diff --git a/server-client.c b/server-client.c
index 1b27ae20..8365831f 100644
--- a/server-client.c
+++ b/server-client.c
@@ -1681,7 +1681,7 @@ server_client_check_redraw(struct client *c)
 	struct session		*s = c->session;
 	struct tty		*tty = &c->tty;
 	struct window_pane	*wp;
-	int			 needed, flags;
+	int			 needed, flags, mode = tty->mode;
 	struct timeval		 tv = { .tv_usec = 1000 };
 	static struct event	 ev;
 	size_t			 left;
@@ -1732,6 +1732,7 @@ server_client_check_redraw(struct client *c)
 
 	flags = tty->flags & (TTY_BLOCK|TTY_FREEZE|TTY_NOCURSOR);
 	tty->flags = (tty->flags & ~(TTY_BLOCK|TTY_FREEZE)) | TTY_NOCURSOR;
+	tty_update_mode(tty, mode, NULL);
 
 	if (~c->flags & CLIENT_REDRAWWINDOW) {
 		/*
@@ -1752,8 +1753,9 @@ server_client_check_redraw(struct client *c)
 		screen_redraw_screen(c);
 	}
 
-	tty->flags = (tty->flags & ~(TTY_FREEZE|TTY_NOCURSOR)) | flags;
-	tty_update_mode(tty, tty->mode, NULL);
+	tty->flags = (tty->flags & ~TTY_NOCURSOR) | (flags & TTY_NOCURSOR);
+	tty_update_mode(tty, mode, NULL);
+	tty->flags = (tty->flags & ~(TTY_BLOCK|TTY_FREEZE|TTY_NOCURSOR)) | flags;
 
 	c->flags &= ~(CLIENT_ALLREDRAWFLAGS|CLIENT_STATUSFORCE);
 
diff --git a/tty.c b/tty.c
index 9c03c08a..82436959 100644
--- a/tty.c
+++ b/tty.c
@@ -2151,6 +2151,9 @@ tty_cursor(struct tty *tty, u_int cx, u_int cy)
 	u_int		 thisx, thisy;
 	int		 change;
 
+	if (tty->flags & TTY_BLOCK)
+		return;
+
 	if (cx > tty->sx - 1)
 		cx = tty->sx - 1;