diff --git a/osdep/terminal-unix.c b/osdep/terminal-unix.c
index d5b8fe36b1..b777104d6b 100644
--- a/osdep/terminal-unix.c
+++ b/osdep/terminal-unix.c
@@ -358,6 +358,8 @@ static void stop_sighandler(int signum)
 {
     int saved_errno = errno;
     (void)write(stop_cont_pipe[1], &(char){PIPE_STOP}, 1);
+    (void)write(STDERR_FILENO, TERM_ESC_RESTORE_CURSOR,
+                sizeof(TERM_ESC_RESTORE_CURSOR) - 1);
     errno = saved_errno;
 
     // note: for this signal, we use SA_RESETHAND but do NOT mask signals