diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 431e0470e..a675a6006 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ time reading the [rich documentation](https://rich.readthedocs.io/).
         - [argparse_example.py](https://github.com/python-cmd2/cmd2/blob/main/examples/argparse_example.py)
         - [command_sets.py](https://github.com/python-cmd2/cmd2/blob/main/examples/command_sets.py)
         - [getting_started.py](https://github.com/python-cmd2/cmd2/blob/main/examples/getting_started.py)
+    - Optimized performance of terminal fixup during command finalization by replacing `stty sane`
+      with `termios.tcsetattr`
 
 - Bug Fixes
     - Fixed a redirection bug where `cmd2` could unintentionally overwrite an application's
diff --git a/cmd2/cmd2.py b/cmd2/cmd2.py
index c42ec40c5..a1c257917 100644
--- a/cmd2/cmd2.py
+++ b/cmd2/cmd2.py
@@ -508,6 +508,19 @@ def __init__(
         # Commands that will run at the beginning of the command loop
         self._startup_commands: list[str] = []
 
+        # Store initial termios settings to restore after each command.
+        # This is a faster way of accomplishing what "stty sane" does.
+        self._initial_termios_settings = None
+        if not sys.platform.startswith('win') and self.stdin.isatty():
+            try:
+                import io
+                import termios
+
+                self._initial_termios_settings = termios.tcgetattr(self.stdin.fileno())
+            except (ImportError, io.UnsupportedOperation, termios.error):
+                # This can happen if termios isn't available or stdin is a pseudo-TTY
+                self._initial_termios_settings = None
+
         # If a startup script is provided and exists, then execute it in the startup commands
         if startup_script:
             startup_script = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(startup_script))
@@ -2822,14 +2835,15 @@ def onecmd_plus_hooks(
 
     def _run_cmdfinalization_hooks(self, stop: bool, statement: Statement | None) -> bool:
         """Run the command finalization hooks."""
-        with self.sigint_protection:
-            if not sys.platform.startswith('win') and self.stdin.isatty():
-                # Before the next command runs, fix any terminal problems like those
-                # caused by certain binary characters having been printed to it.
-                import subprocess
-
-                proc = subprocess.Popen(['stty', 'sane'])  # noqa: S607
-                proc.communicate()
+        if self._initial_termios_settings is not None and self.stdin.isatty():
+            import io
+            import termios
+
+            # Before the next command runs, fix any terminal problems like those
+            # caused by certain binary characters having been printed to it.
+            with self.sigint_protection, contextlib.suppress(io.UnsupportedOperation, termios.error):
+                # This can fail if stdin is a pseudo-TTY, in which case we just ignore it
+                termios.tcsetattr(self.stdin.fileno(), termios.TCSANOW, self._initial_termios_settings)
 
         data = plugin.CommandFinalizationData(stop, statement)
         for func in self._cmdfinalization_hooks:
diff --git a/tests/test_cmd2.py b/tests/test_cmd2.py
index 82497b723..2586da8c7 100644
--- a/tests/test_cmd2.py
+++ b/tests/test_cmd2.py
@@ -1068,16 +1068,70 @@ def test_cmdloop_without_rawinput() -> None:
     assert out == expected
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform.startswith('win'), reason="stty sane only run on Linux/Mac")
-def test_stty_sane(base_app, monkeypatch) -> None:
-    """Make sure stty sane is run on Linux/Mac after each command if stdin is a terminal"""
-    with mock.patch('sys.stdin.isatty', mock.MagicMock(name='isatty', return_value=True)):
-        # Mock out the subprocess.Popen call so we don't actually run stty sane
-        m = mock.MagicMock(name='Popen')
-        monkeypatch.setattr("subprocess.Popen", m)
+def test_cmdfinalizations_runs(base_app, monkeypatch) -> None:
+    """Make sure _run_cmdfinalization_hooks is run after each command."""
+    with (
+        mock.patch('sys.stdin.isatty', mock.MagicMock(name='isatty', return_value=True)),
+        mock.patch('sys.stdin.fileno', mock.MagicMock(name='fileno', return_value=0)),
+    ):
+        monkeypatch.setattr(base_app.stdin, "fileno", lambda: 0)
+        monkeypatch.setattr(base_app.stdin, "isatty", lambda: True)
+
+        cmd_fin = mock.MagicMock(name='cmdfinalization')
+        monkeypatch.setattr("cmd2.Cmd._run_cmdfinalization_hooks", cmd_fin)
 
         base_app.onecmd_plus_hooks('help')
-        m.assert_called_once_with(['stty', 'sane'])
+        cmd_fin.assert_called_once()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform.startswith('win'), reason="termios is not available on Windows")
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ('is_tty', 'settings_set', 'raised_exception', 'should_call'),
+    [
+        (True, True, None, True),
+        (True, True, 'termios_error', True),
+        (True, True, 'unsupported_operation', True),
+        (False, True, None, False),
+        (True, False, None, False),
+    ],
+)
+def test_restore_termios_settings(base_app, monkeypatch, is_tty, settings_set, raised_exception, should_call):
+    """Test that terminal settings are restored after a command and that errors are suppressed."""
+    import io
+    import termios  # Mock termios since it's imported within the method
+
+    termios_mock = mock.MagicMock()
+    # The error attribute needs to be the actual exception for isinstance checks
+    termios_mock.error = termios.error
+    monkeypatch.setitem(sys.modules, 'termios', termios_mock)
+
+    # Set the exception to be raised by tcsetattr
+    if raised_exception == 'termios_error':
+        termios_mock.tcsetattr.side_effect = termios.error("test termios error")
+    elif raised_exception == 'unsupported_operation':
+        termios_mock.tcsetattr.side_effect = io.UnsupportedOperation("test io error")
+
+    # Set initial termios settings so the logic will run
+    if settings_set:
+        termios_settings = ["dummy settings"]
+        base_app._initial_termios_settings = termios_settings
+    else:
+        base_app._initial_termios_settings = None
+        termios_settings = None  # for the assert
+
+    # Mock stdin to make it look like a TTY
+    monkeypatch.setattr(base_app.stdin, "isatty", lambda: is_tty)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(base_app.stdin, "fileno", lambda: 0)
+
+    # Run a command to trigger _run_cmdfinalization_hooks
+    # This should not raise an exception
+    base_app.onecmd_plus_hooks('help')
+
+    # Verify that tcsetattr was called with the correct arguments
+    if should_call:
+        termios_mock.tcsetattr.assert_called_once_with(0, termios_mock.TCSANOW, termios_settings)
+    else:
+        termios_mock.tcsetattr.assert_not_called()
 
 
 def test_sigint_handler(base_app) -> None: