diff -r b9b27a5565ff lisp/misc/term.el
--- a/lisp/misc/term.el	Wed Sep 23 15:50:43 2009 +0200
+++ b/lisp/misc/term.el	Wed Sep 23 15:52:10 2009 +0200
@@ -3377,10 +3377,11 @@
    ((eq char ?r)
     (term-set-scroll-region
      (1- term-terminal-previous-parameter)
-     (1- term-terminal-parameter)))
+     (1- term-terminal-parameter)
+     t))
    (t)))
 
-(defun term-set-scroll-region (top bottom)
+(defun term-set-scroll-region (top bottom &optional esc-bracket-r)
   "Set scrolling region.
 TOP is the top-most line (inclusive) of the new scrolling region,
 while BOTTOM is the line following the new scrolling region (e.g. exclusive).
@@ -3398,7 +3399,8 @@
 	    (not (and (= term-scroll-start 0)
 		      (= term-scroll-end term-height)))))
   (term-move-columns (- (term-current-column)))
-  (term-goto 0 0))
+  (if esc-bracket-r
+      (term-goto 0 0)))
 
 ;; (defun term-switch-to-alternate-sub-buffer (set)
 ;;   ;; If asked to switch to (from) the alternate sub-buffer, and already (not)