diff --git a/doc/pages/commands.asciidoc b/doc/pages/commands.asciidoc
index 0e4d95a3..125371a4 100644
--- a/doc/pages/commands.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/pages/commands.asciidoc
@@ -279,8 +279,8 @@ but not really useful in that context.
     *-anchor* <line>.<column>:::
         print the text at the given coordinates
 
-    *-placement* <placement>:::
-        set the placement and style of the message box.
+    *-style* <style>:::
+        set the style and placement of the message box.
 
         *menu*::::
             display the info next to the displayed menu, as documentation
@@ -292,6 +292,12 @@ but not really useful in that context.
         *below*::::
             display the info below the given anchor
 
+         *modal*::::
+             display the info modally, and do not auto-close the
+             info or replace it with non modal info boxes. To hide
+             a modal info box, use `info -style modal` with no
+             arguments.
+
     *-title* <text>:::
         set the title of the message box
 
diff --git a/rc/tools/clang.kak b/rc/tools/clang.kak
index 3386073b..310cca06 100644
--- a/rc/tools/clang.kak
+++ b/rc/tools/clang.kak
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ define-command -hidden clang-show-completion-info %[ try %[
         evaluate-commands %sh[
             desc=$(printf %s\\n "${kak_opt_clang_completions}" | sed -e "{ s/\([^\\]\):/\1\n/g }" | sed -ne "/^${kak_selection}|/ { s/^[^|]\+|//; s/|.*$//; s/\\\:/:/g; p }")
             if [ -n "$desc" ]; then
-                printf %s\\n "evaluate-commands -client $kak_client %{info -anchor ${kak_cursor_line}.${kak_cursor_column} -placement above %{${desc}}}"
+                printf %s\\n "evaluate-commands -client $kak_client %{info -anchor ${kak_cursor_line}.${kak_cursor_column} -style above %{${desc}}}"
             fi
     ] ]
 ] ]
diff --git a/rc/tools/ctags.kak b/rc/tools/ctags.kak
index 20eabac0..c41b0f41 100644
--- a/rc/tools/ctags.kak
+++ b/rc/tools/ctags.kak
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ define-command ctags-funcinfo -docstring "Display ctags information about a sele
                 csn='\t(class|struct|namespace):(\S+)'
                 sigs=$(readtags -e -Q '(eq? $kind "f")' "${f}" | sed -re "s/^.*${csn}.*${sig}$/\3 [\2::${f}]/ ;t ;s/^.*${sig}$/\1 [${f}]/")
                 if [ -n "$sigs" ]; then
-                    printf %s\\n "evaluate-commands -client ${kak_client} %{info -anchor $kak_cursor_line.$kak_cursor_column -placement above '$sigs'}"
+                    printf %s\\n "evaluate-commands -client ${kak_client} %{info -anchor $kak_cursor_line.$kak_cursor_column -style above '$sigs'}"
                 fi
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/commands.cc b/src/commands.cc
index 82b9175f..559fe90b 100644
--- a/src/commands.cc
+++ b/src/commands.cc
@@ -2075,9 +2075,9 @@ const CommandDesc info_cmd = {
     nullptr,
     "info [<switches>] <text>: display an info box containing <text>",
     ParameterDesc{
-        { { "anchor",    { true, "set info anchoring <line>.<column>" } },
-          { "placement", { true, "set placement style (above, below, menu)" } },
-          { "title",     { true, "set info title" } } },
+        { { "anchor", { true, "set info anchoring <line>.<column>" } },
+          { "style", { true, "set info style (above, below, menu, modal)" } },
+          { "title", { true, "set info title" } } },
         ParameterDesc::Flags::None, 0, 1
     },
     CommandFlags::None,
@@ -2088,18 +2088,19 @@ const CommandDesc info_cmd = {
         if (not context.has_client())
             return;
 
-        context.client().info_hide();
+        const InfoStyle style = parser.get_switch("style").map(
+            [](StringView style) -> Optional<InfoStyle> {
+                if (style == "above") return InfoStyle::InlineAbove;
+                if (style == "below") return InfoStyle::InlineBelow;
+                if (style == "menu") return InfoStyle::MenuDoc;
+                if (style == "modal") return InfoStyle::Modal;
+                throw runtime_error(format("invalid style: '{}'", style));
+            }).value_or(parser.get_switch("anchor") ? InfoStyle::Inline : InfoStyle::Prompt);
+
+        context.client().info_hide(style == InfoStyle::Modal);
         if (parser.positional_count() == 0)
             return;
 
-        const InfoStyle style = parser.get_switch("placement").map(
-            [](StringView placement) -> Optional<InfoStyle> {
-                if (placement == "above") return InfoStyle::InlineAbove;
-                if (placement == "below") return InfoStyle::InlineBelow;
-                if (placement == "menu") return InfoStyle::MenuDoc;
-                throw runtime_error(format("invalid placement: '{}'", placement));
-            }).value_or(parser.get_switch("anchor") ? InfoStyle::Inline : InfoStyle::Prompt);
-
         const BufferCoord pos = parser.get_switch("anchor").map(
             [](StringView anchor) {
                 auto dot = find(anchor, '.');