diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/serial/monitor/monitor-utils.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/serial/monitor/monitor-utils.ts
index 41cb4f450..d11292769 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/serial/monitor/monitor-utils.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/serial/monitor/monitor-utils.ts
@@ -1,47 +1,81 @@
-import { Line, SerialMonitorOutput } from './serial-monitor-send-output';
+import {Line, SerialMonitorOutput} from './serial-monitor-send-output';
+
+function writeOverLine(line: Line, insert: string, cursorPosition: number): [number, number] {
+  var lenBefore = line.message.length;
+  line.message = line.message.substring(0, cursorPosition) + insert + line.message.substring(cursorPosition + insert.length)
+  cursorPosition = cursorPosition + insert.length;
+  line.lineLen = line.message.length;
+  return [line.lineLen - lenBefore, cursorPosition];
+}
+
+const escapeSequenceGoHome = '\x1B[H';
+const escapeSequenceClearScreen = '\x1B[2J';
 
 export function messagesToLines(
   messages: string[],
   prevLines: Line[] = [],
   charCount = 0,
-  separator = '\n'
-): [Line[], number] {
-  const linesToAdd: Line[] = prevLines.length
-    ? [prevLines[prevLines.length - 1]]
-    : [{ message: '', lineLen: 0 }];
-  if (!(Symbol.iterator in Object(messages))) return [prevLines, charCount];
+  currentLineIndex: number | null,
+  currentCursorPosition: number,
+  separator = '\n',
+): [Line[], number, number | null, number, string | null] {
+  if (!prevLines.length) {
+    prevLines = [{message: '', lineLen: 0, timestamp: new Date()}];
+  }
+
+  currentLineIndex = currentLineIndex || 0;
 
-  for (const message of messages) {
-    const messageLen = message.length;
-    charCount += messageLen;
-    const lastLine = linesToAdd[linesToAdd.length - 1];
+  let allMessages = messages.join('');
+  let overflow = null;
 
-    // if the previous messages ends with "separator" add a new line
-    if (lastLine.message.charAt(lastLine.message.length - 1) === separator) {
-      linesToAdd.push({
-        message,
-        timestamp: new Date(),
-        lineLen: messageLen,
-      });
-    } else {
-      // concatenate to the last line
-      linesToAdd[linesToAdd.length - 1].message += message;
-      linesToAdd[linesToAdd.length - 1].lineLen += messageLen;
-      if (!linesToAdd[linesToAdd.length - 1].timestamp) {
-        linesToAdd[linesToAdd.length - 1].timestamp = new Date();
+  if (allMessages.indexOf(escapeSequenceGoHome) >= 0) {
+    const before = allMessages.substring(0, allMessages.indexOf(escapeSequenceGoHome));
+    const after = allMessages.substring(allMessages.indexOf(escapeSequenceGoHome) + escapeSequenceGoHome.length);
+    const [_lines, _charCount] = messagesToLines([before], prevLines, charCount, currentLineIndex, currentCursorPosition, separator);
+    return messagesToLines([after], _lines, _charCount, 0, 0, separator);
+  } else if (allMessages.indexOf(escapeSequenceClearScreen) >= 0) {
+    const after = allMessages.substring(allMessages.lastIndexOf(escapeSequenceClearScreen) + escapeSequenceClearScreen.length);
+    return messagesToLines([after], [], 0, 0, 0, separator);
+  } else if (allMessages.lastIndexOf('\x1B') >= 0) {
+    overflow = allMessages.substring(allMessages.lastIndexOf('\x1B'));
+    const result = messagesToLines([allMessages.substring(0, allMessages.lastIndexOf('\x1B'))], prevLines, charCount, currentLineIndex, currentCursorPosition, separator);
+    result[4] = overflow;
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  const chunks = allMessages.split(separator);
+  for (let i = 0; i < chunks.length; i++) {
+    const chunk = chunks[i];
+    if (chunk !== '') {
+      if (prevLines[currentLineIndex].message[currentCursorPosition - 1] === '\n') {
+        currentLineIndex++;
+        currentCursorPosition = 0;
+      }
+      if (currentLineIndex > prevLines.length - 1) {
+        prevLines.push({message: '', lineLen: 0, timestamp: new Date()});
       }
+      let [_addedCharacters, _currentCursorPosition] = writeOverLine(prevLines[currentLineIndex], chunk, currentCursorPosition)
+      charCount += _addedCharacters;
+      currentCursorPosition = _currentCursorPosition;
+    }
+
+    if (i < chunks.length - 1) {
+      let [_addedCharacters, _currentCursorPosition] = writeOverLine(prevLines[currentLineIndex], separator, currentCursorPosition)
+      charCount += _addedCharacters;
+      currentCursorPosition = _currentCursorPosition;
     }
   }
 
-  prevLines.splice(prevLines.length - 1, 1, ...linesToAdd);
-  return [prevLines, charCount];
+  return [prevLines, charCount, currentLineIndex, currentCursorPosition, overflow]
 }
 
 export function truncateLines(
   lines: Line[],
   charCount: number,
+  currentLineIndex: number | null,
+  currentCursorPosition: number,
   maxCharacters: number = SerialMonitorOutput.MAX_CHARACTERS
-): [Line[], number] {
+): [Line[], number, number | null, number] {
   let charsToDelete = charCount - maxCharacters;
   let lineIndex = 0;
   while (charsToDelete > 0 || lineIndex > 0) {
@@ -65,5 +99,5 @@ export function truncateLines(
     charsToDelete -= deletedCharsCount;
     lines[0].message = newFirstLine;
   }
-  return [lines, charCount];
+  return [lines, charCount, currentLineIndex, currentCursorPosition];
 }
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/serial/monitor/serial-monitor-send-output.tsx b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/serial/monitor/serial-monitor-send-output.tsx
index 2ddd2c565..df3c7fb48 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/serial/monitor/serial-monitor-send-output.tsx
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/serial/monitor/serial-monitor-send-output.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ export class SerialMonitorOutput extends React.Component<
       lines: [],
       timestamp: this.props.monitorModel.timestamp,
       charCount: 0,
+      lineIndex: null,
+      cursorPosition: 0,
+      overflow: null
     };
   }
 
@@ -57,22 +60,32 @@ export class SerialMonitorOutput extends React.Component<
     this.scrollToBottom();
     this.toDisposeBeforeUnmount.pushAll([
       this.props.monitorManagerProxy.onMessagesReceived(({ messages }) => {
-        const [newLines, totalCharCount] = messagesToLines(
-          messages,
-          this.state.lines,
-          this.state.charCount
-        );
-        const [lines, charCount] = truncateLines(newLines, totalCharCount);
-        this.setState(
-          {
-            lines,
-            charCount,
-          },
-          () => this.scrollToBottom()
-        );
+        if(Symbol.iterator in Object(messages)) {
+          if (this.state.overflow) {
+            messages[0] = this.state.overflow + messages[0];
+          }
+          const [newLines, totalCharCount, cLineIndex, cCursorPosition, overflow] = messagesToLines(
+              messages,
+              this.state.lines,
+              this.state.charCount,
+              this.state.lineIndex,
+              this.state.cursorPosition,
+          );
+          const [lines, charCount, lineIndex, cursorPosition] = truncateLines(newLines, totalCharCount, cLineIndex, cCursorPosition);
+          this.setState(
+              {
+                lines,
+                charCount,
+                lineIndex,
+                cursorPosition,
+                overflow
+              },
+              () => this.scrollToBottom()
+          );
+        }
       }),
       this.props.clearConsoleEvent(() =>
-        this.setState({ lines: [], charCount: 0 })
+        this.setState({ lines: [], charCount: 0, lineIndex: null, cursorPosition: 0, overflow: null })
       ),
       this.props.monitorModel.onChange(({ property }) => {
         if (property === 'timestamp') {
@@ -137,6 +150,9 @@ export namespace SerialMonitorOutput {
     lines: Line[];
     timestamp: boolean;
     charCount: number;
+    lineIndex: number | null;
+    cursorPosition: number;
+    overflow: string | null;
   }
 
   export interface SelectOption<T> {
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/test/browser/monitor-utils.test.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/test/browser/monitor-utils.test.ts
index cf1025740..f414bd12e 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/test/browser/monitor-utils.test.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/test/browser/monitor-utils.test.ts
@@ -15,17 +15,20 @@ type TestLine = {
     charCount: number;
     maxCharacters?: number;
   };
+  lineIndex?: number;
+  cursorPosition?: number;
+  overflow?: string;
 };
 
 const date = new Date();
 const testLines: TestLine[] = [
   {
     messages: ['Hello'],
-    expected: { lines: [{ message: 'Hello', lineLen: 5 }], charCount: 5 },
+    expected: { lines: [{ message: 'Hello', lineLen: 5 }], charCount: 5 }
   },
   {
     messages: ['Hello', 'Dog!'],
-    expected: { lines: [{ message: 'HelloDog!', lineLen: 9 }], charCount: 9 },
+    expected: { lines: [{ message: 'HelloDog!', lineLen: 9 }], charCount: 9 }
   },
   {
     messages: ['Hello\n', 'Dog!'],
@@ -35,7 +38,7 @@ const testLines: TestLine[] = [
         { message: 'Dog!', lineLen: 4 },
       ],
       charCount: 10,
-    },
+    }
   },
   {
     messages: ['Dog!'],
@@ -46,7 +49,7 @@ const testLines: TestLine[] = [
         { message: 'Dog!', lineLen: 4 },
       ],
       charCount: 10,
-    },
+    }
   },
   {
     messages: [' Dog!\n', " Who's a good ", 'boy?\n', "You're a good boy!"],
@@ -66,7 +69,7 @@ const testLines: TestLine[] = [
         { message: '?\n', lineLen: 2 },
         { message: "You're a good boy!", lineLen: 8 },
       ],
-    },
+    }
   },
   {
     messages: ['boy?\n', "You're a good boy!"],
@@ -92,7 +95,7 @@ const testLines: TestLine[] = [
         { message: '?\n', lineLen: 2 },
         { message: "You're a good boy!", lineLen: 8 },
       ],
-    },
+    }
   },
   {
     messages: ["Who's a good boy?\n", 'Yo'],
@@ -115,7 +118,138 @@ const testLines: TestLine[] = [
         { message: "Who's a good boy?\n", lineLen: 18 },
         { message: 'Yo', lineLen: 2 },
       ],
-    },
+    }
+  },
+
+  {
+    messages: ['Dog!'],
+    prevLines: { lines: [{ message: 'Hello\n', lineLen: 6 }], charCount: 6 },
+    expected: {
+      lines: [
+        { message: 'Hello\n', lineLen: 6 },
+        { message: 'Dog!', lineLen: 4 },
+      ],
+      charCount: 10,
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    messages: ['\n'],
+    prevLines: { lines: [
+        { message: 'Hello', lineLen: 5 },
+      ], charCount: 5 },
+    expected: {
+      lines: [
+        { message: 'Hello\n', lineLen: 6 },
+      ],
+      charCount: 6,
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    messages: ['\n', '\x1B[H', 'Are', '\nYou'],
+    prevLines: { lines: [
+        { message: 'Hello\n', lineLen: 6 },
+        { message: 'Dog!\n', lineLen: 5 },
+        { message: 'How', lineLen: 3 },
+    ], charCount: 14 },
+    expected: {
+      lines: [
+        { message: 'Are\no\n', lineLen: 6 },
+        { message: 'You!\n', lineLen: 5 },
+        { message: 'How\n', lineLen: 4 },
+      ],
+      charCount: 15,
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    messages: ['Yes\x1B[HNo'],
+    prevLines: { lines: [
+        { message: 'Hello\n', lineLen: 6 },
+        { message: 'Dog!\n', lineLen: 5 },
+        { message: 'How', lineLen: 3 },
+      ], charCount: 14 },
+    cursorPosition: 1,
+    lineIndex: 2,
+    expected: {
+      lines: [
+        { message: 'Nollo\n', lineLen: 6 },
+        { message: 'Dog!\n', lineLen: 5 },
+        { message: 'HYes', lineLen: 4 },
+      ],
+      charCount: 15,
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    messages: ['dy', '\x1B', '[H', 'Reset'],
+    prevLines: { lines: [
+        { message: 'Hello\n', lineLen: 6 },
+        { message: 'Dog!\n', lineLen: 5 },
+        { message: 'How', lineLen: 3 },
+      ], charCount: 14 },
+    expected: {
+      lines: [
+        { message: 'Reset\n', lineLen: 6 },
+        { message: 'Dog!\n', lineLen: 5 },
+        { message: 'Howdy', lineLen: 5 },
+      ],
+      charCount: 16,
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    messages: ['HReset'],
+    prevLines: { lines: [
+        { message: 'Hello\n', lineLen: 6 },
+        { message: 'Dog!\n', lineLen: 5 },
+        { message: 'How', lineLen: 3 },
+      ], charCount: 14 },
+    overflow: '\x1B[',
+    expected: {
+      lines: [
+        { message: 'Reset\n', lineLen: 6 },
+        { message: 'Dog!\n', lineLen: 5 },
+        { message: 'How', lineLen: 3 },
+      ],
+      charCount: 14,
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    messages: ['\x1B[H', 'Reset', '\x1B[H', 'Me', '\x1B'],
+    prevLines: { lines: [
+        { message: 'Hello', lineLen: 6 },
+      ], charCount: 6 },
+    expected: {
+      lines: [
+        { message: 'Meset', lineLen: 6 },
+      ],
+      charCount: 6,
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    messages: ['HReset', 'Clear \x1B[2J', 'Me'],
+    prevLines: { lines: [
+        { message: 'Hello\n', lineLen: 6 },
+        { message: 'Dog!\n', lineLen: 5 },
+        { message: 'How', lineLen: 3 },
+      ], charCount: 14 },
+    overflow: '\x1B[',
+    expected: {
+      lines: [
+        { message: 'Me', lineLen: 2 },
+      ],
+      charCount: 2,
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    messages: ['2JReset'],
+    prevLines: { lines: [
+        { message: 'How', lineLen: 3 },
+      ], charCount: 3 },
+    overflow: '\x1B[',
+    expected: {
+      lines: [
+        { message: 'Reset', lineLen: 5 },
+      ],
+      charCount: 5,
+    }
   },
 ];
 
@@ -137,10 +271,18 @@ describe('Monitor Utils', () => {
   testLines.forEach((testLine) => {
     context('when converting messages', () => {
       it('should give the right result', () => {
-        const [newLines, addedCharCount] = messagesToLines(
+        const lineIndex = testLine.lineIndex || testLine.prevLines ? testLine.prevLines!.lines.length - 1 : null
+        const cursorPosition = testLine.cursorPosition || testLine.prevLines?.lines[testLine.prevLines?.lines.length - 1].message.length || 0;
+
+        if (testLine.overflow) {
+          testLine.messages[0] = testLine.overflow + testLine.messages[0]
+        }
+        const [newLines, addedCharCount, cLineIndex, cCursorPosition] = messagesToLines(
           testLine.messages,
           testLine.prevLines?.lines,
-          testLine.prevLines?.charCount
+          testLine.prevLines?.charCount,
+            lineIndex,
+            cursorPosition
         );
         newLines.forEach((line, index) => {
           expect(line.message).to.equal(testLine.expected.lines[index].message);
@@ -153,6 +295,8 @@ describe('Monitor Utils', () => {
         const [truncatedLines, totalCharCount] = truncateLines(
           newLines,
           addedCharCount,
+          cLineIndex,
+          cCursorPosition,
           testLine.expectedTruncated?.maxCharacters
         );
         let charCount = 0;