diff --git a/usr.bin/script/script.c b/usr.bin/script/script.c
index 98774ea4840d6..27b44421fb8ba 100644
--- a/usr.bin/script/script.c
+++ b/usr.bin/script/script.c
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
+/*
+ * 2020-07-31 Soumendra Ganguly <soumendraganguly@gmail.com>
+ * - fixed playback of curses sessions
+ */
+
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
 #ifndef lint
 __COPYRIGHT("@(#) Copyright (c) 1980, 1992, 1993\
@@ -81,6 +86,7 @@ static int	usesleep, rawout;
 static int	quiet, flush;
 static const char *fname;
 
+static int isterm;
 static struct	termios tt;
 
 __dead static void	done(void);
@@ -327,20 +333,52 @@ record(FILE *fp, char *buf, size_t cc, int direction)
 		err(1, "writev");
 }
 
+static void
+termset()
+{
+	struct termios tattr;
+
+	isterm = isatty(STDOUT_FILENO);
+	if (!isterm)
+		return;
+
+	if (tcgetattr(STDOUT_FILENO, &tt) != 0)
+		err(1, "tcgetattr");
+
+	tattr = tt;
+	cfmakeraw(&tattr);
+	tattr.c_lflag |= ISIG;
+	if (tcsetattr(STDOUT_FILENO, TCSANOW, &tattr) != 0)
+		err(1, "tcsetattr");
+}
+
+static void
+termreset()
+{
+	if (isterm)
+		tcsetattr(STDOUT_FILENO, TCSADRAIN, &tt);
+
+	isterm = 0;
+}
+
 static void
 consume(FILE *fp, off_t len, char *buf, int reg)
 {
 	size_t l;
 
 	if (reg) {
-		if (fseeko(fp, len, SEEK_CUR) == -1)
+		if (fseeko(fp, len, SEEK_CUR) == -1) {
+			termreset();
 			err(1, NULL);
+		}
 	}
 	else {
 		while (len > 0) {
 			l = MIN(DEF_BUF, len);
-			if (fread(buf, sizeof(char), l, fp) != l)
+			if (fread(buf, sizeof(char), l, fp) != l) {
+				termreset();
 				err(1, "cannot read buffer");
+			}
 			len -= l;
 		}
 	}
@@ -367,24 +405,29 @@ playback(FILE *fp)
 	time_t tclock;
 	int reg;
 
+	isterm = 0;
+
 	if (fstat(fileno(fp), &pst) == -1)
-		err(1, "fstat failed");	
+		err(1, "fstat failed");
 
 	reg = S_ISREG(pst.st_mode);
 
 	for (nread = 0; !reg || nread < pst.st_size; nread += save_len) {
 		if (fread(&stamp, sizeof(stamp), 1, fp) != 1) {
-			if (reg)
+			if (reg) {
+				termreset();
 				err(1, "reading playback header");
-			else
-				break;
+			}
+			break;
 		}
 		swapstamp(stamp);
 		save_len = sizeof(stamp);
 
 		if (reg && stamp.scr_len >
-		    (uint64_t)(pst.st_size - save_len) - nread)
+		    (uint64_t)(pst.st_size - save_len) - nread) {
+			termreset();
 			errx(1, "invalid stamp");
+		}
 
 		save_len += stamp.scr_len;
 		tclock = stamp.scr_sec;
@@ -398,8 +441,10 @@ playback(FILE *fp)
 				ctime(&tclock));
 			tsi = tso;
 			(void)consume(fp, stamp.scr_len, buf, reg);
+			termset();
 			break;
 		case 'e':
+			termreset();
 			if (!quiet)
 				(void)printf("\nScript done on %s",
 				    ctime(&tclock));
@@ -421,17 +466,21 @@ playback(FILE *fp)
 			tsi = tso;
 			while (stamp.scr_len > 0) {
 				l = MIN(DEF_BUF, stamp.scr_len);
-				if (fread(buf, sizeof(char), l, fp) != l)
+				if (fread(buf, sizeof(char), l, fp) != l) {
+					termreset();
 					err(1, "cannot read buffer");
+				}
 
 				(void)write(STDOUT_FILENO, buf, l);
 				stamp.scr_len -= l;
 			}
 			break;
 		default:
+			termreset();
 			errx(1, "invalid direction");
 		}
 	}
+	termreset();
 	(void)fclose(fp);
 	exit(0);
 }