diff --git a/src/context.hh b/src/context.hh
index 69377148..119e4495 100644
--- a/src/context.hh
+++ b/src/context.hh
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ public:
     void repeat_last_select() { if (m_last_select) m_last_select(*this); }
 
     Buffer* last_buffer() const;
+
 private:
     void begin_edition();
     void end_edition();
@@ -215,9 +216,16 @@ struct ScopedEdition
     ScopedEdition(Context& context)
         : m_context{context},
           m_buffer{context.has_buffer() ? &context.buffer() : nullptr}
-    { if (m_buffer) m_context.begin_edition(); }
+    {
+        if (m_buffer)
+            m_context.begin_edition();
+    }
 
-    ~ScopedEdition() { if (m_buffer) m_context.end_edition(); }
+    ~ScopedEdition()
+    {
+        if (m_buffer)
+            m_context.end_edition();
+    }
 
     Context& context() const { return m_context; }
 private:
@@ -230,11 +238,19 @@ struct ScopedSelectionEdition
     ScopedSelectionEdition(Context& context)
         : m_context{context},
           m_buffer{not (m_context.flags() & Context::Flags::Draft) and context.has_buffer() ? &context.buffer() : nullptr}
-    { if (m_buffer) m_context.m_selection_history.begin_edition(); }
+    { 
+        if (m_buffer)
+            m_context.m_selection_history.begin_edition();
+    }
+
     ScopedSelectionEdition(ScopedSelectionEdition&& other) : m_context{other.m_context}, m_buffer{other.m_buffer}
     { other.m_buffer = nullptr; }
 
-    ~ScopedSelectionEdition() { if (m_buffer) m_context.m_selection_history.end_edition(); }
+    ~ScopedSelectionEdition()
+    {
+        if (m_buffer)
+            m_context.m_selection_history.end_edition();
+    }
 private:
     Context& m_context;
     SafePtr<Buffer> m_buffer;
diff --git a/src/highlighter.hh b/src/highlighter.hh
index ad94f44d..925dcaa7 100644
--- a/src/highlighter.hh
+++ b/src/highlighter.hh
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ struct DisplaySetup
     DisplayCoord cursor_pos;
     // Offset of line and columns that must remain visible around cursor
     DisplayCoord scroll_offset;
+    bool ensure_cursor_visible;
 };
 
 using HighlighterIdList = ConstArrayView<StringView>;
diff --git a/src/highlighters.cc b/src/highlighters.cc
index 65f801cb..156b4b2c 100644
--- a/src/highlighters.cc
+++ b/src/highlighters.cc
@@ -752,7 +752,8 @@ struct WrapHighlighter : Highlighter
             win_line += wrap_count + 1;
 
             // scroll window to keep cursor visible, and update range as lines gets removed
-            while (buf_line >= cursor.line and setup.first_line < cursor.line and
+            while (setup.ensure_cursor_visible and
+                   buf_line >= cursor.line and setup.first_line < cursor.line and
                    setup.cursor_pos.line + setup.scroll_offset.line >= win_height)
             {
                 auto remove_count = 1 + line_wrap_count(setup.first_line, indent);
@@ -1660,7 +1661,8 @@ private:
                 setup.cursor_pos.column += cursor_move;
             }
 
-            if (last.line >= setup.first_line and
+            if (setup.ensure_cursor_visible and
+                last.line >= setup.first_line and
                 range.first.line <= setup.first_line + setup.line_count and
                 range.first.line != last.line)
             {
diff --git a/src/input_handler.cc b/src/input_handler.cc
index 66d30391..ef45e149 100644
--- a/src/input_handler.cc
+++ b/src/input_handler.cc
@@ -1870,25 +1870,27 @@ void scroll_window(Context& context, LineCount offset, bool mouse_dragging)
 
     win_pos.line = clamp(win_pos.line + offset, 0_line, line_count-1);
 
-    ScopedSelectionEdition selection_edition{context};
-    SelectionList& selections = context.selections();
-    Selection& main_selection = selections.main();
-    const BufferCoord anchor = main_selection.anchor();
-    const BufferCoordAndTarget cursor = main_selection.cursor();
-
-    auto cursor_off = mouse_dragging ? win_pos.line - window.position().line : 0;
-
-    auto line = clamp(cursor.line + cursor_off, win_pos.line + scrolloff.line,
-                      win_pos.line + win_dim.line - 1 - scrolloff.line);
-
-    const ColumnCount tabstop = context.options()["tabstop"].get<int>();
-    auto new_cursor = buffer.offset_coord(cursor, line - cursor.line, tabstop);
-    BufferCoord new_anchor = (mouse_dragging or new_cursor == cursor) ? anchor : new_cursor;
-
     window.set_position(win_pos);
-    main_selection = { new_anchor, new_cursor };
+    if (mouse_dragging)
+    {
+        ScopedSelectionEdition selection_edition{context};
+        SelectionList& selections = context.selections();
+        Selection& main_selection = selections.main();
+        const BufferCoord anchor = main_selection.anchor();
+        const BufferCoordAndTarget cursor = main_selection.cursor();
 
-    selections.sort_and_merge_overlapping();
+        auto cursor_off = win_pos.line - window.position().line;
+
+        auto line = clamp(cursor.line + cursor_off, win_pos.line + scrolloff.line,
+                          win_pos.line + win_dim.line - 1 - scrolloff.line);
+
+        const ColumnCount tabstop = context.options()["tabstop"].get<int>();
+        auto new_cursor = buffer.offset_coord(cursor, line - cursor.line, tabstop);
+
+        main_selection = { anchor, new_cursor };
+
+        selections.sort_and_merge_overlapping();
+    }
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/normal.cc b/src/normal.cc
index b16b9c37..8b26b1ff 100644
--- a/src/normal.cc
+++ b/src/normal.cc
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ void regex_prompt(Context& context, String prompt, char reg, T func)
                 {
                     selections.update();
                     context.selections_write_only() = selections;
-                    if (context.has_window())
+                    if (context.has_window() and event != PromptEvent::Validate)
                         context.window().set_position(position);
 
                     context.input_handler().set_prompt_face(context.faces()["Prompt"]);
diff --git a/src/window.cc b/src/window.cc
index 2a0469cf..b5d1db40 100644
--- a/src/window.cc
+++ b/src/window.cc
@@ -85,37 +85,34 @@ static uint32_t compute_faces_hash(const FaceRegistry& faces)
 
 Window::Setup Window::build_setup(const Context& context) const
 {
-    Vector<BufferRange, MemoryDomain::Display> selections;
-    for (auto& sel : context.selections())
-        selections.push_back({sel.cursor(), sel.anchor()});
-
-    return { m_position, m_dimensions,
-             context.buffer().timestamp(),
-             compute_faces_hash(context.faces()),
-             context.selections().main_index(),
-             std::move(selections) };
+    return {m_position, m_dimensions,
+            context.buffer().timestamp(),
+            compute_faces_hash(context.faces()),
+            context.selections().main_index(),
+            context.selections() | gather<Vector<BasicSelection, MemoryDomain::Display>>()};
 }
 
 bool Window::needs_redraw(const Context& context) const
 {
     auto& selections = context.selections();
-
-    if (m_position != m_last_setup.position or
+    return m_position != m_last_setup.position or
         m_dimensions != m_last_setup.dimensions or
         context.buffer().timestamp() != m_last_setup.timestamp or
         selections.main_index() != m_last_setup.main_selection or
         selections.size() != m_last_setup.selections.size() or
-        compute_faces_hash(context.faces()) != m_last_setup.faces_hash)
-        return true;
+        compute_faces_hash(context.faces()) != m_last_setup.faces_hash or
+        not std::equal(selections.begin(), selections.end(),
+                       m_last_setup.selections.begin(), m_last_setup.selections.end());
+}
 
-    for (int i = 0; i < selections.size(); ++i)
-    {
-        if (selections[i].cursor() != m_last_setup.selections[i].begin or
-            selections[i].anchor() != m_last_setup.selections[i].end)
-            return true;
-    }
-
-    return false;
+bool Window::should_make_cursor_visible(const Context& context) const
+{
+    auto& selections = context.selections();
+    return context.buffer().timestamp() != m_last_setup.timestamp or
+        selections.main_index() != m_last_setup.main_selection or
+        selections.size() != m_last_setup.selections.size() or
+        not std::equal(selections.begin(), selections.end(),
+                       m_last_setup.selections.begin(), m_last_setup.selections.end());
 }
 
 const DisplayBuffer& Window::update_display_buffer(const Context& context)
@@ -215,11 +212,15 @@ DisplaySetup Window::compute_display_setup(const Context& context) const
     const int tabstop = context.options()["tabstop"].get<int>();
     const auto& cursor = context.selections().main().cursor();
 
-    // Ensure cursor line is visible
-    if (cursor.line - offset.line < win_pos.line)
-        win_pos.line = std::max(0_line, cursor.line - offset.line);
-    if (cursor.line + offset.line >= win_pos.line + m_dimensions.line)
-        win_pos.line = std::min(buffer().line_count()-1, cursor.line + offset.line - m_dimensions.line + 1);
+    bool ensure_cursor_visible = should_make_cursor_visible(context);
+
+    if (ensure_cursor_visible)
+    {
+        if (cursor.line - offset.line < win_pos.line)
+            win_pos.line = std::max(0_line, cursor.line - offset.line);
+        if (cursor.line + offset.line >= win_pos.line + m_dimensions.line)
+            win_pos.line = std::min(buffer().line_count()-1, cursor.line + offset.line - m_dimensions.line + 1);
+    }
 
     DisplaySetup setup{
         win_pos.line,
@@ -228,13 +229,15 @@ DisplaySetup Window::compute_display_setup(const Context& context) const
         0_col,
         {cursor.line - win_pos.line,
          get_column(buffer(), tabstop, cursor) - win_pos.column},
-        offset
+        offset,
+        ensure_cursor_visible
     };
     for (auto pass : { HighlightPass::Move, HighlightPass::Wrap })
         m_builtin_highlighters.compute_display_setup({context, setup, pass, {}}, setup);
     check_display_setup(setup, *this);
 
     // now ensure the cursor column is visible
+    if (ensure_cursor_visible)
     {
         auto underflow = std::max(-setup.first_column,
                                   setup.cursor_pos.column - setup.scroll_offset.column);
diff --git a/src/window.hh b/src/window.hh
index dd7a325b..4a6a5e47 100644
--- a/src/window.hh
+++ b/src/window.hh
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public:
     Buffer& buffer() const { return *m_buffer; }
 
     bool needs_redraw(const Context& context) const;
-    void force_redraw() { m_last_setup = Setup{}; }
+    void force_redraw() { m_last_setup.dimensions = {}; }
 
     void set_client(Client* client) { m_client = client; }
 
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ private:
     void run_hook_in_own_context(Hook hook, StringView param,
                                  String client_name = "");
 
+    bool should_make_cursor_visible(const Context& context) const;
+
     SafePtr<Buffer> m_buffer;
     SafePtr<Client> m_client;
 
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ private:
         size_t timestamp;
         size_t faces_hash;
         size_t main_selection;
-        Vector<BufferRange, MemoryDomain::Display> selections;
+        Vector<BasicSelection, MemoryDomain::Display> selections;
     };
     Setup build_setup(const Context& context) const;
     Setup m_last_setup;
diff --git a/test/regression/3219-scroll-json-ui/script b/test/regression/3219-scroll-json-ui/script
index 0cfd5b58..2ba5f829 100644
--- a/test/regression/3219-scroll-json-ui/script
+++ b/test/regression/3219-scroll-json-ui/script
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ ui_out '{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "draw_status", "params": [[], [{ "face": {
 ui_out '{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "set_cursor", "params": ["buffer", { "line": 0, "column": 0 }] }'
 ui_out '{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "refresh", "params": [true] }'
 ui_in '{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "scroll", "params": [ 2 ] }'
-ui_out '{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "draw", "params": [[[{ "face": { "fg": "black", "bg": "white", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "0" }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "3\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "04\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "05\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "06\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "07\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "08\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "09\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "10\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "11\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "12\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "13\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "14\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "15\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "16\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "17\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "18\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "19\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "20\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "21\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "22\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "23\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "24\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "25\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "26\u000a" }]], { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, { "fg": "blue", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }] }'
+ui_out '{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "draw", "params": [[[{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "03\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "04\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "05\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "06\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "07\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "08\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "09\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "10\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "11\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "12\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "13\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "14\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "15\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "16\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "17\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "18\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "19\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "20\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "21\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "22\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "23\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "24\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "25\u000a" }], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "26\u000a" }]], { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, { "fg": "blue", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }] }'
 ui_out '{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "info_hide", "params": [] }'
-ui_out '{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "draw_status", "params": [[], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "out 3:1 " }, { "face": { "fg": "black", "bg": "yellow", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "" }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " " }, { "face": { "fg": "blue", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "1 sel" }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " - client0@[kak-tests]" }], { "fg": "cyan", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }] }'
+ui_out '{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "draw_status", "params": [[], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "out 1:1 " }, { "face": { "fg": "black", "bg": "yellow", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "" }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " " }, { "face": { "fg": "blue", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "1 sel" }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " - client0@[kak-tests]" }], { "fg": "cyan", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }] }'
 ui_out '{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "set_cursor", "params": ["buffer", { "line": 0, "column": 0 }] }'
 ui_out '{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "refresh", "params": [false] }'
diff --git a/test/regression/4839-scroll-invalid-cursor/cmd b/test/regression/4839-scroll-invalid-cursor/cmd
index ec0f73a0..10ba8aba 100644
--- a/test/regression/4839-scroll-invalid-cursor/cmd
+++ b/test/regression/4839-scroll-invalid-cursor/cmd
@@ -1 +1 @@
-l<pagedown>
+l<c-l><pagedown>
diff --git a/test/regression/4839-scroll-invalid-cursor/script b/test/regression/4839-scroll-invalid-cursor/script
index 03227629..31d58187 100644
--- a/test/regression/4839-scroll-invalid-cursor/script
+++ b/test/regression/4839-scroll-invalid-cursor/script
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-ui_out -ignore 1
-ui_out '{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "draw", "params": [[[{ "face": { "fg": "black", "bg": "white", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "😃" }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "\u000a" }]], { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, { "fg": "blue", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }] }'
+ui_out -ignore 7
+ui_out '{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "draw", "params": [[[{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "😃\u000a" }]], { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }, { "fg": "blue", "bg": "default", "underline": "default", "attributes": [] }] }'