diff --git a/packages/vitest/package.json b/packages/vitest/package.json
index 4f792557f902d..5dc1cd5958db1 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/package.json
+++ b/packages/vitest/package.json
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@
     "expect-type": "^1.1.0",
     "magic-string": "^0.30.12",
     "pathe": "^1.1.2",
+    "restore-cursor": "^5.1.0",
     "std-env": "^3.8.0",
     "tinybench": "^2.9.0",
     "tinyexec": "^0.3.1",
diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/renderers/windowedRenderer.ts b/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/renderers/windowedRenderer.ts
index 017f9a7b14d18..3c7a9dcd23710 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/renderers/windowedRenderer.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/renderers/windowedRenderer.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { Writable } from 'node:stream'
 import type { Vitest } from '../../core'
 import { stripVTControlCharacters } from 'node:util'
+import restoreCursor from 'restore-cursor'
 
 const DEFAULT_RENDER_INTERVAL = 16
 
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ export class WindowRenderer {
 
   private windowHeight = 0
   private finished = false
+  private cleanups: (() => void)[] = []
 
   constructor(options: Options) {
     this.options = {
@@ -44,8 +46,13 @@ export class WindowRenderer {
       error: options.logger.errorStream.write.bind(options.logger.errorStream),
     }
 
-    this.interceptStream(process.stdout, 'output')
-    this.interceptStream(process.stderr, 'error')
+    this.cleanups.push(
+      this.interceptStream(process.stdout, 'output'),
+      this.interceptStream(process.stderr, 'error'),
+    )
+
+    restoreCursor()
+    this.write(HIDE_CURSOR, 'output')
 
     this.start()
   }
@@ -57,6 +64,7 @@ export class WindowRenderer {
 
   stop() {
     this.write(SHOW_CURSOR, 'output')
+    this.cleanups.splice(0).map(fn => fn())
     clearInterval(this.renderInterval)
   }
 
@@ -125,7 +133,6 @@ export class WindowRenderer {
 
     this.write(windowContent.join('\n'))
     this.write(SYNC_END)
-    this.write(HIDE_CURSOR)
 
     this.windowHeight = rowCount + Math.max(0, padding)
   }
@@ -145,6 +152,8 @@ export class WindowRenderer {
   }
 
   private interceptStream(stream: NodeJS.WriteStream, type: StreamType) {
+    const original = stream.write
+
     // @ts-expect-error -- not sure how 2 overloads should be typed
     stream.write = (chunk, _, callback) => {
       if (chunk) {
@@ -157,6 +166,10 @@ export class WindowRenderer {
       }
       callback?.()
     }
+
+    return function restore() {
+      stream.write = original
+    }
   }
 
   private write(message: string, type: 'output' | 'error' = 'output') {
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index d38d0b1d93df1..15ee5120ba505 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -880,6 +880,9 @@ importers:
       pathe:
         specifier: ^1.1.2
         version: 1.1.2
+      restore-cursor:
+        specifier: ^5.1.0
+        version: 5.1.0
       std-env:
         specifier: ^3.8.0
         version: 3.8.0
@@ -7147,6 +7150,10 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-vqiC06CuhBTUdZH+RYl8sFrL096vA45Ok5ISO6sE/Mr1jRbGH4Csnhi8f3wKVl7x8mO4Au7Ir9D3Oyv1VYMFJw==}
     engines: {node: '>=12'}
 
+  mimic-function@5.0.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-VP79XUPxV2CigYP3jWwAUFSku2aKqBH7uTAapFWCBqutsbmDo96KY5o8uh6U+/YSIn5OxJnXp73beVkpqMIGhA==}
+    engines: {node: '>=18'}
+
   mimic-response@3.1.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-z0yWI+4FDrrweS8Zmt4Ej5HdJmky15+L2e6Wgn3+iK5fWzb6T3fhNFq2+MeTRb064c6Wr4N/wv0DzQTjNzHNGQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=10'}
@@ -7441,6 +7448,10 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-1FlR+gjXK7X+AsAHso35MnyN5KqGwJRi/31ft6x0M194ht7S+rWAvd7PHss9xSKMzE0asv1pyIHaJYq+BbacAQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=12'}
 
+  onetime@7.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-VXJjc87FScF88uafS3JllDgvAm+c/Slfz06lorj2uAY34rlUu0Nt+v8wreiImcrgAjjIHp1rXpTDlLOGw29WwQ==}
+    engines: {node: '>=18'}
+
   oniguruma-to-js@0.4.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-X0jWUcAlxORhOqqBREgPMgnshB7ZGYszBNspP+tS9hPD3l13CdaXcHbgImoHUHlrvGx/7AvFEkTRhAGYh+jzjQ==}
 
@@ -7993,6 +8004,10 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-I9fPXU9geO9bHOt9pHHOhOkYerIMsmVaWB0rA2AI9ERh/+x/i7MV5HKBNrg+ljO5eoPVgCcnFuRjJ9uH6I/3eg==}
     engines: {node: ^12.20.0 || ^14.13.1 || >=16.0.0}
 
+  restore-cursor@5.1.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-oMA2dcrw6u0YfxJQXm342bFKX/E4sG9rbTzO9ptUcR/e8A33cHuvStiYOwH7fszkZlZ1z/ta9AAoPk2F4qIOHA==}
+    engines: {node: '>=18'}
+
   ret@0.2.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-M0b3YWQs7R3Z917WRQy1HHA7Ba7D8hvZg6UE5mLykJxQVE2ju0IXbGlaHPPlkY+WN7wFP+wUMXmBFA0aV6vYGQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=4'}
@@ -16367,6 +16382,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   mimic-fn@4.0.0: {}
 
+  mimic-function@5.0.1: {}
+
   mimic-response@3.1.0: {}
 
   mimic-response@4.0.0: {}
@@ -16627,6 +16644,10 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       mimic-fn: 4.0.0
 
+  onetime@7.0.0:
+    dependencies:
+      mimic-function: 5.0.1
+
   oniguruma-to-js@0.4.3:
     dependencies:
       regex: 4.3.3
@@ -17246,6 +17267,11 @@ snapshots:
       onetime: 5.1.2
       signal-exit: 3.0.7
 
+  restore-cursor@5.1.0:
+    dependencies:
+      onetime: 7.0.0
+      signal-exit: 4.1.0
+
   ret@0.2.2: {}
 
   reusify@1.0.4: {}