diff --git a/include/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.hpp b/include/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.hpp
index fd3a629f..d88da428 100644
--- a/include/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.hpp
+++ b/include/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.hpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class ScreenInteractive : public Screen {
   static ScreenInteractive FixedSize(int dimx, int dimy);
   static ScreenInteractive Fullscreen();
   static ScreenInteractive FitComponent();
-  static ScreenInteractive TerminalOutput();
+  static ScreenInteractive TerminalOutput(bool use_alternative_screen = true);
 
   // Options. Must be called before Loop().
   void TrackMouse(bool enable = true);
diff --git a/src/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.cpp b/src/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.cpp
index 33660514..3f821a14 100644
--- a/src/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.cpp
+++ b/src/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.cpp
@@ -353,12 +353,12 @@ ScreenInteractive ScreenInteractive::FixedSize(int dimx, int dimy) {
 }
 
 // static
-ScreenInteractive ScreenInteractive::Fullscreen() {
+ScreenInteractive ScreenInteractive::Fullscreen(bool use_alternative_screen) {
   return {
       0,
       0,
       Dimension::Fullscreen,
-      true,
+      use_alternative_screen,
   };
 }