diff --git a/grid.c b/grid.c
index 447c2712..53002a67 100644
--- a/grid.c
+++ b/grid.c
@@ -235,9 +235,13 @@ grid_check_y(struct grid *gd, const char *from, u_int py)
 int
 grid_cells_look_equal(const struct grid_cell *gc1, const struct grid_cell *gc2)
 {
+	int flags1 = gc1->flags, flags2 = gc2->flags;;
+
 	if (gc1->fg != gc2->fg || gc1->bg != gc2->bg)
 		return (0);
-	if (gc1->attr != gc2->attr || gc1->flags != gc2->flags)
+	if (gc1->attr != gc2->attr)
+		return (0);
+	if ((flags1 & ~GRID_FLAG_CLEARED) != (flags2 & ~GRID_FLAG_CLEARED))
 		return (0);
 	if (gc1->link != gc2->link)
 		return (0);
@@ -261,10 +265,10 @@ grid_cells_equal(const struct grid_cell *gc1, const struct grid_cell *gc2)
 void
 grid_set_tab(struct grid_cell *gc, u_int width)
 {
-	memset(&gc->data, 0, sizeof gc->data);
+	memset(gc->data.data, 0, sizeof gc->data.data);
 	gc->flags |= GRID_FLAG_TAB;
 	gc->data.width = gc->data.size = gc->data.have = width;
-	memset(&gc->data, ' ', gc->data.size);
+	memset(gc->data.data, ' ', gc->data.size);
 }
 
 /* Free one line. */
diff --git a/screen-write.c b/screen-write.c
index 967d2f06..9ababf2b 100644
--- a/screen-write.c
+++ b/screen-write.c
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ screen_write_strlen(const char *fmt, ...)
 			if (more == UTF8_DONE)
 				size += ud.width;
 		} else {
-			if (*ptr > 0x1f && *ptr < 0x7f)
+			if (*ptr == '\t' || (*ptr > 0x1f && *ptr < 0x7f))
 				size++;
 			ptr++;
 		}
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ screen_write_vnputs(struct screen_write_ctx *ctx, ssize_t maxlen,
 			else if (*ptr == '\n') {
 				screen_write_linefeed(ctx, 0, 8);
 				screen_write_carriagereturn(ctx);
-			} else if (*ptr > 0x1f && *ptr < 0x7f) {
+			} else if (*ptr == '\t' || (*ptr > 0x1f && *ptr < 0x7f)) {
 				size++;
 				screen_write_putc(ctx, &gc, *ptr);
 			}
@@ -2238,7 +2238,17 @@ screen_write_overwrite(struct screen_write_ctx *ctx, struct grid_cell *gc,
 				break;
 			log_debug("%s: overwrite at %u,%u", __func__, xx,
 			    s->cy);
-			grid_view_set_cell(gd, xx, s->cy, &grid_default_cell);
+			if (gc->flags & GRID_FLAG_TAB) {
+				memcpy(&tmp_gc, gc, sizeof tmp_gc);
+				memset(tmp_gc.data.data, 0,
+				    sizeof tmp_gc.data.data);
+				*tmp_gc.data.data = ' ';
+				tmp_gc.data.width = tmp_gc.data.size =
+				    tmp_gc.data.have = 1;
+				grid_view_set_cell(gd, xx, s->cy, &tmp_gc);
+			} else
+				grid_view_set_cell(gd, xx, s->cy,
+				    &grid_default_cell);
 			done = 1;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/window-copy.c b/window-copy.c
index e9d8eff0..7e21b0f5 100644
--- a/window-copy.c
+++ b/window-copy.c
@@ -3098,14 +3098,16 @@ static int
 window_copy_search_lr(struct grid *gd, struct grid *sgd, u_int *ppx, u_int py,
     u_int first, u_int last, int cis)
 {
-	u_int			 ax, bx, px, pywrap, endline;
+	u_int			 ax, bx, px, pywrap, endline, padding;
 	int			 matched;
 	struct grid_line	*gl;
+	struct grid_cell	 gc;
 
 	endline = gd->hsize + gd->sy - 1;
 	for (ax = first; ax < last; ax++) {
+		padding = 0;
 		for (bx = 0; bx < sgd->sx; bx++) {
-			px = ax + bx;
+			px = ax + bx + padding;
 			pywrap = py;
 			/* Wrap line. */
 			while (px >= gd->sx && pywrap < endline) {
@@ -3116,8 +3118,13 @@ window_copy_search_lr(struct grid *gd, struct grid *sgd, u_int *ppx, u_int py,
 				pywrap++;
 			}
 			/* We have run off the end of the grid. */
-			if (px >= gd->sx)
+			if (px - padding >= gd->sx)
 				break;
+
+			grid_get_cell(gd, px, pywrap, &gc);
+			if (gc.flags & GRID_FLAG_TAB)
+				padding += gc.data.width - 1;
+
 			matched = window_copy_search_compare(gd, px, pywrap,
 			    sgd, bx, cis);
 			if (!matched)
@@ -3135,14 +3142,16 @@ static int
 window_copy_search_rl(struct grid *gd,
     struct grid *sgd, u_int *ppx, u_int py, u_int first, u_int last, int cis)
 {
-	u_int			 ax, bx, px, pywrap, endline;
+	u_int			 ax, bx, px, pywrap, endline, padding;
 	int			 matched;
 	struct grid_line	*gl;
+	struct grid_cell	 gc;
 
 	endline = gd->hsize + gd->sy - 1;
 	for (ax = last; ax > first; ax--) {
+		padding = 0;
 		for (bx = 0; bx < sgd->sx; bx++) {
-			px = ax - 1 + bx;
+			px = ax - 1 + bx + padding;
 			pywrap = py;
 			/* Wrap line. */
 			while (px >= gd->sx && pywrap < endline) {
@@ -3153,8 +3162,13 @@ window_copy_search_rl(struct grid *gd,
 				pywrap++;
 			}
 			/* We have run off the end of the grid. */
-			if (px >= gd->sx)
+			if (px - padding >= gd->sx)
 				break;
+
+			grid_get_cell(gd, px, pywrap, &gc);
+			if (gc.flags & GRID_FLAG_TAB)
+				padding += gc.data.width - 1;
+
 			matched = window_copy_search_compare(gd, px, pywrap,
 			    sgd, bx, cis);
 			if (!matched)
@@ -3875,10 +3889,12 @@ window_copy_search_marks(struct window_mode_entry *wme, struct screen *ssp,
 	struct screen			*s = data->backing, ss;
 	struct screen_write_ctx		 ctx;
 	struct grid			*gd = s->grid;
+	struct grid_cell		 gc;
 	int				 found, cis, stopped = 0;
 	int				 cflags = REG_EXTENDED;
-	u_int				 px, py, i, b, nfound = 0, width;
-	u_int				 ssize = 1, start, end;
+	u_int				 px, py, i, b, nfound = 0, width, tw;
+	u_int				 ssize = 1, start, end, sx = gd->sx;
+	u_int				 sy = gd->sy;
 	char				*sbuf;
 	regex_t				 reg;
 	uint64_t			 stop = 0, tstart, t;
@@ -3915,13 +3931,13 @@ window_copy_search_marks(struct window_mode_entry *wme, struct screen *ssp,
 		window_copy_visible_lines(data, &start, &end);
 	else {
 		start = 0;
-		end = gd->hsize + gd->sy;
+		end = gd->hsize + sy;
 		stop = get_timer() + WINDOW_COPY_SEARCH_ALL_TIMEOUT;
 	}
 
 again:
 	free(data->searchmark);
-	data->searchmark = xcalloc(gd->sx, gd->sy);
+	data->searchmark = xcalloc(sx, sy);
 	data->searchgen = 1;
 
 	for (py = start; py < end; py++) {
@@ -3929,21 +3945,34 @@ again:
 		for (;;) {
 			if (regex) {
 				found = window_copy_search_lr_regex(gd,
-				    &px, &width, py, px, gd->sx, &reg);
+				    &px, &width, py, px, sx, &reg);
+				grid_get_cell(gd, px + width - 1, py, &gc);
+				if (gc.data.width > 2)
+					width += gc.data.width - 1;
 				if (!found)
 					break;
 			} else {
 				found = window_copy_search_lr(gd, ssp->grid,
-				    &px, py, px, gd->sx, cis);
+				    &px, py, px, sx, cis);
 				if (!found)
 					break;
 			}
 			nfound++;
 
+			tw = width;
 			if (window_copy_search_mark_at(data, px, py, &b) == 0) {
-				if (b + width > gd->sx * gd->sy)
-					width = (gd->sx * gd->sy) - b;
-				for (i = b; i < b + width; i++) {
+				if (b + width > sx * sy)
+					width = (sx * sy) - b;
+				tw = width;
+				for (i = b; i < b + tw; i++) {
+					if (!regex) {
+						grid_get_cell(gd, px + (i - b),
+						    py, &gc);
+						if (gc.flags & GRID_FLAG_TAB)
+							tw += gc.data.width - 1;
+						if (b + tw > sx * sy)
+							tw = (sx * sy) - b;
+					}
 					if (data->searchmark[i] != 0)
 						continue;
 					data->searchmark[i] = data->searchgen;
@@ -3953,7 +3982,7 @@ again:
 				else
 					data->searchgen++;
 			}
-			px += width;
+			px += tw;
 		}
 
 		t = get_timer();