diff --git a/packages/create-lz-oapp/src/index.tsx b/packages/create-lz-oapp/src/index.tsx
index bac6160cc..ed5493866 100644
--- a/packages/create-lz-oapp/src/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/create-lz-oapp/src/index.tsx
@@ -2,12 +2,18 @@ import React from "react"
 import { render } from "ink"
 import { Command } from "commander"
 import { Placeholder } from "./components/placeholder.js"
+import { altScreen } from "./utilities/terminal.js"
 
 new Command("create-lz-oapp")
     .description("Create LayerZero OApp with one command")
     .action(async () => {
-        const { waitUntilExit } = render(<Placeholder />)
+        const exitAltScreen = await altScreen()
 
-        await waitUntilExit()
+        try {
+            const { waitUntilExit } = render(<Placeholder />)
+            await waitUntilExit()
+        } finally {
+            await exitAltScreen()
+        }
     })
     .parseAsync()
diff --git a/packages/create-lz-oapp/src/utilities/terminal.ts b/packages/create-lz-oapp/src/utilities/terminal.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c5c42c2df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/create-lz-oapp/src/utilities/terminal.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+const ENTER_ALT_SCREEN_ANSI = "\x1b[?1049h"
+const EXIT_ALT_SCREEN_ANSI = "\x1b[?1049l"
+
+/**
+ * Helper function that wraps socket writes with a promise
+ *
+ * @param socket `WriteStream`
+ * @returns `(content: string) => Promise<void>`
+ */
+const createWrite = (socket: NodeJS.WriteStream) => (content: string) => {
+    return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+        socket.write(content, (error) => {
+            if (error != null) reject(error)
+            else resolve()
+        })
+    })
+}
+
+/**
+ * Starts an alt screen and returns a callback that exits back to the default screen.
+ * This makes the app "full screen"
+ *
+ * See https://github.com/vadimdemedes/ink/issues/263 for more info
+ *
+ * @returns `Promise<() => void>`
+ */
+export const altScreen = async () => {
+    const write = createWrite(process.stdout)
+
+    await write(ENTER_ALT_SCREEN_ANSI)
+
+    return () => write(EXIT_ALT_SCREEN_ANSI)
+}