diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 35669f03..62dc7e03 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@
 ## Unreleased
 ### Added
 ### Changed
+
+* Left-to-right and right-to-left markers (U+200E and U+200F) are now
+  ignored ([#2049][2049]).
+
+[2049]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/2049
+
+
 ### Deprecated
 ### Removed
 ### Fixed
@@ -73,6 +80,8 @@
   codepoints ([#2039][2039]).
 * Keyboard modifiers not being reset on keyboard leave events
   ([#2034][2034]).
+* Last character in a `remind` calendar event being in the wrong font
+  and color ([#2049][2049]).
 
 [2039]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/2039
 [2034]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/2034
diff --git a/terminal.c b/terminal.c
index ae1adb1a..59c39760 100644
--- a/terminal.c
+++ b/terminal.c
@@ -4156,6 +4156,14 @@ term_process_and_print_non_ascii(struct terminal *term, char32_t wc)
         (grapheme_clustering ||
          (!grapheme_clustering && width == 0 && wc >= 0x300)))
     {
+        if (unlikely(wc == 0x200e || wc == 0x200f)) {
+            /*
+             * Ignore left-to-right and right-to-left markers
+             * see https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/2049
+             */
+            return;
+        }
+
         int col = term->grid->cursor.point.col;
         if (!term->grid->cursor.lcf)
             col--;