diff -ur xterm-368/screen.c xterm-368-decera/screen.c
--- xterm-368/screen.c	2021-03-01 03:54:26.000000000 -0500
+++ xterm-368-decera/screen.c	2021-06-26 02:43:34.180469144 -0400
@@ -2550,6 +2550,16 @@
 		}
 	    })
 	}
+	TRACE(("text erasing cur_col=%d cur_row=%d cols=%d rows=%d\n",
+		left,
+		top,
+		numcols,
+		numrows));
+	chararea_clear_displayed_graphics(screen,
+						left,
+						top,
+						numcols, numrows);
+
 	ScrnUpdate(xw,
 		   top,
 		   left - b_left,