diff --git a/grid.c b/grid.c
index a21f24a2..18ca1457 100644
--- a/grid.c
+++ b/grid.c
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ grid_row_alloc(int cols, bool initialize)
 {
     struct row *row = xmalloc(sizeof(*row));
     row->dirty = false;
-    row->linebreak = true;
+    row->linebreak = false;
     row->extra = NULL;
     row->prompt_marker = false;
 
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ _line_wrap(struct grid *old_grid, struct row **new_grid, struct row *row,
     } else {
         /* Scrollback is full, need to re-use a row */
         grid_row_reset_extra(new_row);
-        new_row->linebreak = true;
+        new_row->linebreak = false;
         new_row->prompt_marker = false;
 
         tll_foreach(old_grid->sixel_images, it) {
@@ -878,14 +878,6 @@ grid_resize_and_reflow(
                     &new_row->cells[new_col_idx], &old_row->cells[from],
                     amount * sizeof(struct cell));
 
-                /*
-                 * We’ve “printed” to this line - reset linebreak.
-                 *
-                 * If the old line ends with a hard linebreak, we’ll
-                 * set linebreak=true on the last new row we print to.
-                 */
-                new_row->linebreak = false;
-
                 count -= amount;
                 from += amount;
                 new_col_idx += amount;
@@ -944,7 +936,7 @@ grid_resize_and_reflow(
         }
 
 
-        if (old_row->linebreak && col_count > 0) {
+        if (old_row->linebreak) {
             /* Erase the remaining cells */
             memset(&new_row->cells[new_col_idx], 0,
                    (new_cols - new_col_idx) * sizeof(new_row->cells[0]));
diff --git a/terminal.c b/terminal.c
index c449aa0e..dd84b8cf 100644
--- a/terminal.c
+++ b/terminal.c
@@ -1811,7 +1811,7 @@ static inline void
 erase_line(struct terminal *term, struct row *row)
 {
     erase_cell_range(term, row, 0, term->cols - 1);
-    row->linebreak = true;
+    row->linebreak = false;
     row->prompt_marker = false;
 }
 
@@ -3298,6 +3298,7 @@ term_print(struct terminal *term, char32_t wc, int width)
     /* *Must* get current cell *after* linewrap+insert */
     struct row *row = grid->cur_row;
     row->dirty = true;
+    row->linebreak = true;
 
     struct cell *cell = &row->cells[col];
     cell->wc = term->vt.last_printed = wc;
@@ -3357,6 +3358,7 @@ ascii_printer_fast(struct terminal *term, char32_t wc)
 
     struct row *row = grid->cur_row;
     row->dirty = true;
+    row->linebreak = true;
 
     struct cell *cell = &row->cells[col];
     cell->wc = term->vt.last_printed = wc;