diff --git a/dsp/tty/ttyraster.c b/dsp/tty/ttyraster.c
index 74bde42cf..13f89139f 100644
--- a/dsp/tty/ttyraster.c
+++ b/dsp/tty/ttyraster.c
@@ -775,7 +775,10 @@ char *ttyraster(char *v, const struct TtyRgb *c, size_t yn, size_t xn,
   struct Glyph glyph;
   struct TtyRgb chun[4], lastchunk[4];
   for (y = 0; y < yn; y += 2, c += xn) {
-    if (y) v = stpcpy(v, "\e[0m\r\n");
+    if (y) {
+      v = stpcpy(v, "\e[0m\r\n");
+      v = setbgfg(v, bg, fg);
+    }
     for (x = 0; x < xn; x += 2, c += 2) {
       CopyChunk(chun, c, xn);
       if (ttyquant()->alg == kTtyQuantTrue) {