diff --git a/shared-bindings/terminalio/Terminal.c b/shared-bindings/terminalio/Terminal.c
index e9097af132..cdeca59164 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/terminalio/Terminal.c
+++ b/shared-bindings/terminalio/Terminal.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t terminalio_terminal_make_new(const mp_obj_type_t *type, size_t n
     terminalio_terminal_obj_t *self = m_new_obj(terminalio_terminal_obj_t);
     self->base.type = &terminalio_terminal_type;
 
-    common_hal_terminalio_terminal_construct(self, tilegrid, font, true);
+    common_hal_terminalio_terminal_construct(self, tilegrid, font);
     return MP_OBJ_FROM_PTR(self);
 }
 
diff --git a/shared-bindings/terminalio/Terminal.h b/shared-bindings/terminalio/Terminal.h
index a90f6456f6..f884edd6d5 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/terminalio/Terminal.h
+++ b/shared-bindings/terminalio/Terminal.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 extern const mp_obj_type_t terminalio_terminal_type;
 
 extern void common_hal_terminalio_terminal_construct(terminalio_terminal_obj_t *self,
-    displayio_tilegrid_t *tilegrid, const fontio_builtinfont_t *font, const bool reset_tiles);
+    displayio_tilegrid_t *tilegrid, const fontio_builtinfont_t *font);
 
 // Write characters. len is in characters NOT bytes!
 extern size_t common_hal_terminalio_terminal_write(terminalio_terminal_obj_t *self,
diff --git a/shared-module/terminalio/Terminal.c b/shared-module/terminalio/Terminal.c
index e3f3d12187..fc33533b17 100644
--- a/shared-module/terminalio/Terminal.c
+++ b/shared-module/terminalio/Terminal.c
@@ -30,18 +30,15 @@
 #include "shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.h"
 #include "shared-bindings/terminalio/Terminal.h"
 
-void common_hal_terminalio_terminal_construct(terminalio_terminal_obj_t *self, displayio_tilegrid_t *tilegrid, const fontio_builtinfont_t *font, const bool reset_tiles) {
+void common_hal_terminalio_terminal_construct(terminalio_terminal_obj_t *self, displayio_tilegrid_t *tilegrid, const fontio_builtinfont_t *font) {
     self->cursor_x = 0;
     self->cursor_y = 0;
     self->font = font;
     self->tilegrid = tilegrid;
     self->first_row = 0;
-
-    if (reset_tiles) {
-        for (uint16_t x = 0; x < self->tilegrid->width_in_tiles; x++) {
-            for (uint16_t y = 0; y < self->tilegrid->height_in_tiles; y++) {
-                common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_set_tile(self->tilegrid, x, y, 0);
-            }
+    for (uint16_t x = 0; x < self->tilegrid->width_in_tiles; x++) {
+        for (uint16_t y = 0; y < self->tilegrid->height_in_tiles; y++) {
+            common_hal_displayio_tilegrid_set_tile(self->tilegrid, x, y, 0);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/supervisor/shared/display.c b/supervisor/shared/display.c
index f68beaa544..f991852414 100644
--- a/supervisor/shared/display.c
+++ b/supervisor/shared/display.c
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ void supervisor_start_terminal(uint16_t width_px, uint16_t height_px) {
 
     uint16_t total_tiles = width_in_tiles * height_in_tiles;
 
+    // check if the terminal tile dimensions are the same
+    if ((grid->width_in_tiles != width_in_tiles) ||
+        (grid->height_in_tiles != height_in_tiles)) {
+        reset_tiles = true;
+    }
     // Reuse the previous allocation if possible
     if (tilegrid_tiles) {
         if (get_allocation_length(tilegrid_tiles) != align32_size(total_tiles)) {
@@ -97,24 +102,28 @@ void supervisor_start_terminal(uint16_t width_px, uint16_t height_px) {
             return;
         }
     }
-    uint8_t *tiles = (uint8_t *)tilegrid_tiles->ptr;
 
-    grid->y = tall ? blinka_bitmap.height : 0;
-    grid->x = tall ? 0 : blinka_bitmap.width;
-    grid->top_left_y = 0;
-    if (remaining_pixels > 0) {
-        grid->y -= (grid->tile_height - remaining_pixels);
+    if (reset_tiles) {
+        uint8_t *tiles = (uint8_t *)tilegrid_tiles->ptr;
+
+        grid->y = tall ? blinka_bitmap.height : 0;
+        grid->x = tall ? 0 : blinka_bitmap.width;
+        grid->top_left_y = 0;
+        if (remaining_pixels > 0) {
+            grid->y -= (grid->tile_height - remaining_pixels);
+        }
+        grid->width_in_tiles = width_in_tiles;
+        grid->height_in_tiles = height_in_tiles;
+        assert(width_in_tiles > 0);
+        assert(height_in_tiles > 0);
+        grid->pixel_width = width_in_tiles * grid->tile_width;
+        grid->pixel_height = height_in_tiles * grid->tile_height;
+        grid->tiles = tiles;
+
+        grid->full_change = true;
+
+        common_hal_terminalio_terminal_construct(&supervisor_terminal, grid, &supervisor_terminal_font);
     }
-    grid->width_in_tiles = width_in_tiles;
-    grid->height_in_tiles = height_in_tiles;
-    assert(width_in_tiles > 0);
-    assert(height_in_tiles > 0);
-    grid->pixel_width = width_in_tiles * grid->tile_width;
-    grid->pixel_height = height_in_tiles * grid->tile_height;
-    grid->tiles = tiles;
-    grid->full_change = true;
-
-    common_hal_terminalio_terminal_construct(&supervisor_terminal, grid, &supervisor_terminal_font, reset_tiles);
     #endif
 
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