diff --git a/src/SessionController.cpp b/src/SessionController.cpp
--- a/src/SessionController.cpp
+++ b/src/SessionController.cpp
@@ -206,6 +206,8 @@
     connect(_session.data(), &Konsole::Session::getBackgroundColor,
             this, &Konsole::SessionController::sendBackgroundColor);
 
+    connect(_session, &Konsole::Session::primaryScreenInUse, view, &Konsole::TerminalDisplay::usingPrimaryScreen);
+
     _allControllers.insert(this);
 
     // A list of programs that accept Ctrl+C to clear command line used
diff --git a/src/TerminalDisplay.h b/src/TerminalDisplay.h
--- a/src/TerminalDisplay.h
+++ b/src/TerminalDisplay.h
@@ -621,6 +621,15 @@
      */
     void setUsesMouse(bool on);
 
+    /**
+     * Sets _isPrimaryScreen depending on which screen is currently in
+     * use, primary or alternate
+     *
+     * @param use Set to @c true if the primary screen is in use or to
+     * @c false otherwise (i.e. the alternate screen is in use)
+     */
+    void usingPrimaryScreen(bool use);
+
     void setBracketedPasteMode(bool on);
 
     /**
@@ -905,6 +914,7 @@
     bool _showTerminalSizeHint;
     bool _bidiEnabled;
     bool _mouseMarks;
+    bool _isPrimaryScreen;
     bool _bracketedPasteMode;
 
     QPoint _iPntSel;  // initial selection point
diff --git a/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp b/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp
--- a/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp
+++ b/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp
@@ -3090,7 +3090,6 @@
 void TerminalDisplay::usingPrimaryScreen(bool use)
 {
     _isPrimaryScreen = use;
-    return;
 }
 
 void TerminalDisplay::setBracketedPasteMode(bool on)