diff --git a/src/menu.cpp b/src/menu.cpp
index 12b9d5b..2b894a0 100644
--- a/src/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/menu.cpp
@@ -151,10 +151,12 @@ void ConsolePlayer::menu ()
         cerr << '\x1b' << "[40m";  // Background black
         cerr << '\x1b' << "[2J";   // Clear screen
         cerr << '\x1b' << "[0;0H"; // Move cursor to 0,0
+        cerr << '\x1b' << "[?25l"; // and hide it
     }
 
     if (m_verboseLevel > 1)
     {
+        cerr << '\x1b' << "[0m";
         cerr << "Config loaded from" << endl;
         SID_CERR << m_iniCfg.getFilename() << endl;
     }
@@ -681,6 +683,8 @@ void ConsolePlayer::consoleTable (player_table_t table)
 // Restore Ansi Console to defaults
 void ConsolePlayer::consoleRestore ()
 {
-    if ((m_iniCfg.console ()).ansi)
+    if ((m_iniCfg.console ()).ansi) {
+    cerr << '\x1b' << "[?25h";
         cerr << '\x1b' << "[0m";
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/player.cpp b/src/player.cpp
index cd8f7fd..578c866 100644
--- a/src/player.cpp
+++ b/src/player.cpp
@@ -886,8 +886,10 @@ void ConsolePlayer::close ()
     if (m_quietLevel < 2)
     {   // Correctly leave ansi mode and get prompt to
         // end up in a suitable location
-        if ((m_iniCfg.console ()).ansi)
+        if ((m_iniCfg.console ()).ansi) {
+            cerr << '\x1b' << "[?25h";
             cerr << '\x1b' << "[0m";
+        }
 #ifndef _WIN32
         cerr << endl;
 #endif