diff --git a/vt.c b/vt.c
index 0257879b..bcce4052 100644
--- a/vt.c
+++ b/vt.c
@@ -712,6 +712,18 @@ esc_dispatch(struct terminal *term, uint8_t final)
     }
 }
 
+static inline void
+pre_print(struct terminal *term)
+{
+    if (unlikely(term->cursor.lcf) && term->auto_margin) {
+        if (term->cursor.point.row == term->scroll_region.end - 1) {
+            term_scroll(term, 1);
+            term_cursor_to(term, term->cursor.point.row, 0);
+        } else
+            term_cursor_to(term, term->cursor.point.row + 1, 0);
+    }
+}
+
 static inline void
 post_print(struct terminal *term)
 {
@@ -742,7 +754,7 @@ print_insert(struct terminal *term, int width)
 static void
 action_print_utf8(struct terminal *term)
 {
-    term_autowrap(term);
+    pre_print(term);
 
     struct row *row = term->grid->cur_row;
     struct cell *cell = &row->cells[term->cursor.point.col];
@@ -786,7 +798,7 @@ action_print_utf8(struct terminal *term)
 static void
 action_print(struct terminal *term, uint8_t c)
 {
-    term_autowrap(term);
+    pre_print(term);
 
     struct row *row = term->grid->cur_row;
     struct cell *cell = &row->cells[term->cursor.point.col];