diff --git a/src/terminal/Screen.zig b/src/terminal/Screen.zig
index a949d858d..73f39d1ee 100644
--- a/src/terminal/Screen.zig
+++ b/src/terminal/Screen.zig
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ pub const Cell = struct {
         strikethrough: bool = false,
         underline: sgr.Attribute.Underline = .none,
         underline_color: bool = false,
+        protected: bool = false,
 
         /// True if this is a wide character. This char takes up
         /// two cells. The following cell ALWAYS is a space.
diff --git a/src/terminal/Terminal.zig b/src/terminal/Terminal.zig
index eae35385a..ed113f16b 100644
--- a/src/terminal/Terminal.zig
+++ b/src/terminal/Terminal.zig
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ pub fn alternateScreen(
     self.screen.selection = null;
 
     if (options.clear_on_enter) {
-        self.eraseDisplay(alloc, .complete);
+        self.eraseDisplay(alloc, .complete, false);
     }
 }
 
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ pub fn primaryScreen(
     // TODO(mitchellh): what happens if we enter alternate screen multiple times?
     if (self.active_screen == .primary) return;
 
-    if (options.clear_on_exit) self.eraseDisplay(alloc, .complete);
+    if (options.clear_on_exit) self.eraseDisplay(alloc, .complete, false);
 
     // Switch the screens
     const old = self.screen;
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ pub fn deccolm(self: *Terminal, alloc: Allocator, mode: DeccolmMode) !void {
     try self.resize(alloc, 0, self.rows);
 
     // TODO: do not clear screen flag mode
-    self.eraseDisplay(alloc, .complete);
+    self.eraseDisplay(alloc, .complete, false);
     self.setCursorPos(1, 1);
 
     // TODO: left/right margins
@@ -1010,6 +1010,7 @@ pub fn eraseDisplay(
     self: *Terminal,
     alloc: Allocator,
     mode: csi.EraseDisplay,
+    protected: bool,
 ) void {
     const tracy = trace(@src());
     defer tracy.end();
@@ -1026,7 +1027,18 @@ pub fn eraseDisplay(
             while (it.next()) |row| {
                 row.setWrapped(false);
                 row.setDirty(true);
-                row.clear(pen);
+
+                if (!protected) {
+                    row.clear(pen);
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                // Protected mode erase
+                for (0..row.lenCells()) |x| {
+                    const cell = row.getCellPtr(x);
+                    if (cell.attrs.protected) continue;
+                    cell.* = pen;
+                }
             }
 
             // Unsets pending wrap state
@@ -1045,6 +1057,7 @@ pub fn eraseDisplay(
                 for (self.screen.cursor.x..self.cols) |x| {
                     if (row.header().flags.grapheme) row.clearGraphemes(x);
                     const cell = row.getCellPtr(x);
+                    if (protected and cell.attrs.protected) continue;
                     cell.* = pen;
                     cell.char = 0;
                 }
@@ -1058,6 +1071,7 @@ pub fn eraseDisplay(
                 for (0..self.cols) |x| {
                     if (row.header().flags.grapheme) row.clearGraphemes(x);
                     const cell = row.getCellPtr(x);
+                    if (protected and cell.attrs.protected) continue;
                     cell.* = pen;
                     cell.char = 0;
                 }
@@ -1072,6 +1086,7 @@ pub fn eraseDisplay(
             var x: usize = 0;
             while (x <= self.screen.cursor.x) : (x += 1) {
                 const cell = self.screen.getCellPtr(.active, self.screen.cursor.y, x);
+                if (protected and cell.attrs.protected) continue;
                 cell.* = pen;
                 cell.char = 0;
             }
@@ -1082,6 +1097,7 @@ pub fn eraseDisplay(
                 x = 0;
                 while (x < self.cols) : (x += 1) {
                     const cell = self.screen.getCellPtr(.active, y, x);
+                    if (protected and cell.attrs.protected) continue;
                     cell.* = pen;
                     cell.char = 0;
                 }
@@ -1121,7 +1137,7 @@ test "Terminal: eraseDisplay above" {
     t.screen.cursor.y = 40;
     t.screen.cursor.x = 40;
     // erase above the cursor
-    t.eraseDisplay(testing.allocator, .above);
+    t.eraseDisplay(testing.allocator, .above, false);
     // check it was erased
     cell = t.screen.getCell(.active, 0, 0);
     try testing.expect(cell.bg.eql(pink));
@@ -1158,7 +1174,7 @@ test "Terminal: eraseDisplay below" {
     try testing.expect(cell.char == 'a');
     try testing.expect(cell.attrs.bold);
     // erase below the cursor
-    t.eraseDisplay(testing.allocator, .below);
+    t.eraseDisplay(testing.allocator, .below, false);
     // check it was erased
     cell = t.screen.getCell(.active, 60, 60);
     try testing.expect(cell.bg.eql(pink));
@@ -1202,7 +1218,7 @@ test "Terminal: eraseDisplay complete" {
     // position our cursor between the cells
     t.screen.cursor.y = 30;
     // erase everything
-    t.eraseDisplay(testing.allocator, .complete);
+    t.eraseDisplay(testing.allocator, .complete, false);
     // check they were erased
     cell = t.screen.getCell(.active, 60, 60);
     try testing.expect(cell.bg.eql(pink));
@@ -1219,36 +1235,58 @@ test "Terminal: eraseDisplay complete" {
 }
 
 /// Erase the line.
-/// TODO: test
 pub fn eraseLine(
     self: *Terminal,
     mode: csi.EraseLine,
+    protected: bool,
 ) void {
     const tracy = trace(@src());
     defer tracy.end();
 
-    switch (mode) {
-        .right => {
-            const row = self.screen.getRow(.{ .active = self.screen.cursor.y });
-            row.fillSlice(self.screen.cursor.pen, self.screen.cursor.x, self.cols);
-        },
+    // We always need a row no matter what
+    const row = self.screen.getRow(.{ .active = self.screen.cursor.y });
 
-        .left => {
-            const row = self.screen.getRow(.{ .active = self.screen.cursor.y });
-            row.fillSlice(self.screen.cursor.pen, 0, self.screen.cursor.x + 1);
+    // Non-protected erase is much faster because we can just memset
+    // a contiguous block of memory.
+    if (!protected) {
+        switch (mode) {
+            .right => row.fillSlice(
+                self.screen.cursor.pen,
+                self.screen.cursor.x,
+                self.cols,
+            ),
 
-            // Unsets pending wrap state
-            self.screen.cursor.pending_wrap = false;
-        },
+            .left => {
+                row.fillSlice(self.screen.cursor.pen, 0, self.screen.cursor.x + 1);
 
-        .complete => {
-            const row = self.screen.getRow(.{ .active = self.screen.cursor.y });
-            row.fill(self.screen.cursor.pen);
-        },
+                // Unsets pending wrap state
+                self.screen.cursor.pending_wrap = false;
+            },
 
+            .complete => row.fill(self.screen.cursor.pen),
+
+            else => log.err("unimplemented erase line mode: {}", .{mode}),
+        }
+
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Protected mode we have to iterate over the cells to check their
+    // protection status and erase them individually.
+    const start, const end = switch (mode) {
+        .right => .{ self.screen.cursor.x, row.lenCells() },
+        .left => .{ 0, self.screen.cursor.x + 1 },
+        .complete => .{ 0, row.lenCells() },
         else => {
             log.err("unimplemented erase line mode: {}", .{mode});
+            return;
         },
+    };
+
+    for (start..end) |x| {
+        const cell = row.getCellPtr(x);
+        if (cell.attrs.protected) continue;
+        cell.* = self.screen.cursor.pen;
     }
 }
 
@@ -1443,7 +1481,7 @@ pub fn insertBlanks(self: *Terminal, count: usize) void {
 
     // If our count is larger than the remaining amount, we just erase right.
     if (count > self.cols - self.screen.cursor.x) {
-        self.eraseLine(.right);
+        self.eraseLine(.right, false);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1728,6 +1766,24 @@ pub fn kittyGraphics(
     return kitty.graphics.execute(alloc, self, cmd);
 }
 
+/// Set the character protection mode for the terminal.
+pub fn setProtectedMode(self: *Terminal, mode: ansi.ProtectedMode) void {
+    switch (mode) {
+        .off => {
+            self.screen.cursor.pen.attrs.protected = false;
+        },
+
+        // TODO: ISO/DEC have very subtle differences, so we should track that.
+        .iso => {
+            self.screen.cursor.pen.attrs.protected = true;
+        },
+
+        .dec => {
+            self.screen.cursor.pen.attrs.protected = true;
+        },
+    }
+}
+
 /// Full reset
 pub fn fullReset(self: *Terminal, alloc: Allocator) void {
     self.primaryScreen(alloc, .{ .clear_on_exit = true, .cursor_save = true });
@@ -1741,8 +1797,8 @@ pub fn fullReset(self: *Terminal, alloc: Allocator) void {
     self.screen.kitty_keyboard = .{};
     self.scrolling_region = .{ .top = 0, .bottom = self.rows - 1 };
     self.previous_char = null;
-    self.eraseDisplay(alloc, .scrollback);
-    self.eraseDisplay(alloc, .complete);
+    self.eraseDisplay(alloc, .scrollback, false);
+    self.eraseDisplay(alloc, .complete, false);
     self.pwd.clearRetainingCapacity();
 }
 
@@ -2953,3 +3009,142 @@ test "Terminal: saveCursor with screen change" {
     try testing.expect(t.screen.charset.gr == .G3);
     try testing.expect(t.modes.get(.origin));
 }
+
+test "Terminal: setProtectedMode" {
+    const alloc = testing.allocator;
+    var t = try init(alloc, 3, 3);
+    defer t.deinit(alloc);
+
+    try testing.expect(!t.screen.cursor.pen.attrs.protected);
+    t.setProtectedMode(.off);
+    try testing.expect(!t.screen.cursor.pen.attrs.protected);
+    t.setProtectedMode(.iso);
+    try testing.expect(t.screen.cursor.pen.attrs.protected);
+    t.setProtectedMode(.dec);
+    try testing.expect(t.screen.cursor.pen.attrs.protected);
+    t.setProtectedMode(.off);
+    try testing.expect(!t.screen.cursor.pen.attrs.protected);
+}
+
+test "Terminal: eraseLine protected right" {
+    const alloc = testing.allocator;
+    var t = try init(alloc, 10, 5);
+    defer t.deinit(alloc);
+
+    for ("12345678") |c| try t.print(c);
+    t.setCursorColAbsolute(6);
+    t.setProtectedMode(.dec);
+    try t.print('X');
+    t.setCursorColAbsolute(4);
+    t.eraseLine(.right, true);
+
+    {
+        var str = try t.plainString(testing.allocator);
+        defer testing.allocator.free(str);
+        try testing.expectEqualStrings("123  X", str);
+    }
+}
+
+test "Terminal: eraseLine protected left" {
+    const alloc = testing.allocator;
+    var t = try init(alloc, 10, 5);
+    defer t.deinit(alloc);
+
+    for ("123456789") |c| try t.print(c);
+    t.setCursorColAbsolute(6);
+    t.setProtectedMode(.dec);
+    try t.print('X');
+    t.setCursorColAbsolute(8);
+    t.eraseLine(.left, true);
+
+    {
+        var str = try t.plainString(testing.allocator);
+        defer testing.allocator.free(str);
+        try testing.expectEqualStrings("     X  9", str);
+    }
+}
+
+test "Terminal: eraseLine protected complete" {
+    const alloc = testing.allocator;
+    var t = try init(alloc, 10, 5);
+    defer t.deinit(alloc);
+
+    for ("123456789") |c| try t.print(c);
+    t.setCursorColAbsolute(6);
+    t.setProtectedMode(.dec);
+    try t.print('X');
+    t.setCursorColAbsolute(8);
+    t.eraseLine(.complete, true);
+
+    {
+        var str = try t.plainString(testing.allocator);
+        defer testing.allocator.free(str);
+        try testing.expectEqualStrings("     X", str);
+    }
+}
+
+test "Terminal: eraseDisplay protected complete" {
+    const alloc = testing.allocator;
+    var t = try init(alloc, 10, 5);
+    defer t.deinit(alloc);
+
+    try t.print('A');
+    t.carriageReturn();
+    try t.linefeed();
+    for ("123456789") |c| try t.print(c);
+    t.setCursorColAbsolute(6);
+    t.setProtectedMode(.dec);
+    try t.print('X');
+    t.setCursorColAbsolute(4);
+    t.eraseDisplay(alloc, .complete, true);
+
+    {
+        var str = try t.plainString(testing.allocator);
+        defer testing.allocator.free(str);
+        try testing.expectEqualStrings("\n     X", str);
+    }
+}
+
+test "Terminal: eraseDisplay protected below" {
+    const alloc = testing.allocator;
+    var t = try init(alloc, 10, 5);
+    defer t.deinit(alloc);
+
+    try t.print('A');
+    t.carriageReturn();
+    try t.linefeed();
+    for ("123456789") |c| try t.print(c);
+    t.setCursorColAbsolute(6);
+    t.setProtectedMode(.dec);
+    try t.print('X');
+    t.setCursorColAbsolute(4);
+    t.eraseDisplay(alloc, .below, true);
+
+    {
+        var str = try t.plainString(testing.allocator);
+        defer testing.allocator.free(str);
+        try testing.expectEqualStrings("A\n123  X", str);
+    }
+}
+
+test "Terminal: eraseDisplay protected above" {
+    const alloc = testing.allocator;
+    var t = try init(alloc, 10, 5);
+    defer t.deinit(alloc);
+
+    try t.print('A');
+    t.carriageReturn();
+    try t.linefeed();
+    for ("123456789") |c| try t.print(c);
+    t.setCursorColAbsolute(6);
+    t.setProtectedMode(.dec);
+    try t.print('X');
+    t.setCursorColAbsolute(8);
+    t.eraseDisplay(alloc, .above, true);
+
+    {
+        var str = try t.plainString(testing.allocator);
+        defer testing.allocator.free(str);
+        try testing.expectEqualStrings("\n     X  9", str);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/terminal/ansi.zig b/src/terminal/ansi.zig
index 36d3c7361..96f4b9c0a 100644
--- a/src/terminal/ansi.zig
+++ b/src/terminal/ansi.zig
@@ -111,3 +111,11 @@ pub const ModifyKeyFormat = union(enum) {
     function_keys: void,
     other_keys: enum { none, numeric_except, numeric },
 };
+
+/// The protection modes that can be set for the terminal. See DECSCA and
+/// ESC V, W.
+pub const ProtectedMode = enum {
+    off,
+    iso, // ESC V, W
+    dec, // CSI Ps " q
+};
diff --git a/src/terminal/main.zig b/src/terminal/main.zig
index 23b032daf..4e8d3819a 100644
--- a/src/terminal/main.zig
+++ b/src/terminal/main.zig
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ pub const DeviceAttributeReq = ansi.DeviceAttributeReq;
 pub const DeviceStatusReq = ansi.DeviceStatusReq;
 pub const Mode = modes.Mode;
 pub const ModifyKeyFormat = ansi.ModifyKeyFormat;
+pub const ProtectedMode = ansi.ProtectedMode;
 pub const StatusLineType = ansi.StatusLineType;
 pub const StatusDisplay = ansi.StatusDisplay;
 pub const EraseDisplay = csi.EraseDisplay;
diff --git a/src/terminal/stream.zig b/src/terminal/stream.zig
index 739768b7c..6a8acad9c 100644
--- a/src/terminal/stream.zig
+++ b/src/terminal/stream.zig
@@ -259,45 +259,58 @@ pub fn Stream(comptime Handler: type) type {
                 ) else log.warn("unimplemented CSI callback: {}", .{action}),
 
                 // Erase Display
-                // TODO: test
-                'J' => if (@hasDecl(T, "eraseDisplay")) try self.handler.eraseDisplay(
-                    switch (action.params.len) {
-                        0 => .below,
-                        1 => mode: {
-                            // TODO: use meta to get enum max
-                            if (action.params[0] > 3) {
-                                log.warn("invalid erase display command: {}", .{action});
-                                return;
-                            }
+                'J' => if (@hasDecl(T, "eraseDisplay")) {
+                    const protected_: ?bool = switch (action.intermediates.len) {
+                        0 => false,
+                        1 => if (action.intermediates[0] == '?') true else null,
+                        else => null,
+                    };
 
-                            break :mode @enumFromInt(action.params[0]);
-                        },
-                        else => {
-                            log.warn("invalid erase display command: {}", .{action});
-                            return;
-                        },
-                    },
-                ) else log.warn("unimplemented CSI callback: {}", .{action}),
+                    const protected = protected_ orelse {
+                        log.warn("invalid erase display command: {}", .{action});
+                        return;
+                    };
+
+                    const mode_: ?csi.EraseDisplay = switch (action.params.len) {
+                        0 => .below,
+                        1 => if (action.params[0] <= 3) @enumFromInt(action.params[0]) else null,
+                        else => null,
+                    };
+
+                    const mode = mode_ orelse {
+                        log.warn("invalid erase display command: {}", .{action});
+                        return;
+                    };
+
+                    try self.handler.eraseDisplay(mode, protected);
+                } else log.warn("unimplemented CSI callback: {}", .{action}),
 
                 // Erase Line
-                'K' => if (@hasDecl(T, "eraseLine")) try self.handler.eraseLine(
-                    switch (action.params.len) {
-                        0 => .right,
-                        1 => mode: {
-                            // TODO: use meta to get enum max
-                            if (action.params[0] > 3) {
-                                log.warn("invalid erase line command: {}", .{action});
-                                return;
-                            }
+                'K' => if (@hasDecl(T, "eraseLine")) {
+                    const protected_: ?bool = switch (action.intermediates.len) {
+                        0 => false,
+                        1 => if (action.intermediates[0] == '?') true else null,
+                        else => null,
+                    };
 
-                            break :mode @enumFromInt(action.params[0]);
-                        },
-                        else => {
-                            log.warn("invalid erase line command: {}", .{action});
-                            return;
-                        },
-                    },
-                ) else log.warn("unimplemented CSI callback: {}", .{action}),
+                    const protected = protected_ orelse {
+                        log.warn("invalid erase line command: {}", .{action});
+                        return;
+                    };
+
+                    const mode_: ?csi.EraseLine = switch (action.params.len) {
+                        0 => .right,
+                        1 => if (action.params[0] < 3) @enumFromInt(action.params[0]) else null,
+                        else => null,
+                    };
+
+                    const mode = mode_ orelse {
+                        log.warn("invalid erase line command: {}", .{action});
+                        return;
+                    };
+
+                    try self.handler.eraseLine(mode, protected);
+                } else log.warn("unimplemented CSI callback: {}", .{action}),
 
                 // IL - Insert Lines
                 // TODO: test
@@ -651,6 +664,29 @@ pub fn Stream(comptime Handler: type) type {
                                 },
                             ) else log.warn("unimplemented CSI callback: {}", .{action});
                         },
+
+                        // DECSCA
+                        '"' => {
+                            if (@hasDecl(T, "setProtectedMode")) {
+                                const mode_: ?ansi.ProtectedMode = switch (action.params.len) {
+                                    else => null,
+                                    0 => .off,
+                                    1 => switch (action.params[0]) {
+                                        0, 2 => .off,
+                                        1 => .dec,
+                                        else => null,
+                                    },
+                                };
+
+                                const mode = mode_ orelse {
+                                    log.warn("invalid set protected mode command: {}", .{action});
+                                    return;
+                                };
+
+                                try self.handler.setProtectedMode(mode);
+                            } else log.warn("unimplemented CSI callback: {}", .{action});
+                        },
+
                         // XTVERSION
                         '>' => {
                             if (@hasDecl(T, "reportXtversion")) try self.handler.reportXtversion();
@@ -1202,3 +1238,162 @@ test "stream: pop kitty keyboard with no params defaults to 1" {
     for ("\x1B[<u") |c| try s.next(c);
     try testing.expectEqual(@as(u16, 1), s.handler.n);
 }
+
+test "stream: DECSCA" {
+    const H = struct {
+        const Self = @This();
+        v: ?ansi.ProtectedMode = null,
+
+        pub fn setProtectedMode(self: *Self, v: ansi.ProtectedMode) !void {
+            self.v = v;
+        }
+    };
+
+    var s: Stream(H) = .{ .handler = .{} };
+    {
+        for ("\x1B[\"q") |c| try s.next(c);
+        try testing.expectEqual(ansi.ProtectedMode.off, s.handler.v.?);
+    }
+    {
+        for ("\x1B[0\"q") |c| try s.next(c);
+        try testing.expectEqual(ansi.ProtectedMode.off, s.handler.v.?);
+    }
+    {
+        for ("\x1B[2\"q") |c| try s.next(c);
+        try testing.expectEqual(ansi.ProtectedMode.off, s.handler.v.?);
+    }
+    {
+        for ("\x1B[1\"q") |c| try s.next(c);
+        try testing.expectEqual(ansi.ProtectedMode.dec, s.handler.v.?);
+    }
+}
+
+test "stream: DECED, DECSED" {
+    const H = struct {
+        const Self = @This();
+        mode: ?csi.EraseDisplay = null,
+        protected: ?bool = null,
+
+        pub fn eraseDisplay(
+            self: *Self,
+            mode: csi.EraseDisplay,
+            protected: bool,
+        ) !void {
+            self.mode = mode;
+            self.protected = protected;
+        }
+    };
+
+    var s: Stream(H) = .{ .handler = .{} };
+    {
+        for ("\x1B[?J") |c| try s.next(c);
+        try testing.expectEqual(csi.EraseDisplay.below, s.handler.mode.?);
+        try testing.expect(s.handler.protected.?);
+    }
+    {
+        for ("\x1B[?0J") |c| try s.next(c);
+        try testing.expectEqual(csi.EraseDisplay.below, s.handler.mode.?);
+        try testing.expect(s.handler.protected.?);
+    }
+    {
+        for ("\x1B[?1J") |c| try s.next(c);
+        try testing.expectEqual(csi.EraseDisplay.above, s.handler.mode.?);
+        try testing.expect(s.handler.protected.?);
+    }
+    {
+        for ("\x1B[?2J") |c| try s.next(c);
+        try testing.expectEqual(csi.EraseDisplay.complete, s.handler.mode.?);
+        try testing.expect(s.handler.protected.?);
+    }
+    {
+        for ("\x1B[?3J") |c| try s.next(c);
+        try testing.expectEqual(csi.EraseDisplay.scrollback, s.handler.mode.?);
+        try testing.expect(s.handler.protected.?);
+    }
+
+    {
+        for ("\x1B[J") |c| try s.next(c);
+        try testing.expectEqual(csi.EraseDisplay.below, s.handler.mode.?);
+        try testing.expect(!s.handler.protected.?);
+    }
+    {
+        for ("\x1B[0J") |c| try s.next(c);
+        try testing.expectEqual(csi.EraseDisplay.below, s.handler.mode.?);
+        try testing.expect(!s.handler.protected.?);
+    }
+    {
+        for ("\x1B[1J") |c| try s.next(c);
+        try testing.expectEqual(csi.EraseDisplay.above, s.handler.mode.?);
+        try testing.expect(!s.handler.protected.?);
+    }
+    {
+        for ("\x1B[2J") |c| try s.next(c);
+        try testing.expectEqual(csi.EraseDisplay.complete, s.handler.mode.?);
+        try testing.expect(!s.handler.protected.?);
+    }
+    {
+        for ("\x1B[3J") |c| try s.next(c);
+        try testing.expectEqual(csi.EraseDisplay.scrollback, s.handler.mode.?);
+        try testing.expect(!s.handler.protected.?);
+    }
+}
+
+test "stream: DECEL, DECSEL" {
+    const H = struct {
+        const Self = @This();
+        mode: ?csi.EraseLine = null,
+        protected: ?bool = null,
+
+        pub fn eraseLine(
+            self: *Self,
+            mode: csi.EraseLine,
+            protected: bool,
+        ) !void {
+            self.mode = mode;
+            self.protected = protected;
+        }
+    };
+
+    var s: Stream(H) = .{ .handler = .{} };
+    {
+        for ("\x1B[?K") |c| try s.next(c);
+        try testing.expectEqual(csi.EraseLine.right, s.handler.mode.?);
+        try testing.expect(s.handler.protected.?);
+    }
+    {
+        for ("\x1B[?0K") |c| try s.next(c);
+        try testing.expectEqual(csi.EraseLine.right, s.handler.mode.?);
+        try testing.expect(s.handler.protected.?);
+    }
+    {
+        for ("\x1B[?1K") |c| try s.next(c);
+        try testing.expectEqual(csi.EraseLine.left, s.handler.mode.?);
+        try testing.expect(s.handler.protected.?);
+    }
+    {
+        for ("\x1B[?2K") |c| try s.next(c);
+        try testing.expectEqual(csi.EraseLine.complete, s.handler.mode.?);
+        try testing.expect(s.handler.protected.?);
+    }
+
+    {
+        for ("\x1B[K") |c| try s.next(c);
+        try testing.expectEqual(csi.EraseLine.right, s.handler.mode.?);
+        try testing.expect(!s.handler.protected.?);
+    }
+    {
+        for ("\x1B[0K") |c| try s.next(c);
+        try testing.expectEqual(csi.EraseLine.right, s.handler.mode.?);
+        try testing.expect(!s.handler.protected.?);
+    }
+    {
+        for ("\x1B[1K") |c| try s.next(c);
+        try testing.expectEqual(csi.EraseLine.left, s.handler.mode.?);
+        try testing.expect(!s.handler.protected.?);
+    }
+    {
+        for ("\x1B[2K") |c| try s.next(c);
+        try testing.expectEqual(csi.EraseLine.complete, s.handler.mode.?);
+        try testing.expect(!s.handler.protected.?);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/termio/Exec.zig b/src/termio/Exec.zig
index 2182ce93d..974c1de1b 100644
--- a/src/termio/Exec.zig
+++ b/src/termio/Exec.zig
@@ -1304,18 +1304,18 @@ const StreamHandler = struct {
         self.terminal.setCursorPos(row, col);
     }
 
-    pub fn eraseDisplay(self: *StreamHandler, mode: terminal.EraseDisplay) !void {
+    pub fn eraseDisplay(self: *StreamHandler, mode: terminal.EraseDisplay, protected: bool) !void {
         if (mode == .complete) {
             // Whenever we erase the full display, scroll to bottom.
             try self.terminal.scrollViewport(.{ .bottom = {} });
             try self.queueRender();
         }
 
-        self.terminal.eraseDisplay(self.alloc, mode);
+        self.terminal.eraseDisplay(self.alloc, mode, protected);
     }
 
-    pub fn eraseLine(self: *StreamHandler, mode: terminal.EraseLine) !void {
-        self.terminal.eraseLine(mode);
+    pub fn eraseLine(self: *StreamHandler, mode: terminal.EraseLine, protected: bool) !void {
+        self.terminal.eraseLine(mode, protected);
     }
 
     pub fn deleteChars(self: *StreamHandler, count: usize) !void {
@@ -1583,6 +1583,10 @@ const StreamHandler = struct {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn setProtectedMode(self: *StreamHandler, mode: terminal.ProtectedMode) !void {
+        self.terminal.setProtectedMode(mode);
+    }
+
     pub fn decaln(self: *StreamHandler) !void {
         try self.terminal.decaln();
     }