diff --git a/include/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.hpp b/include/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.hpp
index 6c79913..999fbbc 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 b5643ed..19754bf 100644
--- a/src/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.cpp
+++ b/src/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.cpp
@@ -858,6 +858,16 @@ void ScreenInteractive::Draw(Component component) {
   ResetCursorPosition();
   std::cout << ResetPosition(/*clear=*/resized);
 
+  // clear terminal output if screen dimx decreases
+  // only on primary screen
+  // only on POSIX systems (linux/macos)
+#if !defined(_WIN32)
+  if ((dimx < dimx_) && validated_ && !use_alternative_screen_) {
+    std::cout << "\033[J";  // clear
+    std::cout << "\033[H";  // move cursor to home position
+  }
+#endif
+
   // Resize the screen if needed.
   if (resized) {
     dimx_ = dimx;
@@ -924,6 +934,7 @@ void ScreenInteractive::Draw(Component component) {
   std::cout << ToString() << set_cursor_position;
   Flush();
   Clear();
+  validated_ = true;
   frame_valid_ = true;
 }