diff --git a/src/caps.c b/src/caps.c
index f5e6511..137cea5 100644
--- a/src/caps.c
+++ b/src/caps.c
@@ -523,19 +523,19 @@ struct _vte_capability_string _vte_xterm_capability_strings[] = {
 	{OSC "1;%s" BEL, "set-icon-title", 0},
 	{OSC "2;%s" BEL, "set-window-title", 0},
 	{OSC "3;%s" BEL, "set-xproperty", 0},
-	{OSC "4;%s" BEL, "change-color", 0},
+	{OSC "4;%s" BEL, "change-color-bel", 0},
         {OSC "6;%s" BEL, "set-current-file-uri", 0},
         {OSC "7;%s" BEL, "set-current-directory-uri", 0},
-	{OSC "10;%s" BEL, "change-foreground-colors", 0},
-	{OSC "11;%s" BEL, "change-background-colors", 0},
-	{OSC "12;%s" BEL, "change-cursor-colors", 0},
-	{OSC "13;%s" BEL, "change-mouse-cursor-foreground-colors", 0},
-	{OSC "14;%s" BEL, "change-mouse-cursor-background-colors", 0},
-	{OSC "15;%s" BEL, "change-tek-foreground-colors", 0},
-	{OSC "16;%s" BEL, "change-tek-background-colors", 0},
-	{OSC "17;%s" BEL, "change-highlight-background-colors", 0},
-	{OSC "18;%s" BEL, "change-tek-cursor-colors", 0},
-	{OSC "19;%s" BEL, "change-highlight-foreground-colors", 0},
+	{OSC "10;%s" BEL, "change-foreground-colors-bel", 0},
+	{OSC "11;%s" BEL, "change-background-colors-bel", 0},
+	{OSC "12;%s" BEL, "change-cursor-colors-bel", 0},
+	{OSC "13;%s" BEL, "change-mouse-cursor-foreground-colors-bel", 0},
+	{OSC "14;%s" BEL, "change-mouse-cursor-background-colors-bel", 0},
+	{OSC "15;%s" BEL, "change-tek-foreground-colors-bel", 0},
+	{OSC "16;%s" BEL, "change-tek-background-colors-bel", 0},
+	{OSC "17;%s" BEL, "change-highlight-background-colors-bel", 0},
+	{OSC "18;%s" BEL, "change-tek-cursor-colors-bel", 0},
+	{OSC "19;%s" BEL, "change-highlight-foreground-colors-bel", 0},
 	{OSC "46;%s" BEL, "change-logfile", 0},
 	{OSC "50;#%d" BEL, "change-font-number", 0},
 	{OSC "50;%s" BEL, "change-font-name", 0},
@@ -558,19 +558,19 @@ struct _vte_capability_string _vte_xterm_capability_strings[] = {
 	{OSC "1;%s" ST, "set-icon-title", 0},
 	{OSC "2;%s" ST, "set-window-title", 0},
 	{OSC "3;%s" ST, "set-xproperty", 0},
-	{OSC "4;%s" ST, "change-color", 0},
+	{OSC "4;%s" ST, "change-color-st", 0},
         {OSC "6;%s" ST, "set-current-file-uri", 0},
         {OSC "7;%s" ST, "set-current-directory-uri", 0},
-	{OSC "10;%s" ST, "change-foreground-colors", 0},
-	{OSC "11;%s" ST, "change-background-colors", 0},
-	{OSC "12;%s" ST, "change-cursor-colors", 0},
-	{OSC "13;%s" ST, "change-mouse-cursor-foreground-colors", 0},
-	{OSC "14;%s" ST, "change-mouse-cursor-background-colors", 0},
-	{OSC "15;%s" ST, "change-tek-foreground-colors", 0},
-	{OSC "16;%s" ST, "change-tek-background-colors", 0},
-	{OSC "17;%s" ST, "change-highlight-background-colors", 0},
-	{OSC "18;%s" ST, "change-tek-cursor-colors", 0},
-	{OSC "19;%s" ST, "change-highlight-foreground-colors", 0},
+	{OSC "10;%s" ST, "change-foreground-colors-st", 0},
+	{OSC "11;%s" ST, "change-background-colors-st", 0},
+	{OSC "12;%s" ST, "change-cursor-colors-st", 0},
+	{OSC "13;%s" ST, "change-mouse-cursor-foreground-colors-st", 0},
+	{OSC "14;%s" ST, "change-mouse-cursor-background-colors-st", 0},
+	{OSC "15;%s" ST, "change-tek-foreground-colors-st", 0},
+	{OSC "16;%s" ST, "change-tek-background-colors-st", 0},
+	{OSC "17;%s" ST, "change-highlight-background-colors-st", 0},
+	{OSC "18;%s" ST, "change-tek-cursor-colors-st", 0},
+	{OSC "19;%s" ST, "change-highlight-foreground-colors-st", 0},
 	{OSC "46;%s" ST, "change-logfile", 0},
 	{OSC "50;#%d" ST, "change-font-number", 0},
 	{OSC "50;%s" ST, "change-font-name", 0},
diff --git a/src/vteseq-n.gperf b/src/vteseq-n.gperf
index fb5b151..050e83e 100644
--- a/src/vteseq-n.gperf
+++ b/src/vteseq-n.gperf
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ struct vteseq_n_struct {
 #"memory-lock", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER_NULL
 "save-cursor", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER(vte_sequence_handler_sc)
 "scroll-down", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER(vte_sequence_handler_scroll_down)
-"change-color", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER(vte_sequence_handler_change_color)
+"change-color-bel", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER(vte_sequence_handler_change_color_bel)
+"change-color-st", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER(vte_sequence_handler_change_color_st)
 "reset-color", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER(vte_sequence_handler_reset_color)
 "delete-lines", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER(vte_sequence_handler_delete_lines)
 #"double-width", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER_NULL
@@ -78,7 +79,8 @@ struct vteseq_n_struct {
 #"end-of-guarded-area", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER_NULL
 "utf-8-character-set", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER(vte_sequence_handler_utf_8_charset)
 "window-manipulation", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER(vte_sequence_handler_window_manipulation)
-"change-cursor-colors", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER(vte_sequence_handler_change_cursor_color)
+"change-cursor-colors-bel", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER(vte_sequence_handler_change_cursor_color_bel)
+"change-cursor-colors-st", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER(vte_sequence_handler_change_cursor_color_st)
 "reset-cursor-colors", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER(vte_sequence_handler_reset_cursor_color)
 "character-attributes", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER(vte_sequence_handler_character_attributes)
 "device-status-report", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER(vte_sequence_handler_device_status_report)
@@ -96,9 +98,11 @@ struct vteseq_n_struct {
 #"double-height-top-half", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER_NULL
 "line-position-absolute", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER(vte_sequence_handler_line_position_absolute)
 "return-terminal-status", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER(vte_sequence_handler_return_terminal_status)
-"change-highlight-background-colors", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER(vte_sequence_handler_change_highlight_background_color)
+"change-highlight-background-colors-bel", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER(vte_sequence_handler_change_highlight_background_color_bel)
+"change-highlight-background-colors-st", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER(vte_sequence_handler_change_highlight_background_color_st)
 "reset-highlight-background-colors", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER(vte_sequence_handler_reset_highlight_background_color)
-#"change-highlight-foreground-colors", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER_NULL
+#"change-highlight-foreground-colors-bel", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER_NULL
+#"change-highlight-foreground-colors-st", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER_NULL
 #"reset-highlight-foreground-colors", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER_NULL
 #"enable-filter-rectangle", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER_NULL
 "insert-blank-characters", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER(vte_sequence_handler_insert_blank_characters)
@@ -109,9 +113,11 @@ struct vteseq_n_struct {
 #"ansi-conformance-level-1", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER_NULL
 #"ansi-conformance-level-2", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER_NULL
 #"ansi-conformance-level-3", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER_NULL
-"change-background-colors", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER(vte_sequence_handler_change_background_color)
+"change-background-colors-bel", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER(vte_sequence_handler_change_background_color_bel)
+"change-background-colors-st", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER(vte_sequence_handler_change_background_color_st)
 "reset-background-colors", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER(vte_sequence_handler_reset_background_color)
-"change-foreground-colors", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER(vte_sequence_handler_change_foreground_color)
+"change-foreground-colors-bel", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER(vte_sequence_handler_change_foreground_color_bel)
+"change-foreground-colors-st", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER(vte_sequence_handler_change_foreground_color_st)
 "reset-foreground-colors", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER(vte_sequence_handler_reset_foreground_color)
 "dec-device-status-report", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER(vte_sequence_handler_dec_device_status_report)
 #"enable-locator-reporting", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER_NULL
@@ -124,11 +130,14 @@ struct vteseq_n_struct {
 "character-position-absolute", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER(vte_sequence_handler_character_position_absolute)
 "request-terminal-parameters", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER(vte_sequence_handler_request_terminal_parameters)
 #"select-character-protection", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER_NULL
-#"change-tek-background-colors", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER_NULL
+#"change-tek-background-colors-bel", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER_NULL
+#"change-tek-background-colors-st", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER_NULL
 #"reset-tek-background-colors", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER_NULL
-#"change-tek-foreground-colors", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER_NULL
+#"change-tek-foreground-colors-bel", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER_NULL
+#"change-tek-foreground-colors-st", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER_NULL
 #"reset-tek-foreground-colors", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER_NULL
-#"change-tek-cursor-colors", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER_NULL
+#"change-tek-cursor-colors-bel", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER_NULL
+#"change-tek-cursor-colors-st", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER_NULL
 #"reset-tek-cursor-colors", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER_NULL
 #"invoke-g1-character-set-as-gr", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER_NULL
 #"invoke-g2-character-set-as-gr", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER_NULL
@@ -138,9 +147,11 @@ struct vteseq_n_struct {
 "linux-console-cursor-attributes", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER(vte_sequence_handler_noop)
 "horizontal-and-vertical-position", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER(vte_sequence_handler_horizontal_and_vertical_position)
 "send-secondary-device-attributes", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER(vte_sequence_handler_send_secondary_device_attributes)
-#"change-mouse-cursor-background-colors", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER_NULL
+#"change-mouse-cursor-background-colors-bel", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER_NULL
+#"change-mouse-cursor-background-colors-st", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER_NULL
 #"reset-mouse-cursor-background-colors", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER_NULL
-#"change-mouse-cursor-foreground-colors", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER_NULL
+#"change-mouse-cursor-foreground-colors-bel", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER_NULL
+#"change-mouse-cursor-foreground-colors-st", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER_NULL
 #"reset-mouse-cursor-foreground-colors", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER_NULL
 "set-current-directory-uri", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER(vte_sequence_handler_set_current_directory_uri)
 "set-current-file-uri", VTE_SEQUENCE_HANDLER(vte_sequence_handler_set_current_file_uri)
diff --git a/src/vteseq.c b/src/vteseq.c
index 37d41e1..2383a08 100644
--- a/src/vteseq.c
+++ b/src/vteseq.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "vtetc.h"
 
 #define BEL "\007"
+#define ST _VTE_CAP_ST
 
 
 
@@ -1889,9 +1890,10 @@ vte_sequence_handler_scroll_down (VteTerminal *terminal, GValueArray *params)
 	_vte_terminal_scroll_text (terminal, val);
 }
 
-/* change color in the palette */
+/* Internal helper for changing color in the palette */
 static void
-vte_sequence_handler_change_color (VteTerminal *terminal, GValueArray *params)
+vte_sequence_handler_change_color_internal (VteTerminal *terminal, GValueArray *params,
+					    const char *terminator)
 {
 	gchar **pairs, *str = NULL;
 	GValue *value;
@@ -1928,8 +1930,8 @@ vte_sequence_handler_change_color (VteTerminal *terminal, GValueArray *params)
 				PangoColor *c = _vte_terminal_get_color(terminal, idx);
 				g_assert(c != NULL);
 				g_snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf),
-					    _VTE_CAP_OSC "4;%u;rgb:%04x/%04x/%04x" BEL, idx,
-					    c->red, c->green, c->blue);
+					    _VTE_CAP_OSC "4;%u;rgb:%04x/%04x/%04x%s",
+					    idx, c->red, c->green, c->blue, terminator);
 				vte_terminal_feed_child (terminal, buf, -1);
 			}
 		}
@@ -1943,7 +1945,21 @@ vte_sequence_handler_change_color (VteTerminal *terminal, GValueArray *params)
 	}
 }
 
-/* Reset the color */
+/* Change color in the palette, BEL terminated */
+static void
+vte_sequence_handler_change_color_bel (VteTerminal *terminal, GValueArray *params)
+{
+	vte_sequence_handler_change_color_internal (terminal, params, BEL);
+}
+
+/* Change color in the palette, ST terminated */
+static void
+vte_sequence_handler_change_color_st (VteTerminal *terminal, GValueArray *params)
+{
+	vte_sequence_handler_change_color_internal (terminal, params, ST);
+}
+
+/* Reset color in the palette */
 static void
 vte_sequence_handler_reset_color (VteTerminal *terminal, GValueArray *params)
 {
@@ -3532,7 +3548,8 @@ vte_sequence_handler_window_manipulation (VteTerminal *terminal, GValueArray *pa
 /* Internal helper for setting/querying special colors */
 static void
 vte_sequence_handler_change_special_color_internal (VteTerminal *terminal, GValueArray *params,
-						    int index, int index_fallback, int osc)
+						    int index, int index_fallback, int osc,
+						    const char *terminator)
 {
 	gchar *name = NULL;
 	GValue *value;
@@ -3558,8 +3575,8 @@ vte_sequence_handler_change_special_color_internal (VteTerminal *terminal, GValu
 				c = _vte_terminal_get_color(terminal, index_fallback);
 			g_assert(c != NULL);
 			g_snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf),
-				    _VTE_CAP_OSC "%d;rgb:%04x/%04x/%04x" BEL,
-				    osc, c->red, c->green, c->blue);
+				    _VTE_CAP_OSC "%d;rgb:%04x/%04x/%04x%s",
+				    osc, c->red, c->green, c->blue, terminator);
 			vte_terminal_feed_child (terminal, buf, -1);
 		}
 
@@ -3567,12 +3584,20 @@ vte_sequence_handler_change_special_color_internal (VteTerminal *terminal, GValu
 	}
 }
 
-/* Change the default foreground cursor */
+/* Change the default foreground cursor, BEL terminated */
 static void
-vte_sequence_handler_change_foreground_color (VteTerminal *terminal, GValueArray *params)
+vte_sequence_handler_change_foreground_color_bel (VteTerminal *terminal, GValueArray *params)
 {
 	vte_sequence_handler_change_special_color_internal (terminal, params,
-							    VTE_DEF_FG, -1, 10);
+							    VTE_DEF_FG, -1, 10, BEL);
+}
+
+/* Change the default foreground cursor, ST terminated */
+static void
+vte_sequence_handler_change_foreground_color_st (VteTerminal *terminal, GValueArray *params)
+{
+	vte_sequence_handler_change_special_color_internal (terminal, params,
+							    VTE_DEF_FG, -1, 10, ST);
 }
 
 /* Reset the default foreground color */
@@ -3582,12 +3607,20 @@ vte_sequence_handler_reset_foreground_color (VteTerminal *terminal, GValueArray
 	_vte_terminal_set_color_internal(terminal, VTE_DEF_FG, VTE_COLOR_SOURCE_ESCAPE, NULL);
 }
 
-/* Change the default background cursor */
+/* Change the default background cursor, BEL terminated */
+static void
+vte_sequence_handler_change_background_color_bel (VteTerminal *terminal, GValueArray *params)
+{
+	vte_sequence_handler_change_special_color_internal (terminal, params,
+							    VTE_DEF_BG, -1, 11, BEL);
+}
+
+/* Change the default background cursor, ST terminated */
 static void
-vte_sequence_handler_change_background_color (VteTerminal *terminal, GValueArray *params)
+vte_sequence_handler_change_background_color_st (VteTerminal *terminal, GValueArray *params)
 {
 	vte_sequence_handler_change_special_color_internal (terminal, params,
-							    VTE_DEF_BG, -1, 11);
+							    VTE_DEF_BG, -1, 11, ST);
 }
 
 /* Reset the default background color */
@@ -3597,12 +3630,20 @@ vte_sequence_handler_reset_background_color (VteTerminal *terminal, GValueArray
 	_vte_terminal_set_color_internal(terminal, VTE_DEF_BG, VTE_COLOR_SOURCE_ESCAPE, NULL);
 }
 
-/* Change the color of the cursor */
+/* Change the color of the cursor, BEL terminated */
+static void
+vte_sequence_handler_change_cursor_color_bel (VteTerminal *terminal, GValueArray *params)
+{
+	vte_sequence_handler_change_special_color_internal (terminal, params,
+							    VTE_CUR_BG, VTE_DEF_FG, 12, BEL);
+}
+
+/* Change the color of the cursor, ST terminated */
 static void
-vte_sequence_handler_change_cursor_color (VteTerminal *terminal, GValueArray *params)
+vte_sequence_handler_change_cursor_color_st (VteTerminal *terminal, GValueArray *params)
 {
 	vte_sequence_handler_change_special_color_internal (terminal, params,
-							    VTE_CUR_BG, VTE_DEF_FG, 12);
+							    VTE_CUR_BG, VTE_DEF_FG, 12, ST);
 }
 
 /* Reset the color of the cursor */
@@ -3612,12 +3653,20 @@ vte_sequence_handler_reset_cursor_color (VteTerminal *terminal, GValueArray *par
 	_vte_terminal_set_color_internal(terminal, VTE_CUR_BG, VTE_COLOR_SOURCE_ESCAPE, NULL);
 }
 
-/* Change the highlight background color */
+/* Change the highlight background color, BEL terminated */
+static void
+vte_sequence_handler_change_highlight_background_color_bel (VteTerminal *terminal, GValueArray *params)
+{
+	vte_sequence_handler_change_special_color_internal (terminal, params,
+							    VTE_DEF_HL, VTE_DEF_FG, 17, BEL);
+}
+
+/* Change the highlight background color, ST terminated */
 static void
-vte_sequence_handler_change_highlight_background_color (VteTerminal *terminal, GValueArray *params)
+vte_sequence_handler_change_highlight_background_color_st (VteTerminal *terminal, GValueArray *params)
 {
 	vte_sequence_handler_change_special_color_internal (terminal, params,
-							    VTE_DEF_HL, VTE_DEF_FG, 17);
+							    VTE_DEF_HL, VTE_DEF_FG, 17, ST);
 }
 
 /* Reset the highlight background color */
