diff --git a/gems/src/server/terminal_mux/main.cc b/gems/src/server/terminal_mux/main.cc
index 79fc26300..7a000f8a4 100644
--- a/gems/src/server/terminal_mux/main.cc
+++ b/gems/src/server/terminal_mux/main.cc
@@ -610,6 +610,7 @@ void Session_manager::activate_menu()
 	_menu.reset_selection();
 	_registry.to_front(&_menu);
 	_status_window.label(_menu.label());
+	_ncurses.clear_ok();
 	_menu.flush_all();
 }
 
diff --git a/gems/src/server/terminal_mux/ncurses.cc b/gems/src/server/terminal_mux/ncurses.cc
index 65f858133..47e698294 100644
--- a/gems/src/server/terminal_mux/ncurses.cc
+++ b/gems/src/server/terminal_mux/ncurses.cc
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ Ncurses::Window *Ncurses::create_window(int x, int y, int w, int h)
 }
 
 
+void Ncurses::clear_ok()
+{
+	clearok(stdscr, true);
+}
+
+
 void Ncurses::do_update()
 {
 	doupdate();
diff --git a/gems/src/server/terminal_mux/ncurses_cxx.h b/gems/src/server/terminal_mux/ncurses_cxx.h
index 366a90adb..949784488 100644
--- a/gems/src/server/terminal_mux/ncurses_cxx.h
+++ b/gems/src/server/terminal_mux/ncurses_cxx.h
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ class Ncurses
 
 		Window *create_window(int x, int y, int w, int h);
 
+		void clear_ok();
+
 		void do_update();
 
 		Ncurses();