diff --git a/src/files.c b/src/files.c
index 4e0f3fbf..f882f390 100644
--- a/src/files.c
+++ b/src/files.c
@@ -2293,6 +2293,10 @@ void do_savefile(void)
 {
 	if (do_writeout(FALSE, FALSE) == 2)
 		close_and_go();
+#ifdef USE_SLANG
+	/* Work around a shy cursor -- https://sv.gnu.org/bugs/?59091. */
+	bottombars(MREPLACEWITH);
+#endif
 }
 
 /* Convert the tilde notation when the given path begins with ~/ or ~user/.
diff --git a/src/nano.c b/src/nano.c
index 55b97d65..17ee0946 100644
--- a/src/nano.c
+++ b/src/nano.c
@@ -1303,6 +1303,10 @@ void unbound_key(int code)
 	else
 		statusline(ALERT, _("Unbound key: %c"), code);
 #endif
+#ifdef USE_SLANG
+	/* Work around a shy cursor -- https://sv.gnu.org/bugs/?59091. */
+	bottombars(MREPLACEWITH);
+#endif
 }
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_MOUSE
diff --git a/src/winio.c b/src/winio.c
index 6e3b6228..55f707dd 100644
--- a/src/winio.c
+++ b/src/winio.c
@@ -3305,6 +3305,12 @@ void report_cursor_position(void)
 			_("line %zd/%zd (%d%%), col %zu/%zu (%d%%), char %zu/%zu (%d%%)"),
 			openfile->current->lineno, openfile->filebot->lineno, linepct,
 			column, fullwidth, colpct, sum, openfile->totsize, charpct);
+
+#ifdef USE_SLANG
+	/* Work around a shy cursor -- https://sv.gnu.org/bugs/?59091. */
+	bottombars(MREPLACEWITH);
+	bottombars(MMAIN);
+#endif
 }
 
 /* Highlight the text between the given two columns on the current line. */