diff --git a/src/app/line/linecomps.tsx b/src/app/line/linecomps.tsx
index 1b75962b6..8a46619b8 100644
--- a/src/app/line/linecomps.tsx
+++ b/src/app/line/linecomps.tsx
@@ -113,9 +113,6 @@ class LineCmd extends React.Component<
     isOverflow: OV<boolean> = mobx.observable.box(false, {
         name: "line-overflow",
     });
-    isMinimized: OV<boolean> = mobx.observable.box(false, {
-        name: "line-minimised",
-    });
     isCmdExpanded: OV<boolean> = mobx.observable.box(false, {
         name: "cmd-expanded",
     });
@@ -351,9 +348,9 @@ class LineCmd extends React.Component<
 
     @boundMethod
     clickMinimize() {
-        mobx.action(() => {
-            this.isMinimized.set(!this.isMinimized.get());
-        })();
+        const { line } = this.props;
+        const isMinimized = line.linestate["wave:min"];
+        GlobalCommandRunner.lineMinimize(line.lineid, !isMinimized, true);
     }
 
     @boundMethod
@@ -566,6 +563,7 @@ class LineCmd extends React.Component<
 
     render() {
         const { screen, line, width, staticRender, visible } = this.props;
+        const isMinimized = line.linestate["wave:min"];
         const isVisible = visible.get();
         if (staticRender || !isVisible) {
             return this.renderSimple();
@@ -678,19 +676,19 @@ class LineCmd extends React.Component<
                     <If condition={containerType == appconst.LineContainer_Main}>
                         <div
                             key="minimize"
-                            title={`${this.isMinimized.get() ? "Maximise" : "Minimize"}`}
+                            title={`${isMinimized ? "Maximise" : "Minimize"}`}
                             className={cn(
                                 "line-icon",
                                 "line-minimize",
                                 "hoverEffect",
-                                this.isMinimized.get() ? "line-icon-show" : ""
+                                isMinimized ? "line-icon-show" : ""
                             )}
                             onClick={this.clickMinimize}
                         >
-                            <If condition={this.isMinimized.get()}>
+                            <If condition={isMinimized}>
                                 <i className="fa-sharp fa-regular fa-circle-plus" />
                             </If>
-                            <If condition={!this.isMinimized.get()}>
+                            <If condition={!isMinimized}>
                                 <i className="fa-sharp fa-regular fa-circle-minus" />
                             </If>
                         </div>
@@ -717,7 +715,7 @@ class LineCmd extends React.Component<
                         &nbsp;&nbsp;showing in sidebar =&gt;
                     </div>
                 </If>
-                <If condition={!this.isMinimized.get() && !isInSidebar}>
+                <If condition={!isMinimized && !isInSidebar}>
                     <ErrorBoundary plugin={rendererPlugin?.name} lineContext={lineutil.getRendererContext(line)}>
                         <If condition={rendererPlugin == null && !isNoneRenderer}>
                             <TerminalRenderer
diff --git a/src/app/line/renderer/basicrenderer.tsx b/src/app/line/renderer/basicrenderer.tsx
index 3f4af2ea2..2862b0a12 100644
--- a/src/app/line/renderer/basicrenderer.tsx
+++ b/src/app/line/renderer/basicrenderer.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import * as mobxReact from "mobx-react";
 import * as mobx from "mobx";
 
 import { debounce } from "throttle-debounce";
-import * as util from "@/util";
+import * as util from "@/util/util";
 import { GlobalModel } from "@/models";
 
 class SimpleBlobRendererModel {
diff --git a/src/models/commandrunner.ts b/src/models/commandrunner.ts
index 19bb95f3b..c2e3ab4f6 100644
--- a/src/models/commandrunner.ts
+++ b/src/models/commandrunner.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ class CommandRunner {
         return GlobalModel.submitCommand("line", "delete", [lineArg], { nohist: "1" }, interactive);
     }
 
+    lineMinimize(lineId: string, minimize: boolean, interactive: boolean): Promise<CommandRtnType> {
+        let minimizeStr = minimize ? "1" : "0";
+        return GlobalModel.submitCommand("line", "minimize", [lineId, minimizeStr], { nohist: "1" }, interactive);
+    }
+
     lineRestart(lineArg: string, interactive: boolean): Promise<CommandRtnType> {
         return GlobalModel.submitCommand("line", "restart", [lineArg], { nohist: "1" }, interactive);
     }
diff --git a/wavesrv/pkg/cmdrunner/cmdrunner.go b/wavesrv/pkg/cmdrunner/cmdrunner.go
index 6f2da605e..5189942db 100644
--- a/wavesrv/pkg/cmdrunner/cmdrunner.go
+++ b/wavesrv/pkg/cmdrunner/cmdrunner.go
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ func init() {
 	registerCmdFn("line:view", LineViewCommand)
 	registerCmdFn("line:set", LineSetCommand)
 	registerCmdFn("line:restart", LineRestartCommand)
+	registerCmdFn("line:minimize", LineMinimizeCommand)
 
 	registerCmdFn("client", ClientCommand)
 	registerCmdFn("client:show", ClientShowCommand)
@@ -4325,6 +4326,51 @@ func LineArchiveCommand(ctx context.Context, pk *scpacket.FeCommandPacketType) (
 	return update, nil
 }
 
+func LineMinimizeCommand(ctx context.Context, pk *scpacket.FeCommandPacketType) (scbus.UpdatePacket, error) {
+	ids, err := resolveUiIds(ctx, pk, R_Session|R_Screen)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if len(pk.Args) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("/line:minimize requires arguments (line number or id and min value)")
+	}
+	if len(pk.Args) > 2 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("/line:minimize only takes up to 2 argument (line number or id and min value)")
+	}
+	lineArg1 := pk.Args[0]
+	lineId, err := sstore.FindLineIdByArg(ctx, ids.ScreenId, lineArg1)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error looking up lineid: %v", err)
+	}
+	if lineId == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("line %q not found", lineArg1)
+	}
+	lineArg2 := pk.Args[1]
+	minVal := resolveBool(lineArg2, true)
+	lineState := make(map[string]any)
+	if minVal {
+		lineState[sstore.LineState_Min] = minVal
+	} else {
+		// Remove sstore.LineState_Min from lineState if it exists
+		delete(lineState, sstore.LineState_Min)
+	}
+	err = sstore.UpdateLineState(ctx, ids.ScreenId, lineId, lineState)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot update linestate: %v", err)
+	}
+	lineObj, err := sstore.GetLineById(ctx, ids.ScreenId, lineId)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("/line:minimize cannot retrieve updated line: %v", err)
+	}
+	if lineObj == nil {
+		// no line (which is strange given we checked for it above).  just return a nop.
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	update := scbus.MakeUpdatePacket()
+	sstore.AddLineUpdate(update, lineObj, nil)
+	return update, nil
+}
+
 func LineDeleteCommand(ctx context.Context, pk *scpacket.FeCommandPacketType) (scbus.UpdatePacket, error) {
 	ids, err := resolveUiIds(ctx, pk, R_Session|R_Screen)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/wavesrv/pkg/sstore/sstore.go b/wavesrv/pkg/sstore/sstore.go
index 04292453c..df8e72e5d 100644
--- a/wavesrv/pkg/sstore/sstore.go
+++ b/wavesrv/pkg/sstore/sstore.go
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ const (
 const (
 	LineState_Source   = "prompt:source"
 	LineState_File     = "prompt:file"
+	LineState_Min      = "wave:min"
 	LineState_Template = "template"
 	LineState_Mode     = "mode"
 	LineState_Lang     = "lang"