diff --git a/terminal.cpp b/terminal.cpp
index 216d7b4..9dcffe8 100644
--- a/terminal.cpp
+++ b/terminal.cpp
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ void Emulator::Esc_dispatch( Parser::Esc_Dispatch *act )
 
 void Emulator::debug_printout( int fd )
 {
+  fb.back_color_erase();
+
   std::string screen;
   screen.append( "\033[H" );
 
diff --git a/terminalframebuffer.cpp b/terminalframebuffer.cpp
index b8fde46..e6632d0 100644
--- a/terminalframebuffer.cpp
+++ b/terminalframebuffer.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ Cell::Cell()
   : contents(),
     fallback( false ),
     width( 1 ),
-    renditions()
+    renditions(),
+    need_back_color_erase( true )
 {}
 
 Row::Row( size_t s_width )
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ void Cell::reset( void )
   fallback = false;
   width = 1;
   renditions.clear();
+  need_back_color_erase = true;
 }
 
 DrawState::DrawState( int s_width, int s_height )
@@ -247,6 +249,7 @@ std::vector<int> DrawState::get_tabs( void )
 
 void Framebuffer::apply_renditions_to_current_cell( void )
 {
+  get_cell()->need_back_color_erase = false;
   get_cell()->renditions = ds.get_renditions();
 }
 
@@ -389,3 +392,34 @@ void DrawState::resize( int s_width, int s_height )
     combining_char_col = combining_char_row = -1;
   }
 }
+
+int DrawState::get_background_rendition( void )
+{
+  int color = 0;
+  for ( std::vector<int>::iterator i = renditions.begin();
+	i != renditions.end();
+	i++ ) {
+    int r = *i;
+    if ( (40 <= r) && (r <= 47) ) {
+      color = r;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return color;
+}
+
+void Framebuffer::back_color_erase( void )
+{
+  int bg_color = ds.get_background_rendition();
+
+  for ( int row = 0; row < ds.get_height(); row++ ) {
+    for ( int col = 0; col < ds.get_width(); col++ ) {
+      Cell *cell = get_cell( row, col );
+      if ( cell->need_back_color_erase ) {
+	assert( cell->renditions.empty() );
+	cell->renditions.push_back( bg_color );
+	cell->need_back_color_erase = false;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/terminalframebuffer.hpp b/terminalframebuffer.hpp
index 827b791..15bfe0a 100644
--- a/terminalframebuffer.hpp
+++ b/terminalframebuffer.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace Terminal {
     char fallback; /* first character is combining character */
     int width;
     std::vector<int> renditions; /* e.g., bold, blinking, etc. */
+    bool need_back_color_erase;
 
     Cell();
 
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ namespace Terminal {
     void clear_renditions( void ) { renditions.clear(); }
     void add_rendition( int x ) { renditions.push_back( x ); }
     const std::vector<int> get_renditions( void ) { return renditions; }
+    int get_background_rendition( void );
 
     void save_cursor( void );
     void restore_cursor( void );
@@ -141,6 +143,8 @@ namespace Terminal {
     std::vector<wchar_t> get_window_title( void ) { return window_title; }
 
     void resize( int s_width, int s_height );
+
+    void back_color_erase( void );
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/terminalfunctions.cpp b/terminalfunctions.cpp
index 62d5c42..ab144a4 100644
--- a/terminalfunctions.cpp
+++ b/terminalfunctions.cpp
@@ -312,6 +312,8 @@ static Function func_Ctrl_BEL( CONTROL, "\x07", Ctrl_BEL );
 /* select graphics rendition -- e.g., bold, blinking, etc. */
 void CSI_SGR( Framebuffer *fb, Dispatcher *dispatch )
 {
+  fb->back_color_erase();
+
   for ( int i = 0; i < dispatch->param_count(); i++ ) {
     int rendition = dispatch->getparam( i, 0 );
     if ( rendition == 0 ) {