diff --git a/po/cs.po b/po/cs.po
index 1d89375..253e4e3 100644
--- a/po/cs.po
+++ b/po/cs.po
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: pv@ivarch.com\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-12-07 23:06+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-12-08 10:22+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2024-10-13 20:43+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: mmatous <mmatous@users.noreply.translate.codeberg.org>\n"
 "Language-Team: Czech <https://translate.codeberg.org/projects/pv/pv/cs/>\n"
@@ -403,37 +403,37 @@ msgstr "yzafpnum kMGTPEZY"
 msgid "yzafpnum KMGTPEZY"
 msgstr "yzafpnum KMGTPEZY"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:693 src/pv/transfer.c:1064
+#: src/pv/display.c:698 src/pv/transfer.c:1064
 msgid "buffer allocation failed"
 msgstr "selhala alokace vyrovnávací paměti"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:822
+#: src/pv/display.c:827
 msgid "b"
 msgstr "b"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:825 src/pv/transfer.c:602
+#: src/pv/display.c:830 src/pv/transfer.c:602
 msgid "B"
 msgstr "B"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:869 src/pv/display.c:884 src/pv/display.c:1139
+#: src/pv/display.c:874 src/pv/display.c:889 src/pv/display.c:1144
 #: src/pv/loop.c:549
 msgid "b/s"
 msgstr "b/s"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:873 src/pv/display.c:888 src/pv/display.c:1143
+#: src/pv/display.c:878 src/pv/display.c:893 src/pv/display.c:1148
 msgid "/s"
 msgstr "/s"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:873 src/pv/display.c:888 src/pv/display.c:1143
+#: src/pv/display.c:878 src/pv/display.c:893 src/pv/display.c:1148
 #: src/pv/loop.c:549
 msgid "B/s"
 msgstr "B/s"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:916 src/pv/display.c:920
+#: src/pv/display.c:921 src/pv/display.c:925
 msgid "ETA"
 msgstr "ETA"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:986
+#: src/pv/display.c:991
 msgid "FIN"
 msgstr "FIN"
 
diff --git a/po/de.po b/po/de.po
index eb0ceec..668a4dc 100644
--- a/po/de.po
+++ b/po/de.po
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: pv@ivarch.com\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-12-07 23:06+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-12-08 10:22+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2024-10-13 20:43+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: fnetX <otto@codeberg.org>\n"
 "Language-Team: German <https://translate.codeberg.org/projects/pv/pv/de/>\n"
@@ -426,37 +426,37 @@ msgstr "yzafpnµm kMGTPEZY"
 msgid "yzafpnum KMGTPEZY"
 msgstr "yzafpnµm KMGTPEZY"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:693 src/pv/transfer.c:1064
+#: src/pv/display.c:698 src/pv/transfer.c:1064
 msgid "buffer allocation failed"
 msgstr "Speicherzuweisung für den Puffer fehlgeschlagen"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:822
+#: src/pv/display.c:827
 msgid "b"
 msgstr "b"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:825 src/pv/transfer.c:602
+#: src/pv/display.c:830 src/pv/transfer.c:602
 msgid "B"
 msgstr "B"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:869 src/pv/display.c:884 src/pv/display.c:1139
+#: src/pv/display.c:874 src/pv/display.c:889 src/pv/display.c:1144
 #: src/pv/loop.c:549
 msgid "b/s"
 msgstr "b/s"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:873 src/pv/display.c:888 src/pv/display.c:1143
+#: src/pv/display.c:878 src/pv/display.c:893 src/pv/display.c:1148
 msgid "/s"
 msgstr "/s"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:873 src/pv/display.c:888 src/pv/display.c:1143
+#: src/pv/display.c:878 src/pv/display.c:893 src/pv/display.c:1148
 #: src/pv/loop.c:549
 msgid "B/s"
 msgstr "B/s"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:916 src/pv/display.c:920
+#: src/pv/display.c:921 src/pv/display.c:925
 msgid "ETA"
 msgstr "ETA"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:986
+#: src/pv/display.c:991
 msgid "FIN"
 msgstr "Endzeit"
 
diff --git a/po/es.po b/po/es.po
index 9e1d418..6c79528 100644
--- a/po/es.po
+++ b/po/es.po
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: pv@ivarch.com\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-12-07 23:06+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-12-08 10:22+0000\n"
 "Language: es\n"
 "MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
 "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
@@ -395,37 +395,37 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "yzafpnum KMGTPEZY"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:693 src/pv/transfer.c:1064
+#: src/pv/display.c:698 src/pv/transfer.c:1064
 msgid "buffer allocation failed"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:822
+#: src/pv/display.c:827
 msgid "b"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:825 src/pv/transfer.c:602
+#: src/pv/display.c:830 src/pv/transfer.c:602
 msgid "B"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:869 src/pv/display.c:884 src/pv/display.c:1139
+#: src/pv/display.c:874 src/pv/display.c:889 src/pv/display.c:1144
 #: src/pv/loop.c:549
 msgid "b/s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:873 src/pv/display.c:888 src/pv/display.c:1143
+#: src/pv/display.c:878 src/pv/display.c:893 src/pv/display.c:1148
 msgid "/s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:873 src/pv/display.c:888 src/pv/display.c:1143
+#: src/pv/display.c:878 src/pv/display.c:893 src/pv/display.c:1148
 #: src/pv/loop.c:549
 msgid "B/s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:916 src/pv/display.c:920
+#: src/pv/display.c:921 src/pv/display.c:925
 msgid "ETA"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:986
+#: src/pv/display.c:991
 msgid "FIN"
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/po/fr.po b/po/fr.po
index bbb0dc5..8372054 100644
--- a/po/fr.po
+++ b/po/fr.po
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: pv@ivarch.com\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-12-07 23:06+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-12-08 10:22+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2024-10-12 11:13+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: a-j-wood <a-j-wood@users.noreply.translate.codeberg.org>\n"
 "Language-Team: French <https://translate.codeberg.org/projects/pv/pv/fr/>\n"
@@ -430,37 +430,37 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "yzafpnum KMGTPEZY"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:693 src/pv/transfer.c:1064
+#: src/pv/display.c:698 src/pv/transfer.c:1064
 msgid "buffer allocation failed"
 msgstr "échec de l'allocation de mémoire tampon"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:822
+#: src/pv/display.c:827
 msgid "b"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:825 src/pv/transfer.c:602
+#: src/pv/display.c:830 src/pv/transfer.c:602
 msgid "B"
 msgstr "O"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:869 src/pv/display.c:884 src/pv/display.c:1139
+#: src/pv/display.c:874 src/pv/display.c:889 src/pv/display.c:1144
 #: src/pv/loop.c:549
 msgid "b/s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:873 src/pv/display.c:888 src/pv/display.c:1143
+#: src/pv/display.c:878 src/pv/display.c:893 src/pv/display.c:1148
 msgid "/s"
 msgstr "/s"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:873 src/pv/display.c:888 src/pv/display.c:1143
+#: src/pv/display.c:878 src/pv/display.c:893 src/pv/display.c:1148
 #: src/pv/loop.c:549
 msgid "B/s"
 msgstr "O/s"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:916 src/pv/display.c:920
+#: src/pv/display.c:921 src/pv/display.c:925
 msgid "ETA"
 msgstr "ETA"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:986
+#: src/pv/display.c:991
 msgid "FIN"
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/po/pl.po b/po/pl.po
index 9973f6c..ccdb636 100644
--- a/po/pl.po
+++ b/po/pl.po
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: pv@ivarch.com\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-12-07 23:06+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-12-08 10:22+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2024-10-20 14:07+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: coralpink <coralpink@users.noreply.translate.codeberg.org>\n"
 "Language-Team: Polish <https://translate.codeberg.org/projects/pv/pv/pl/>\n"
@@ -421,37 +421,37 @@ msgstr "yzafpnum kMGTPEZY"
 msgid "yzafpnum KMGTPEZY"
 msgstr "yzafpnum KMGTPEZY"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:693 src/pv/transfer.c:1064
+#: src/pv/display.c:698 src/pv/transfer.c:1064
 msgid "buffer allocation failed"
 msgstr "nie udało się zaalokować bufora"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:822
+#: src/pv/display.c:827
 msgid "b"
 msgstr "b"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:825 src/pv/transfer.c:602
+#: src/pv/display.c:830 src/pv/transfer.c:602
 msgid "B"
 msgstr "B"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:869 src/pv/display.c:884 src/pv/display.c:1139
+#: src/pv/display.c:874 src/pv/display.c:889 src/pv/display.c:1144
 #: src/pv/loop.c:549
 msgid "b/s"
 msgstr "b/s"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:873 src/pv/display.c:888 src/pv/display.c:1143
+#: src/pv/display.c:878 src/pv/display.c:893 src/pv/display.c:1148
 msgid "/s"
 msgstr "/s"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:873 src/pv/display.c:888 src/pv/display.c:1143
+#: src/pv/display.c:878 src/pv/display.c:893 src/pv/display.c:1148
 #: src/pv/loop.c:549
 msgid "B/s"
 msgstr "B/s"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:916 src/pv/display.c:920
+#: src/pv/display.c:921 src/pv/display.c:925
 msgid "ETA"
 msgstr "ETA"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:986
+#: src/pv/display.c:991
 msgid "FIN"
 msgstr "FIN"
 
diff --git a/po/pt.po b/po/pt.po
index 543e021..b6e6336 100644
--- a/po/pt.po
+++ b/po/pt.po
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: pv@ivarch.com\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-12-07 23:06+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-12-08 10:22+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -409,37 +409,37 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "yzafpnum KMGTPEZY"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:693 src/pv/transfer.c:1064
+#: src/pv/display.c:698 src/pv/transfer.c:1064
 msgid "buffer allocation failed"
 msgstr "erro alocando o buffer"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:822
+#: src/pv/display.c:827
 msgid "b"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:825 src/pv/transfer.c:602
+#: src/pv/display.c:830 src/pv/transfer.c:602
 msgid "B"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:869 src/pv/display.c:884 src/pv/display.c:1139
+#: src/pv/display.c:874 src/pv/display.c:889 src/pv/display.c:1144
 #: src/pv/loop.c:549
 msgid "b/s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:873 src/pv/display.c:888 src/pv/display.c:1143
+#: src/pv/display.c:878 src/pv/display.c:893 src/pv/display.c:1148
 msgid "/s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:873 src/pv/display.c:888 src/pv/display.c:1143
+#: src/pv/display.c:878 src/pv/display.c:893 src/pv/display.c:1148
 #: src/pv/loop.c:549
 msgid "B/s"
 msgstr "B/s"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:916 src/pv/display.c:920
+#: src/pv/display.c:921 src/pv/display.c:925
 msgid "ETA"
 msgstr "ETA"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:986
+#: src/pv/display.c:991
 msgid "FIN"
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/po/ru.po b/po/ru.po
index c69eb17..dee14ca 100644
--- a/po/ru.po
+++ b/po/ru.po
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: pv@ivarch.com\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-12-07 23:06+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-12-08 10:22+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2024-10-22 18:07+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: 0ko <0ko@users.noreply.translate.codeberg.org>\n"
 "Language-Team: Russian <https://translate.codeberg.org/projects/pv/pv/ru/>\n"
@@ -404,37 +404,37 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "yzafpnum KMGTPEZY"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:693 src/pv/transfer.c:1064
+#: src/pv/display.c:698 src/pv/transfer.c:1064
 msgid "buffer allocation failed"
 msgstr "не удалось выделить память для буфера"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:822
+#: src/pv/display.c:827
 msgid "b"
 msgstr "бит"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:825 src/pv/transfer.c:602
+#: src/pv/display.c:830 src/pv/transfer.c:602
 msgid "B"
 msgstr "байт"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:869 src/pv/display.c:884 src/pv/display.c:1139
+#: src/pv/display.c:874 src/pv/display.c:889 src/pv/display.c:1144
 #: src/pv/loop.c:549
 msgid "b/s"
 msgstr "бит/с"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:873 src/pv/display.c:888 src/pv/display.c:1143
+#: src/pv/display.c:878 src/pv/display.c:893 src/pv/display.c:1148
 msgid "/s"
 msgstr "/с"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:873 src/pv/display.c:888 src/pv/display.c:1143
+#: src/pv/display.c:878 src/pv/display.c:893 src/pv/display.c:1148
 #: src/pv/loop.c:549
 msgid "B/s"
 msgstr "байт/с"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:916 src/pv/display.c:920
+#: src/pv/display.c:921 src/pv/display.c:925
 msgid "ETA"
 msgstr "ОЖИД"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:986
+#: src/pv/display.c:991
 msgid "FIN"
 msgstr "ЗАВЕРШ"
 
diff --git a/po/tr.po b/po/tr.po
index 791b5ce..a359597 100644
--- a/po/tr.po
+++ b/po/tr.po
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: pv 1.8.14\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: pv@ivarch.com\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-12-07 23:06+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-12-08 10:22+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2024-10-12 23:51+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: a-j-wood <a-j-wood@users.noreply.translate.codeberg.org>\n"
 "Language-Team: Turkish <https://translate.codeberg.org/projects/pv/pv/tr/>\n"
@@ -405,37 +405,37 @@ msgstr "yzafpnum kMGTPEZY"
 msgid "yzafpnum KMGTPEZY"
 msgstr "yzafpnum KMGTPEZY"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:693 src/pv/transfer.c:1064
+#: src/pv/display.c:698 src/pv/transfer.c:1064
 msgid "buffer allocation failed"
 msgstr "arabellek tahsisi başarısız oldu"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:822
+#: src/pv/display.c:827
 msgid "b"
 msgstr "b"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:825 src/pv/transfer.c:602
+#: src/pv/display.c:830 src/pv/transfer.c:602
 msgid "B"
 msgstr "B"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:869 src/pv/display.c:884 src/pv/display.c:1139
+#: src/pv/display.c:874 src/pv/display.c:889 src/pv/display.c:1144
 #: src/pv/loop.c:549
 msgid "b/s"
 msgstr "b/s"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:873 src/pv/display.c:888 src/pv/display.c:1143
+#: src/pv/display.c:878 src/pv/display.c:893 src/pv/display.c:1148
 msgid "/s"
 msgstr "/s"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:873 src/pv/display.c:888 src/pv/display.c:1143
+#: src/pv/display.c:878 src/pv/display.c:893 src/pv/display.c:1148
 #: src/pv/loop.c:549
 msgid "B/s"
 msgstr "B/s"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:916 src/pv/display.c:920
+#: src/pv/display.c:921 src/pv/display.c:925
 msgid "ETA"
 msgstr "ETA"
 
-#: src/pv/display.c:986
+#: src/pv/display.c:991
 msgid "FIN"
 msgstr "FIN"
 
diff --git a/src/include/pv-internal.h b/src/include/pv-internal.h
index da5139a..155f3a4 100644
--- a/src/include/pv-internal.h
+++ b/src/include/pv-internal.h
@@ -222,6 +222,8 @@ struct pvstate_s {
 		size_t format_segment_count;	 /* number of format string segments */
 
 		unsigned int prev_screen_width;	 /* screen width last time we were called */
+		bool tracking_last_output;	 /* set if displaying the last few bytes output */
+		bool tracking_previous_line;	 /* set if displaying the previously output line */
 		bool display_visible;		 /* set once anything written to terminal */
 
 	} display;
diff --git a/src/pv/display.c b/src/pv/display.c
index f5efee7..b796614 100644
--- a/src/pv/display.c
+++ b/src/pv/display.c
@@ -443,6 +443,9 @@ static void pv__format_init(pvstate_t state, /*@null@ */ const char *format_supp
 	memset(display->format, 0, PV_FORMAT_ARRAY_MAX * sizeof(display->format[0]));
 	memset(display->component, 0, PV_COMPONENT__MAX * sizeof(display->component[0]));
 
+	display->tracking_last_output = false;
+	display->tracking_previous_line = false;
+
 	if (state->control.name) {
 		(void) pv_snprintf(display->component[PV_COMPONENT_NAME].content, PV_SIZEOF_COMPONENT_STR,
 				   "%9.500s:", state->control.name);
@@ -535,12 +538,14 @@ static void pv__format_init(pvstate_t state, /*@null@ */ const char *format_supp
 				chosen_size = (size_t) number_prefix;
 				if (display->lastoutput_bytes < chosen_size)
 					display->lastoutput_bytes = chosen_size;
+				display->tracking_last_output = true;
 				break;
 			case 'L':
 				seg_type = PV_COMPONENT_PREVLINE;
 				if (number_prefix > PV_SIZEOF_PREVLINE_BUFFER)
 					number_prefix = PV_SIZEOF_PREVLINE_BUFFER;
 				chosen_size = (size_t) number_prefix;
+				display->tracking_previous_line = true;
 				break;
 			case 'r':
 				seg_type = PV_COMPONENT_RATE;
diff --git a/src/pv/transfer.c b/src/pv/transfer.c
index 96d7165..ccbd303 100644
--- a/src/pv/transfer.c
+++ b/src/pv/transfer.c
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ static int pv__transfer_write(pvstate_t state, bool *eof_in, bool *eof_out, long
 
 		if ((state->control.linemode) && (lineswritten != NULL))
 			tracking_lines = true;
-		else if (state->display.component[PV_COMPONENT_PREVLINE].required)
+		else if (state->display.tracking_previous_line)
 			tracking_lines = true;
 
 		/*
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ static int pv__transfer_write(pvstate_t state, bool *eof_in, bool *eof_out, long
 					 * line ("%L"), add to our line
 					 * buffer.
 					 */
-					if (state->display.component[PV_COMPONENT_PREVLINE].required
+					if (state->display.tracking_previous_line
 					    && state->display.next_line_len < PV_SIZEOF_PREVLINE_BUFFER - 1) {
 						state->display.next_line[state->display.next_line_len] = *ptr;
 						state->display.next_line_len++;
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ static int pv__transfer_write(pvstate_t state, bool *eof_in, bool *eof_out, long
 				 * with the line we just completed, and
 				 * start a new one.
 				 */
-				if (state->display.component[PV_COMPONENT_PREVLINE].required) {
+				if (state->display.tracking_previous_line) {
 					memset(state->display.previous_line, 0, PV_SIZEOF_PREVLINE_BUFFER);
 					if (state->display.next_line_len > PV_SIZEOF_PREVLINE_BUFFER - 1)
 						state->display.next_line_len = PV_SIZEOF_PREVLINE_BUFFER - 1;
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ static int pv__transfer_write(pvstate_t state, bool *eof_in, bool *eof_out, long
 		 * If we're monitoring the output, update our copy of the
 		 * last few bytes we've written.
 		 */
-		if (state->display.component[PV_COMPONENT_OUTPUTBUF].required && (nwritten > 0)) {
+		if (state->display.tracking_last_output && (nwritten > 0)) {
 			size_t new_portion_size, old_portion_size;
 
 			new_portion_size = (size_t) nwritten;