diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 87694630..be321556 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@
 * 'flash' overlay (triggered by either `tput flash`, or enabling
   `bell.visual` and then sending `BEL` to the terminal) stuck when
   `colors.flash-alpha=1.0`.
+* Crash when compositor sends a keyboard enter event before the foot
+  window has been mapped ([#1910][1910]).
+
+[1910]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/1910
 
 
 ### Security
diff --git a/terminal.c b/terminal.c
index 7b5a4d2d..e392c36d 100644
--- a/terminal.c
+++ b/terminal.c
@@ -515,6 +515,9 @@ term_arm_blink_timer(struct terminal *term)
 static void
 cursor_refresh(struct terminal *term)
 {
+    if (!term->window->is_configured)
+        return;
+
     term->grid->cur_row->cells[term->grid->cursor.point.col].attrs.clean = 0;
     term->grid->cur_row->dirty = true;
     render_refresh(term);