diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/pty-connection.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/pty-connection.ts
index e0b63fd64f7..286d30153dc 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/pty-connection.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/pty-connection.ts
@@ -2486,6 +2486,10 @@ export function connectPanePty(
       // hidden xterm is dirty, skipping is safer than sending stale CPR/DECRQM.
     }
 
+    function isHiddenStartupRendererQueryWindowActive(): boolean {
+      return shouldSnapshotHiddenCodexOutput && hiddenStartupRendererQueryPending.length > 0
+    }
+
     function takeHiddenStartupRendererQueryPendingForForeground(data: string): {
       statelessQueryData: string
       statefulQueryData: string