diff --git a/src/Linkifier.ts b/src/Linkifier.ts
index 55b9f18..29b1a95 100644
--- a/src/Linkifier.ts
+++ b/src/Linkifier.ts
@@ -98,14 +98,17 @@ export class Linkifier {
   /**
    * Deregisters a link matcher if it has been registered.
    * @param {number} matcherId The link matcher's ID (returned after register)
+   * @return {boolean} Whether a link matcher was found and deregistered.
    */
-  public deregisterLinkMatcher(matcherId: number): void {
+  public deregisterLinkMatcher(matcherId: number): boolean {
     // ID 0 is the hypertext link matcher which cannot be deregistered
     for (let i = 1; i < this._linkMatchers.length; i++) {
       if (this._linkMatchers[i].id === matcherId) {
         this._linkMatchers.splice(i, 1);
+        return true;
       }
     }
+    return false;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/xterm.js b/src/xterm.js
index c19b91a..a353dc2 100644
--- a/src/xterm.js
+++ b/src/xterm.js
@@ -1309,7 +1309,9 @@ Terminal.prototype.attachHypertextLinkHandler = function(handler) {
  */
 Terminal.prototype.registerLinkMatcher = function(regex, handler, matchIndex) {
   if (this.linkifier) {
-    return this.linkifier.registerLinkMatcher(regex, handler, matchIndex);
+    var matcherId = this.linkifier.registerLinkMatcher(regex, handler, matchIndex);
+    this.refresh(0, this.rows - 1);
+    return matcherId;
   }
 }
 
@@ -1319,7 +1321,9 @@ Terminal.prototype.registerLinkMatcher = function(regex, handler, matchIndex) {
  */
 Terminal.prototype.deregisterLinkMatcher = function(matcherId) {
   if (this.linkifier) {
-    this.linkifier.deregisterLinkMatcher(matcherId);
+    if (this.linkifier.deregisterLinkMatcher(matcherId)) {
+      this.refresh(0, this.rows - 1);
+    }
   }
 }