diff --git a/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal/src/org/eclipse/tm/internal/terminal/control/impl/TerminalControl.java b/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal/src/org/eclipse/tm/internal/terminal/control/impl/TerminalControl.java
index 17baf916ebc..7fa1bd259a5 100644
--- a/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal/src/org/eclipse/tm/internal/terminal/control/impl/TerminalControl.java
+++ b/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal/src/org/eclipse/tm/internal/terminal/control/impl/TerminalControl.java
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ public class TerminalControl implements ITerminalControlForText, ITerminalContro
 		Logger.log("entered."); //$NON-NLS-1$
 		if(fConnector==null)
 			return;
+		fTerminalText.resetState();
 		fConnector.connect(this);
 		// clean the error message
 		setMsg(""); //$NON-NLS-1$
diff --git a/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal/src/org/eclipse/tm/internal/terminal/control/impl/TerminalText.java b/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal/src/org/eclipse/tm/internal/terminal/control/impl/TerminalText.java
index 07771b6c7cb..f2c27b3f264 100644
--- a/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal/src/org/eclipse/tm/internal/terminal/control/impl/TerminalText.java
+++ b/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal/src/org/eclipse/tm/internal/terminal/control/impl/TerminalText.java
@@ -308,10 +308,7 @@ public class TerminalText implements ControlListener {
 
 		text.addControlListener(this);
 
-		currentForegroundColor = text.getForeground();
-		currentBackgroundColor = text.getBackground();
-		currentFontStyle = SWT.NORMAL;
-		reverseVideo = false;
+		resetState();
 	}
 
 
@@ -1986,7 +1983,17 @@ public class TerminalText implements ControlListener {
 
 		cursorColumn -= columnsToMove;
 	}
-
+	/**
+	 * Resets the state of the terminal text (foreground color, background color,
+	 * font style and other internal state). It essentially makes it ready for new input.
+	 */
+	public void resetState() {
+		ansiState=ANSISTATE_INITIAL;
+		currentForegroundColor = text.getForeground();
+		currentBackgroundColor = text.getBackground();
+		currentFontStyle = SWT.NORMAL;
+		reverseVideo = false;
+	}
 	protected int getBufferLineLimit() {
 		return fBufferLineLimit;
 	}