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diff --git a/common/msg.c b/common/msg.c
index 4ef269a963..554ad0d762 100644
--- a/common/msg.c
+++ b/common/msg.c
@@ -210,6 +210,9 @@ static void print_msg_on_terminal(struct mp_log *log, int lev, char *text)
// skip status line output if stderr is a tty but in background
if (terminal_in_background())
return;
+ // don't clear if we don't have to
+ if (!text[0] && !root->status_lines)
+ return;
if (root->termosd) {
prepare_status_line(root, text);
terminate = "\r";