diff --git a/src/terminal.c b/src/terminal.c
index 71602da..683b74f 100644
--- a/src/terminal.c
+++ b/src/terminal.c
@@ -1209,6 +1209,24 @@
 }
 
     static void
+position_cursor(win_T *wp, VTermPos *pos)
+{
+    wp->w_wrow = MIN(pos->row, MAX(0, wp->w_height - 1));
+    wp->w_wcol = MIN(pos->col, MAX(0, wp->w_width - 1));
+#ifdef FEAT_PROP_POPUP
+    if (popup_is_popup(wp))
+    {
+	wp->w_wrow += popup_top_extra(wp);
+	wp->w_wcol += popup_left_extra(wp);
+	wp->w_flags |= WFLAG_WCOL_OFF_ADDED | WFLAG_WROW_OFF_ADDED;
+    }
+    else
+	wp->w_flags &= ~(WFLAG_WCOL_OFF_ADDED | WFLAG_WROW_OFF_ADDED);
+#endif
+    wp->w_valid |= (VALID_WCOL|VALID_WROW);
+}
+
+    static void
 update_cursor(term_T *term, int redraw)
 {
     if (term->tl_normal_mode)
@@ -1219,7 +1237,16 @@
 						      term->tl_cursor_pos.col);
     else
 #endif
+    if (!term_job_running(term))
+	// avoid the cursor positioned below the last used line
 	setcursor();
+    else
+    {
+	// do not use the window cursor position
+	position_cursor(curwin, &curbuf->b_term->tl_cursor_pos);
+	windgoto(W_WINROW(curwin) + curwin->w_wrow,
+		 curwin->w_wincol + curwin->w_wcol);
+    }
     if (redraw)
     {
 	aco_save_T	aco;
@@ -2358,24 +2385,6 @@
     return OK;
 }
 
-    static void
-position_cursor(win_T *wp, VTermPos *pos)
-{
-    wp->w_wrow = MIN(pos->row, MAX(0, wp->w_height - 1));
-    wp->w_wcol = MIN(pos->col, MAX(0, wp->w_width - 1));
-#ifdef FEAT_PROP_POPUP
-    if (popup_is_popup(wp))
-    {
-	wp->w_wrow += popup_top_extra(wp);
-	wp->w_wcol += popup_left_extra(wp);
-	wp->w_flags |= WFLAG_WCOL_OFF_ADDED | WFLAG_WROW_OFF_ADDED;
-    }
-    else
-	wp->w_flags &= ~(WFLAG_WCOL_OFF_ADDED | WFLAG_WROW_OFF_ADDED);
-#endif
-    wp->w_valid |= (VALID_WCOL|VALID_WROW);
-}
-
 /*
  * Handle CTRL-W "": send register contents to the job.
  */
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 7bb63e9..ce94bc8 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -696,6 +696,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1498,
+/**/
     1497,
 /**/
     1496,