diff --git a/kitty/parser.c b/kitty/parser.c
index 9aeaf3ba1..17e61f321 100644
--- a/kitty/parser.c
+++ b/kitty/parser.c
@@ -1211,6 +1211,8 @@ accumulate_oth(Screen *screen, uint32_t ch, PyObject DUMP_UNUSED *dump_callback)
     switch(ch) {
         case ST:
             return true;
+        case BEL:
+            return true;
         case DEL:
         case NUL:
             break;