diff --git a/src/Terminal.ts b/src/Terminal.ts
index b15a30cb12..5c08a7092e 100644
--- a/src/Terminal.ts
+++ b/src/Terminal.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import { IKeyboardEvent, KeyboardResultType, ICharset, IBufferLine, IAttributeDa
 import { evaluateKeyboardEvent } from 'common/input/Keyboard';
 import { EventEmitter, IEvent } from 'common/EventEmitter';
 import { DEFAULT_ATTR_DATA } from 'common/buffer/BufferLine';
-import { applyWindowsMode } from './WindowsMode';
+import { handleWindowsModeLineFeed } from 'common/WindowsMode';
 import { ColorManager } from 'browser/ColorManager';
 import { RenderService } from 'browser/services/RenderService';
 import { IOptionsService, IBufferService, ICoreMouseService, ICoreService, ILogService, IDirtyRowService, IInstantiationService } from 'common/services/Services';
@@ -284,7 +284,13 @@ export class Terminal extends Disposable implements ITerminal, IDisposable, IInp
     this.linkifier = this.linkifier || new Linkifier(this._bufferService, this._logService);
 
     if (this.options.windowsMode) {
-      this._windowsMode = applyWindowsMode(this);
+      this._enableWindowsMode();
+    }
+  }
+
+  private _enableWindowsMode(): void {
+    if (!this._windowsMode) {
+      this._windowsMode = this.onLineFeed(handleWindowsModeLineFeed.bind(null, this._bufferService));
     }
   }
 
@@ -366,9 +372,7 @@ export class Terminal extends Disposable implements ITerminal, IDisposable, IInp
           break;
         case 'windowsMode':
           if (this.optionsService.options.windowsMode) {
-            if (!this._windowsMode) {
-              this._windowsMode = applyWindowsMode(this);
-            }
+            this._enableWindowsMode();
           } else {
             this._windowsMode?.dispose();
             this._windowsMode = undefined;
diff --git a/src/WindowsMode.ts b/src/common/WindowsMode.ts
similarity index 67%
rename from src/WindowsMode.ts
rename to src/common/WindowsMode.ts
index 0838cae20e..ff0e75913a 100644
--- a/src/WindowsMode.ts
+++ b/src/common/WindowsMode.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@
  * @license MIT
  */
 
-import { IDisposable } from 'xterm';
-import { ITerminal } from './Types';
 import { CHAR_DATA_CODE_INDEX, NULL_CELL_CODE, WHITESPACE_CELL_CODE } from 'common/buffer/Constants';
+import { IBufferService } from 'common/services/Services';
 
-export function applyWindowsMode(terminal: ITerminal): IDisposable {
+export function handleWindowsModeLineFeed(bufferService: IBufferService): void {
   // Winpty does not support wraparound mode which means that lines will never
   // be marked as wrapped. This causes issues for things like copying a line
   // retaining the wrapped new line characters or if consumers are listening
@@ -18,11 +17,11 @@ export function applyWindowsMode(terminal: ITerminal): IDisposable {
   // space. This is certainly not without its problems, but generally on
   // Windows when text reaches the end of the terminal it's likely going to be
   // wrapped.
-  return terminal.onLineFeed(() => {
-    const line = terminal.buffer.lines.get(terminal.buffer.ybase + terminal.buffer.y - 1);
-    const lastChar = line.get(terminal.cols - 1);
+  const line = bufferService.buffer.lines.get(bufferService.buffer.ybase + bufferService.buffer.y - 1);
+  const lastChar = line?.get(bufferService.cols - 1);
 
-    const nextLine = terminal.buffer.lines.get(terminal.buffer.ybase + terminal.buffer.y);
+  const nextLine = bufferService.buffer.lines.get(bufferService.buffer.ybase + bufferService.buffer.y);
+  if (nextLine && lastChar) {
     nextLine.isWrapped = (lastChar[CHAR_DATA_CODE_INDEX] !== NULL_CELL_CODE && lastChar[CHAR_DATA_CODE_INDEX] !== WHITESPACE_CELL_CODE);
-  });
+  }
 }