diff --git a/doc/funcref.sgml b/doc/funcref.sgml
index 9bd4a3595..d665ce0b9 100644
--- a/doc/funcref.sgml
+++ b/doc/funcref.sgml
@@ -949,27 +949,7 @@ id="malloc" name="malloc"> may still return <tt/NULL/.
 <tag/Declaration/<tt/unsigned char _is_cmdline_dos (void);/
 <tag/Description/The function returns 0 if the DOS doesn't support command line arguments.
 It returns 1 if it does.
-<tag/Notes/<itemize>
-<item>Many Atari DOSes which don't support command line arguments immediately clear the screen
-and display their menu after a program exits. Therefore it might be difficult to read
-the last messages printed by the program prior to its exit. This function can be used
-to decide if a delay or wait for a key press should be executed when then program
-exits.
-</itemize>
 <tag/Availability/cc65 (<tt/atari/ and <tt/atarixl/ platforms)
-<tag/Example/<verb>
-/* Hello World for Atari */
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <atari.h>
-int main(void)
-{
-    printf("Hello World\n");
-    if (! _is_cmdline_dos())
-        sleep(5);
-    return 0;
-}
-</verb>
 </descrip>
 </quote>
 
@@ -2587,6 +2567,40 @@ ldiv
 </quote>
 
 
+<sect1>doesclrscrafterexit<label id="doesclrscrafterexit"><p>
+
+<quote>
+<descrip>
+<tag/Function/Determines whether the screen is going to be cleared after program exit.
+<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="cc65.h" name="cc65.h">/
+<tag/Declaration/<tt/unsigned char doesclrscrafterexit (void);/
+<tag/Description/The function returns zero if the screen won't be cleared immediately after
+program termination. It returns a non-zero value if it will.
+<tag/Notes/<itemize>
+<item>Some systems, maybe depending on configuration, immediately clear the screen
+after a program exits. Therefore it might be difficult to read
+the last messages printed by the program prior to its exit. This function can be used
+to decide if a delay or wait for a key press should be executed when then program
+exits.
+</itemize>
+<tag/Availability/cc65
+<tag/Example/<verb>
+/* Hello World */
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <cc65.h>
+int main(void)
+{
+    printf("Hello World\n");
+    if (doesclrscrafterexit())
+        sleep(5);
+    return 0;
+}
+</verb>
+</descrip>
+</quote>
+
+
 <sect1>em_commit<label id="em_commit"><p>
 
 <quote>
diff --git a/include/cc65.h b/include/cc65.h
index 4f9f3067f..9b7b69a0e 100644
--- a/include/cc65.h
+++ b/include/cc65.h
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ int __fastcall__ cc65_cos (unsigned x);
 ** is in 8.8 fixed point format, which means that 1.0 = $100 and -1.0 = $FF00.
 */
 
+unsigned char doesclrscrafterexit (void);
+/* Indicates whether the screen automatically be cleared after program
+** termination.
+*/
+
 
 
 /* End of cc65.h */
diff --git a/libsrc/atari/doesclrscr.s b/libsrc/atari/doesclrscr.s
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c085faebf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libsrc/atari/doesclrscr.s
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+;
+; Christian Groessler, June-2016
+;
+; unsigned char doesclrscr(void);
+;
+; returns 0/1 if after program termination the screen isn't/is cleared
+;
+
+        .export  _doesclrscrafterexit
+        .import  __dos_type
+        .include "atari.inc"
+
+_doesclrscrafterexit:
+        ldx     #0
+        lda     __dos_type
+        cmp     #MAX_DOS_WITH_CMDLINE + 1
+        txa
+        rol     a
+        rts
diff --git a/libsrc/atari/is_cmdline_dos.s b/libsrc/atari/is_cmdline_dos.s
index 71b35fbad..b85cb3ca7 100644
--- a/libsrc/atari/is_cmdline_dos.s
+++ b/libsrc/atari/is_cmdline_dos.s
@@ -7,14 +7,9 @@
 ;
 
         .export  __is_cmdline_dos
-        .import  __dos_type
-        .include "atari.inc"
+        .import  _doesclrscrafterexit
 
 __is_cmdline_dos:
-        ldx     #0
-        lda     __dos_type
-        cmp     #MAX_DOS_WITH_CMDLINE + 1
-        txa
-        rol     a
-        eor     #$01
+        jsr     _doesclrscrafterexit    ; currently (unless a DOS behaving differently is popping up)
+        eor     #$01                    ; we can get by with the inverse of _doesclrscrafterexit
         rts
diff --git a/libsrc/atari/targetutil/w2cas.c b/libsrc/atari/targetutil/w2cas.c
index c95ff7ba5..1381a49a0 100644
--- a/libsrc/atari/targetutil/w2cas.c
+++ b/libsrc/atari/targetutil/w2cas.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <6502.h>
 #include <atari.h>
+#include <cc65.h>
 #include <conio.h>
 
 static int verbose = 1;
@@ -32,13 +33,6 @@ static struct __iocb *findfreeiocb(void)
     return NULL;
 }
 
-static void exitfn(void)
-{
-    /* if DOS will automatically clear the screen, after the program exits, wait for a keypress... */
-    if (! _is_cmdline_dos())
-        cgetc();
-}
-
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     char *filename, *x;
@@ -50,7 +44,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     struct __iocb *iocb = findfreeiocb();
     int iocb_num;
 
-    atexit(exitfn);
+    /* if DOS will automatically clear the screen after the program exits, wait for a keypress... */
+    if (doesclrscrafterexit())
+        atexit((void (*)(void))cgetc);
 
     if (! iocb) {
         fprintf(stderr, "couldn't find a free iocb\n");
diff --git a/libsrc/common/doesclrscr.s b/libsrc/common/doesclrscr.s
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..49ce2fd12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libsrc/common/doesclrscr.s
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+;
+; Christian Groessler, June-2016
+;
+; unsigned char doesclrscr(void);
+;
+; returns 0/1 if after program termination the screen isn't/is cleared
+;
+
+        .export _doesclrscrafterexit
+        .import return0 
+
+_doesclrscrafterexit = return0
diff --git a/testcode/lib/atari/defdev.c b/testcode/lib/atari/defdev.c
index 06ddb6365..9b14e97fc 100644
--- a/testcode/lib/atari/defdev.c
+++ b/testcode/lib/atari/defdev.c
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <conio.h>
 #include <atari.h>
+#include <cc65.h>
 
 extern char _defdev[];
 
 int main(void)
 {
         printf("default device: %s\n", _defdev);
-        if (! _is_cmdline_dos()) cgetc();
+        if (doesclrscrafterexit()) cgetc();
         return 0;
 }
diff --git a/testcode/lib/atari/mem.c b/testcode/lib/atari/mem.c
index a8d50cf30..bc70aded6 100644
--- a/testcode/lib/atari/mem.c
+++ b/testcode/lib/atari/mem.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <conio.h>
 #include <atari.h>
+#include <cc65.h>
 
 extern int getsp(void);                         /* comes from ../getsp.s */
 
@@ -41,6 +42,6 @@ int main(void)
   printf("  sp:              $%04X  (stack ptr)\n", getsp());
 
   if (allocmem) free(allocmem);
-  if (! _is_cmdline_dos()) cgetc();
+  if (doesclrscrafterexit()) cgetc();
   return(0);
 }