diff --git a/server-client.c b/server-client.c
index 0f26ad37..644d69e2 100644
--- a/server-client.c
+++ b/server-client.c
@@ -2770,6 +2770,7 @@ server_client_dispatch(struct imsg *imsg, void *arg)
 			break;
 		server_client_update_latest(c);
 		tty_resize(&c->tty);
+		tty_repeat_requests(&c->tty);
 		recalculate_sizes();
 		if (c->overlay_resize == NULL)
 			server_client_clear_overlay(c);
diff --git a/tmux.h b/tmux.h
index 4ce4d1dd..0a842094 100644
--- a/tmux.h
+++ b/tmux.h
@@ -1386,6 +1386,7 @@ struct tty {
 	struct client	*client;
 	struct event	 start_timer;
 	struct event	 clipboard_timer;
+	time_t		 last_requests;
 
 	u_int		 sx;
 	u_int		 sy;
@@ -1437,10 +1438,8 @@ struct tty {
 #define TTY_HAVEXDA 0x200
 #define TTY_SYNCING 0x400
 #define TTY_HAVEDA2 0x800 /* Secondary DA. */
-#define TTY_HAVEFG 0x1000
-#define TTY_HAVEBG 0x2000
 #define TTY_ALL_REQUEST_FLAGS \
-	(TTY_HAVEDA|TTY_HAVEDA2|TTY_HAVEXDA|TTY_HAVEFG|TTY_HAVEBG)
+	(TTY_HAVEDA|TTY_HAVEDA2|TTY_HAVEXDA)
 	int		 flags;
 
 	struct tty_term	*term;
@@ -2333,6 +2332,7 @@ void	tty_resize(struct tty *);
 void	tty_set_size(struct tty *, u_int, u_int, u_int, u_int);
 void	tty_start_tty(struct tty *);
 void	tty_send_requests(struct tty *);
+void	tty_repeat_requests(struct tty *);
 void	tty_stop_tty(struct tty *);
 void	tty_set_title(struct tty *, const char *);
 void	tty_set_path(struct tty *, const char *);
diff --git a/tty-keys.c b/tty-keys.c
index e3000e5a..de5dd8f2 100644
--- a/tty-keys.c
+++ b/tty-keys.c
@@ -1492,8 +1492,6 @@ tty_keys_colours(struct tty *tty, const char *buf, size_t len, size_t *size)
 	int		 n;
 
 	*size = 0;
-	if ((tty->flags & TTY_HAVEFG) && (tty->flags & TTY_HAVEBG))
-		return (-1);
 
 	/* First four bytes are always \033]1 and 0 or 1 and ;. */
 	if (buf[0] != '\033')
@@ -1539,11 +1537,9 @@ tty_keys_colours(struct tty *tty, const char *buf, size_t len, size_t *size)
 	if (n != -1 && buf[3] == '0') {
 		log_debug("%s: foreground is %s", c->name, colour_tostring(n));
 		tty->fg = n;
-		tty->flags |= TTY_HAVEFG;
 	} else if (n != -1) {
 		log_debug("%s: background is %s", c->name, colour_tostring(n));
 		tty->bg = n;
-		tty->flags |= TTY_HAVEBG;
 	}
 
 	return (0);
diff --git a/tty.c b/tty.c
index 4bcc68d9..8c576306 100644
--- a/tty.c
+++ b/tty.c
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ static void	tty_check_overlay_range(struct tty *, u_int, u_int, u_int,
 #define TTY_BLOCK_STOP(tty) (1 + ((tty)->sx * (tty)->sy) / 8)
 
 #define TTY_QUERY_TIMEOUT 5
+#define TTY_REQUEST_LIMIT 30
 
 void
 tty_create_log(void)
@@ -369,12 +370,29 @@ tty_send_requests(struct tty *tty)
 			tty_puts(tty, "\033[>c");
 		if (~tty->flags & TTY_HAVEXDA)
 			tty_puts(tty, "\033[>q");
-		if (~tty->flags & TTY_HAVEFG)
-			tty_puts(tty, "\033]10;?\033\\");
-		if (~tty->flags & TTY_HAVEBG)
-			tty_puts(tty, "\033]11;?\033\\");
+		tty_puts(tty, "\033]10;?\033\\");
+		tty_puts(tty, "\033]11;?\033\\");
 	} else
 		tty->flags |= TTY_ALL_REQUEST_FLAGS;
+	tty->last_requests = time (NULL);
+}
+
+void
+tty_repeat_requests(struct tty *tty)
+{
+	time_t	t = time (NULL);
+
+	if (~tty->flags & TTY_STARTED)
+		return;
+
+	if (t - tty->last_requests <= TTY_REQUEST_LIMIT)
+		return;
+	tty->last_requests = t;
+
+	if (tty->term->flags & TERM_VT100LIKE) {
+		tty_puts(tty, "\033]10;?\033\\");
+		tty_puts(tty, "\033]11;?\033\\");
+	}
 }
 
 void