diff --git a/kitty/rewrap.h b/kitty/rewrap.h
index 5b917eb0a..930b97400 100644
--- a/kitty/rewrap.h
+++ b/kitty/rewrap.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
             linebuf_init_line(dest, dest->ynum - 1); \
             historybuf_add_line(historybuf, dest->line); \
         }\
+        linebuf_clear_line(dest, dest->ynum - 1); \
     } else dest_y++; \
     init_dest_line(dest_y); \
     dest->continued_map[dest_y] = continued;
diff --git a/kitty_tests/screen.py b/kitty_tests/screen.py
index 9dc5a64d3..cb1784250 100644
--- a/kitty_tests/screen.py
+++ b/kitty_tests/screen.py
@@ -246,6 +246,11 @@ class TestScreen(BaseTest):
         for i in range(s.lines):
             self.ae(str(hb.line(i)), '3')
         self.ae(str(hb.line(5)), '2')
+        s = self.create_screen(scrollback=6)
+        s.draw(''.join([str(i) * s.columns for i in range(s.lines*2)]))
+        self.ae(str(s.line(4)), '9'*5)
+        s.resize(5, 2)
+        self.ae(str(s.line(4)), '9 ')
 
     def test_tab_stops(self):
         # Taken from vttest/main.c