diff --git a/src/widgets/terminal/Screen.zig b/src/widgets/terminal/Screen.zig
index b532a38..ef3ab87 100644
--- a/src/widgets/terminal/Screen.zig
+++ b/src/widgets/terminal/Screen.zig
@@ -311,11 +311,17 @@ pub fn sgr(self: *Screen, seq: ansi.CSI) void {
 }
 
 pub fn cursorLeft(self: *Screen, n: usize) void {
-    // default to 1, max of current cursor location
-    const cnt = @min(self.cursor.col, @max(n, 1));
-
     self.cursor.pending_wrap = false;
-    self.cursor.col -= cnt;
+    if (self.withinScrollingRegion())
+        self.cursor.col = @max(
+            self.cursor.col -| n,
+            self.scrolling_region.left,
+        )
+    else
+        self.cursor.col = @max(
+            self.cursor.col -| n,
+            0,
+        );
 }
 
 pub fn eraseRight(self: *Screen) void {
diff --git a/src/widgets/terminal/Terminal.zig b/src/widgets/terminal/Terminal.zig
index e20b085..7f53913 100644
--- a/src/widgets/terminal/Terminal.zig
+++ b/src/widgets/terminal/Terminal.zig
@@ -281,21 +281,11 @@ fn run(self: *Terminal) !void {
                                 self.back_screen.width,
                             );
                     },
-                    'D' => {
+                    'D', 'j' => {
                         self.back_screen.cursor.pending_wrap = false;
                         var iter = seq.iterator(u16);
                         const delta = iter.next() orelse 1;
-                        const within = self.back_screen.withinScrollingRegion();
-                        if (within)
-                            self.back_screen.cursor.col = @max(
-                                self.back_screen.cursor.col -| delta,
-                                self.back_screen.scrolling_region.left,
-                            )
-                        else
-                            self.back_screen.cursor.col = @max(
-                                self.back_screen.cursor.col -| delta,
-                                0,
-                            );
+                        self.back_screen.cursorLeft(delta);
                     },
                     'H', 'f' => { // CUP
                         var iter = seq.iterator(u16);