diff --git a/kitty/screen.c b/kitty/screen.c
index 9c8d66bfe..c7c9c5809 100644
--- a/kitty/screen.c
+++ b/kitty/screen.c
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ screen_draw_charset(Screen *self, unsigned short *table, uint8_t *buf, unsigned
 }
 
 void screen_draw(Screen *self, uint8_t *buf, unsigned int buflen) {
+    unsigned int x = self->cursor->x, y = self->cursor->y;
     switch(self->current_charset) {
         case 0:
             screen_draw_charset(self, self->g0_charset, buf, buflen); break;
@@ -239,6 +240,7 @@ void screen_draw(Screen *self, uint8_t *buf, unsigned int buflen) {
         default:
             screen_draw_utf8(self, buf, buflen); break;
     }
+    if (x != self->cursor->x || y != self->cursor->y) tracker_cursor_changed(self->change_tracker);
 }
 // }}}
 
diff --git a/kitty_tests/parser.py b/kitty_tests/parser.py
index a7d7757ea..117b8b3e7 100644
--- a/kitty_tests/parser.py
+++ b/kitty_tests/parser.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class TestScreen(BaseTest):
 
         pb('12', '12')
         self.ae(str(s.line(0)), '12   ')
+        self.ae(s.cursor.x, 2)
         pb('3456', '3456')
         self.ae(str(s.line(0)), '12345')
         self.ae(str(s.line(1)), '6    ')