diff --git a/src/client/mod.rs b/src/client/mod.rs
index b815a057..af2e92c8 100644
--- a/src/client/mod.rs
+++ b/src/client/mod.rs
@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@ fn run_client_with_mode(
     init_logging();
 
     let loaded_config = crate::config::Config::load();
+    // Windows may not have virtual terminal processing enabled until the rendered
+    // client initializes the terminal, so defer the host mouse reset to
+    // `setup_terminal_with_capabilities` instead of emitting raw escapes early.
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
     crate::terminal_modes::clear_host_mouse_reporting(&mut io::stdout())?;
     let client_rendered_shell = attach_request.is_none();
     let socket_path = client_socket_path();
diff --git a/src/terminal_modes.rs b/src/terminal_modes.rs
index b38d251b..e6b15d36 100644
--- a/src/terminal_modes.rs
+++ b/src/terminal_modes.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 use std::io::{self, Write};
 
-#[cfg(any(not(windows), test))]
 const DISABLE_HOST_MOUSE_REPORTING_SEQUENCE: &[u8] =
-    b"\x1b[?1006l\x1b[?1016l\x1b[?1015l\x1b[?1005l\x1b[?1003l\x1b[?1002l\x1b[?1000l";
+    b"\x1b[?1006l\x1b[?1016l\x1b[?1015l\x1b[?1005l\x1b[?1003l\x1b[?1002l\x1b[?1000l\x1b[?9l";
 
 #[cfg(any(windows, test))]
 const WINDOWS_SSH_MOUSE_REPORTING_ENABLE_SEQUENCE: &[u8] =
@@ -11,17 +10,11 @@ const WINDOWS_SSH_MOUSE_REPORTING_ENABLE_SEQUENCE: &[u8] =
 const WINDOWS_SSH_MOUSE_REPORTING_DISABLE_SEQUENCE: &[u8] =
     b"\x1b[?1016l\x1b[?1006l\x1b[?1003l\x1b[?1002l\x1b[?1000l";
 
-#[cfg(not(windows))]
 pub(crate) fn clear_host_mouse_reporting<W: Write>(writer: &mut W) -> io::Result<()> {
     writer.write_all(DISABLE_HOST_MOUSE_REPORTING_SEQUENCE)?;
     writer.flush()
 }
 
-#[cfg(windows)]
-pub(crate) fn clear_host_mouse_reporting<W: Write>(_writer: &mut W) -> io::Result<()> {
-    Ok(())
-}
-
 #[cfg(any(windows, test))]
 pub(crate) fn set_windows_ssh_mouse_reporting<W: Write>(
     writer: &mut W,
@@ -182,9 +175,11 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn clears_all_known_host_mouse_modes() {
-        let sequence = std::str::from_utf8(DISABLE_HOST_MOUSE_REPORTING_SEQUENCE).unwrap();
+        let mut output = Vec::new();
+        clear_host_mouse_reporting(&mut output).unwrap();
+        let sequence = std::str::from_utf8(&output).unwrap();
 
-        for mode in ["1000", "1002", "1003", "1005", "1006", "1015", "1016"] {
+        for mode in ["9", "1000", "1002", "1003", "1005", "1006", "1015", "1016"] {
             assert!(
                 sequence.contains(&format!("\x1b[?{mode}l")),
                 "missing mouse mode {mode}"