diff --git a/tabby-core/src/api/profileProvider.ts b/tabby-core/src/api/profileProvider.ts
index 31fa1f75..37b11fb1 100644
--- a/tabby-core/src/api/profileProvider.ts
+++ b/tabby-core/src/api/profileProvider.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export interface Profile {
 }
 
 export interface ConnectableProfile extends Profile {
+    clearServiceMessagesOnConnect: boolean
 }
 
 export type PartialProfile<T extends Profile> = Omit<Omit<Omit<{
diff --git a/tabby-serial/src/profiles.ts b/tabby-serial/src/profiles.ts
index cf31c229..36f975fc 100644
--- a/tabby-serial/src/profiles.ts
+++ b/tabby-serial/src/profiles.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export class SerialProfilesService extends ConnectableProfileProvider<SerialProf
             slowSend: false,
             input: { backspace: 'backspace' },
         },
+        clearServiceMessagesOnConnect: false,
     }
 
     constructor (
diff --git a/tabby-settings/src/components/editProfileModal.component.pug b/tabby-settings/src/components/editProfileModal.component.pug
index da86efdb..ddbdf498 100644
--- a/tabby-settings/src/components/editProfileModal.component.pug
+++ b/tabby-settings/src/components/editProfileModal.component.pug
@@ -76,7 +76,13 @@
                     option(ngValue='keep', translate) Keep
                     option(*ngIf='isConnectable()', ngValue='reconnect', translate) Reconnect
                     option(ngValue='close', translate) Close
-
+            
+            .form-line(*ngIf='isConnectable()')
+                .header
+                    .title(translate) Clear terminal after connection
+                toggle(
+                    [(ngModel)]='profile.clearServiceMessagesOnConnect',
+                )
             .mb-4
 
         .col-12.col-lg-8(*ngIf='this.profileProvider.settingsComponent')
diff --git a/tabby-ssh/src/profiles.ts b/tabby-ssh/src/profiles.ts
index 0694de7e..64610e03 100644
--- a/tabby-ssh/src/profiles.ts
+++ b/tabby-ssh/src/profiles.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export class SSHProfilesService extends ConnectableProfileProvider<SSHProfile> {
             reuseSession: true,
             input: { backspace: 'backspace' },
         },
+        clearServiceMessagesOnConnect: true,
     }
 
     constructor (
diff --git a/tabby-telnet/src/profiles.ts b/tabby-telnet/src/profiles.ts
index a88ea0a2..0c247e8a 100644
--- a/tabby-telnet/src/profiles.ts
+++ b/tabby-telnet/src/profiles.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export class TelnetProfilesService extends ConnectableProfileProvider<TelnetProf
             scripts: [],
             input: { backspace: 'backspace' },
         },
+        clearServiceMessagesOnConnect: false,
     }
 
     constructor (private translate: TranslateService) { super() }
diff --git a/tabby-terminal/src/api/connectableTerminalTab.component.ts b/tabby-terminal/src/api/connectableTerminalTab.component.ts
index 21abaa91..cefd3e71 100644
--- a/tabby-terminal/src/api/connectableTerminalTab.component.ts
+++ b/tabby-terminal/src/api/connectableTerminalTab.component.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ export abstract class ConnectableTerminalTabComponent<P extends ConnectableTermi
     async initializeSession (): Promise<void> {
         this.reconnectOffered = false
         this.isDisconnectedByHand = false
+        if (this.profile.clearServiceMessagesOnConnect) {
+            this.frontend?.clear()
+        }
     }
 
     /**