diff --git a/lib/program.js b/lib/program.js
index 253913d..5877265 100644
--- a/lib/program.js
+++ b/lib/program.js
@@ -2283,7 +2283,12 @@ Program.prototype.up =
 Program.prototype.cursorUp = function(param) {
   this.y -= param || 1;
   this._ncoords();
-  if (this.tput) return this.put.cuu(param);
+  if (this.tput) {
+    if (!this.tput.strings.parm_up_cursor) {
+      return this._write(this.repeat(this.tput.cuu1(), param));
+    }
+    return this.put.cuu(param);
+  }
   return this._write('\x1b[' + (param || '') + 'A');
 };
 
@@ -2294,7 +2299,12 @@ Program.prototype.down =
 Program.prototype.cursorDown = function(param) {
   this.y += param || 1;
   this._ncoords();
-  if (this.tput) return this.put.cud(param);
+  if (this.tput) {
+    if (!this.tput.strings.parm_down_cursor) {
+      return this._write(this.repeat(this.tput.cud1(), param));
+    }
+    return this.put.cud(param);
+  }
   return this._write('\x1b[' + (param || '') + 'B');
 };
 
@@ -2306,7 +2316,12 @@ Program.prototype.forward =
 Program.prototype.cursorForward = function(param) {
   this.x += param || 1;
   this._ncoords();
-  if (this.tput) return this.put.cuf(param);
+  if (this.tput) {
+    if (!this.tput.strings.parm_right_cursor) {
+      return this._write(this.repeat(this.tput.cuf1(), param));
+    }
+    return this.put.cuf(param);
+  }
   return this._write('\x1b[' + (param || '') + 'C');
 };
 
@@ -2318,7 +2333,12 @@ Program.prototype.back =
 Program.prototype.cursorBackward = function(param) {
   this.x -= param || 1;
   this._ncoords();
-  if (this.tput) return this.put.cub(param);
+  if (this.tput) {
+    if (!this.tput.strings.parm_left_cursor) {
+      return this._write(this.repeat(this.tput.cub1(), param));
+    }
+    return this.put.cub(param);
+  }
   return this._write('\x1b[' + (param || '') + 'D');
 };
 
@@ -2967,11 +2987,11 @@ Program.prototype.charPosAbsolute = function(param) {
 // reuse CSI Ps C ?
 Program.prototype.hpr =
 Program.prototype.HPositionRelative = function(param) {
+  if (this.tput) return this.cuf(param);
   this.x += param || 1;
   this._ncoords();
   // Does not exist:
   // if (this.tput) return this.put.hpr(param);
-  if (this.tput) return this.put.cuf(param);
   return this._write('\x1b[' + (param || '') + 'a');
 };
 
@@ -3034,11 +3054,11 @@ Program.prototype.linePosAbsolute = function(param) {
 // reuse CSI Ps B ?
 Program.prototype.vpr =
 Program.prototype.VPositionRelative = function(param) {
+  if (this.tput) return this.cud(param);
   this.y += param || 1;
   this._ncoords();
   // Does not exist:
   // if (this.tput) return this.put.vpr(param);
-  if (this.tput) return this.put.cud(param);
   return this._write('\x1b[' + (param || '') + 'e');
 };