diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/Live/LiveRenderable.cs b/src/Spectre.Console/Live/LiveRenderable.cs
index 40107f9cd..a681d2405 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console/Live/LiveRenderable.cs
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console/Live/LiveRenderable.cs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public IRenderable PositionCursor()
             }
 
             var linesToMoveUp = _shape.Value.Height - 1;
-            return new ControlCode("\r" + CUU(linesToMoveUp));
+            return new ControlCode("\r" + (EL(2) + CUU(1)).Repeat(linesToMoveUp));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/test/Spectre.Console.Tests/Expectations/Live/Status/Render.Output.verified.txt b/test/Spectre.Console.Tests/Expectations/Live/Status/Render.Output.verified.txt
index debe2399d..cd5fed942 100644
--- a/test/Spectre.Console.Tests/Expectations/Live/Status/Render.Output.verified.txt
+++ b/test/Spectre.Console.Tests/Expectations/Live/Status/Render.Output.verified.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 [?25l     
 * foo
      
-     
+     
 - bar
      
-     
+     
 * baz
      
 [?25h
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/Spectre.Console.Tests/Expectations/Live/Status/WriteLineOverflow.Output.verified.txt b/test/Spectre.Console.Tests/Expectations/Live/Status/WriteLineOverflow.Output.verified.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d3647bb50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Spectre.Console.Tests/Expectations/Live/Status/WriteLineOverflow.Output.verified.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[?25l                                                    
+⣷ long text that should not interfere writeline text
+                                                    
+xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
+xxxxxxxxxx
+                                                    
+⣷ long text that should not interfere writeline text
+                                                    
+                                                    
+⣷ long text that should not interfere writeline text
+                                                    
+[?25h
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/Spectre.Console.Tests/Unit/Live/StatusTests.cs b/test/Spectre.Console.Tests/Unit/Live/StatusTests.cs
index 60f914d56..dc4723dfe 100644
--- a/test/Spectre.Console.Tests/Unit/Live/StatusTests.cs
+++ b/test/Spectre.Console.Tests/Unit/Live/StatusTests.cs
@@ -49,4 +49,30 @@ public Task Should_Render_Status_Correctly()
         // Then
         return Verifier.Verify(console.Output);
     }
+
+    [Fact]
+    [Expectation("WriteLineOverflow")]
+    public Task Should_Render_Correctly_When_WriteLine_Exceeds_Console_Width()
+    {
+        // Given
+        var console = new TestConsole()
+            .Colors(ColorSystem.TrueColor)
+            .Width(100)
+            .Interactive()
+            .EmitAnsiSequences();
+        var status = new Status(console)
+        {
+            AutoRefresh = false,
+        };
+
+        // When
+        status.Start("long text that should not interfere writeline text", ctx =>
+        {
+            ctx.Refresh();
+            console.WriteLine("x".Repeat(console.Profile.Width + 10), new Style(foreground: Color.White));
+        });
+
+        // Then
+        return Verifier.Verify(console.Output);
+    }
 }