diff --git a/src/basic/terminal-util.h b/src/basic/terminal-util.h
index ee60ff4840..4822917f28 100644
--- a/src/basic/terminal-util.h
+++ b/src/basic/terminal-util.h
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@
 /* Erase characters until the end of the line */
 #define ANSI_ERASE_TO_END_OF_LINE "\x1B[K"
 
+/* Erase characters until end of screen */
+#define ANSI_ERASE_TO_END_OF_SCREEN "\x1B[J"
+
 /* Move cursor up one line */
 #define ANSI_REVERSE_LINEFEED "\x1BM"
 
diff --git a/src/shared/ptyfwd.c b/src/shared/ptyfwd.c
index 03660ad417..c05ce79489 100644
--- a/src/shared/ptyfwd.c
+++ b/src/shared/ptyfwd.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ static void pty_forward_disconnect(PTYForward *f) {
                 (void) fd_nonblock(f->output_fd, false);
 
                 if (colors_enabled())
-                        (void) loop_write(f->output_fd, ANSI_NORMAL ANSI_ERASE_TO_END_OF_LINE, SIZE_MAX);
+                        (void) loop_write(f->output_fd, ANSI_NORMAL ANSI_ERASE_TO_END_OF_SCREEN, SIZE_MAX);
 
                 if (f->close_output_fd)
                         f->output_fd = safe_close(f->output_fd);