diff --git a/window-copy.c b/window-copy.c
index 1c8a326d..6f233077 100644
--- a/window-copy.c
+++ b/window-copy.c
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ struct window_copy_mode_data {
 	int		 timeout;	/* search has timed out */
 #define WINDOW_COPY_SEARCH_TIMEOUT 10000
 #define WINDOW_COPY_SEARCH_ALL_TIMEOUT 200
+#define WINDOW_COPY_SEARCH_MAX_LINE 2000
 
 	int			 jumptype;
 	struct utf8_data	*jumpchar;
@@ -3205,7 +3206,9 @@ window_copy_search_lr_regex(struct grid *gd, u_int *ppx, u_int *psx, u_int py,
 	len = gd->sx - first;
 	endline = gd->hsize + gd->sy - 1;
 	pywrap = py;
-	while (buf != NULL && pywrap <= endline) {
+	while (buf != NULL &&
+	    pywrap <= endline &&
+	    len < WINDOW_COPY_SEARCH_MAX_LINE) {
 		gl = grid_get_line(gd, pywrap);
 		if (~gl->flags & GRID_LINE_WRAPPED)
 			break;
@@ -3262,7 +3265,9 @@ window_copy_search_rl_regex(struct grid *gd, u_int *ppx, u_int *psx, u_int py,
 	len = gd->sx - first;
 	endline = gd->hsize + gd->sy - 1;
 	pywrap = py;
-	while (buf != NULL && (pywrap <= endline)) {
+	while (buf != NULL &&
+	    pywrap <= endline &&
+	    len < WINDOW_COPY_SEARCH_MAX_LINE) {
 		gl = grid_get_line(gd, pywrap);
 		if (~gl->flags & GRID_LINE_WRAPPED)
 			break;
@@ -3601,10 +3606,11 @@ window_copy_search_jump(struct window_mode_entry *wme, struct grid *gd,
     struct grid *sgd, u_int fx, u_int fy, u_int endline, int cis, int wrap,
     int direction, int regex)
 {
-	u_int	 i, px, sx, ssize = 1;
-	int	 found = 0, cflags = REG_EXTENDED;
-	char	*sbuf;
-	regex_t	 reg;
+	u_int			 i, px, sx, ssize = 1;
+	int			 found = 0, cflags = REG_EXTENDED;
+	char			*sbuf;
+	regex_t			 reg;
+	struct grid_line	*gl;
 
 	if (regex) {
 		sbuf = xmalloc(ssize);
@@ -3621,6 +3627,9 @@ window_copy_search_jump(struct window_mode_entry *wme, struct grid *gd,
 
 	if (direction) {
 		for (i = fy; i <= endline; i++) {
+			gl = grid_get_line(gd, i);
+			if (i != endline && gl->flags & GRID_LINE_WRAPPED)
+				continue;
 			if (regex) {
 				found = window_copy_search_lr_regex(gd,
 				    &px, &sx, i, fx, gd->sx, &reg);
@@ -3634,6 +3643,9 @@ window_copy_search_jump(struct window_mode_entry *wme, struct grid *gd,
 		}
 	} else {
 		for (i = fy + 1; endline < i; i--) {
+			gl = grid_get_line(gd, i - 1);
+			if (i != endline && gl->flags & GRID_LINE_WRAPPED)
+				continue;
 			if (regex) {
 				found = window_copy_search_rl_regex(gd,
 				    &px, &sx, i - 1, 0, fx + 1, &reg);