diff --git a/dcs.c b/dcs.c
index b0ff50ed..73a371c0 100644
--- a/dcs.c
+++ b/dcs.c
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #define LOG_MODULE "dcs"
 #define LOG_ENABLE_DBG 0
 #include "log.h"
-#include "render.h"
 #include "vt.h"
 
 static void
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@ bsu(struct terminal *term)
     LOG_DBG("BSU - Begin Synchronized Update (params: %.*s)",
             (int)term->vt.dcs.idx, term->vt.dcs.data);
 
-    render_enable_application_synchronized_updates(term);
+    term_enable_application_synchronized_updates(term);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ esu(struct terminal *term)
     LOG_DBG("ESU - Begin Synchronized Update (params: %.*s)",
             (int)term->vt.dcs.idx, term->vt.dcs.data);
 
-    render_disable_application_synchronized_updates(term);
+    term_disable_application_synchronized_updates(term);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/render.c b/render.c
index 98b208df..ae623940 100644
--- a/render.c
+++ b/render.c
@@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@ render_resize(struct terminal *term, int width, int height)
         return;
 
     /* Cancel an application initiated "Synchronized Update" */
-    render_disable_application_synchronized_updates(term);
+    term_disable_application_synchronized_updates(term);
 
     term->width = width;
     term->height = height;
@@ -1241,36 +1241,6 @@ render_refresh(struct terminal *term)
     term->render.refresh_needed = true;
 }
 
-void
-render_enable_application_synchronized_updates(struct terminal *term)
-{
-    if (term->render.application_synchronized_updates.enabled)
-        return;
-
-    term->render.application_synchronized_updates.enabled = true;
-
-    if (timerfd_settime(
-            term->render.application_synchronized_updates.timer_fd, 0,
-            &(struct itimerspec){.it_value = {.tv_sec = 1}}, NULL) < 0)
-    {
-        LOG_ERR("failed to arm timer for application synchronized updates");
-    }
-}
-
-void
-render_disable_application_synchronized_updates(struct terminal *term)
-{
-    if (!term->render.application_synchronized_updates.enabled)
-        return;
-
-    term->render.application_synchronized_updates.enabled = false;
-
-    /* Reset timers */
-    timerfd_settime(
-        term->render.application_synchronized_updates.timer_fd, 0,
-        &(struct itimerspec){{0}}, NULL);
-}
-
 bool
 render_xcursor_set(struct terminal *term)
 {
diff --git a/render.h b/render.h
index 6a2ddafa..43f5314e 100644
--- a/render.h
+++ b/render.h
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ bool render_xcursor_set(struct terminal *term);
 
 void render_search_box(struct terminal *term);
 
-void render_enable_application_synchronized_updates(struct terminal *term);
-void render_disable_application_synchronized_updates(struct terminal *term);
-
 struct render_worker_context {
     int my_id;
     struct terminal *term;
diff --git a/terminal.c b/terminal.c
index a0467f85..af2d7109 100644
--- a/terminal.c
+++ b/terminal.c
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ fdm_application_synchronized_updates_timeout(
         return false;
     }
 
-    render_disable_application_synchronized_updates(term);
+    term_disable_application_synchronized_updates(term);
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -1812,3 +1812,33 @@ term_spawn_new(const struct terminal *term)
     waitpid(pid, &result, 0);
     return WIFEXITED(result) && WEXITSTATUS(result) == 0;
 }
+
+void
+term_enable_application_synchronized_updates(struct terminal *term)
+{
+    if (term->render.application_synchronized_updates.enabled)
+        return;
+
+    term->render.application_synchronized_updates.enabled = true;
+
+    if (timerfd_settime(
+            term->render.application_synchronized_updates.timer_fd, 0,
+            &(struct itimerspec){.it_value = {.tv_sec = 1}}, NULL) < 0)
+    {
+        LOG_ERR("failed to arm timer for application synchronized updates");
+    }
+}
+
+void
+term_disable_application_synchronized_updates(struct terminal *term)
+{
+    if (!term->render.application_synchronized_updates.enabled)
+        return;
+
+    term->render.application_synchronized_updates.enabled = false;
+
+    /* Reset timers */
+    timerfd_settime(
+        term->render.application_synchronized_updates.timer_fd, 0,
+        &(struct itimerspec){{0}}, NULL);
+}
diff --git a/terminal.h b/terminal.h
index 9bb335dd..f30352ae 100644
--- a/terminal.h
+++ b/terminal.h
@@ -410,3 +410,6 @@ void term_xcursor_update(struct terminal *term);
 void term_set_window_title(struct terminal *term, const char *title);
 void term_flash(struct terminal *term, unsigned duration_ms);
 bool term_spawn_new(const struct terminal *term);
+
+void term_enable_application_synchronized_updates(struct terminal *term);
+void term_disable_application_synchronized_updates(struct terminal *term);