Cursor chat window is flickering during work

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

When and after agent works, window starts flickering. Seems to have something common with bigger resolution (5120x2160, I’ve 150% dpi scale).

Steps to Reproduce

Start agent work

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Version Information

Version: 3.8.11 (user setup)
VS Code Extension API: 1.105.1
Commit: e56ad3440df06d22ca7501e65fd518e905486ef0
Date: 2026-06-18T01:40:18.333Z
Layout: editor
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 40.10.3
Chromium: 144.0.7559.236
Node.js: 24.15.0
V8: 14.4.258.32-electron.0
xterm.js: 6.1.0-beta.256
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200

For AI issues: which model did you use?

Auto, probably all of them

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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This is a known issue our team is actively working on. The flicker kicks in while the agent is streaming a response and the chat is pinned to the very bottom of the transcript.

The reliable workaround for now: while the agent is working, scroll up slightly in the chat so the view isn’t stuck at the very bottom. That stops the flickering, and you can scroll back down once the response finishes.

I have the same issue in Ubuntu 22.04

yeah, I did rollback to previous version meanwhile.

Yeah, me too. This is an embarrassing issue. Lots of bugs for an expensive product.

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

unstable display of agent answer

Steps to Reproduce

Opened cursor IDE, ask question by typing prompt

Expected Behavior

Stable display without flickering

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Version Information

Version: 3.8.11 (user setup)
VS Code Extension API: 1.105.1
Commit: e56ad3440df06d22ca7501e65fd518e905486ef0
Date: 2026-06-18T01:40:18.333Z
Layout: editor
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 40.10.3
Chromium: 144.0.7559.236
Node.js: 24.15.0
V8: 14.4.258.32-electron.0
xterm.js: 6.1.0-beta.256
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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hey @hkim02, this is a tracked issue that the team is aware of and working for a fix, I have already share with them your report so that it can help them ship a fix sooner hopefuly, sorry for the trouble

Thanks for the extra reports, everyone, and sorry for the disruption. Confirming this is the same known issue, and it isn’t tied to a specific OS or display setup.

It kicks in while the agent is streaming and the chat is pinned to the very bottom of the transcript. Two workarounds reliably stop it, no downgrade needed:

  1. While the agent is working, scroll up slightly so the view isn’t stuck at the very bottom, then scroll back down once the response finishes.
  2. If that doesn’t do it, nudging the chat panel/window width (resize it a little) also clears it for some folks.

Our team is actively working on a fix. It isn’t in the latest stable build yet, so updating alone won’t resolve it right now. I’ll update this thread once the fix ships.

Anyone knows what is the timeline for fixing this bug? It’s awfully annoying.

+1 this is super annoying and cross platform on linux/osx.

No fix yet? I’ve been getting this annoying bug for so long.

Sorry, this has been causing trouble for a while. Until it lands, these two still stop the flicker for most people:

  1. While the agent is streaming, scroll up slightly so the chat isn’t pinned to the very bottom, then scroll back down when it finishes.
  2. If that doesn’t do it, nudge the chat panel width a little.

I’ll update this thread as soon as the fix ships.

I’m really annoyed with this issue. Common. Almost a month now.

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

YALL KNOW WHAT IT IS , THIS IS th 1000th PST ABOUT IT. FIX IT.

Steps to Reproduce

use cursor

Expected Behavior

this is 2026 , you have a trilling dollars, I EXPECT THERE TO BE NO AMATEUR GUI BUGS

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Version Information

Version: 3.8.23 (user setup)
VS Code Extension API: 1.105.1
Commit: 7cf19b7482706625cdb70db3211b7dd035b7aa30
Date: 2026-06-23T14:57:42.334Z
Layout: editor
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 40.10.3
Chromium: 144.0.7559.236
Node.js: 24.15.0
V8: 14.4.258.32-electron.0
xterm.js: 6.1.0-beta.256
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Yes - Cursor is unusable

My initial instinct was scrolling up a bit and this always worked. But unfortunately it is uncomfortable to not stay correctly at the bottom of the chat.

Yep the scroll up works, but im running multiple sessions on multiple screens and the probability of flicker seems to be 50% maybe even getting worse over the updates. This is a persistent and widespread issue that SHOULD NOT be present in a service we are paying for. Its literally 2026 and telling users to use hacks/tips/tricks is embarrassing.