diff --git a/grid.c b/grid.c
index 744dd175..a9d155e0 100644
--- a/grid.c
+++ b/grid.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ grid_row_alloc(int cols, bool initialize)
 {
     struct row *row = malloc(sizeof(*row));
     row->dirty = false;
+    row->linebreak = false;
 
     if (initialize) {
         row->cells = calloc(cols, sizeof(row->cells[0]));
diff --git a/render.c b/render.c
index 2c48629b..14c534d0 100644
--- a/render.c
+++ b/render.c
@@ -1009,17 +1009,16 @@ reflow(struct terminal *term, struct row **new_grid, int new_cols, int new_rows,
 
         /* Walk current line of the old grid */
         for (int c = 0; c < old_cols; c++) {
-            const struct cell *old_cell = &old_row->cells[c];
-
-            if (old_cell->wc == 0) {
+            if (old_row->cells[c].wc == 0) {
                 empty_count++;
                 continue;
             }
 
-            assert(old_cell->wc != 0);
-
-            /* Non-empty cell. Emit preceeding string of empty cells,
-             * and possibly line break for current cell */
+            int old_cols_left = old_cols - c;
+            int cols_needed = empty_count + old_cols_left;
+            int new_cols_left = new_cols - new_col_idx;
+            if (new_cols_left < cols_needed && new_cols_left >= old_cols_left)
+                empty_count = max(0, empty_count - (cols_needed - new_cols_left));
 
             for (int i = 0; i < empty_count + 1; i++) {
                 if (new_col_idx >= new_cols) {
@@ -1036,32 +1035,30 @@ reflow(struct terminal *term, struct row **new_grid, int new_cols, int new_rows,
                     new_row->dirty = true;
                 }
 
+                assert(new_row != NULL);
+                assert(new_col_idx >= 0);
+                assert(new_col_idx < new_cols);
+
+                const struct cell *old_cell = &old_row->cells[c - empty_count + i];
+
+                if (new_col_idx == 0 && new_row_idx > 0 &&
+                    (new_grid[new_row_idx - 1]->cells[new_cols - 1].wc == 0 ||
+                     old_cell->wc == 0))
+                {
+                    new_grid[new_row_idx - 1]->linebreak = true;
+                }
+
+                new_row->cells[new_col_idx] = *old_cell;
+                new_row->cells[new_col_idx].attrs.clean = 1;
                 new_col_idx++;
             }
 
             empty_count = 0;
-            new_col_idx--;
-
-            assert(new_row != NULL);
-            assert(new_col_idx >= 0);
-            assert(new_col_idx < new_cols);
-
-            /* Copy current cell */
-            new_row->cells[new_col_idx].attrs.clean = 1;
-            new_row->cells[new_col_idx++] = *old_cell;
         }
 
-        /*
-         * If last cell of the old grid's line is empty, then we
-         * insert a linebreak in the new grid's line too. Unless, the
-         * *entire* old line was empty.
-         */
+        if (old_row->linebreak) {
+            new_row->linebreak = true;
 
-        if (empty_count < old_cols &&
-            //r < old_rows - 1 &&
-            (old_row->cells[old_cols - 1].wc == 0 ||
-             old_row->cells[old_cols - 1].attrs.linefeed))
-        {
             new_col_idx = 0;
             new_row_idx = (new_row_idx + 1) & (new_rows - 1);
 
@@ -1237,19 +1234,12 @@ maybe_resize(struct terminal *term, int width, int height, bool force)
     while (cursor_row < 0)
         cursor_row += term->grid->num_rows;
 
-    /* Heuristic to prevent a new prompt from being printed a new line */
-    bool do_linefeed = false;
-    if (term->cursor.point.col > 0)
-        cursor_row--;
-    else if (cursor_row >= term->rows)
-            do_linefeed = true;
-
     term_cursor_to(
         term,
         min(max(cursor_row, 0), term->rows - 1),
         min(term->cursor.point.col, term->cols - 1));
 
-    if (do_linefeed)
+    if (cursor_row >= term->rows)
         term_linefeed(term);
 
     term->render.last_cursor.cell = NULL;
diff --git a/selection.c b/selection.c
index f1485f45..189119d9 100644
--- a/selection.c
+++ b/selection.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ extract_one(struct terminal *term, struct row *row, struct cell *cell,
 
     if (ctx->last_row != NULL && row != ctx->last_row &&
         ((term->selection.kind == SELECTION_NORMAL &&
-          (ctx->last_cell->wc == 0 || ctx->last_cell->attrs.linefeed)) ||
+          ctx->last_row->linebreak) ||
          term->selection.kind == SELECTION_BLOCK))
     {
         /* Last cell was the last column in the selection */
diff --git a/terminal.c b/terminal.c
index cb52a416..b2fb9233 100644
--- a/terminal.c
+++ b/terminal.c
@@ -1253,6 +1253,7 @@ static inline void
 erase_line(struct terminal *term, struct row *row)
 {
     erase_cell_range(term, row, 0, term->cols - 1);
+    row->linebreak = false;
 }
 
 void
@@ -1498,17 +1499,13 @@ term_scroll_reverse(struct terminal *term, int rows)
 void
 term_formfeed(struct terminal *term)
 {
-    int col = term->cursor.point.col;
-    if (!term->cursor.lcf)
-        col--;
-    if (col >= 0)
-        term->grid->cur_row->cells[col].attrs.linefeed = 1;
     term_cursor_left(term, term->cursor.point.col);
 }
 
 void
 term_linefeed(struct terminal *term)
 {
+    term->grid->cur_row->linebreak = true;
     if (term->cursor.point.row == term->scroll_region.end - 1)
         term_scroll(term, 1);
     else
diff --git a/terminal.h b/terminal.h
index 449a1329..1d19c9d7 100644
--- a/terminal.h
+++ b/terminal.h
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ struct attributes {
     uint32_t have_fg:1;
     uint32_t have_bg:1;
     uint32_t selected:2;
-    uint32_t linefeed:1;
-    uint32_t reserved:2;
+    uint32_t reserved:3;
     uint32_t bg:24;
 };
 static_assert(sizeof(struct attributes) == 8, "bad size");
@@ -84,6 +83,7 @@ struct damage {
 struct row {
     struct cell *cells;
     bool dirty;
+    bool linebreak;
 };
 
 struct grid {