diff --git a/view.go b/view.go
index 87f61eeb..0d0b19ef 100644
--- a/view.go
+++ b/view.go
@@ -1728,10 +1728,12 @@ func (v *View) OverwriteLines(y int, content string) {
 }
 
 // only call this function if you don't care where v.wx and v.wy end up
-func (v *View) OverwriteLinesAndClearEverythingElse(y int, content string) {
+func (v *View) OverwriteLinesAndClearEverythingElse(lineCount int, y int, content string) {
 	v.writeMutex.Lock()
 	defer v.writeMutex.Unlock()
 
+	v.setContentLineCount(lineCount)
+
 	v.overwriteLines(y, content)
 
 	for i := 0; i < y; i += 1 {
@@ -1743,7 +1745,7 @@ func (v *View) OverwriteLinesAndClearEverythingElse(y int, content string) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (v *View) SetContentLineCount(lineCount int) {
+func (v *View) setContentLineCount(lineCount int) {
 	if lineCount > 0 {
 		v.makeWriteable(0, lineCount-1)
 	}