diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalCore/TerminalDispatch.cpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalCore/TerminalDispatch.cpp
index f5d9a02559a..9e41146d5ed 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalCore/TerminalDispatch.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalCore/TerminalDispatch.cpp
@@ -401,3 +401,100 @@ bool TerminalDispatch::_PrivateModeParamsHelper(const DispatchTypes::PrivateMode
     }
     return success;
 }
+
+bool TerminalDispatch::SoftReset() noexcept
+{
+    // TODO:GH#1883 much of this method is not yet implemented in the Terminal,
+    // because the Terminal _doesn't need to_ yet. The terminal is only ever
+    // connected to conpty, so it doesn't implement most of these things that
+    // Hard/Soft Reset would reset. As those things ar implemented, they should
+    // also get cleared here.
+    //
+    // This code is left here (from its original form in conhost) as a reminder
+    // of what needs to be done.
+
+    bool success = CursorVisibility(true); // Cursor enabled.
+    // if (success)
+    // {
+    //     success = SetOriginMode(false); // Absolute cursor addressing.
+    // }
+    // if (success)
+    // {
+    //     success = SetAutoWrapMode(true); // Wrap at end of line.
+    // }
+    if (success)
+    {
+        success = SetCursorKeysMode(false); // Normal characters.
+    }
+    if (success)
+    {
+        success = SetKeypadMode(false); // Numeric characters.
+    }
+    // if (success)
+    // {
+    //     // Top margin = 1; bottom margin = page length.
+    //     success = _DoSetTopBottomScrollingMargins(0, 0);
+    // }
+    // if (success)
+    // {
+    //     success = DesignateCharset(DispatchTypes::VTCharacterSets::USASCII); // Default Charset
+    // }
+    if (success)
+    {
+        const auto opt = DispatchTypes::GraphicsOptions::Off;
+        success = SetGraphicsRendition({ &opt, 1 }); // Normal rendition.
+    }
+    // if (success)
+    // {
+    //     // Reset the saved cursor state.
+    //     // Note that XTerm only resets the main buffer state, but that
+    //     // seems likely to be a bug. Most other terminals reset both.
+    //     _savedCursorState.at(0) = {}; // Main buffer
+    //     _savedCursorState.at(1) = {}; // Alt buffer
+    // }
+
+    return success;
+}
+
+bool TerminalDispatch::HardReset() noexcept
+{
+    // TODO:GH#1883 much of this method is not yet implemented in the Terminal,
+    // because the Terminal _doesn't need to_ yet. The terminal is only ever
+    // connected to conpty, so it doesn't implement most of these things that
+    // Hard/Soft Reset would reset. As those things ar implemented, they should
+    // also get cleared here.
+    //
+    // This code is left here (from its original form in conhost) as a reminder
+    // of what needs to be done.
+
+    // Sets the SGR state to normal - this must be done before EraseInDisplay
+    //      to ensure that it clears with the default background color.
+    bool success = SoftReset();
+
+    // Clears the screen - Needs to be done in two operations.
+    if (success)
+    {
+        success = EraseInDisplay(DispatchTypes::EraseType::All);
+    }
+    if (success)
+    {
+        success = EraseInDisplay(DispatchTypes::EraseType::Scrollback);
+    }
+
+    // // Set the DECSCNM screen mode back to normal.
+    // if (success)
+    // {
+    //     success = SetScreenMode(false);
+    // }
+
+    // Cursor to 1,1 - the Soft Reset guarantees this is absolute
+    if (success)
+    {
+        success = CursorPosition(1, 1);
+    }
+
+    // // delete all current tab stops and reapply
+    // _pConApi->PrivateSetDefaultTabStops();
+
+    return success;
+}
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalCore/TerminalDispatch.hpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalCore/TerminalDispatch.hpp
index 5321f67dbfa..e3be6ecbe92 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalCore/TerminalDispatch.hpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalCore/TerminalDispatch.hpp
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ class TerminalDispatch : public Microsoft::Console::VirtualTerminal::TermDispatc
     bool SetCursorKeysMode(const bool applicationMode) noexcept override; // DECCKM
     bool SetKeypadMode(const bool applicationMode) noexcept override; // DECKPAM, DECKPNM
 
+    bool SoftReset() noexcept override; // DECSTR
+    bool HardReset() noexcept override; // RIS
+
     bool EnableVT200MouseMode(const bool enabled) noexcept override; // ?1000
     bool EnableUTF8ExtendedMouseMode(const bool enabled) noexcept override; // ?1005
     bool EnableSGRExtendedMouseMode(const bool enabled) noexcept override; // ?1006
diff --git a/src/cascadia/UnitTests_TerminalCore/ConptyRoundtripTests.cpp b/src/cascadia/UnitTests_TerminalCore/ConptyRoundtripTests.cpp
index 762f1ff7f9a..39abbb76fa1 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/UnitTests_TerminalCore/ConptyRoundtripTests.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/UnitTests_TerminalCore/ConptyRoundtripTests.cpp
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ class TerminalCoreUnitTests::ConptyRoundtripTests final
 
     TEST_METHOD(PassthroughClearScrollback);
 
+    TEST_METHOD(PassthroughHardReset);
+
     TEST_METHOD(PassthroughCursorShapeImmediately);
 
     TEST_METHOD(TestWrappingALongString);
@@ -926,7 +928,7 @@ void ConptyRoundtripTests::PassthroughCursorShapeImmediately()
 void ConptyRoundtripTests::PassthroughClearScrollback()
 {
     Log::Comment(NoThrowString().Format(
-        L"Write more lines of outout. We should use \r\n to move the cursor"));
+        L"Write more lines of output than there are lines in the viewport. Clear the scrollback with ^[[3J"));
     VERIFY_IS_NOT_NULL(_pVtRenderEngine.get());
 
     auto& g = ServiceLocator::LocateGlobals();
@@ -985,7 +987,7 @@ void ConptyRoundtripTests::PassthroughClearScrollback()
     const auto termSecondView = term->GetViewport();
     VERIFY_ARE_EQUAL(0, termSecondView.Top());
 
-    // Verify the top of the Terminal veiwoprt contains the contents of the old viewport
+    // Verify the top of the Terminal viewport contains the contents of the old viewport
     for (short y = 0; y < termSecondView.BottomInclusive(); y++)
     {
         TestUtils::VerifyExpectedString(termTb, L"X  ", { 0, y });
@@ -997,3 +999,69 @@ void ConptyRoundtripTests::PassthroughClearScrollback()
         TestUtils::VerifyExpectedString(termTb, std::wstring(TerminalViewWidth, L' '), { 0, y });
     }
 }
+
+void ConptyRoundtripTests::PassthroughHardReset()
+{
+    // This test is highly similar to PassthroughClearScrollback.
+    Log::Comment(NoThrowString().Format(
+        L"Write more lines of output than there are lines in the viewport. Clear everything with ^[c"));
+    VERIFY_IS_NOT_NULL(_pVtRenderEngine.get());
+
+    auto& g = ServiceLocator::LocateGlobals();
+    auto& renderer = *g.pRender;
+    auto& gci = g.getConsoleInformation();
+    auto& si = gci.GetActiveOutputBuffer();
+    auto& hostSm = si.GetStateMachine();
+
+    auto& termTb = *term->_buffer;
+
+    _flushFirstFrame();
+
+    _logConpty = true;
+
+    const auto hostView = si.GetViewport();
+    const auto end = 2 * hostView.Height();
+    for (auto i = 0; i < end; i++)
+    {
+        Log::Comment(NoThrowString().Format(L"Writing line %d/%d", i, end));
+        expectedOutput.push_back("X");
+        if (i < hostView.BottomInclusive())
+        {
+            expectedOutput.push_back("\r\n");
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // After we hit the bottom of the viewport, the newlines come in
+            // seperated for whatever reason.
+            expectedOutput.push_back("\r");
+            expectedOutput.push_back("\n");
+            expectedOutput.push_back("");
+        }
+
+        hostSm.ProcessString(L"X\n");
+
+        VERIFY_SUCCEEDED(renderer.PaintFrame());
+    }
+
+    VERIFY_SUCCEEDED(renderer.PaintFrame());
+
+    // Verify that we've printed height*2 lines of X's to the Terminal
+    const auto termFirstView = term->GetViewport();
+    for (short y = 0; y < 2 * termFirstView.Height(); y++)
+    {
+        TestUtils::VerifyExpectedString(termTb, L"X  ", { 0, y });
+    }
+
+    // Write a Hard Reset VT sequence to the host, it should come through to the Terminal
+    expectedOutput.push_back("\033c");
+    hostSm.ProcessString(L"\033c");
+
+    const auto termSecondView = term->GetViewport();
+    VERIFY_ARE_EQUAL(0, termSecondView.Top());
+
+    // Verify everything has been cleared out
+    for (short y = 0; y < termFirstView.BottomInclusive(); y++)
+    {
+        TestUtils::VerifyExpectedString(termTb, std::wstring(TerminalViewWidth, L' '), { 0, y });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/terminal/adapter/adaptDispatch.cpp b/src/terminal/adapter/adaptDispatch.cpp
index 35eb0b64eac..236d10283e7 100644
--- a/src/terminal/adapter/adaptDispatch.cpp
+++ b/src/terminal/adapter/adaptDispatch.cpp
@@ -1461,6 +1461,9 @@ bool AdaptDispatch::DesignateCharset(const wchar_t wchCharset) noexcept
 // True if handled successfully. False otherwise.
 bool AdaptDispatch::SoftReset()
 {
+    bool isPty = false;
+    _pConApi->IsConsolePty(isPty);
+
     bool success = CursorVisibility(true); // Cursor enabled.
     if (success)
     {
@@ -1474,11 +1477,15 @@ bool AdaptDispatch::SoftReset()
     {
         success = SetCursorKeysMode(false); // Normal characters.
     }
-    if (success)
+    // SetCursorKeysMode will return false if we're in conpty mode, as to
+    // trigger a passthrough. If that's the case, just power through here.
+    if (success || isPty)
     {
         success = SetKeypadMode(false); // Numeric characters.
     }
-    if (success)
+    // SetKeypadMode will return false if we're in conpty mode, as to trigger a
+    // passthrough. If that's the case, just power through here.
+    if (success || isPty)
     {
         // Top margin = 1; bottom margin = page length.
         success = _DoSetTopBottomScrollingMargins(0, 0);
diff --git a/src/terminal/parser/OutputStateMachineEngine.cpp b/src/terminal/parser/OutputStateMachineEngine.cpp
index be2763a2708..156488f01fa 100644
--- a/src/terminal/parser/OutputStateMachineEngine.cpp
+++ b/src/terminal/parser/OutputStateMachineEngine.cpp
@@ -274,6 +274,13 @@ bool OutputStateMachineEngine::ActionEscDispatch(const wchar_t wch,
         }
     }
 
+    // If we were unable to process the string, and there's a TTY attached to us,
+    //      trigger the state machine to flush the string to the terminal.
+    if (_pfnFlushToTerminal != nullptr && !success)
+    {
+        success = _pfnFlushToTerminal();
+    }
+
     _ClearLastChar();
 
     return success;