diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3cde4f35be..bfd9ce82a5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ to avoid letting the user edit the immutable one.
 * Files with conflicts are now checked out as executable if all sides of the 
   conflict are executable.
 
+* The progress bar (visible when using e.g. `jj git clone`) clears the
+  remainder of the cursor row after drawing rather than clearing the entire row
+  before drawing, eliminating the "flicker" effect seen on some terminals.
+
 ## [0.17.1] - 2024-05-07
 
 ### Fixed bugs
diff --git a/cli/src/progress.rs b/cli/src/progress.rs
index 476a6c931f..e67b5e88aa 100644
--- a/cli/src/progress.rs
+++ b/cli/src/progress.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ impl Progress {
         self.next_print = now.min(self.next_print + Duration::from_secs(1) / UPDATE_HZ);
 
         self.buffer.clear();
-        write!(self.buffer, "\r{}", Clear(ClearType::CurrentLine)).unwrap();
+        write!(self.buffer, "\r").unwrap();
         let control_chars = self.buffer.len();
         write!(self.buffer, "{: >3.0}% ", 100.0 * progress.overall).unwrap();
         if let Some(total) = progress.bytes_downloaded {
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ impl Progress {
         draw_progress(progress.overall, &mut self.buffer, bar_width);
         self.buffer.push(']');
 
+        write!(self.buffer, "{}", Clear(ClearType::UntilNewLine)).unwrap();
         write!(output, "{}", self.buffer)?;
         output.flush()?;
         Ok(())