diff --git a/include/indicators/block_progress_bar.hpp b/include/indicators/block_progress_bar.hpp
index dfc16af..6913c98 100644
--- a/include/indicators/block_progress_bar.hpp
+++ b/include/indicators/block_progress_bar.hpp
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ public:
     const auto prefix_pair = get_prefix_text();
     const auto prefix_text = prefix_pair.first;
     const auto prefix_length = prefix_pair.second;
-    os << prefix_text;
+    os << "\r" << prefix_text;
 
     os << get_value<details::ProgressBarOption::start>();
 
diff --git a/include/indicators/indeterminate_progress_bar.hpp b/include/indicators/indeterminate_progress_bar.hpp
index f2e1281..37964c7 100644
--- a/include/indicators/indeterminate_progress_bar.hpp
+++ b/include/indicators/indeterminate_progress_bar.hpp
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ public:
     const auto prefix_pair = get_prefix_text();
     const auto prefix_text = prefix_pair.first;
     const auto prefix_length = prefix_pair.second;
-    os << prefix_text;
+    os << "\r" << prefix_text;
 
     os << get_value<details::ProgressBarOption::start>();
 
diff --git a/include/indicators/progress_bar.hpp b/include/indicators/progress_bar.hpp
index 2ee8f58..61fba74 100644
--- a/include/indicators/progress_bar.hpp
+++ b/include/indicators/progress_bar.hpp
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ public:
     const auto prefix_pair = get_prefix_text();
     const auto prefix_text = prefix_pair.first;
     const auto prefix_length = prefix_pair.second;
-    os << prefix_text;
+    os << "\r" << prefix_text;
 
     os << get_value<details::ProgressBarOption::start>();
 
diff --git a/single_include/indicators/indicators.hpp b/single_include/indicators/indicators.hpp
index a9f639a..831b2f2 100644
--- a/single_include/indicators/indicators.hpp
+++ b/single_include/indicators/indicators.hpp
@@ -1845,7 +1845,7 @@ public:
     const auto prefix_pair = get_prefix_text();
     const auto prefix_text = prefix_pair.first;
     const auto prefix_length = prefix_pair.second;
-    os << prefix_text;
+    os << "\r" << prefix_text;
 
     os << get_value<details::ProgressBarOption::start>();
 
@@ -2136,7 +2136,7 @@ public:
     const auto prefix_pair = get_prefix_text();
     const auto prefix_text = prefix_pair.first;
     const auto prefix_length = prefix_pair.second;
-    os << prefix_text;
+    os << "\r" << prefix_text;
 
     os << get_value<details::ProgressBarOption::start>();
 
@@ -2371,7 +2371,7 @@ public:
     const auto prefix_pair = get_prefix_text();
     const auto prefix_text = prefix_pair.first;
     const auto prefix_length = prefix_pair.second;
-    os << prefix_text;
+    os << "\r" << prefix_text;
 
     os << get_value<details::ProgressBarOption::start>();