diff --git a/src/terminal/formatter.zig b/src/terminal/formatter.zig
index 4c7fadc00..2e846f7c1 100644
--- a/src/terminal/formatter.zig
+++ b/src/terminal/formatter.zig
@@ -3427,7 +3427,9 @@ test "Page VT multi-line with styles" {
 
     try formatter.format(&builder.writer);
     const output = builder.writer.buffered();
-    try testing.expectEqualStrings("\x1b[0m\x1b[1mfirst\r\n\x1b[0m\x1b[3msecond\x1b[0m", output);
+    // Note: style is reset before newline to prevent background colors from
+    // bleeding to the next line's leading cells.
+    try testing.expectEqualStrings("\x1b[0m\x1b[1mfirst\x1b[0m\r\n\x1b[0m\x1b[3msecond\x1b[0m", output);
 
     // Verify point map matches output length
     try testing.expectEqual(output.len, point_map.items.len);