diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/tui.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/tui.rs
index a77785c1b8a..ab9c88d2ae4 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/tui.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/tui.rs
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@ pub fn init() -> Result<Terminal> {
     }
     set_modes()?;
 
+    flush_terminal_input_buffer();
+
     set_panic_hook();
 
     let backend = CrosstermBackend::new(stdout());