diff --git a/engines/glk/comprehend/comprehend.h b/engines/glk/comprehend/comprehend.h
index adb4210c1af..d2af626429b 100644
--- a/engines/glk/comprehend/comprehend.h
+++ b/engines/glk/comprehend/comprehend.h
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ struct GameStrings {
 class Comprehend : public GlkAPI {
 private:
 	int _saveSlot; ///< Save slot when loading savegame from launcher
+	bool _graphicsEnabled;
 public:
 	GraphicsWindow *_topWindow;
 	TextBufferWindow *_bottomWindow;
 	DrawSurface *_drawSurface;
 	ComprehendGame *_game;
 	Pics *_pics;
-	bool _graphicsEnabled;
 	uint _drawFlags;
 
 private:
@@ -156,9 +156,9 @@ public:
 	void togglePictureVisibility();
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns true if the picture area is visible
+	 * Returns true if the graphics area is visible
 	 */
-	bool isPictureVisible() const {
+	bool isGraphicsEnabled() const {
 		return _graphicsEnabled;
 	}
 };
diff --git a/engines/glk/comprehend/game.cpp b/engines/glk/comprehend/game.cpp
index f226fb6710a..bc2a756554f 100644
--- a/engines/glk/comprehend/game.cpp
+++ b/engines/glk/comprehend/game.cpp
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ void ComprehendGame::update_graphics() {
 	int type;
 	uint i;
 
-	if (!g_comprehend->_graphicsEnabled)
+	if (!g_comprehend->isGraphicsEnabled())
 		return;
 
 	type = roomIsSpecial(_currentRoom, NULL);
@@ -1176,7 +1176,6 @@ void ComprehendGame::doBeforeTurn() {
 }
 
 void ComprehendGame::doAfterTurn() {
-	// Do post turn game specific bits
 	afterTurn();
 }
 
@@ -1185,9 +1184,15 @@ void ComprehendGame::read_input() {
 	char *line = NULL, buffer[1024];
 	bool handled;
 
+
 	beforePrompt();
 	doBeforeTurn();
 
+	// If we're in full screen text, we can afford a blank row between
+	// any game response and the next line of text
+	if (!g_comprehend->isGraphicsEnabled())
+		g_comprehend->print("\n");
+
 	for (;;) {
 		g_comprehend->print("> ");
 		g_comprehend->readLine(buffer, sizeof(buffer));
diff --git a/engines/glk/comprehend/game_data.cpp b/engines/glk/comprehend/game_data.cpp
index d8cc643fb05..0de5ebc00ae 100644
--- a/engines/glk/comprehend/game_data.cpp
+++ b/engines/glk/comprehend/game_data.cpp
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ void GameData::loadGame() {
 	/* Load the main game data file */
 	loadGameData();
 
-	if (g_comprehend->_graphicsEnabled) {
+	if (g_comprehend->isGraphicsEnabled()) {
 		// Set up the picture archive
 		g_comprehend->_pics->load(_locationGraphicFiles,
 		                          _itemGraphicFiles, _titleGraphicFile);