diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3fbc2cc0..ca17ca4a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
   than specified in the binding. This allows you to, for example,
   quickly press the middle-button to paste multiple times
   (https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/146).
+* Color flashes when changing the color palette with OSC 4,10,11
+  (https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/141).
 
 
 ### Security
diff --git a/osc.c b/osc.c
index 7e22d7c1..384cf401 100644
--- a/osc.c
+++ b/osc.c
@@ -589,7 +589,6 @@ osc_dispatch(struct terminal *term)
             }
         }
 
-        render_refresh(term);
         break;
     }
 
@@ -635,8 +634,7 @@ osc_dispatch(struct terminal *term)
         }
 
         term_damage_view(term);
-        render_refresh(term);
-        render_refresh_margins(term);
+        term_damage_margins(term);
         break;
     }
 
@@ -664,7 +662,8 @@ osc_dispatch(struct terminal *term)
             term->cursor_color.cursor = 0;  /* Invert fg/bg */
         else
             term->cursor_color.cursor = 1u << 31 | color;
-        render_refresh(term);
+
+        term_damage_cursor(term);
         break;
 
     case 30:  /* Set tab title */
@@ -705,7 +704,6 @@ osc_dispatch(struct terminal *term)
             }
         }
 
-        render_refresh(term);
         break;
     }
 
@@ -716,22 +714,20 @@ osc_dispatch(struct terminal *term)
         LOG_DBG("resetting foreground");
         term->colors.fg = term->colors.default_fg;
         term_damage_view(term);
-        render_refresh(term);
         break;
 
     case 111: /* Reset default text background color */
         LOG_DBG("resetting background");
         term->colors.bg = term->colors.default_bg;
         term_damage_view(term);
-        render_refresh(term);
-        render_refresh_margins(term);
+        term_damage_margins(term);
         break;
 
     case 112:
         LOG_DBG("resetting cursor color");
         term->cursor_color.text = term->default_cursor_color.text;
         term->cursor_color.cursor = term->default_cursor_color.cursor;
-        render_refresh(term);
+        term_damage_cursor(term);
         break;
 
     case 555:
diff --git a/render.c b/render.c
index 43bcf5eb..210eaf47 100644
--- a/render.c
+++ b/render.c
@@ -1568,7 +1568,7 @@ static const struct wl_callback_listener frame_listener = {
 };
 
 static void
-grid_render(struct terminal *term, bool redraw_margins)
+grid_render(struct terminal *term)
 {
     if (term->is_shutting_down)
         return;
@@ -1588,7 +1588,7 @@ grid_render(struct terminal *term, bool redraw_margins)
     if (term->render.last_buf != buf ||
         term->flash.active || term->render.was_flashing ||
         term->is_searching != term->render.was_searching ||
-        redraw_margins)
+        term->render.margins)
     {
         if (term->render.last_buf != NULL &&
             term->render.last_buf->width == buf->width &&
@@ -1596,7 +1596,7 @@ grid_render(struct terminal *term, bool redraw_margins)
             !term->flash.active &&
             !term->render.was_flashing &&
             term->is_searching == term->render.was_searching &&
-            !redraw_margins)
+            !term->render.margins)
         {
             static bool has_warned = false;
             if (!has_warned) {
@@ -1972,13 +1972,11 @@ frame_callback(void *data, struct wl_callback *wl_callback, uint32_t callback_da
     term->window->frame_callback = NULL;
 
     bool grid = term->render.pending.grid;
-    bool margins = term->render.pending.margins;
     bool csd = term->render.pending.csd;
     bool search = term->render.pending.search;
     bool title = term->render.pending.title;
 
     term->render.pending.grid = false;
-    term->render.pending.margins = false;
     term->render.pending.csd = false;
     term->render.pending.search = false;
     term->render.pending.title = false;
@@ -1995,11 +1993,8 @@ frame_callback(void *data, struct wl_callback *wl_callback, uint32_t callback_da
     if (search && term->is_searching)
         render_search_box(term);
 
-    if ((grid || margins) &&
-        (!term->delayed_render_timer.is_armed || csd || search))
-    {
-        grid_render(term, margins);
-    }
+    if (grid && (!term->delayed_render_timer.is_armed || csd || search))
+        grid_render(term);
 }
 
 /* Move to terminal.c? */
@@ -2336,13 +2331,11 @@ fdm_hook_refresh_pending_terminals(struct fdm *fdm, void *data)
         assert(term->window->is_configured);
 
         bool grid = term->render.refresh.grid;
-        bool margins = term->render.refresh.margins;
         bool csd = term->render.refresh.csd;
         bool search = term->render.refresh.search;
         bool title = term->render.refresh.title;
 
         term->render.refresh.grid = false;
-        term->render.refresh.margins = false;
         term->render.refresh.csd = false;
         term->render.refresh.search = false;
         term->render.refresh.title = false;
@@ -2357,12 +2350,11 @@ fdm_hook_refresh_pending_terminals(struct fdm *fdm, void *data)
                 render_update_title(term);
             if (search)
                 render_search_box(term);
-            if (grid || margins)
-                grid_render(term, margins);
+            if (grid)
+                grid_render(term);
         } else {
             /* Tells the frame callback to render again */
             term->render.pending.grid |= grid;
-            term->render.pending.margins |= margins;
             term->render.pending.csd |= csd;
             term->render.pending.search |= search;
             term->render.pending.title |= title;
@@ -2393,12 +2385,6 @@ render_refresh(struct terminal *term)
     term->render.refresh.grid = true;
 }
 
-void
-render_refresh_margins(struct terminal *term)
-{
-    term->render.refresh.margins = true;
-}
-
 void
 render_refresh_csd(struct terminal *term)
 {
diff --git a/render.h b/render.h
index 3f8cf540..05c79322 100644
--- a/render.h
+++ b/render.h
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ bool render_resize(struct terminal *term, int width, int height);
 bool render_resize_force(struct terminal *term, int width, int height);
 
 void render_refresh(struct terminal *term);
-void render_refresh_margins(struct terminal *term);
 void render_refresh_csd(struct terminal *term);
 void render_refresh_search(struct terminal *term);
 void render_refresh_title(struct terminal *term);
diff --git a/terminal.c b/terminal.c
index 5e0dc65a..0840a45c 100644
--- a/terminal.c
+++ b/terminal.c
@@ -1626,6 +1626,19 @@ term_damage_view(struct terminal *term)
     term_damage_rows_in_view(term, 0, term->rows - 1);
 }
 
+void
+term_damage_cursor(struct terminal *term)
+{
+    term->grid->cur_row->cells[term->grid->cursor.point.col].attrs.clean = 0;
+    term->grid->cur_row->dirty = true;
+}
+
+void
+term_damage_margins(struct terminal *term)
+{
+    term->render.margins = true;
+}
+
 void
 term_damage_scroll(struct terminal *term, enum damage_type damage_type,
                    struct scroll_region region, int lines)
diff --git a/terminal.h b/terminal.h
index 12e93ce2..60a4aba4 100644
--- a/terminal.h
+++ b/terminal.h
@@ -373,7 +373,6 @@ struct terminal {
         /* Scheduled for rendering, as soon-as-possible */
         struct {
             bool grid;
-            bool margins;
             bool csd;
             bool search;
             bool title;
@@ -382,12 +381,13 @@ struct terminal {
         /* Scheduled for rendering, in the next frame callback */
         struct {
             bool grid;
-            bool margins;
             bool csd;
             bool search;
             bool title;
         } pending;
 
+        bool margins;  /* Someone explicitly requested a refresh of the margins */
+
         int scrollback_lines; /* Number of scrollback lines, from conf (TODO: move out from render struct?) */
 
         struct {
@@ -512,6 +512,9 @@ void term_damage_rows_in_view(struct terminal *term, int start, int end);
 void term_damage_all(struct terminal *term);
 void term_damage_view(struct terminal *term);
 
+void term_damage_cursor(struct terminal *term);
+void term_damage_margins(struct terminal *term);
+
 void term_reset_view(struct terminal *term);
 
 void term_damage_scroll(