diff --git a/src/client.cc b/src/client.cc
index daa89f6f..3bb6efc7 100644
--- a/src/client.cc
+++ b/src/client.cc
@@ -138,13 +138,11 @@ void Client::check_buffer_fs_timestamp()
         return;
     if (reload == Ask)
     {
-        CharCoord pos = context().window().dimensions();
-        pos.column -= 1;
         m_ui->info_show(
             "reload '" + buffer.display_name() + "' ?",
             "'" + buffer.display_name() + "' was modified externally\n"
             "press r or y to reload, k or n to keep",
-            pos, get_face("Information"), InfoStyle::Prompt);
+            CharCoord{}, get_face("Information"), InfoStyle::Prompt);
 
         m_input_handler.on_next_key(KeymapMode::None,
                                    [this, filename](Key key, Context& context) {
diff --git a/src/commands.cc b/src/commands.cc
index 25060d18..7106df89 100644
--- a/src/commands.cc
+++ b/src/commands.cc
@@ -1235,8 +1235,7 @@ const CommandDesc info_cmd = {
         if (parser.positional_count() > 0)
         {
             InfoStyle style = InfoStyle::Prompt;
-            CharCoord pos = context.ui().dimensions();
-            pos.column -= 1;
+            CharCoord pos;
             if (parser.has_option("anchor"))
             {
                 auto anchor = parser.option_value("anchor");
diff --git a/src/input_handler.cc b/src/input_handler.cc
index 5db479f1..630bc2f1 100644
--- a/src/input_handler.cc
+++ b/src/input_handler.cc
@@ -114,12 +114,8 @@ public:
             if (it != keymap.end())
             {
                 if (context().options()["autoinfo"].get<int>() >= 2 and context().has_ui())
-                {
-                    Face col = get_face("Information");
-                    CharCoord pos = context().window().dimensions();
-                    pos.column -= 1;
-                    context().ui().info_show(key_to_str(key), it->second.docstring, pos, col, InfoStyle::Prompt);
-                }
+                    context().ui().info_show(key_to_str(key), it->second.docstring, CharCoord{},
+                                             get_face("Information"), InfoStyle::Prompt);
                 it->second.func(context(), m_count);
             }
             m_count = 0;
@@ -330,8 +326,7 @@ public:
     {
         if (not context().has_ui())
             return;
-        CharCoord menu_pos{ context().ui().dimensions().line, 0_char };
-        context().ui().menu_show(choices, menu_pos, get_face("MenuForeground"),
+        context().ui().menu_show(choices, CharCoord{}, get_face("MenuForeground"),
                                  get_face("MenuBackground"), MenuStyle::Prompt);
         context().ui().menu_select(0);
     }
@@ -683,11 +678,8 @@ private:
                                         line.byte_count_to(m_line_editor.cursor_pos()));
             CandidateList& candidates = m_completions.candidates;
             if (context().has_ui() and not candidates.empty())
-            {
-                CharCoord menu_pos{ context().ui().dimensions().line, 0_char };
-                context().ui().menu_show(candidates, menu_pos, get_face("MenuForeground"),
+                context().ui().menu_show(candidates, CharCoord{}, get_face("MenuForeground"),
                                          get_face("MenuBackground"), MenuStyle::Prompt);
-            }
         } catch (runtime_error&) {}
     }
 
diff --git a/src/ncurses.cc b/src/ncurses.cc
index 03e44cb1..88a4a93b 100644
--- a/src/ncurses.cc
+++ b/src/ncurses.cc
@@ -547,6 +547,9 @@ void NCursesUI::menu_show(memoryview<String> items,
     m_menu_fg = fg;
     m_menu_bg = bg;
 
+    if (style == MenuStyle::Prompt)
+        anchor = CharCoord{m_dimensions.line, 0};
+
     CharCoord maxsize = window_size(stdscr);
     maxsize.column -= anchor.column;
     if (maxsize.column <= 2)
@@ -778,6 +781,7 @@ void NCursesUI::info_show(StringView title, StringView content,
     {
         fancy_info_box = make_info_box(title, content, m_dimensions.column);
         info_box = fancy_info_box;
+        anchor = CharCoord{m_dimensions.line, m_dimensions.column-1};
     }
 
     CharCoord size = compute_needed_size(info_box);
diff --git a/src/normal.cc b/src/normal.cc
index 5d258e59..18c2fe8b 100644
--- a/src/normal.cc
+++ b/src/normal.cc
@@ -114,9 +114,7 @@ bool show_auto_info_ifn(StringView title, StringView info,
     if (context.options()["autoinfo"].get<int>() < 1 or not context.has_ui())
         return false;
     Face face = get_face("Information");
-    CharCoord pos = context.window().dimensions();
-    pos.column -= 1;
-    context.ui().info_show(title, info, pos, face, InfoStyle::Prompt);
+    context.ui().info_show(title, info, CharCoord{}, face, InfoStyle::Prompt);
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -363,10 +361,8 @@ void command(Context& context, int)
                 {
                     auto info = CommandManager::instance().command_info(context, cmdline);
                     Face col = get_face("Information");
-                    CharCoord pos = context.window().dimensions();
-                    pos.column -= 1;
                     if (not info.first.empty() and not info.second.empty())
-                        context.ui().info_show(info.first, info.second, pos , col, InfoStyle::Prompt);
+                        context.ui().info_show(info.first, info.second, CharCoord{}, col, InfoStyle::Prompt);
                 }
             }
             if (event == PromptEvent::Validate)
@@ -567,9 +563,7 @@ void regex_prompt(Context& context, const String prompt, T func)
                     if (context.has_ui())
                     {
                         Face face = get_face("Information");
-                        CharCoord pos = context.window().dimensions();
-                        pos.column -= 1;
-                        context.ui().info_show("regex error", err.what(), pos, face, InfoStyle::Prompt);
+                        context.ui().info_show("regex error", err.what(), CharCoord{}, face, InfoStyle::Prompt);
                     }
                 }
             }