diff --git a/helix-term/src/application.rs b/helix-term/src/application.rs
index e356c1f9e..19eb2e5c1 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/application.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/application.rs
@@ -395,7 +395,6 @@ impl Application {
         use helix_view::graphics::Rect;
         match signal {
             signal::SIGTSTP => {
-                self.compositor.save_cursor();
                 restore_term().unwrap();
                 low_level::emulate_default_handler(signal::SIGTSTP).unwrap();
             }
@@ -404,7 +403,6 @@ impl Application {
                 // redraw the terminal
                 let Rect { width, height, .. } = self.compositor.size();
                 self.compositor.resize(width, height);
-                self.compositor.load_cursor();
                 self.render();
             }
             signal::SIGUSR1 => {
@@ -924,7 +922,12 @@ impl Application {
     }
 
     async fn claim_term(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        use helix_view::graphics::CursorKind;
+        use tui::backend::Backend;
         terminal::enable_raw_mode()?;
+        if self.compositor.terminal.cursor_kind() == CursorKind::Hidden {
+            self.compositor.terminal.backend_mut().hide_cursor().ok();
+        }
         let mut stdout = stdout();
         execute!(
             stdout,
@@ -958,6 +961,15 @@ impl Application {
         self.event_loop(input_stream).await;
 
         let close_errs = self.close().await;
+
+        use helix_view::graphics::CursorKind;
+        use tui::backend::Backend;
+        self.compositor
+            .terminal
+            .backend_mut()
+            .show_cursor(CursorKind::Block)
+            .ok();
+
         restore_term()?;
 
         for err in close_errs {
diff --git a/helix-term/src/compositor.rs b/helix-term/src/compositor.rs
index ad1a29ab3..1452d31f9 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/compositor.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/compositor.rs
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ pub trait Component: Any + AnyComponent {
 }
 
 use anyhow::Context as AnyhowContext;
-use tui::backend::Backend;
 
 #[cfg(not(feature = "integration"))]
 use tui::backend::CrosstermBackend;
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ type Terminal = tui::terminal::Terminal<TestBackend>;
 
 pub struct Compositor {
     layers: Vec<Box<dyn Component>>,
-    terminal: Terminal,
+    pub terminal: Terminal,
     area: Rect,
 
     pub(crate) last_picker: Option<Box<dyn Component>>,
@@ -128,21 +127,6 @@ impl Compositor {
         self.area = self.terminal.size().expect("couldn't get terminal size");
     }
 
-    pub fn save_cursor(&mut self) {
-        if self.terminal.cursor_kind() == CursorKind::Hidden {
-            self.terminal
-                .backend_mut()
-                .show_cursor(CursorKind::Block)
-                .ok();
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn load_cursor(&mut self) {
-        if self.terminal.cursor_kind() == CursorKind::Hidden {
-            self.terminal.backend_mut().hide_cursor().ok();
-        }
-    }
-
     pub fn push(&mut self, mut layer: Box<dyn Component>) {
         let size = self.size();
         // trigger required_size on init