diff --git a/src/prompts/confirm.rs b/src/prompts/confirm.rs
index 328f792f..7cebfaf4 100644
--- a/src/prompts/confirm.rs
+++ b/src/prompts/confirm.rs
@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@ impl Confirm<'_> {
                         continue;
                     }
                 };
-
-                term.clear_line()?;
+                // Since `prompt` may be a multi-line string, we clear the entire prompt and not just the current line.
+                render.clear()?;
                 render.confirm_prompt(&self.prompt, value)?;
             }
         } else {
@@ -234,7 +234,8 @@ impl Confirm<'_> {
             }
         }
 
-        term.clear_line()?;
+        // Since `prompt` may be a multi-line string, we clear the entire prompt and not just the current line.
+        render.clear()?;
         if self.report {
             render.confirm_prompt_selection(&self.prompt, rv)?;
         }
diff --git a/src/prompts/input.rs b/src/prompts/input.rs
index 3c85469b..d2ebc945 100644
--- a/src/prompts/input.rs
+++ b/src/prompts/input.rs
@@ -401,7 +401,6 @@ where
             }
             let input = chars.iter().collect::<String>();
 
-            term.clear_line()?;
             render.clear()?;
 
             if chars.is_empty() {
@@ -494,7 +493,6 @@ where
             };
 
             render.add_line();
-            term.clear_line()?;
             render.clear()?;
 
             if input.is_empty() {
diff --git a/src/theme.rs b/src/theme.rs
index 43ea7a01..b3917902 100644
--- a/src/theme.rs
+++ b/src/theme.rs
@@ -839,9 +839,16 @@ impl<'a> TermThemeRenderer<'a> {
         })
     }
 
+    /// Clear the current theme.
+    ///
+    /// Position the cursor at the beginning of the current line.
     pub fn clear(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        // clear the current line first, so the cursor ends at the beginning of the current line.
+        self.term.clear_line()?;
         self.term
             .clear_last_lines(self.height + self.prompt_height)?;
+        // self.term now contains self.height + self.prompt_height empty lines after
+        // the current line. That doesn't really matter, as these are empty.
         self.height = 0;
         Ok(())
     }