diff --git a/src/Session.h b/src/Session.h
--- a/src/Session.h
+++ b/src/Session.h
@@ -377,6 +377,10 @@
     bool isReadOnly() const;
     void setReadOnly(bool readOnly);
 
+    // Returns true if the current screen is the secondary/alternate one
+    // or false if it's the primary/normal buffer
+    bool isPrimaryScreen();
+
 public Q_SLOTS:
 
     /**
@@ -728,7 +732,7 @@
     void updateFlowControlState(bool suspended);
     void updateWindowSize(int lines, int columns);
 
-    // signal relayer
+    // Relays the signal from Emulation and sets _isPrimaryScreen
     void onPrimaryScreenInUse(bool use);
 
     void sessionAttributeRequest(int id);
@@ -813,6 +817,8 @@
 
     bool _readOnly;
     static int lastSessionId;
+
+    bool _isPrimaryScreen;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/Session.cpp b/src/Session.cpp
--- a/src/Session.cpp
+++ b/src/Session.cpp
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
     , _hasDarkBackground(false)
     , _preferredSize(QSize())
     , _readOnly(false)
+    , _isPrimaryScreen(true)
 {
     _uniqueIdentifier = QUuid::createUuid();
 
@@ -662,8 +663,14 @@
 
 void Session::onPrimaryScreenInUse(bool use)
 {
+
+    _isPrimaryScreen = use;
     emit primaryScreenInUse(use);
 }
+bool Session::isPrimaryScreen()
+{
+    return _isPrimaryScreen;
+}
 
 void Session::sessionAttributeRequest(int id)
 {
diff --git a/src/SessionController.cpp b/src/SessionController.cpp
--- a/src/SessionController.cpp
+++ b/src/SessionController.cpp
@@ -215,8 +215,6 @@
     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
@@ -653,15 +653,6 @@
      */
     void setAlternateScrolling(bool enable);
 
-    /**
-     * 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);
 
     /**
@@ -958,7 +949,6 @@
     bool _bidiEnabled;
     bool _usesMouseTracking;
     bool _alternateScrolling;
-    bool _isPrimaryScreen;
     bool _bracketedPasteMode;
 
     QPoint _iPntSel;  // initial selection point
@@ -1047,6 +1037,11 @@
 
     SessionController *_sessionController;
 
+    // Returns true if the screen buffer used in the current session is
+    // the primary/normal buffer or false if it's the alternate/secondary
+    // one
+    bool sessionIsPrimaryScreen();
+
     bool _trimLeadingSpaces;   // trim leading spaces in selected text
     bool _trimTrailingSpaces;   // trim trailing spaces in selected text
     bool _mouseWheelZoom;   // enable mouse wheel zooming or not
diff --git a/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp b/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp
--- a/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp
+++ b/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp
@@ -383,7 +383,6 @@
     , _bidiEnabled(false)
     , _usesMouseTracking(false)
     , _alternateScrolling(true)
-    , _isPrimaryScreen(true)
     , _bracketedPasteMode(false)
     , _iPntSel(QPoint())
     , _pntSel(QPoint())
@@ -2836,7 +2835,7 @@
     } else if (!_readOnly) {
         _scrollWheelState.addWheelEvent(ev);
 
-        if(!_usesMouseTracking && !_isPrimaryScreen && _alternateScrolling) {
+        if(!_usesMouseTracking && !sessionIsPrimaryScreen() && _alternateScrolling) {
             // Send simulated up / down key presses to the terminal program
             // for the benefit of programs such as 'less' (which use the alternate screen)
 
@@ -3209,11 +3208,6 @@
     return _alternateScrolling;
 }
 
-void TerminalDisplay::usingPrimaryScreen(bool use)
-{
-    _isPrimaryScreen = use;
-}
-
 void TerminalDisplay::setBracketedPasteMode(bool on)
 {
     _bracketedPasteMode = on;
@@ -3872,6 +3866,16 @@
     return _sessionController;
 }
 
+bool TerminalDisplay::sessionIsPrimaryScreen()
+{
+    Session *currentSession = _sessionController->session();
+    if (currentSession !=nullptr) {
+        return currentSession->isPrimaryScreen();
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 AutoScrollHandler::AutoScrollHandler(QWidget* parent)
     : QObject(parent)
     , _timerId(0)