diff --git a/kitty/child.py b/kitty/child.py
index 606f26e0e..e75cebb6a 100644
--- a/kitty/child.py
+++ b/kitty/child.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 import os
 import sys
+import termios
 from collections import defaultdict
 from collections.abc import Generator, Sequence
 from contextlib import contextmanager, suppress
@@ -326,6 +327,7 @@ class Child:
         else:
             stdin_read_fd = stdin_write_fd = -1
         self.final_env, must_run_startup_command_via_kitten = self.get_final_env()
+        self.initial_termios_state = termios.tcgetattr(master)
         argv = list(self.argv)
         cwd = self.cwd
         pass_fds = self.pass_fds
@@ -543,7 +545,6 @@ class Child:
 
     def send_signal_for_key(self, key_num: bytes) -> bool:
         import signal
-        import termios
         if self.child_fd is None:
             return False
         t = termios.tcgetattr(self.child_fd)
@@ -561,3 +562,10 @@ class Child:
         pgrp = os.tcgetpgrp(self.child_fd)
         os.killpg(pgrp, s)
         return True
+
+    def reset_termios_state(self) -> None:
+        if s := getattr(self, 'initial_termios_state', None):
+            try:
+                termios.tcsetattr(s, termios.TCSANOW)
+            except OSError:
+                pass
diff --git a/kitty/screen.c b/kitty/screen.c
index 2a6d62bb6..145681c00 100644
--- a/kitty/screen.c
+++ b/kitty/screen.c
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ screen_reset(Screen *self) {
     set_dynamic_color(self, 110, NULL);
     set_dynamic_color(self, 111, NULL);
     set_color_table_color(self, 104, NULL);
+    CALLBACK("on_reset", NULL)
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/kitty/window.py b/kitty/window.py
index bf21b87c0..5eeb64982 100644
--- a/kitty/window.py
+++ b/kitty/window.py
@@ -1333,6 +1333,9 @@ class Window:
         b |= b << 8
         self.screen.send_escape_code_to_child(ESC_OSC, f'{code};rgb:{r:04x}/{g:04x}/{b:04x}')
 
+    def on_reset(self) -> None:
+        self.child.reset_termios_state()
+
     def notify_child_of_resize(self) -> None:
         pty_size = self.last_reported_pty_size
         if pty_size[0] > -1 and self.screen.in_band_resize_notification:
diff --git a/kitty_tests/__init__.py b/kitty_tests/__init__.py
index 1541dafa3..1ae16fb86 100644
--- a/kitty_tests/__init__.py
+++ b/kitty_tests/__init__.py
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ class Callbacks:
     def notify_child_of_resize(self):
         self.num_of_resize_events += 1
 
+    def on_reset(self) -> None:
+        if self.pty is not None:
+            self.pty.reset_termios_state()
+
     def color_control(self, code, data) -> None:
         from kitty.window import color_control
         response = color_control(self.color_profile, code, data)
@@ -331,6 +335,7 @@ class PTY:
             from kitty.child import openpty
             self.master_fd, self.slave_fd = openpty()
             self.child_pid = 0
+            self.initial_termios_state = termios.tcgetattr(self.master_fd)
         else:
             self.child_pid, self.master_fd = fork()
             self.is_child = self.child_pid == CHILD
@@ -364,6 +369,10 @@ class PTY:
         self.screen = Screen(self.callbacks, rows, columns, scrollback, cell_width, cell_height, 0, self.callbacks)
         self.received_bytes = b''
 
+    def reset_termios_state(self):
+        if s := getattr(self, 'initial_termios_state', None):
+            termios.tcsetattr(self.master_fd, s)
+
     def turn_off_echo(self):
         s = termios.tcgetattr(self.master_fd)
         s[3] &= ~termios.ECHO