diff --git a/include/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.hpp b/include/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.hpp
index 6c799136..999fbbca 100644
--- a/include/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.hpp
+++ b/include/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.hpp
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ class ScreenInteractive : public Screen {
   bool mouse_captured = false;
   bool previous_frame_resized_ = false;
 
+  bool validated_ = false;
   bool frame_valid_ = false;
 
   bool force_handle_ctrl_c_ = true;
diff --git a/src/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.cpp b/src/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.cpp
index b5643ed9..b49b8b86 100644
--- a/src/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.cpp
+++ b/src/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.cpp
@@ -858,6 +858,14 @@ void ScreenInteractive::Draw(Component component) {
   ResetCursorPosition();
   std::cout << ResetPosition(/*clear=*/resized);
 
+  // clear terminal output if non-fullscreen interactive screen dimx decreases
+#if !defined(_WIN32)
+  if ((dimx < dimx_) && validated_ && !use_alternative_screen_) {
+    std::cout << "\033[J";
+    std::cout << "\033[H";
+  }
+#endif
+
   // Resize the screen if needed.
   if (resized) {
     dimx_ = dimx;