diff --git a/packages/core/src/renderer.ts b/packages/core/src/renderer.ts
index 1ebcfc904..e14f1c26e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/renderer.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/renderer.ts
@@ -1653,6 +1653,11 @@ export class CliRenderer extends EventEmitter implements RenderContext {
       this.flushStdoutCache(this._splitHeight, true)
     }
 
+    // Prevents mouse clicks appearing as garbage text in shell after exit
+    if (this._useMouse) {
+      this.disableMouse()
+    }
+
     if (this.stdin.setRawMode) {
       this.stdin.setRawMode(false)
     }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tests/renderer.useMouse.test.ts b/packages/core/src/tests/renderer.useMouse.test.ts
index 258e0771c..8349e6746 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tests/renderer.useMouse.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/tests/renderer.useMouse.test.ts
@@ -47,4 +47,18 @@ describe("useMouse configuration", () => {
 
     renderer.destroy()
   })
+
+  test("destroy disables mouse tracking", async () => {
+    const { renderer } = await createTestRenderer({
+      useMouse: true,
+      exitOnCtrlC: false,
+      useAlternateScreen: false,
+    })
+
+    expect(renderer.useMouse).toBe(true)
+
+    renderer.destroy()
+
+    expect(renderer.useMouse).toBe(false)
+  })
 })