diff --git a/tools/tui/readline/api.go b/tools/tui/readline/api.go
index bbff4af93..8843de161 100644
--- a/tools/tui/readline/api.go
+++ b/tools/tui/readline/api.go
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ func (self *Readline) ResetText() {
 	self.last_action = ActionNil
 	self.keyboard_state = KeyboardState{}
 	self.history_search = nil
+	self.cursor_y = 0
 }
 
 func (self *Readline) ChangeLoopAndResetText(lp *loop.Loop) {