diff --git a/pkg/emu/state.go b/pkg/emu/state.go
index 10d3eb8f..c236d22a 100644
--- a/pkg/emu/state.go
+++ b/pkg/emu/state.go
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ func (t *State) reset() {
 
 // TODO: definitely can improve allocs
 func (t *State) resize(size geom.Vec2) {
+	oldCols := t.cols
 	cols := size.C
 	rows := size.R
 	if cols == t.cols && rows == t.rows {
@@ -378,13 +379,13 @@ func (t *State) resize(size geom.Vec2) {
 	}
 
 	copy(t.tabs, tabs)
-	if cols > t.cols {
-		i := t.cols - 1
+	if cols > oldCols && oldCols > 0 {
+		i := oldCols - 1
 		for i > 0 && !tabs[i] {
 			i--
 		}
-		for i += tabspaces; i < len(tabs); i += tabspaces {
-			tabs[i] = true
+		for i += tabspaces; i < len(t.tabs); i += tabspaces {
+			t.tabs[i] = true
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/emu/vt_test.go b/pkg/emu/vt_test.go
index 69dc2181..a88ef87b 100644
--- a/pkg/emu/vt_test.go
+++ b/pkg/emu/vt_test.go
@@ -108,3 +108,14 @@ func TestPrompt(t *testing.T) {
 	require.True(t, value)
 	require.True(t, ok)
 }
+
+func TestTabs(t *testing.T) {
+	term := New()
+	// This is the simplest example of a bug that I encountered with tabs.
+	term.Resize(geom.Vec2{C: 172, R: 3})
+	term.Write([]byte(LineFeedMode))
+	term.Write([]byte("LICENSE\t\tcmd\t\tdaemon.log\terr.log\t\tgo.sum\t\tmain\t\tscreenshot.gif\tstories.log\ttrace.prof\r\n"))
+	first := term.Screen()[0].String()
+	index := strings.Index(first, "trace.prof")
+	require.NotEqual(t, -1, index)
+}