diff --git a/src/buffer_utils.cc b/src/buffer_utils.cc
index 0b5941b9..c768a9eb 100644
--- a/src/buffer_utils.cc
+++ b/src/buffer_utils.cc
@@ -26,6 +26,26 @@ CharCount get_column(const Buffer& buffer,
     return col;
 }
 
+ByteCount get_byte_to_column(const Buffer& buffer, CharCount tabstop, CharCoord coord)
+{
+    auto line = buffer[coord.line];
+    auto col = 0_char;
+    auto it = line.begin();
+    while (it != line.end() and coord.column > col)
+    {
+        if (*it == '\t')
+        {
+            col = (col / tabstop + 1) * tabstop;
+            if (col > coord.column) // the target column was in the tab
+                break;
+        }
+        else
+            ++col;
+        it = utf8::next(it, line.end());
+    }
+    return (int)(it - line.begin());
+}
+
 Buffer* create_buffer_from_data(StringView data, StringView name,
                                 Buffer::Flags flags, time_t fs_timestamp)
 {
diff --git a/src/buffer_utils.hh b/src/buffer_utils.hh
index 80bd3112..591ea455 100644
--- a/src/buffer_utils.hh
+++ b/src/buffer_utils.hh
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ inline CharCount char_length(const Buffer& buffer, const Selection& range)
 CharCount get_column(const Buffer& buffer,
                      CharCount tabstop, ByteCoord coord);
 
+ByteCount get_byte_to_column(const Buffer& buffer, CharCount tabstop,
+                             CharCoord coord);
+
 Buffer* create_fifo_buffer(String name, int fd, bool scroll = false);
 
 Buffer* create_buffer_from_data(StringView data, StringView name,
diff --git a/src/normal.cc b/src/normal.cc
index 611698e7..f587a513 100644
--- a/src/normal.cc
+++ b/src/normal.cc
@@ -976,20 +976,32 @@ void copy_selections_on_next_lines(Context& context, NormalParams params)
 {
     auto& selections = context.selections();
     auto& buffer = context.buffer();
+    const CharCount tabstop = context.options()["tabstop"].get<int>();
     Vector<Selection> result;
     for (auto& sel : selections)
     {
         auto anchor = sel.anchor();
         auto cursor = sel.cursor();
+        CharCount cursor_col = get_column(buffer, tabstop, cursor);
+        CharCount anchor_col = get_column(buffer, tabstop, anchor);
         result.push_back(std::move(sel));
         for (int i = 0; i < std::max(params.count, 1); ++i)
         {
             LineCount offset = (direction == Forward ? 1 : -1) * (i + 1);
-            ByteCoord new_anchor{anchor.line + offset, anchor.column};
-            ByteCoordAndTarget new_cursor{cursor.line + offset, cursor.column, cursor.target};
-            if (buffer.is_valid(new_anchor) and not buffer.is_end(new_anchor) and
-                buffer.is_valid(new_cursor) and not buffer.is_end(new_cursor))
-                result.emplace_back(new_anchor, new_cursor);
+
+            const LineCount anchor_line = anchor.line + offset;
+            const LineCount cursor_line = cursor.line + offset;
+
+            if (anchor_line >= buffer.line_count() or cursor_line >= buffer.line_count())
+                continue;
+
+            ByteCount anchor_byte = get_byte_to_column(buffer, tabstop, {anchor_line, anchor_col});
+            ByteCount cursor_byte = get_byte_to_column(buffer, tabstop, {cursor_line, cursor_col});
+
+            if (anchor_byte != buffer[anchor_line].length() and
+                cursor_byte != buffer[cursor_line].length())
+                result.emplace_back(ByteCoord{anchor_line, anchor_byte},
+                                    ByteCoordAndTarget{cursor_line, cursor_byte, cursor.target});
         }
     }
     selections = std::move(result);