diff --git a/kitty/line-buf.c b/kitty/line-buf.c
index c7c64dd9b..2f0ae76a7 100644
--- a/kitty/line-buf.c
+++ b/kitty/line-buf.c
@@ -114,6 +114,26 @@ set_attribute(LineBuf *self, PyObject *args) {
     Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
+static PyObject*
+set_continued(LineBuf *self, PyObject *args) {
+#define set_continued_doc "set_continued(y, val) -> Set the continued values for the specified line."
+    unsigned int y;
+    int val;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "Ip", &y, &val)) return NULL;
+    if (y >= self->ynum) { PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "Out of bounds."); return NULL; }
+    self->continued_map[y] = val & 1;
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
+static PyObject*
+is_continued(LineBuf *self, PyObject *val) {
+#define is_continued_doc "is_continued(y) -> Whether the line y is continued or not"
+    unsigned long y = PyLong_AsUnsignedLong(val);
+    if (y >= self->ynum) { PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "Out of bounds."); return NULL; }
+    if (self->continued_map[y]) { Py_RETURN_TRUE; }
+    Py_RETURN_FALSE;
+}
+
 
 // Boilerplate {{{
 static PyObject*
@@ -125,6 +145,8 @@ static PyMethodDef methods[] = {
     METHOD(copy_old, METH_O)
     METHOD(clear, METH_NOARGS)
     METHOD(set_attribute, METH_VARARGS)
+    METHOD(set_continued, METH_VARARGS)
+    METHOD(is_continued, METH_O)
     {NULL, NULL, 0, NULL}  /* Sentinel */
 };
 
diff --git a/kitty/screen.py b/kitty/screen.py
index 14c533992..f23b9ac56 100644
--- a/kitty/screen.py
+++ b/kitty/screen.py
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ class Screen:
                 if mo.DECAWM in self.mode:
                     self.carriage_return()
                     self.linefeed()
-                    self.linebuf[self.cursor.y].continued = True
+                    self.linebuf.set_continued(self.cursor.y, True)
                     space_left_in_line = self.columns
                 else:
                     space_left_in_line = 1
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ class Screen:
                     pos = len(data) - 1
                     self.cursor.x = self.columns - 1
             write_sz = min(len_left, space_left_in_line)
-            line = self.linebuf[self.cursor.y]
+            line = self.linebuf.line(self.cursor.y)
             if do_insert:
                 line.right_shift(self.cursor.x, write_sz)
             line.set_text(data, pos, write_sz, self.cursor)
diff --git a/kitty_tests/datatypes.py b/kitty_tests/datatypes.py
index e03002623..1b852887e 100644
--- a/kitty_tests/datatypes.py
+++ b/kitty_tests/datatypes.py
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ class TestDataTypes(BaseTest):
                 c = old.line(y).cursor_from(x)
                 self.assertFalse(c.reverse)
                 self.assertTrue(c.bold)
+        self.assertFalse(old.is_continued(0))
+        old.set_continued(0, True)
+        self.assertTrue(old.is_continued(0))
+        self.assertFalse(old.is_continued(1))
 
     def test_line(self):
         lb = LineBuf(2, 3)