diff --git a/src/browser/Terminal.ts b/src/browser/Terminal.ts
index 14a107f9..02f039f7 100644
--- a/src/browser/Terminal.ts
+++ b/src/browser/Terminal.ts
@@ -516,6 +516,7 @@ export class Terminal extends CoreTerminal implements ITerminal {
     this.onResize(e => this._renderService!.resize(e.cols, e.rows));
 
     this._decorationService = this.register(this._instantiationService.createInstance(DecorationService, this.screenElement));
+    this.register(this._renderService.onRefreshRequest(() => this._decorationService?.refresh()));
 
     this._compositionView = document.createElement('div');
     this._compositionView.classList.add('composition-view');
diff --git a/src/browser/services/DecorationService.ts b/src/browser/services/DecorationService.ts
index 907d568c..cb3a9643 100644
--- a/src/browser/services/DecorationService.ts
+++ b/src/browser/services/DecorationService.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ export class DecorationService extends Disposable implements IDecorationService
     @IRenderService private readonly _renderService: IRenderService
   ) {
     super();
-    this._renderService.onRefreshRequest(() => this.refresh());
   }
 
   public registerDecoration(decorationOptions: IDecorationOptions): IDecoration | undefined {