diff --git a/protocols/ssh/include/terminal.h b/protocols/ssh/include/terminal.h
index e7542383..32bd7596 100644
--- a/protocols/ssh/include/terminal.h
+++ b/protocols/ssh/include/terminal.h
@@ -323,11 +323,6 @@ struct guac_terminal {
      */
     int cursor_col;
 
-    /**
-     * Simple cursor layer until scrollback, etc. is implemented.
-     */
-    guac_layer* cursor_layer;
-
     /**
      * The attributes which will be applied to future characters.
      */
@@ -392,18 +387,18 @@ int guac_terminal_copy(guac_terminal* term,
 
 /**
  * Clears a rectangular region of characters, replacing them with the
- * given background color.
+ * current background color and attributes.
  */
 int guac_terminal_clear(guac_terminal* term,
-        int row, int col, int rows, int cols, int background_color);
+        int row, int col, int rows, int cols);
 
 /**
  * Clears the given region from right-to-left, top-to-bottom, replacing
- * all characters with the given background color.
+ * all characters with the current background color and attributes.
  */
 int guac_terminal_clear_range(guac_terminal* term,
         int start_row, int start_col,
-        int end_row, int end_col, int background_color);
+        int end_row, int end_col);
 
 /**
  * Scrolls the terminal's current scroll region up by one row.
@@ -417,6 +412,11 @@ int guac_terminal_scroll_up(guac_terminal* term,
 int guac_terminal_scroll_down(guac_terminal* term,
         int start_row, int end_row, int amount);
 
+/**
+ * Toggles the reverse attribute of the character at the given location.
+ */
+int guac_terminal_toggle_reverse(guac_terminal* term, int row, int col);
+
 /**
  * Allocates a new guac_terminal_delta.
  */
@@ -462,11 +462,6 @@ void guac_terminal_delta_set_rect(guac_terminal_delta* delta,
 void guac_terminal_delta_flush(guac_terminal_delta* delta,
         guac_terminal* terminal);
 
-/**
- * Update the cursor position and contents.
- */
-int guac_terminal_redraw_cursor(guac_terminal* term);
-
 /**
  * Allocates a new character buffer having the given dimensions.
  */
diff --git a/protocols/ssh/src/ssh_client.c b/protocols/ssh/src/ssh_client.c
index 2da7d481..b6d2b998 100644
--- a/protocols/ssh/src/ssh_client.c
+++ b/protocols/ssh/src/ssh_client.c
@@ -122,17 +122,6 @@ int guac_client_init(guac_client* client, int argc, char** argv) {
             term->char_width  * term->term_width,
             term->char_height * term->term_height);
 
-    /* Cursor layer need only be one char */
-    guac_protocol_send_size(socket, term->cursor_layer, term->char_width, term->char_height);
-
-    /* Draw cursor */
-    guac_protocol_send_rect(socket, term->cursor_layer,
-        0, 0, term->char_width, term->char_height);
-
-    guac_protocol_send_cfill(socket,
-        GUAC_COMP_OVER, term->cursor_layer,
-        0x40, 0xFF, 0x80, 0x80);
-
     guac_socket_flush(socket);
 
     /* Open SSH session */
diff --git a/protocols/ssh/src/ssh_handlers.c b/protocols/ssh/src/ssh_handlers.c
index 6e045cc3..3d06d256 100644
--- a/protocols/ssh/src/ssh_handlers.c
+++ b/protocols/ssh/src/ssh_handlers.c
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ int ssh_guac_client_handle_messages(guac_client* client) {
 
         int bytes_read = 0;
 
+        /* Clear cursor */
+        guac_terminal_toggle_reverse(client_data->term,
+                client_data->term->cursor_row,
+                client_data->term->cursor_col);
+
         /* While data available, write to terminal */
         while (channel_is_open(client_data->term_channel)
                 && !channel_is_eof(client_data->term_channel)
@@ -102,14 +107,17 @@ int ssh_guac_client_handle_messages(guac_client* client) {
             guac_socket_flush(socket);
             return 1;
         }
+
+        /* Draw cursor */
+        guac_terminal_toggle_reverse(client_data->term,
+                client_data->term->cursor_row,
+                client_data->term->cursor_col);
+
+        /* Flush terminal delta */
+        guac_terminal_delta_flush(client_data->term->delta, client_data->term);
+
     }
 
-    /* Flush terminal delta */
-    guac_terminal_delta_flush(client_data->term->delta, client_data->term);
-
-    /* Update cursor */
-    guac_terminal_redraw_cursor(client_data->term);
-
     return 0;
 
 }
diff --git a/protocols/ssh/src/terminal.c b/protocols/ssh/src/terminal.c
index bbcd683d..15982453 100644
--- a/protocols/ssh/src/terminal.c
+++ b/protocols/ssh/src/terminal.c
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ guac_terminal* guac_terminal_create(guac_client* client,
 
     term->cursor_row = 0;
     term->cursor_col = 0;
-    term->cursor_layer = guac_client_alloc_layer(client);
 
     term->term_width = width / term->char_width;
     term->term_height = height / term->char_height;
@@ -174,8 +173,7 @@ guac_terminal* guac_terminal_create(guac_client* client,
 
     /* Clear with background color */
     guac_terminal_clear(term,
-            0, 0, term->term_height, term->term_width,
-            term->current_attributes.background);
+            0, 0, term->term_height, term->term_width);
 
     return term;
 
@@ -395,6 +393,22 @@ int guac_terminal_set(guac_terminal* term, int row, int col, char c) {
 
 }
 
+int guac_terminal_toggle_reverse(guac_terminal* term, int row, int col) {
+
+    /* Get character from buffer */
+    guac_terminal_char* guac_char =
+        &(term->buffer->characters[row*term->buffer->width + col]);
+
+    /* Toggle reverse */
+    guac_char->attributes.reverse = !(guac_char->attributes.reverse);
+
+    /* Set delta */
+    guac_terminal_delta_set(term->delta, row, col, guac_char);
+
+    return 0;
+
+}
+
 int guac_terminal_write(guac_terminal* term, const char* c, int size) {
 
     while (size > 0) {
@@ -428,13 +442,12 @@ int guac_terminal_copy(guac_terminal* term,
 
 
 int guac_terminal_clear(guac_terminal* term,
-        int row, int col, int rows, int cols, int background_color) {
+        int row, int col, int rows, int cols) {
 
     /* Build space */
     guac_terminal_char character;
     character.value = ' ';
-    character.attributes.reverse = false;
-    character.attributes.background = background_color;
+    character.attributes = term->current_attributes;
 
     /* Fill with color */
     guac_terminal_delta_set_rect(term->delta,
@@ -463,8 +476,7 @@ int guac_terminal_scroll_up(guac_terminal* term,
 
         /* Fill new rows with background */
         || guac_terminal_clear(term,
-                end_row - amount + 1, 0, amount, term->term_width,
-                term->current_attributes.background);
+                end_row - amount + 1, 0, amount, term->term_width);
 
 }
 
@@ -484,22 +496,20 @@ int guac_terminal_scroll_down(guac_terminal* term,
 
         /* Fill new rows with background */
         || guac_terminal_clear(term,
-                start_row, 0, amount, term->term_width,
-                term->current_attributes.background);
+                start_row, 0, amount, term->term_width);
 
 }
 
 int guac_terminal_clear_range(guac_terminal* term,
         int start_row, int start_col,
-        int end_row, int end_col, int background_color) {
+        int end_row, int end_col) {
 
     /* If not at far left, must clear sub-region to far right */
     if (start_col > 0) {
 
         /* Clear from start_col to far right */
         if (guac_terminal_clear(term,
-                start_row, start_col, 1, term->term_width - start_col,
-                background_color))
+                start_row, start_col, 1, term->term_width - start_col))
             return 1;
 
         /* One less row to clear */
@@ -511,8 +521,7 @@ int guac_terminal_clear_range(guac_terminal* term,
 
         /* Clear from far left to end_col */
         if (guac_terminal_clear(term,
-                end_row, 0, 1, end_col + 1,
-                background_color))
+                end_row, 0, 1, end_col + 1))
             return 1;
 
         /* One less row to clear */
@@ -524,8 +533,7 @@ int guac_terminal_clear_range(guac_terminal* term,
     if (start_row <= end_row) {
 
         if (guac_terminal_clear(term,
-                start_row, 0, end_row - start_row + 1, term->term_width,
-                background_color))
+                start_row, 0, end_row - start_row + 1, term->term_width))
             return 1;
 
     }
@@ -986,22 +994,6 @@ void guac_terminal_delta_flush(guac_terminal_delta* delta,
 
 }
 
-int guac_terminal_redraw_cursor(guac_terminal* term) {
-
-    guac_socket* socket = term->client->socket;
-
-    /* Erase old cursor */
-    return
-        guac_protocol_send_move(socket,
-            term->cursor_layer,
-
-            GUAC_DEFAULT_LAYER,
-            term->char_width * term->cursor_col,
-            term->char_height * term->cursor_row,
-            1);
-
-}
-
 guac_terminal_buffer* guac_terminal_buffer_alloc(int width, int height) {
 
     /* Allocate buffer */
diff --git a/protocols/ssh/src/terminal_handlers.c b/protocols/ssh/src/terminal_handlers.c
index 02082068..00aae120 100644
--- a/protocols/ssh/src/terminal_handlers.c
+++ b/protocols/ssh/src/terminal_handlers.c
@@ -348,21 +348,18 @@ int guac_terminal_csi(guac_terminal* term, char c) {
                 if (argv[0] == 0)
                     guac_terminal_clear_range(term,
                             term->cursor_row, term->cursor_col,
-                            term->term_height-1, term->term_width-1,
-                            term->current_attributes.background);
+                            term->term_height-1, term->term_width-1);
                 
                 /* Erase from start to cursor */
                 else if (argv[0] == 1)
                     guac_terminal_clear_range(term,
                             0, 0,
-                            term->cursor_row, term->cursor_col,
-                            term->current_attributes.background);
+                            term->cursor_row, term->cursor_col);
 
                 /* Entire screen */
                 else if (argv[0] == 2)
                     guac_terminal_clear(term,
-                            0, 0, term->term_height, term->term_width,
-                            term->current_attributes.background);
+                            0, 0, term->term_height, term->term_width);
 
                 break;
 
@@ -373,23 +370,20 @@ int guac_terminal_csi(guac_terminal* term, char c) {
                 if (argv[0] == 0)
                     guac_terminal_clear(term,
                             term->cursor_row, term->cursor_col,
-                            1, term->term_width - term->cursor_col,
-                            term->current_attributes.background);
+                            1, term->term_width - term->cursor_col);
 
 
                 /* Erase from start to cursor */
                 else if (argv[0] == 1)
                     guac_terminal_clear(term,
                             term->cursor_row, 0,
-                            1, term->cursor_col + 1,
-                            term->current_attributes.background);
+                            1, term->cursor_col + 1);
 
                 /* Erase line */
                 else if (argv[0] == 2)
                     guac_terminal_clear(term,
                             term->cursor_row, 0,
-                            1, term->term_width,
-                            term->current_attributes.background);
+                            1, term->term_width);
 
                 break;
 
@@ -432,8 +426,7 @@ int guac_terminal_csi(guac_terminal* term, char c) {
                 /* Clear right */
                 guac_terminal_clear(term,
                         term->cursor_row, term->term_width - amount,
-                        1, amount,
-                        term->current_attributes.background);
+                        1, amount);
 
                 break;
 
@@ -453,8 +446,7 @@ int guac_terminal_csi(guac_terminal* term, char c) {
                 /* Clear left */
                 guac_terminal_clear(term,
                         term->cursor_row, term->cursor_col,
-                        1, amount,
-                        term->current_attributes.background);
+                        1, amount);
 
                 break;