diff --git a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost/host/msh/ConsoleHostRawUserInterface.cs b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost/host/msh/ConsoleHostRawUserInterface.cs
index 8d90d6af0..af83258cf 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost/host/msh/ConsoleHostRawUserInterface.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost/host/msh/ConsoleHostRawUserInterface.cs
@@ -1741,7 +1741,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerShell
             {
                 PSTraceSource.NewArgumentNullException("contents");
             }
-
             //if the cursor is on the last line, we need to make more space to print the specified buffer
             if (origin.Y == BufferSize.Height - 1 && origin.X >= BufferSize.Width)
             {
@@ -1756,6 +1755,14 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerShell
                 }
             }
 
+#if UNIX
+            // Make sure that the physical cursor position matches where we think it is.
+            // This is a problem on *nix, because input that the user types is echoed
+            // and that moves the cursor. As a consequence, the cursor needs to be repositioned
+            // before we update the screen.
+            CursorPosition = origin;
+#endif
+
             //iterate through the buffer to set
             foreach (var charitem in contents)
             {