diff --git a/include/vterm.h b/include/vterm.h
index bacbecf3..ad7f8b1b 100644
--- a/include/vterm.h
+++ b/include/vterm.h
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@ typedef struct {
 
 void vterm_screen_get_cell(VTermScreen *screen, VTermPos pos, VTermScreenCell *cell);
 
+int vterm_screen_is_eol(VTermScreen *screen, VTermPos pos);
+
 void vterm_input_push_char(VTerm *vt, VTermModifier state, uint32_t c);
 void vterm_input_push_key(VTerm *vt, VTermModifier state, VTermKey key);
 
diff --git a/src/screen.c b/src/screen.c
index f1e54351..d79d2478 100644
--- a/src/screen.c
+++ b/src/screen.c
@@ -590,6 +590,18 @@ void vterm_screen_get_cell(VTermScreen *screen, VTermPos pos, VTermScreenCell *c
     cell->width = 1;
 }
 
+int vterm_screen_is_eol(VTermScreen *screen, VTermPos pos)
+{
+  /* This cell is EOL if this and every cell to the right is black */
+  for(; pos.col < screen->cols; pos.col++) {
+    ScreenCell *cell = getcell(screen, pos.row, pos.col);
+    if(cell->chars[0] != 0)
+      return 0;
+  }
+
+  return 1;
+}
+
 VTermScreen *vterm_obtain_screen(VTerm *vt)
 {
   if(vt->screen)
diff --git a/t/40screen_ascii.test b/t/40screen_ascii.test
index b6756eb8..c2f48fab 100644
--- a/t/40screen_ascii.test
+++ b/t/40screen_ascii.test
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ PUSH "ABC"
   ?screen_cell 0,1 = {0x42} width=1 attrs={} fg=rgb(240,240,240) bg=rgb(0,0,0)
   ?screen_cell 0,2 = {0x43} width=1 attrs={} fg=rgb(240,240,240) bg=rgb(0,0,0)
   ?screen_row 0 = "ABC"
+  ?screen_eol 0,0 = 0
+  ?screen_eol 0,2 = 0
+  ?screen_eol 0,3 = 1
 PUSH "\e[H"
   movecursor 0,0
   ?screen_chars 0,0,1,80 = 0x41,0x42,0x43
diff --git a/t/harness.c b/t/harness.c
index ae9a2107..74922777 100644
--- a/t/harness.c
+++ b/t/harness.c
@@ -714,6 +714,17 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         printf("fg=rgb(%d,%d,%d) ",  cell.fg.red, cell.fg.green, cell.fg.blue);
         printf("bg=rgb(%d,%d,%d)\n", cell.bg.red, cell.bg.green, cell.bg.blue);
       }
+      else if(strstartswith(line, "?screen_eol ")) {
+        char *linep = line + 12;
+        while(linep[0] == ' ')
+          linep++;
+        VTermPos pos;
+        if(sscanf(linep, "%d,%d\n", &pos.row, &pos.col) < 2) {
+          printf("! screen_eol unrecognised input\n");
+          goto abort_line;
+        }
+        printf("%d\n", vterm_screen_is_eol(screen, pos));
+      }
       else
         printf("?\n");