diff --git a/src/browser/CoreBrowserTerminal.ts b/src/browser/CoreBrowserTerminal.ts
index 06d378862..1b18a17ee 100644
--- a/src/browser/CoreBrowserTerminal.ts
+++ b/src/browser/CoreBrowserTerminal.ts
@@ -414,7 +414,16 @@ export class CoreBrowserTerminal extends CoreTerminal implements ITerminal {
     this._register(addDisposableListener(this.textarea!, 'keyup', (ev: KeyboardEvent) => this._keyUp(ev), true));
     this._register(addDisposableListener(this.textarea!, 'keydown', (ev: KeyboardEvent) => this._keyDown(ev), true));
     this._register(addDisposableListener(this.textarea!, 'keypress', (ev: KeyboardEvent) => this._keyPress(ev), true));
-    this._register(addDisposableListener(this.textarea!, 'compositionstart', () => this._compositionHelper!.compositionstart()));
+    this._register(addDisposableListener(this.textarea!, 'compositionstart', () => {
+      // Ensure the textarea is synced to the latest cursor location before composition begins. This
+      // is to workaround a problem where highly dynamic TUIs like agentic CLIs reprint agressively
+      // would cause the IME to appear in the wrong position. The theory is that when the IME is
+      // triggered during a partial render the textarea position becomes locked and will not move
+      // until it is hidden and a custom move occurs.
+      this._syncTextArea();
+      this._compositionHelper!.compositionstart();
+      this._compositionHelper!.updateCompositionElements();
+    }));
     this._register(addDisposableListener(this.textarea!, 'compositionupdate', (e: CompositionEvent) => this._compositionHelper!.compositionupdate(e)));
     this._register(addDisposableListener(this.textarea!, 'compositionend', () => this._compositionHelper!.compositionend()));
     this._register(addDisposableListener(this.textarea!, 'input', (ev: InputEvent) => this._inputEvent(ev), true));