diff --git a/include/wincurs.h b/include/wincurs.h
index 03bc4d527..07e6083d2 100644
--- a/include/wincurs.h
+++ b/include/wincurs.h
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ extern boolean curses_is_menu(winid wid);
 extern boolean curses_is_text(winid wid);
 extern int curses_convert_glyph(int ch, int glyph);
 extern void curses_move_cursor(winid wid, int x, int y);
+extern void curses_update_stdscr_cursor(void);
 extern void curses_prehousekeeping(void);
 extern void curses_posthousekeeping(void);
 extern void curses_view_file(const char *filename, boolean must_exist);
diff --git a/win/curses/cursmain.c b/win/curses/cursmain.c
index 2d29dacd6..9386bc5ab 100644
--- a/win/curses/cursmain.c
+++ b/win/curses/cursmain.c
@@ -1068,6 +1068,7 @@ curses_delay_output(void)
     if (flags.nap && !iflags.debug_fuzzer) {
         /* refreshing the whole display is a waste of time,
          * but that's why we're here */
+        curses_update_stdscr_cursor();
         refresh();
         napms(50);
     }
diff --git a/win/curses/cursmisc.c b/win/curses/cursmisc.c
index ae3dfd7c8..adc8670d0 100644
--- a/win/curses/cursmisc.c
+++ b/win/curses/cursmisc.c
@@ -612,6 +612,17 @@ curses_move_cursor(winid wid, int x, int y)
     }
 }
 
+/* update the ncurses stdscr cursor to where the cursor in our map is */
+void
+curses_update_stdscr_cursor(void)
+{
+#ifndef PDCURSES
+    int xadj = 0, yadj = 0;
+
+    curses_get_window_xy(MAP_WIN, &xadj, &yadj);
+    move(curs_y + yadj, curs_x + xadj);
+#endif
+}
 
 /* Perform actions that should be done every turn before nhgetch() */
 
diff --git a/win/curses/cursmisc.h b/win/curses/cursmisc.h
index e52d196ad..459decb4a 100644
--- a/win/curses/cursmisc.h
+++ b/win/curses/cursmisc.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ boolean curses_is_menu(winid wid);
 boolean curses_is_text(winid wid);
 int curses_convert_glyph(int ch, int glyph);
 void curses_move_cursor(winid wid, int x, int y);
+void curses_update_stdscr_cursor(void);
 void curses_prehousekeeping(void);
 void curses_posthousekeeping(void);
 void curses_view_file(const char *filename, boolean must_exist);