diff --git a/sys/teken/teken_subr.h b/sys/teken/teken_subr.h
index 9e84b9c5cb41..7d8cd0cbe935 100644
--- a/sys/teken/teken_subr.h
+++ b/sys/teken/teken_subr.h
@@ -397,6 +397,11 @@ teken_subr_delete_line(teken_t *t, unsigned int nrows)
 {
 	teken_rect_t tr;
 
+	/* Ignore if outside scrolling region. */
+	if (t->t_cursor.tp_row < t->t_scrollreg.ts_begin ||
+	    t->t_cursor.tp_row >= t->t_scrollreg.ts_end)
+		return;
+
 	tr.tr_begin.tp_col = 0;
 	tr.tr_end.tp_row = t->t_scrollreg.ts_end;
 	tr.tr_end.tp_col = t->t_winsize.tp_col;
@@ -656,6 +661,11 @@ teken_subr_insert_line(teken_t *t, unsigned int nrows)
 {
 	teken_rect_t tr;
 
+	/* Ignore if outside scrolling region. */
+	if (t->t_cursor.tp_row < t->t_scrollreg.ts_begin ||
+	    t->t_cursor.tp_row >= t->t_scrollreg.ts_end)
+		return;
+
 	tr.tr_begin.tp_row = t->t_cursor.tp_row;
 	tr.tr_begin.tp_col = 0;
 	tr.tr_end.tp_col = t->t_winsize.tp_col;