diff --git a/helix-term/src/application.rs b/helix-term/src/application.rs
index 4d28c8bed..cda498e2f 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/application.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/application.rs
@@ -471,7 +471,17 @@ impl Application {
                 }
             }
             signal::SIGCONT => {
-                self.claim_term().await.unwrap();
+                // Copy/Paste from same issue from neovim:
+                // https://github.com/neovim/neovim/issues/12322
+                // https://github.com/neovim/neovim/pull/13084
+                for retries in 1..=10 {
+                    match self.claim_term().await {
+                        Ok(()) => break,
+                        Err(err) if retries == 10 => panic!("Failed to claim terminal: {}", err),
+                        Err(_) => continue,
+                    }
+                }
+
                 // redraw the terminal
                 let area = self.terminal.size().expect("couldn't get terminal size");
                 self.compositor.resize(area);