diff --git a/src/cli/print.go b/src/cli/print.go
index e443dae2..8444a772 100644
--- a/src/cli/print.go
+++ b/src/cli/print.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ var (
 	stackCount    int
 	terminalWidth int
 	eval          bool
+	cleared       bool
 
 	command      string
 	shellVersion string
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ var printCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			ShellVersion:  shellVersion,
 			Plain:         plain,
 			Primary:       args[0] == "primary",
+			Cleared:       cleared,
 		}
 
 		eng := engine.New(flags)
@@ -97,6 +99,7 @@ func init() { //nolint:gochecknoinits
 	printCmd.Flags().IntVarP(&terminalWidth, "terminal-width", "w", 0, "width of the terminal")
 	printCmd.Flags().StringVar(&command, "command", "", "tooltip command")
 	printCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&plain, "plain", "p", false, "plain text output (no ANSI)")
+	printCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&cleared, "cleared", false, "do we have a clear terminal or not")
 	printCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&eval, "eval", false, "output the prompt for eval")
 	RootCmd.AddCommand(printCmd)
 }
diff --git a/src/engine/engine.go b/src/engine/engine.go
index a27cdadf..2d15e458 100644
--- a/src/engine/engine.go
+++ b/src/engine/engine.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (e *Engine) PrintPrimary() string {
 		var cancelNewline bool
 		if i == 0 {
 			row, _ := e.Env.CursorPosition()
-			cancelNewline = e.Env.Flags().PromptCount == 1 || row == 1
+			cancelNewline = e.Env.Flags().Cleared || e.Env.Flags().PromptCount == 1 || row == 1
 		}
 		e.renderBlock(block, cancelNewline)
 	}
diff --git a/src/platform/shell.go b/src/platform/shell.go
index c6991e8a..add8053b 100644
--- a/src/platform/shell.go
+++ b/src/platform/shell.go
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ type Flags struct {
 	Plain         bool
 	Primary       bool
 	PromptCount   int
+	Cleared       bool
 }
 
 type CommandError struct {
diff --git a/src/shell/scripts/omp.fish b/src/shell/scripts/omp.fish
index 390cc349..b4448cab 100644
--- a/src/shell/scripts/omp.fish
+++ b/src/shell/scripts/omp.fish
@@ -36,7 +36,12 @@ function fish_prompt
       set --global --export omp_last_status_generation $status_generation
     end
     set_poshcontext
-    ::OMP:: print primary --config $POSH_THEME --shell fish --error $omp_status_cache --execution-time $omp_duration --stack-count $omp_stack_count --shell-version $FISH_VERSION
+    # validate if the user cleared the screen
+    set --local omp_cleared false
+    if test (history | head -1) = "clear"
+      set omp_cleared true
+    end
+    ::OMP:: print primary --config $POSH_THEME --shell fish --error $omp_status_cache --execution-time $omp_duration --stack-count $omp_stack_count --shell-version $FISH_VERSION --cleared=$omp_cleared
 end
 
 function fish_right_prompt
diff --git a/src/shell/scripts/omp.nu b/src/shell/scripts/omp.nu
index eac85b65..ef9fe835 100644
--- a/src/shell/scripts/omp.nu
+++ b/src/shell/scripts/omp.nu
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ export-env {
         # See https://github.com/nushell/nushell/discussions/6402#discussioncomment-3466687.
         let cmd_duration = if $env.CMD_DURATION_MS == "0823" { 0 } else { $env.CMD_DURATION_MS }
 
+        # hack to set the cursor line to 1 when the user clears the screen
+        # this obviously isn't bulletproof, but it's a start
+        let clear = (history | last 1 | get 0.command) == "clear"
+
         let width = ((term size).columns | into string)
-        ^::OMP:: print primary $"--config=($env.POSH_THEME)" --shell=nu $"--shell-version=($env.NU_VERSION)" $"--execution-time=($cmd_duration)" $"--error=($env.LAST_EXIT_CODE)" $"--terminal-width=($width)"
+        ^::OMP:: print primary $"--config=($env.POSH_THEME)" --shell=nu $"--shell-version=($env.NU_VERSION)" $"--execution-time=($cmd_duration)" $"--error=($env.LAST_EXIT_CODE)" $"--terminal-width=($width)" $"--cleared=($clear)"
     }
 }