diff --git a/src/tui/terminal_view.zig b/src/tui/terminal_view.zig
index fb6de66..6fac6a2 100644
--- a/src/tui/terminal_view.zig
+++ b/src/tui/terminal_view.zig
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ pub fn render(self: *Self, theme: *const Widget.Theme) bool {
     const software_cursor = build_options.gui or !tui.config().enable_terminal_cursor;
     const focused_cursor_color: ?[3]u8 = if (theme.editor_cursor.bg) |bg| RGB.to_u8s(RGB.from_u24(bg.color)) else null;
     const unfocused_cursor_color: ?[3]u8 = if (theme.editor_cursor_secondary.bg) |bg| RGB.to_u8s(RGB.from_u24(bg.color)) else focused_cursor_color;
-    self.vt.vt.draw(self.allocator, self.plane.window, self.focused, software_cursor, focused_cursor_color, unfocused_cursor_color) catch |e| {
+    self.vt.vt.draw(self.allocator, self.plane.window, self.focused and tui.terminal_has_focus(), software_cursor, focused_cursor_color, unfocused_cursor_color) catch |e| {
         std.log.err("terminal_view: draw failed: {}", .{e});
     };
 
diff --git a/src/tui/tui.zig b/src/tui/tui.zig
index 0420e15..9622bb8 100644
--- a/src/tui/tui.zig
+++ b/src/tui/tui.zig
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ keyboard_focus: ?Widget = null,
 keyboard_focus_outer: ?Widget = null,
 mini_mode_: ?MiniMode = null,
 hover_focus: ?Widget = null,
+terminal_focus: bool = true,
 last_hover_x: c_int = -1,
 last_hover_y: c_int = -1,
 commands: Commands = undefined,
@@ -519,15 +520,19 @@ fn receive_safe(self: *Self, from: tp.pid_ref, m: tp.message) !void {
         return;
 
     if (try m.match(.{"focus_in"})) {
+        self.terminal_focus = true;
         std.log.debug("focus_in", .{});
+        need_render(@src());
         return;
     }
 
     if (try m.match(.{"focus_out"})) {
+        self.terminal_focus = false;
         std.log.debug("focus_out", .{});
         self.clear_hover_focus(@src()) catch {};
         self.last_hover_x = -1;
         self.last_hover_y = -1;
+        need_render(@src());
         return;
     }
 
@@ -949,7 +954,7 @@ pub fn save_config() (root.ConfigDirError || root.ConfigWriteError)!void {
 
 pub fn is_mainview_focused() bool {
     const self = current();
-    return self.mini_mode_ == null and self.input_mode_outer_ == null and !is_keyboard_focused();
+    return self.mini_mode_ == null and self.input_mode_outer_ == null and !is_keyboard_focused() and self.terminal_focus;
 }
 
 fn enter_overlay_mode(self: *Self, mode: type) command.Result {
@@ -2705,3 +2710,8 @@ pub fn jump_mode() bool {
     const self = current();
     return self.jump_mode_;
 }
+
+pub fn terminal_has_focus() bool {
+    const self = current();
+    return self.terminal_focus;
+}