diff --git a/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.cpp b/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.cpp
--- a/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.cpp
+++ b/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.cpp
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@
 #endif
 
     m_terminal->sendInput(" cd " + KShell::quoteArg(dir) + '\n');
+    m_terminal->sendInput("clear\n");
 
     // We want to ignore the currentDirectoryChanged(QString) signal, which we will receive after
     // the directory change, because this directory change is not caused by a "cd" command that the