diff --git a/sixel.c b/sixel.c
index caa31429..68324fde 100644
--- a/sixel.c
+++ b/sixel.c
@@ -156,8 +156,6 @@ sixel_unhook(struct terminal *term)
         term->sixel.image.data,
         term->sixel.image.width * sizeof(uint32_t));
 
-    tll_push_back(term->sixel_images, image);
-
     term->sixel.image.data = NULL;
     term->sixel.image.width = 0;
     term->sixel.image.height = 0;
@@ -168,6 +166,8 @@ sixel_unhook(struct terminal *term)
         term_linefeed(term);
     term_formfeed(term);
     render_refresh(term);
+
+    tll_push_back(term->sixel_images, image);
 }
 
 static unsigned
diff --git a/terminal.c b/terminal.c
index 8504a45b..e73ea15a 100644
--- a/terminal.c
+++ b/terminal.c
@@ -1366,6 +1366,7 @@ term_erase(struct terminal *term, const struct coord *start, const struct coord
     if (start->row == end->row) {
         struct row *row = grid_row(term->grid, start->row);
         erase_cell_range(term, row, start->col, end->col);
+        sixel_delete_at_row(term, start->row);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1378,6 +1379,7 @@ term_erase(struct terminal *term, const struct coord *start, const struct coord
         erase_line(term, grid_row(term->grid, r));
 
     erase_cell_range(term, grid_row(term->grid, end->row), 0, end->col);
+    sixel_delete_in_range(term, start->row, end->row);
 }
 
 int