diff --git a/osdep/terminal.h b/osdep/terminal.h
index 9d60afa00a..fdbe02eadf 100644
--- a/osdep/terminal.h
+++ b/osdep/terminal.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 #define TERM_ESC_GOTO_YX            "\033[%d;%df"
 #define TERM_ESC_HIDE_CURSOR        "\033[?25l"
 #define TERM_ESC_RESTORE_CURSOR     "\033[?25h"
+#define TERM_ESC_SYNC_UPDATE_BEGIN  "\033[?2026h"
+#define TERM_ESC_SYNC_UPDATE_END    "\033[?2026l"
 
 #define TERM_ESC_CLEAR_SCREEN       "\033[2J"
 #define TERM_ESC_ALT_SCREEN         "\033[?1049h"
diff --git a/video/out/vo_tct.c b/video/out/vo_tct.c
index e71e5112b8..a1caeed8bc 100644
--- a/video/out/vo_tct.c
+++ b/video/out/vo_tct.c
@@ -275,6 +275,8 @@ static void flip_page(struct vo *vo)
     if (vo->dwidth != width || vo->dheight != height)
         reconfig(vo, vo->params);
 
+    printf(TERM_ESC_SYNC_UPDATE_BEGIN);
+
     p->frame_buf.len = 0;
     if (p->opts.algo == ALGO_PLAIN) {
         write_plain(&p->frame_buf,
@@ -291,6 +293,8 @@ static void flip_page(struct vo *vo)
     bstr_xappend(NULL, &p->frame_buf, bstr0_s("\n"));
     if (p->opts.buffering <= VO_TCT_BUFFER_FRAME)
         print_buffer(&p->frame_buf);
+
+    printf(TERM_ESC_SYNC_UPDATE_END);
     fflush(stdout);
 }