diff --git a/screen-write.c b/screen-write.c
index 2ce98dee..bcaabc14 100644
--- a/screen-write.c
+++ b/screen-write.c
@@ -833,15 +833,15 @@ screen_write_mousemode(struct screen_write_ctx *ctx, int state)
 		s->mode &= ~MODE_MOUSE;
 }
 
-/* Line feed (down with scroll). */
+/*
+ * Line feed the screen only (don't update the tty). Used for printing single
+ * characters, where might want to let the scroll happen naturally.
+ */
 void
-screen_write_linefeed(struct screen_write_ctx *ctx, int wrapped)
+screen_write_linefeedscreen(struct screen_write_ctx *ctx, int wrapped)
 {
 	struct screen		*s = ctx->s;
 	struct grid_line	*gl;
-	struct tty_ctx		 ttyctx;
-
-	screen_write_initctx(ctx, &ttyctx);
 
 	gl = &s->grid->linedata[s->grid->hsize + s->cy];
 	if (wrapped)
@@ -853,6 +853,17 @@ screen_write_linefeed(struct screen_write_ctx *ctx, int wrapped)
 		grid_view_scroll_region_up(s->grid, s->rupper, s->rlower);
 	else if (s->cy < screen_size_y(s) - 1)
 		s->cy++;
+}
+
+/* Line feed (down with scroll). */
+void
+screen_write_linefeed(struct screen_write_ctx *ctx, int wrapped)
+{
+	struct tty_ctx	 ttyctx;
+
+	screen_write_initctx(ctx, &ttyctx);
+
+	screen_write_linefeedscreen(ctx, wrapped);
 
  	tty_write(tty_cmd_linefeed, &ttyctx);
 }
@@ -952,6 +963,7 @@ screen_write_cell(
     struct screen_write_ctx *ctx, const struct grid_cell *gc, u_char *udata)
 {
 	struct screen		*s = ctx->s;
+	struct window_pane	*wp = ctx->wp;
 	struct grid		*gd = s->grid;
 	struct tty_ctx		 ttyctx;
 	struct grid_utf8	 gu, *tmp_gu;
@@ -1016,8 +1028,16 @@ screen_write_cell(
 
 	/* Check this will fit on the current line and wrap if not. */
 	if (s->cx > screen_size_x(s) - width) {
-		screen_write_carriagereturn(ctx);
-		screen_write_linefeed(ctx, 1);
+		/* 
+		 * Don't update the terminal now, just update the screen and
+		 * leave the cursor to scroll naturally, unless this is only
+		 * part of the screen width.
+		 */
+		if (wp->xoff != 0 || wp->sx != screen_size_x(s))
+			screen_write_linefeed(ctx, 1);
+		else
+			screen_write_linefeedscreen(ctx, 1);
+		s->cx = 0;	/* carriage return */
 	}
 
 	/* Sanity checks. */
diff --git a/tmux.h b/tmux.h
index 2d25c1de..1fe67a5b 100644
--- a/tmux.h
+++ b/tmux.h
@@ -1666,6 +1666,7 @@ void	 screen_write_scrollregion(struct screen_write_ctx *, u_int, u_int);
 void	 screen_write_insertmode(struct screen_write_ctx *, int);
 void	 screen_write_mousemode(struct screen_write_ctx *, int);
 void	 screen_write_linefeed(struct screen_write_ctx *, int);
+void	 screen_write_linefeedscreen(struct screen_write_ctx *, int);
 void	 screen_write_carriagereturn(struct screen_write_ctx *);
 void	 screen_write_kcursormode(struct screen_write_ctx *, int);
 void	 screen_write_kkeypadmode(struct screen_write_ctx *, int);
diff --git a/tty.c b/tty.c
index 53e017bc..866ee93c 100644
--- a/tty.c
+++ b/tty.c
@@ -327,9 +327,10 @@ tty_putc(struct tty *tty, u_char ch)
 		if (tty->term->flags & TERM_EARLYWRAP)
 			sx--;
 
-		if (tty->cx == sx) {
-			tty->cx = 0;
-			tty->cy++;
+		if (tty->cx >= sx) {
+			tty->cx = 1;
+			if (tty->cy != tty->rlower)
+				tty->cy++;
 		} else
 			tty->cx++;
 	}
@@ -440,6 +441,7 @@ void
 tty_draw_line(struct tty *tty, struct screen *s, u_int py, u_int ox, u_int oy)
 {
 	const struct grid_cell	*gc;
+	struct grid_line	*gl;
 	struct grid_cell	 tmpgc;
 	const struct grid_utf8	*gu;
 	u_int			 i, sx;
@@ -452,7 +454,17 @@ tty_draw_line(struct tty *tty, struct screen *s, u_int py, u_int ox, u_int oy)
 	if (sx > tty->sx)
 		sx = tty->sx;
 
-	tty_cursor(tty, ox, oy + py);
+	/*
+	 * Don't move the cursor to the start permission if it will wrap there
+	 * itself; much the same as the conditions in tty_cmd_cell.
+	 */
+	gl = NULL;
+	if (py != 0)
+		gl = &s->grid->linedata[s->grid->hsize + py - 1];
+	if (ox != 0 || (gl != NULL && !(gl->flags & GRID_LINE_WRAPPED)) ||
+	    tty->cy != oy + py - 1 || tty->cx < tty->sx)
+		tty_cursor(tty, ox, oy + py);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < sx; i++) {
 		gc = grid_view_peek_cell(s->grid, i, py);
 
@@ -827,7 +839,36 @@ tty_cmd_alignmenttest(struct tty *tty, const struct tty_ctx *ctx)
 void
 tty_cmd_cell(struct tty *tty, const struct tty_ctx *ctx)
 {
-	tty_cursor_pane(tty, ctx, ctx->ocx, ctx->ocy);
+	struct window_pane	*wp = ctx->wp;
+	struct screen		*s = wp->screen;
+	struct grid_line	*gl;
+	u_int			 wx, wy;
+
+	tty_region_pane(tty, ctx, ctx->orupper, ctx->orlower);
+
+	wx = ctx->ocx + wp->xoff;
+	wy = ctx->ocy + wp->yoff;
+
+	/*
+	 * If:
+	 * 
+	 * - the line was wrapped:
+	 * - the cursor is beyond the edge of the screen,
+	 * - the desired position is at the left,
+	 * - and either a) the desired next line is the one below the current
+	 *   or b) the current line is the bottom of the scroll region,
+	 *
+	 * Then just printing the next character will be enough to scroll into
+	 * place, so don't do an explicit cursor move.
+	 */
+	gl = NULL;
+	if (ctx->ocy != 0)
+		gl = &s->grid->linedata[s->grid->hsize + ctx->ocy - 1];
+	if (wy == 0 || (gl != NULL && !(gl->flags & GRID_LINE_WRAPPED)) ||
+	    tty->cx < tty->sx ||	/* not at edge of screen */
+	    wx != 0 ||			/* don't want 0 next */
+	    (wy != tty->cy + 1 && tty->cy != ctx->orlower + wp->yoff))
+		tty_cursor_pane(tty, ctx, ctx->ocx, ctx->ocy);
 
 	tty_cell(tty, ctx->cell, ctx->utf8);
 }