diff --git a/kitty/child-monitor.c b/kitty/child-monitor.c
index 504a7bd7f..19f1ccc88 100644
--- a/kitty/child-monitor.c
+++ b/kitty/child-monitor.c
@@ -769,6 +769,16 @@ prepare_to_render_os_window(OSWindow *os_window, monotonic_t now, unsigned int *
                 set_os_window_title_from_window(w, os_window);
                 *active_window_bg = window_bg;
                 if (OPT(cursor_trail)) {
+                    if (os_window->last_active_tab != os_window->active_tab && os_window->last_active_tab < os_window->num_tabs) {
+                        CursorTrail *prev = &os_window->tabs[os_window->last_active_tab].cursor_trail;
+                        static const int ci_x[] = {1, 1, 0, 0}, ci_y[] = {0, 1, 1, 0};
+                        for (int ci = 0; ci < 4; ci++) {
+                            tab->cursor_trail.corner_x[ci] = prev->cursor_edge_x[ci_x[ci]];
+                            tab->cursor_trail.corner_y[ci] = prev->cursor_edge_y[ci_y[ci]];
+                        }
+                        tab->cursor_trail.needs_render = true;
+                        tab->cursor_trail.updated_at = now;
+                    }
                     if (update_cursor_trail(&tab->cursor_trail, w, now, os_window)) {
                         needs_render = true;
                         // A max wait of zero causes key input processing to be