diff --git a/src/session_backend.h b/src/session_backend.h
index 0a02ff1..2e61ad7 100644
--- a/src/session_backend.h
+++ b/src/session_backend.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public slots:
     virtual void reconnectSession(const SessionConnectOptions& options) = 0;
     virtual void sendInput(const QString& input) = 0;
     virtual void confirmHostKey(bool trustHost) = 0;
+    virtual void updateTerminalSize(int columns, int rows) = 0;
 
 signals:
     void stateChanged(SessionState state, const QString& message);
diff --git a/src/session_tab.cpp b/src/session_tab.cpp
index 5083ad1..ea2bbd2 100644
--- a/src/session_tab.cpp
+++ b/src/session_tab.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ SessionTab::SessionTab(const Profile& profile, QWidget* parent)
             m_backend,
             &SessionBackend::confirmHostKey,
             Qt::QueuedConnection);
+    connect(this,
+            &SessionTab::requestTerminalSize,
+            m_backend,
+            &SessionBackend::updateTerminalSize,
+            Qt::QueuedConnection);
 
     connect(m_backend,
             &SessionBackend::stateChanged,
@@ -172,6 +177,11 @@ void SessionTab::onCopyErrorClicked()
 void SessionTab::onClearTerminalClicked()
 {
     m_terminalOutput->clear();
+    if (m_state == SessionState::Connected) {
+        // Ask the remote shell to repaint a prompt after local clear.
+        emit requestInput(QStringLiteral("\x0c"));
+    }
+    m_terminalOutput->setFocus();
 }
 
 void SessionTab::onBackendStateChanged(SessionState state, const QString& message)
@@ -339,6 +349,10 @@ void SessionTab::setupUi()
             &TerminalView::inputGenerated,
             this,
             [this](const QString& input) { emit requestInput(input); });
+    connect(m_terminalOutput,
+            &TerminalView::terminalSizeChanged,
+            this,
+            [this](int columns, int rows) { emit requestTerminalSize(columns, rows); });
     connect(m_themeSelector,
             &QComboBox::currentTextChanged,
             m_terminalOutput,
@@ -493,9 +507,7 @@ void SessionTab::refreshActionButtons()
     m_copyErrorButton->setEnabled(!m_lastError.isEmpty());
 
     m_terminalOutput->setEnabled(isConnected);
-    if (isConnected) {
-        m_terminalOutput->setFocus();
-    }
+    m_terminalOutput->setFocus();
 }
 
 void SessionTab::setPanelExpanded(QToolButton* button,
diff --git a/src/session_tab.h b/src/session_tab.h
index 0beed74..ec7b790 100644
--- a/src/session_tab.h
+++ b/src/session_tab.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ signals:
     void requestReconnect(const SessionConnectOptions& options);
     void requestInput(const QString& input);
     void requestHostKeyConfirmation(bool trustHost);
+    void requestTerminalSize(int columns, int rows);
 
 private slots:
     void onConnectClicked();
diff --git a/src/ssh_session_backend.cpp b/src/ssh_session_backend.cpp
index a2f87a8..9e0e3be 100644
--- a/src/ssh_session_backend.cpp
+++ b/src/ssh_session_backend.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ SshSessionBackend::SshSessionBackend(const Profile& profile, QObject* parent)
       m_reconnectPending(false),
       m_waitingForPasswordPrompt(false),
       m_waitingForHostKeyConfirmation(false),
-      m_passwordSubmitted(false)
+      m_passwordSubmitted(false),
+      m_terminalColumns(0),
+      m_terminalRows(0)
 {
     m_connectedProbeTimer->setSingleShot(true);
 
@@ -152,6 +154,16 @@ void SshSessionBackend::confirmHostKey(bool trustHost)
                          : QStringLiteral("Host key rejected by user."));
 }
 
+void SshSessionBackend::updateTerminalSize(int columns, int rows)
+{
+    m_terminalColumns = columns;
+    m_terminalRows = rows;
+
+    if (m_state == SessionState::Connected) {
+        applyTerminalSizeIfAvailable();
+    }
+}
+
 void SshSessionBackend::onProcessStarted()
 {
     emit eventLogged(QStringLiteral("ssh process started."));
@@ -284,6 +296,10 @@ void SshSessionBackend::setState(SessionState state, const QString& message)
     m_state = state;
     emit stateChanged(state, message);
     emit eventLogged(message);
+
+    if (m_state == SessionState::Connected) {
+        applyTerminalSizeIfAvailable();
+    }
 }
 
 bool SshSessionBackend::startSshProcess(const SessionConnectOptions& options)
@@ -502,3 +518,21 @@ QString SshSessionBackend::knownHostsFileForNullDevice() const
     return QStringLiteral("/dev/null");
 #endif
 }
+
+void SshSessionBackend::applyTerminalSizeIfAvailable()
+{
+    if (m_process->state() != QProcess::Running) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (m_terminalColumns <= 0 || m_terminalRows <= 0) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const QString command = QStringLiteral("stty cols %1 rows %2\\n")
+                                .arg(m_terminalColumns)
+                                .arg(m_terminalRows);
+    m_process->write(command.toUtf8());
+    emit eventLogged(
+        QStringLiteral("Applied terminal size: %1x%2").arg(m_terminalColumns).arg(m_terminalRows));
+}
diff --git a/src/ssh_session_backend.h b/src/ssh_session_backend.h
index c651c7e..cb522e5 100644
--- a/src/ssh_session_backend.h
+++ b/src/ssh_session_backend.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ public slots:
     void reconnectSession(const SessionConnectOptions& options) override;
     void sendInput(const QString& input) override;
     void confirmHostKey(bool trustHost) override;
+    void updateTerminalSize(int columns, int rows) override;
 
 private slots:
     void onProcessStarted();
@@ -43,6 +44,8 @@ private:
     bool m_waitingForPasswordPrompt;
     bool m_waitingForHostKeyConfirmation;
     bool m_passwordSubmitted;
+    int m_terminalColumns;
+    int m_terminalRows;
 
     void setState(SessionState state, const QString& message);
     bool startSshProcess(const SessionConnectOptions& options);
@@ -52,6 +55,7 @@ private:
     void cleanupAskPassScript();
     QString mapSshError(const QString& rawError) const;
     QString knownHostsFileForNullDevice() const;
+    void applyTerminalSizeIfAvailable();
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/terminal_view.cpp b/src/terminal_view.cpp
index 6b1ed7c..4ed5512 100644
--- a/src/terminal_view.cpp
+++ b/src/terminal_view.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QClipboard>
 #include <QColor>
+#include <QFocusEvent>
+#include <QFontMetrics>
 #include <QKeyEvent>
+#include <QResizeEvent>
+#include <QTimer>
 #include <QTextCursor>
 
 #include <algorithm>
@@ -21,13 +25,21 @@ TerminalView::TerminalView(QWidget* parent)
       m_hasFgColor(false),
       m_hasBgColor(false)
 {
-    setReadOnly(true);
+    setReadOnly(false);
     setUndoRedoEnabled(false);
-    document()->setMaximumBlockCount(4000);
     setAcceptRichText(false);
+    setLineWrapMode(QTextEdit::NoWrap);
+    setContextMenuPolicy(Qt::NoContextMenu);
+    setCursorWidth(2);
+    document()->setMaximumBlockCount(4000);
 
     applyThemePalette(paletteByName(QStringLiteral("Dark")));
     resetSgrState();
+
+    QTimer::singleShot(0, this, [this]() {
+        moveCursor(QTextCursor::End);
+        emitTerminalSize();
+    });
 }
 
 QStringList TerminalView::themeNames()
@@ -123,8 +135,19 @@ void TerminalView::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent* event)
         return;
     }
 
+    moveCursor(QTextCursor::End);
+
     const Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifiers = event->modifiers();
 
+    if (modifiers == (Qt::ControlModifier | Qt::ShiftModifier)
+        && event->key() == Qt::Key_C) {
+        const QString selected = textCursor().selectedText();
+        if (!selected.isEmpty()) {
+            QApplication::clipboard()->setText(selected);
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (modifiers == Qt::ControlModifier) {
         switch (event->key()) {
         case Qt::Key_C:
@@ -180,8 +203,18 @@ void TerminalView::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent* event)
         emit inputGenerated(text);
         return;
     }
+}
 
-    QTextEdit::keyPressEvent(event);
+void TerminalView::focusInEvent(QFocusEvent* event)
+{
+    QTextEdit::focusInEvent(event);
+    moveCursor(QTextCursor::End);
+}
+
+void TerminalView::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent* event)
+{
+    QTextEdit::resizeEvent(event);
+    emitTerminalSize();
 }
 
 TerminalView::ThemePalette TerminalView::paletteByName(const QString& themeName)
@@ -190,23 +223,23 @@ TerminalView::ThemePalette TerminalView::paletteByName(const QString& themeName)
 
     if (theme == QStringLiteral("light")) {
         return ThemePalette{QStringLiteral("Light"),
-                            QColor(QStringLiteral("#fafafa")),
-                            QColor(QStringLiteral("#202124")),
+                            QColor(QStringLiteral("#ececec")),
+                            QColor(QStringLiteral("#000000")),
                             {QColor(QStringLiteral("#000000")),
-                             QColor(QStringLiteral("#a31515")),
+                             QColor(QStringLiteral("#aa0000")),
                              QColor(QStringLiteral("#008000")),
-                             QColor(QStringLiteral("#795e26")),
-                             QColor(QStringLiteral("#0000ff")),
-                             QColor(QStringLiteral("#af00db")),
-                             QColor(QStringLiteral("#0451a5")),
-                             QColor(QStringLiteral("#666666"))},
-                            {QColor(QStringLiteral("#7f7f7f")),
-                             QColor(QStringLiteral("#cd3131")),
-                             QColor(QStringLiteral("#14a10e")),
-                             QColor(QStringLiteral("#b5ba00")),
-                             QColor(QStringLiteral("#0451a5")),
-                             QColor(QStringLiteral("#bc05bc")),
-                             QColor(QStringLiteral("#0598bc")),
+                             QColor(QStringLiteral("#7a5f00")),
+                             QColor(QStringLiteral("#0033cc")),
+                             QColor(QStringLiteral("#8a00a8")),
+                             QColor(QStringLiteral("#005f87")),
+                             QColor(QStringLiteral("#333333"))},
+                            {QColor(QStringLiteral("#5c5c5c")),
+                             QColor(QStringLiteral("#d30000")),
+                             QColor(QStringLiteral("#00a000")),
+                             QColor(QStringLiteral("#9a7700")),
+                             QColor(QStringLiteral("#0055ff")),
+                             QColor(QStringLiteral("#b300db")),
+                             QColor(QStringLiteral("#007ea7")),
                              QColor(QStringLiteral("#111111"))}};
     }
 
@@ -338,7 +371,7 @@ void TerminalView::handleSgrSequence(const QString& params)
     for (int i = 0; i < parts.size(); ++i) {
         const QString part = parts.at(i).trimmed();
         bool ok = false;
-        int code = part.isEmpty() ? 0 : part.toInt(&ok);
+        const int code = part.isEmpty() ? 0 : part.toInt(&ok);
         if (!ok && !part.isEmpty()) {
             continue;
         }
@@ -399,7 +432,7 @@ void TerminalView::handleSgrSequence(const QString& params)
             if (mode == 5 && i + 2 < parts.size()) {
                 const int index = parts.at(i + 2).toInt(&ok);
                 if (ok) {
-                    QColor color = colorFrom256Index(index);
+                    const QColor color = colorFrom256Index(index);
                     if (background) {
                         m_bgColor = color;
                         m_hasBgColor = true;
@@ -466,3 +499,22 @@ QColor TerminalView::paletteColor(bool, int index, bool bright) const
     return bright ? m_palette.bright.at(static_cast<size_t>(safeIndex))
                   : m_palette.normal.at(static_cast<size_t>(safeIndex));
 }
+
+int TerminalView::terminalColumns() const
+{
+    const QFontMetrics metrics(font());
+    const int cellWidth = std::max(1, metrics.horizontalAdvance(QChar::fromLatin1('M')));
+    return std::max(1, viewport()->width() / cellWidth);
+}
+
+int TerminalView::terminalRows() const
+{
+    const QFontMetrics metrics(font());
+    const int cellHeight = std::max(1, metrics.lineSpacing());
+    return std::max(1, viewport()->height() / cellHeight);
+}
+
+void TerminalView::emitTerminalSize()
+{
+    emit terminalSizeChanged(terminalColumns(), terminalRows());
+}
diff --git a/src/terminal_view.h b/src/terminal_view.h
index 70ff7da..18c7e94 100644
--- a/src/terminal_view.h
+++ b/src/terminal_view.h
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #include <array>
 
 class QKeyEvent;
+class QFocusEvent;
+class QResizeEvent;
 
 class TerminalView : public QTextEdit
 {
@@ -20,9 +22,12 @@ public:
 
 signals:
     void inputGenerated(const QString& input);
+    void terminalSizeChanged(int columns, int rows);
 
 protected:
     void keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent* event) override;
+    void focusInEvent(QFocusEvent* event) override;
+    void resizeEvent(QResizeEvent* event) override;
 
 private:
     struct ThemePalette {
@@ -51,6 +56,9 @@ private:
     void handleSgrSequence(const QString& params);
     void appendTextChunk(const QString& text);
     QColor paletteColor(bool background, int index, bool bright) const;
+    int terminalColumns() const;
+    int terminalRows() const;
+    void emitTerminalSize();
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/unsupported_session_backend.cpp b/src/unsupported_session_backend.cpp
index 32436f3..7ecca42 100644
--- a/src/unsupported_session_backend.cpp
+++ b/src/unsupported_session_backend.cpp
@@ -33,3 +33,7 @@ void UnsupportedSessionBackend::sendInput(const QString&)
 void UnsupportedSessionBackend::confirmHostKey(bool)
 {
 }
+
+void UnsupportedSessionBackend::updateTerminalSize(int, int)
+{
+}
diff --git a/src/unsupported_session_backend.h b/src/unsupported_session_backend.h
index d50051d..ccbd83b 100644
--- a/src/unsupported_session_backend.h
+++ b/src/unsupported_session_backend.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ public slots:
     void reconnectSession(const SessionConnectOptions& options) override;
     void sendInput(const QString& input) override;
     void confirmHostKey(bool trustHost) override;
+    void updateTerminalSize(int columns, int rows) override;
 };
 
 #endif