diff --git a/packages/runtime/src/paint/paint.ts b/packages/runtime/src/paint/paint.ts
index 0f38375..fdf42b9 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/src/paint/paint.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime/src/paint/paint.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   tokenize,
 } from "@alcalzone/ansi-tokenize";
 import { applyChalk } from "./text-style.ts";
+import { sanitizeAnsi } from "./sanitize-ansi.ts";
 import Yoga from "yoga-layout";
 import type {
   TuiNode,
@@ -288,7 +289,7 @@ function renderTextWithInlineStyles(node: TuiText | TuiVirtualText, acc: TextPro
     }
     // Skip comments inserted by Vue for null/undefined renders
   }
-  return out;
+  return sanitizeAnsi(out);
 }
 
 type BoxStyle = (typeof cliBoxes)[keyof cliBoxes.Boxes];
diff --git a/packages/runtime/src/paint/sanitize-ansi.test.ts b/packages/runtime/src/paint/sanitize-ansi.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e6aa43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/runtime/src/paint/sanitize-ansi.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { describe, test, expect } from "vite-plus/test";
+import { sanitizeAnsi } from "./sanitize-ansi.ts";
+
+describe("sanitize-ansi", () => {
+  test("preserves SGR (color) sequences", () => {
+    expect(sanitizeAnsi("\x1b[31mred\x1b[0m")).toBe("\x1b[31mred\x1b[0m");
+  });
+
+  test("strips cursor movement", () => {
+    expect(sanitizeAnsi("\x1b[2Ahello")).toBe("hello");
+  });
+
+  test("strips screen clearing", () => {
+    expect(sanitizeAnsi("\x1b[2Jhello")).toBe("hello");
+  });
+
+  test("preserves OSC (hyperlinks)", () => {
+    const link = "\x1b]8;;https://example.com\x07click\x1b]8;;\x07";
+    expect(sanitizeAnsi(link)).toBe(link);
+  });
+
+  test("passes through plain text unchanged", () => {
+    expect(sanitizeAnsi("hello world")).toBe("hello world");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/runtime/src/paint/sanitize-ansi.ts b/packages/runtime/src/paint/sanitize-ansi.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..671019a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/runtime/src/paint/sanitize-ansi.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { tokenizeAnsi, hasAnsiControlCharacters } from "./ansi-tokenizer.ts";
+
+const sgrParametersRegex = /^[\d:;]*$/;
+
+// Strip ANSI escape sequences that would conflict with vue-tui's layout.
+// Preserved: SGR sequences (colors, bold, etc. - end with 'm') and
+// OSC sequences (hyperlinks, etc. - ESC ] or C1 OSC).
+// Stripped: cursor movement, screen clearing, and other control sequences.
+export function sanitizeAnsi(text: string): string {
+  if (!hasAnsiControlCharacters(text)) {
+    return text;
+  }
+
+  let output = "";
+
+  for (const token of tokenizeAnsi(text)) {
+    if (token.type === "text" || token.type === "osc") {
+      output += token.value;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (
+      token.type === "csi" &&
+      token.finalCharacter === "m" &&
+      token.intermediateString === "" &&
+      sgrParametersRegex.test(token.parameterString)
+    ) {
+      output += token.value;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return output;
+}