diff --git a/src/tui/shell.cpp b/src/tui/shell.cpp
index 8601da4..e3e3fb8 100644
--- a/src/tui/shell.cpp
+++ b/src/tui/shell.cpp
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ void Tui::Source(const std::string &filename) {
     loading_executed = 0;
     loading_lineno = 0;
     loading_prev_in_source = in_source;
+    source_origin_screen = screen_idx;  // a sourced line that leaves this screen aborts
     in_source = true;
     loading = true;
 
@@ -346,10 +347,10 @@ void Tui::ProcessNextSourceLine() {
         Submit();
         ++loading_executed;
 
-        if (screen_idx != 0) {
+        if (screen_idx != source_origin_screen) {
             Print("source: line " + std::to_string(loading_lineno)
                   + " is interactive (would open a screen) — aborting.");
-            screen_idx = 0;
+            screen_idx = source_origin_screen;
             loading.store(false);
             tick_in_flight.store(false);
             in_source = loading_prev_in_source;
diff --git a/src/tui/tui.hpp b/src/tui/tui.hpp
index 63861a8..ff01484 100644
--- a/src/tui/tui.hpp
+++ b/src/tui/tui.hpp
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ class Tui {
     int loading_executed;
     int loading_lineno;
     bool loading_prev_in_source;
+    int source_origin_screen = 0;  ///< screen a `source` started from; a sourced line that navigates away (opens an interactive screen) aborts it.
     ftxui::ScreenInteractive *screen_ptr;  ///< set in Run() so Source() can post events.
 
     // ---- Dashboard scroll state (0 = top; grows as the user scrolls down) ----