diff --git a/xC.c b/xC.c
index d6c82b7..2de5c92 100644
--- a/xC.c
+++ b/xC.c
@@ -1034,6 +1034,10 @@ static void
 input_el__bottom (struct input_el *self)
 {
 	// First, we need to redirect output to avoid ringing the terminal bell.
+	// Assuming that the line has just been erased but not redisplayed
+	// by caller, we need to CC_REFRESH first.
+	input_el__redisplay (self);
+
 	FILE *out = NULL;
 	el_wget (self->editline, EL_GETFP, 1, &out);
 	el_wset (self->editline, EL_SETFP, 1, self->null);