diff --git a/src/dynamic_selection_list.cc b/src/dynamic_selection_list.cc
index e1a78168..05b90501 100644
--- a/src/dynamic_selection_list.cc
+++ b/src/dynamic_selection_list.cc
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ namespace Kakoune
 
 DynamicSelectionList::DynamicSelectionList(const Buffer& buffer,
                                            SelectionList selections)
-    : m_buffer(&buffer), m_selections(std::move(selections))
+    : m_buffer(&buffer), SelectionList(std::move(selections))
 {
     m_buffer->add_change_listener(*this);
+    check_invariant();
 }
 
 DynamicSelectionList::~DynamicSelectionList()
@@ -16,51 +17,59 @@ DynamicSelectionList::~DynamicSelectionList()
 }
 
 DynamicSelectionList::DynamicSelectionList(const DynamicSelectionList& other)
-    : m_selections(other.m_selections), m_buffer(other.m_buffer)
+    : SelectionList(other), m_buffer(other.m_buffer)
 {
     m_buffer->add_change_listener(*this);
 }
 
 DynamicSelectionList& DynamicSelectionList::operator=(const DynamicSelectionList& other)
 {
-    m_selections = other.m_selections;
+    SelectionList::operator=((const SelectionList&)other);
     if (m_buffer != other.m_buffer)
     {
         m_buffer->remove_change_listener(*this);
         m_buffer = other.m_buffer;
         m_buffer->add_change_listener(*this);
     }
+    check_invariant();
     return *this;
 }
 
 DynamicSelectionList::DynamicSelectionList(DynamicSelectionList&& other)
-    : m_selections(std::move(other.m_selections)), m_buffer(other.m_buffer)
+    : SelectionList(std::move(other)), m_buffer(other.m_buffer)
 {
     m_buffer->add_change_listener(*this);
 }
 
 DynamicSelectionList& DynamicSelectionList::operator=(DynamicSelectionList&& other)
 {
-    m_selections = std::move(other.m_selections);
+    SelectionList::operator=(std::move(other));
     if (m_buffer != other.m_buffer)
     {
         m_buffer->remove_change_listener(*this);
         m_buffer = other.m_buffer;
         m_buffer->add_change_listener(*this);
     }
+    check_invariant();
     return *this;
 }
 
-void DynamicSelectionList::reset(SelectionList selections)
+DynamicSelectionList& DynamicSelectionList::operator=(SelectionList selections)
 {
-    for (auto& sel : selections)
-        assert(&sel.buffer() == m_buffer);
-     m_selections = std::move(selections);
+    SelectionList::operator=(std::move(selections));
+    check_invariant();
+    return *this;
+}
+
+void DynamicSelectionList::check_invariant() const
+{
+    for (auto& sel : *this)
+        assert(m_buffer == &sel.buffer());
 }
 
 void DynamicSelectionList::on_insert(const BufferIterator& begin, const BufferIterator& end)
 {
-    for (auto& sel : m_selections)
+    for (auto& sel : *this)
     {
         sel.first().on_insert(begin.coord(), end.coord());
         sel.last().on_insert(begin.coord(), end.coord());
@@ -70,7 +79,7 @@ void DynamicSelectionList::on_insert(const BufferIterator& begin, const BufferIt
 
 void DynamicSelectionList::on_erase(const BufferIterator& begin, const BufferIterator& end)
 {
-    for (auto& sel : m_selections)
+    for (auto& sel : *this)
     {
         sel.first().on_erase(begin.coord(), end.coord());
         sel.last().on_erase(begin.coord(), end.coord());
diff --git a/src/dynamic_selection_list.hh b/src/dynamic_selection_list.hh
index 5e76f662..4ae34969 100644
--- a/src/dynamic_selection_list.hh
+++ b/src/dynamic_selection_list.hh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 namespace Kakoune
 {
 
-class DynamicSelectionList : public BufferChangeListener
+class DynamicSelectionList : public SelectionList, public BufferChangeListener
 {
 public:
     using iterator = SelectionList::iterator;
@@ -20,34 +20,8 @@ public:
     DynamicSelectionList(DynamicSelectionList&& other);
     DynamicSelectionList& operator=(DynamicSelectionList&& other);
 
-    size_t size()  const { return m_selections.size(); }
-    bool   empty() const { return m_selections.empty(); }
-
-    void clear() { m_selections.clear(); }
-    iterator erase(iterator it) { return m_selections.erase(it); }
-
-    void push_back(Selection selection)
-    {
-        assert(&selection.buffer() == m_buffer);
-        m_selections.push_back(std::move(selection));
-    }
-
-    void reset(SelectionList selections);
-
-    iterator begin() { return m_selections.begin(); }
-    iterator end()   { return m_selections.end(); }
-    const_iterator begin() const { return m_selections.begin(); }
-    const_iterator end()   const { return m_selections.end(); }
-
-    Selection& front() { return m_selections.front(); }
-    Selection& back()  { return m_selections.back(); }
-    const Selection& front() const { return m_selections.front(); }
-    const Selection& back()  const { return m_selections.back(); }
-
-    Selection& operator[](size_t index) { return m_selections[index]; }
-    const Selection& operator[](size_t index) const { return m_selections[index]; }
-
-    operator const SelectionList&() const { return m_selections; }
+    DynamicSelectionList& operator=(SelectionList selections);
+    void check_invariant() const;
 
     const Buffer& buffer() const { return *m_buffer; }
 
@@ -58,7 +32,6 @@ private:
                   const BufferIterator& end) override;
 
     const Buffer* m_buffer;
-    SelectionList m_selections;
 };
 
 };
diff --git a/src/editor.cc b/src/editor.cc
index 554dd327..d41ffe5f 100644
--- a/src/editor.cc
+++ b/src/editor.cc
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ void Editor::insert(const memoryview<String>& strings, InsertMode mode)
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < selections().size(); ++i)
     {
-        Selection& sel = m_selections[i];
+        auto& sel = m_selections[i];
         BufferIterator pos = prepare_insert(*m_buffer, sel, mode);
         size_t index = std::min(i, strings.size()-1);
         m_buffer->insert(pos, strings[index]);
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ std::vector<String> Editor::selections_content() const
     return contents;
 }
 
-static void merge_overlapping(DynamicSelectionList& selections)
+static void merge_overlapping(SelectionList& selections)
 {
     for (size_t i = 0; i < selections.size(); ++i)
     {
@@ -174,8 +174,7 @@ void Editor::clear_selections()
         pos = utf8::previous(pos);
 
     Selection sel = Selection(pos, pos);
-    m_selections.clear();
-    m_selections.push_back(std::move(sel));
+    m_selections = SelectionList{ std::move(sel) };
 }
 
 void Editor::flip_selections()
@@ -190,11 +189,7 @@ void Editor::keep_selection(int index)
     check_invariant();
 
     if (index < m_selections.size())
-    {
-        Selection sel = std::move(m_selections[index]);
-        m_selections.clear();
-        m_selections.push_back(std::move(sel));
-    }
+        m_selections = SelectionList{ std::move(m_selections[index]) };
 }
 
 void Editor::remove_selection(int index)
@@ -207,15 +202,14 @@ void Editor::remove_selection(int index)
 
 void Editor::select(const BufferIterator& iterator)
 {
-    m_selections.clear();
-    m_selections.push_back(Selection(iterator, iterator));
+    m_selections = SelectionList{ {iterator, iterator} };
 }
 
 void Editor::select(SelectionList selections)
 {
     if (selections.empty())
         throw runtime_error("no selections");
-    m_selections.reset(std::move(selections));
+    m_selections = std::move(selections);
 }
 
 void Editor::select(const Selector& selector, SelectMode mode)
@@ -272,9 +266,8 @@ void Editor::multi_select(const MultiSelector& selector)
     }
     if (new_selections.empty())
         throw nothing_selected();
-
-    m_selections.reset(std::move(new_selections));
-    merge_overlapping(m_selections);
+    merge_overlapping(new_selections);
+    m_selections = std::move(new_selections);
 }
 
 class LastModifiedRangeListener : public BufferChangeListener
@@ -315,10 +308,7 @@ bool Editor::undo()
     LastModifiedRangeListener listener(buffer());
     bool res = m_buffer->undo();
     if (res)
-    {
-        m_selections.clear();
-        m_selections.push_back({listener.first(), listener.last()});
-    }
+        m_selections = SelectionList{ {listener.first(), listener.last()} };
     return res;
 }
 
@@ -327,16 +317,14 @@ bool Editor::redo()
     LastModifiedRangeListener listener(buffer());
     bool res = m_buffer->redo();
     if (res)
-    {
-        m_selections.clear();
-        m_selections.push_back({listener.first(), listener.last()});
-    }
+        m_selections = SelectionList{ {listener.first(), listener.last()} };
     return res;
 }
 
 void Editor::check_invariant() const
 {
     assert(not m_selections.empty());
+    m_selections.check_invariant();
 }
 
 void Editor::begin_edition()