diff --git a/packages/pi-tui/src/tui.ts b/packages/pi-tui/src/tui.ts
index c3e39acc5..345308f31 100644
--- a/packages/pi-tui/src/tui.ts
+++ b/packages/pi-tui/src/tui.ts
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ export class TUI extends Container {
 		const fullRender = (clear: boolean): void => {
 			this.fullRedrawCount += 1;
 			let buffer = "\x1b[?2026h"; // Begin synchronized output
-			if (clear) buffer += "\x1b[3J\x1b[2J\x1b[H"; // Clear scrollback, screen, and home
+			if (clear) buffer += "\x1b[2J\x1b[H"; // Clear screen and home (no scrollback clear — preserves view position)
 			for (let i = 0; i < newLines.length; i++) {
 				if (i > 0) buffer += "\r\n";
 				let line = newLines[i];