diff --git a/core/art.js b/core/art.js
index c8205c47..1d0358c2 100644
--- a/core/art.js
+++ b/core/art.js
@@ -333,9 +333,6 @@ function display(client, art, options, cb) {
                 if(!mciInfo.id) {
                     ++generatedId;
                 }
-
-                // mciCprQueue.push(mapKey);
-                // client.term.rawWrite(ansi.queryPos());
             }
 
         });
diff --git a/core/menu_module.js b/core/menu_module.js
index 804065a7..8fd2f5d2 100644
--- a/core/menu_module.js
+++ b/core/menu_module.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ exports.MenuModule = class MenuModule extends PluginModule {
     initSequence() {
         const self      = this;
         const mciData   = {};
-        let pausePosition;
+        let pausePosition = {row: 0, column: 0};
 
         const hasArt = () => {
             return _.isString(self.menuConfig.art) ||
@@ -84,19 +84,14 @@ exports.MenuModule = class MenuModule extends PluginModule {
                                 self.client.log.trace('Could not display art', { art : self.menuConfig.art, reason : err.message } );
                             } else {
                                 mciData.menu = artData.mciMap;
+                                pausePosition.row = artData.height + 1;
                             }
 
+
                             return callback(null);  //  any errors are non-fatal
                         }
                     );
                 },
-                function moveToPromptLocation(callback) {
-                    if(self.menuConfig.prompt) {
-                        //  :TODO: fetch and move cursor to prompt location, if supplied. See notes/etc. on placements
-                    }
-
-                    return callback(null);
-                },
                 function displayPromptArt(callback) {
                     if(!_.isString(self.menuConfig.prompt)) {
                         return callback(null);
@@ -106,30 +101,21 @@ exports.MenuModule = class MenuModule extends PluginModule {
                         return callback(Errors.MissingConfig('Prompt specified but no "promptConfig" block found'));
                     }
 
+
                     self.displayAsset(
                         self.menuConfig.promptConfig.art,
                         self.menuConfig.config,
-                        (err, artData) => {
-                            if(artData) {
-                                mciData.prompt = artData.mciMap;
+                        (err, promptArtData) => {
+                            if(promptArtData) {
+                                mciData.prompt = promptArtData.mciMap;
+                            }
+                            if(promptArtData.height != null) {
+                                pausePosition.row = pausePosition.row + promptArtData.height;
                             }
                             return callback(err);   //  pass err here; prompts *must* have art
                         }
                     );
                 },
-                function recordCursorPosition(callback) {
-                    if(!self.shouldPause()) {
-                        return callback(null);  //  cursor position not needed
-                    }
-
-                    self.client.once('cursor position report', pos => {
-                        pausePosition = { row : pos[0], col : 1 };
-                        self.client.log.trace('After art position recorded', pausePosition );
-                        return callback(null);
-                    });
-
-                    self.client.term.rawWrite(ansi.queryPos());
-                },
                 function afterArtDisplayed(callback) {
                     return self.mciReady(mciData, callback);
                 },
@@ -512,7 +498,7 @@ exports.MenuModule = class MenuModule extends PluginModule {
 
         this.optionalMoveToPosition(position);
 
-        return theme.displayThemedPause(this.client, cb);
+        return theme.displayThemedPause(this.client, position, cb);
     }
 
     promptForInput( { formName, formId, promptName, prevFormName, position } = {}, options, cb) {
diff --git a/core/theme.js b/core/theme.js
index d8340b65..98643c40 100644
--- a/core/theme.js
+++ b/core/theme.js
@@ -551,6 +551,7 @@ function displayThemedPrompt(name, client, options, cb) {
 
                 if(options.clearScreen) {
                     client.term.rawWrite(ansi.resetScreen());
+                    options.position = {row: 1, column: 1};
                 }
 
                 //
@@ -583,12 +584,11 @@ function displayThemedPrompt(name, client, options, cb) {
                     return callback(null, promptConfig, artInfo);
                 }
 
-                client.once('cursor position report', pos => {
-                    artInfo.startRow = pos[0] - artInfo.height;
-                    return callback(null, promptConfig, artInfo);
-                });
+                if(options.row != null) {
+                    artInfo.startRow = options.row - artInfo.height;
+                }
 
-                client.term.rawWrite(ansi.queryPos());
+                return callback(null, promptConfig, artInfo);
             },
             function createMCIViews(promptConfig, artInfo, callback) {
                 const assocViewController = usingTempViewController ? new ViewController( { client : client } ) : options.viewController;
@@ -614,7 +614,9 @@ function displayThemedPrompt(name, client, options, cb) {
                 });
             },
             function clearPauseArt(artInfo, assocViewController, callback) {
-                if(options.clearPrompt) {
+                // Only clear with height if clearPrompt is true and if we were able 
+                // to determine the row
+                if(options.clearPrompt && artInfo.startRow) {
                     if(artInfo.startRow && artInfo.height) {
                         client.term.rawWrite(ansi.goto(artInfo.startRow, 1));