line? */
     if ( (frame.x + clear_count == f.ds.get_width())
 	 && can_use_erase ) {
@@ -309,6 +319,8 @@ void Display::put_cell( bool initialized, FrameState &frame, const Framebuffer &
 
   frame.x += cell->width;
   frame.cursor_x += cell->width;
+
+  frame.force_next_put = false;
 }
 
 void FrameState::append_silent_move( int y, int x )
diff --git a/src/terminal/terminaldisplay.h b/src/terminal/terminaldisplay.h
index 19174db..f0944e6 100644
--- a/src/terminal/terminaldisplay.h
+++ b/src/terminal/terminaldisplay.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ namespace Terminal {
   class FrameState {
   public:
     int x, y;
+    bool force_next_put;
     std::string str;
 
     int cursor_x, cursor_y;
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ namespace Terminal {
 
     FrameState( const Framebuffer &s_last )
       : x(0), y(0),
+	force_next_put( false ),
 	str(), cursor_x(0), cursor_y(0), current_rendition( 0 ),
 	last_frame( s_last )
     {