diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 751ed9c484eff4e4766fac1d0e07cf5a8d584016..2edc3078596d0d2b0d6b973bb14fb9a9e7626732 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -298,6 +298,11 @@ CVS code -
 	  consistency. (DLR)
 	- Rename variables def and ret to curranswer and retval to avoid
 	  confusion. (DLR)
+	- Call wrefresh(bottomwin) after getting an answer and blanking
+	  out the statusbar, to make sure that the blanking is done.
+	  This fixes a problem where the statusbar is not properly
+	  blanked after using the "Go To Line" prompt with the NO_HELP
+	  flag set. (DLR)
   do_help()
 	- Don't treat NANO_CANCEL_KEY as NANO_EXIT_KEY anymore, for
 	  consistency. (DLR)
diff --git a/src/winio.c b/src/winio.c
index 47e4e79919e3b81fa478c8d07cb6c1e482b82cf0..c2e3f2225373dcd1272e085e0b87491a16411d4a 100644
--- a/src/winio.c
+++ b/src/winio.c
@@ -2659,6 +2659,7 @@ int statusq(bool allow_tabs, const shortcut *s, const char *curranswer,
     }
 
     blank_statusbar();
+    wrefresh(bottomwin);
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
     fprintf(stderr, "answer = \"%s\"\n", answer);