diff --git a/packages/tui/src/tui.ts b/packages/tui/src/tui.ts
index 7f4bb999..1fb2fd39 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/tui.ts
+++ b/packages/tui/src/tui.ts
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ export class TUI extends Container {
 		const fullRender = (clear: boolean): void => {
 			this.fullRedrawCount += 1;
 			let buffer = "\x1b[?2026h"; // Begin synchronized output
-			if (clear) buffer += "\x1b[3J\x1b[2J\x1b[H"; // Clear scrollback, screen, and home
+			if (clear) buffer += "\x1b[2J\x1b[H\x1b[3J"; // Clear screen, home, then clear scrollback
 			for (let i = 0; i < newLines.length; i++) {
 				if (i > 0) buffer += "\r\n";
 				buffer += newLines[i];