diff --git a/examples/alternate_screen.rs b/examples/alternate_screen.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91d28b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/alternate_screen.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+extern crate termion;
+
+use termion::screen::*;
+use std::io::{Write, stdout};
+use std::{time, thread};
+
+fn main() {
+    {
+        let mut screen = AlternateScreen::from(stdout());
+        write!(screen, "Welcome to the alternate screen.\n\nPlease wait patiently until we arrive back at the main screen in a about three seconds.").unwrap();
+        screen.flush().unwrap();
+
+        thread::sleep(time::Duration::from_secs(3));
+    }
+
+    println!("Phew! We are back.");
+}
diff --git a/examples/alternate_screen_raw.rs b/examples/alternate_screen_raw.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..beea9e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/alternate_screen_raw.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+extern crate termion;
+
+use termion::event::Key;
+use termion::input::TermRead;
+use termion::raw::IntoRawMode;
+use termion::screen::*;
+use std::io::{Write, stdout, stdin};
+
+fn write_alt_screen_msg<W: Write>(screen: &mut W) {
+    write!(screen, "{}{}Welcome to the alternate screen.{}Press '1' to switch to the main screen or '2' to switch to the alternate screen.{}Press 'q' to exit (and switch back to the main screen).",
+           termion::clear::All,
+           termion::cursor::Goto(1, 1),
+           termion::cursor::Goto(1, 3),
+           termion::cursor::Goto(1, 4)).unwrap();
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let stdin = stdin();
+    let mut screen = AlternateScreen::from(stdout().into_raw_mode().unwrap());
+    write!(screen, "{}", termion::cursor::Hide).unwrap();
+    write_alt_screen_msg(&mut screen);
+
+    screen.flush().unwrap();
+
+    for c in stdin.keys() {
+        match c.unwrap() {
+            Key::Char('q') => break,
+            Key::Char('1') => {
+                write!(screen, "{}", ToMainScreen).unwrap();
+            },
+            Key::Char('2') => {
+                write!(screen, "{}", ToAlternateScreen).unwrap();
+                write_alt_screen_msg(&mut screen);
+            },
+            _ => {},
+        }
+        screen.flush().unwrap();
+    }
+    write!(screen, "{}", termion::cursor::Show).unwrap();
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 668209f..7e286bb 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -34,5 +34,6 @@ pub mod cursor;
 pub mod event;
 pub mod input;
 pub mod raw;
+pub mod screen;
 pub mod scroll;
 pub mod style;
diff --git a/src/screen.rs b/src/screen.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef70a74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/screen.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+//! Managing switching between main and alternate screen buffers.
+//!
+//! Note that this implementation uses xterm's new escape sequences for screen switching and thus
+//! only works for xterm compatible terminals (which should be most terminals nowadays).
+//!
+//! # Example
+//!
+//! ```rust
+//! use termion::screen::AlternateScreen;
+//! use std::io::{Write, stdout};
+//!
+//! fn main() {
+//!     {
+//!         let mut screen = AlternateScreen::from(stdout());
+//!         write!(screen, "Writing to alternate screen!").unwrap();
+//!         screen.flush().unwrap();
+//!     }
+//!     println!("Writing to main screen.");
+//! }
+//! ```
+
+use std::io::{self, Write};
+use std::ops;
+use std::fmt;
+
+/// Switch to the main screen buffer of the terminal.
+pub struct ToMainScreen;
+
+impl fmt::Display for ToMainScreen {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, csi!("?1049l"))
+    }
+}
+
+/// Switch to the alternate screen buffer of the terminal.
+pub struct ToAlternateScreen;
+
+impl fmt::Display for ToAlternateScreen {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, csi!("?1049h"))
+    }
+}
+
+/// A terminal restorer, which wraps a type implementing Write, and causes all writes to be written
+/// to an alternate screen.
+///
+/// This is achieved by switching the terminal to the alternate screen on creation and
+/// automatically switching it back to the original screen on drop.
+pub struct AlternateScreen<W: Write> {
+    /// The output target.
+    output: W,
+}
+
+impl<W: Write> AlternateScreen<W> {
+    /// Create an alternate screen wrapper struct for the provided output and switch the terminal
+    /// to the alternate screen.
+    pub fn from(mut output: W) -> Self {
+        write!(output, "{}", ToAlternateScreen).expect("switch to alternate screen");
+        AlternateScreen {
+            output: output,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<W: Write> Drop for AlternateScreen<W> {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        write!(self, "{}", ToMainScreen).expect("switch to main screen");
+    }
+}
+
+impl<W: Write> ops::Deref for AlternateScreen<W> {
+    type Target = W;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &W {
+        &self.output
+    }
+}
+
+impl<W: Write> ops::DerefMut for AlternateScreen<W> {
+    fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut W {
+        &mut self.output
+    }
+}
+
+impl<W: Write> Write for AlternateScreen<W> {
+    fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
+        self.output.write(buf)
+    }
+
+    fn flush(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        self.output.flush()
+    }
+}