diff --git a/src/Buffer.ts b/src/Buffer.ts
index 7f4b6071ca..bf0bfe170f 100644
--- a/src/Buffer.ts
+++ b/src/Buffer.ts
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ export class Buffer implements IBuffer {
 
     this.scrollBottom = newRows - 1;
 
-    if (this._hasScrollback) {
+    if (this._isReflowEnabled) {
       this._reflow(newCols, newRows);
 
       // Trim the end of the line off if cols shrunk
@@ -226,6 +226,10 @@ export class Buffer implements IBuffer {
     this._rows = newRows;
   }
 
+  private get _isReflowEnabled(): boolean {
+    return this._hasScrollback && !(this._terminal as any).isWinptyCompatEnabled;
+  }
+
   private _reflow(newCols: number, newRows: number): void {
     if (this._cols === newCols) {
       return;
diff --git a/src/addons/winptyCompat/winptyCompat.ts b/src/addons/winptyCompat/winptyCompat.ts
index aec580edb4..d162f4e921 100644
--- a/src/addons/winptyCompat/winptyCompat.ts
+++ b/src/addons/winptyCompat/winptyCompat.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ export function winptyCompatInit(terminal: Terminal): void {
     return;
   }
 
+  (addonTerminal._core as any).isWinptyCompatEnabled = true;
+
   // Winpty does not support wraparound mode which means that lines will never
   // be marked as wrapped. This causes issues for things like copying a line
   // retaining the wrapped new line characters or if consumers are listening