diff --git a/src/terminal/Parser.zig b/src/terminal/Parser.zig
index 032fa42d9..9773da63f 100644
--- a/src/terminal/Parser.zig
+++ b/src/terminal/Parser.zig
@@ -567,6 +567,31 @@ test "osc: change window title" {
 
         const cmd = a[0].?.osc_dispatch;
         try testing.expect(cmd == .change_window_title);
+        try testing.expectEqualStrings("abc", cmd.change_window_title);
+    }
+}
+
+test "osc: change window title (end in esc)" {
+    var p = init();
+    _ = p.next(0x1B);
+    _ = p.next(']');
+    _ = p.next('0');
+    _ = p.next(';');
+    _ = p.next('a');
+    _ = p.next('b');
+    _ = p.next('c');
+
+    {
+        const a = p.next(0x1B);
+        _ = p.next('\\');
+        try testing.expect(p.state == .ground);
+        try testing.expect(a[0].? == .osc_dispatch);
+        try testing.expect(a[1] == null);
+        try testing.expect(a[2] == null);
+
+        const cmd = a[0].?.osc_dispatch;
+        try testing.expect(cmd == .change_window_title);
+        try testing.expectEqualStrings("abc", cmd.change_window_title);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/terminal/osc.zig b/src/terminal/osc.zig
index 7f02d1631..494938d58 100644
--- a/src/terminal/osc.zig
+++ b/src/terminal/osc.zig
@@ -326,11 +326,7 @@ pub const Parser = struct {
                 else => self.state = .invalid,
             },
 
-            .string => {
-                // Complete once we receive one character since we have
-                // at least SOME value for the expected string value.
-                self.complete = true;
-            },
+            .string => self.complete = true,
         }
     }
 
@@ -352,6 +348,10 @@ pub const Parser = struct {
         }
     }
 
+    fn endString(self: *Parser) void {
+        self.temp_state.str.* = self.buf[self.buf_start..self.buf_idx];
+    }
+
     /// End the sequence and return the command, if any. If the return value
     /// is null, then no valid command was found.
     pub fn end(self: *Parser) ?Command {
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ pub const Parser = struct {
         switch (self.state) {
             .semantic_exit_code => self.endSemanticExitCode(),
             .semantic_option_value => self.endSemanticOptionValue(),
-            .string => self.temp_state.str.* = self.buf[self.buf_start..self.buf_idx],
+            .string => self.endString(),
             else => {},
         }