diff --git a/src/gui/BufferPane.cc b/src/gui/BufferPane.cc
index d13ceaf..6da580c 100644
--- a/src/gui/BufferPane.cc
+++ b/src/gui/BufferPane.cc
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ void BufferPane::handle_key(uint32_t keyval)
             if (keyval == SDLK_RETURN)
             {
                 keyval = '\n';
+                m_cursor_screen_row++;
             }
             m_buffer->insert_code_point(keyval);
         }