diff --git a/src/Widgets/TerminalWidget.vala b/src/Widgets/TerminalWidget.vala
index a05fca0527..4d8dc56921 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/TerminalWidget.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/TerminalWidget.vala
@@ -541,6 +541,7 @@ namespace Terminal {
         }
 
         private void action_reset () {
+            var old_loc = get_shell_location ();
             if (confirm_kill_fg_process (
                 _("Are you sure you want to reset the terminal?"),
                 _("Reset"))
@@ -548,6 +549,7 @@ namespace Terminal {
                 // This also clears the screen and the scrollback
                 // We know there is no foreground process so we can just feed the command in
                 reset (true, true);
+                active_shell (old_loc);
             }
         }