diff --git a/key-bindings.c b/key-bindings.c
index f61d372d..7de1782e 100644
--- a/key-bindings.c
+++ b/key-bindings.c
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ key_bindings_init(void)
 		"bind -Tcopy-mode C-b { send -X cursor-left }",
 		"bind -Tcopy-mode C-g { send -X clear-selection }",
 		"bind -Tcopy-mode C-k { send -X copy-pipe-end-of-line-and-cancel }",
-		"bind -Tcopy-mode C-l { send -X cursor-centre-vertical }",
+		"bind -Tcopy-mode C-l { send -X recentre-top-bottom }",
 		"bind -Tcopy-mode M-l { send -X cursor-centre-horizontal }",
 		"bind -Tcopy-mode C-n { send -X cursor-down }",
 		"bind -Tcopy-mode C-p { send -X cursor-up }",
diff --git a/layout-custom.c b/layout-custom.c
index 22de0bdd..27d5bf82 100644
--- a/layout-custom.c
+++ b/layout-custom.c
@@ -160,13 +160,14 @@ layout_parse(struct window *w, const char *layout, char **cause)
 	struct window_pane	*wp;
 	u_int			 npanes, ncells, sx = 0, sy = 0;
 	u_short			 csum;
+	int			 n;
 
 	/* Check validity. */
-	if (sscanf(layout, "%hx,", &csum) != 1) {
+	if (sscanf(layout, "%hx,%n", &csum, &n) != 1 || n != 5) {
 		*cause = xstrdup("invalid layout");
 		return (-1);
 	}
-	layout += 5;
+	layout += n;
 	if (csum != layout_checksum(layout)) {
 		*cause = xstrdup("invalid layout");
 		return (-1);
diff --git a/tmux.1 b/tmux.1
index c112d1b1..fe360159 100644
--- a/tmux.1
+++ b/tmux.1
@@ -2224,6 +2224,11 @@ Turn off rectangle selection mode.
 .Xc
 Toggle rectangle selection mode.
 .It Xo
+.Ic recentre\-top\-bottom
+(emacs : C-l)
+.Xc
+Cycles the current line between centre, top, and bottom.
+.It Xo
 .Ic refresh\-from\-pane
 (vi: r)
 (emacs: r)
diff --git a/window-copy.c b/window-copy.c
index def9d8f3..af80b8b4 100644
--- a/window-copy.c
+++ b/window-copy.c
@@ -286,6 +286,13 @@ struct window_copy_mode_data {
 		SEL_LINE,		/* select one line at a time */
 	} selflag;
 
+	enum {
+		RECENTRE_TOP,
+		RECENTRE_MIDDLE,
+		RECENTRE_BOTTOM,
+	} recentre_state;
+	u_int		 recentre_line;
+
 	const char	*separators;	/* word separators */
 
 	u_int		 dx;		/* drag start position */
@@ -497,6 +504,9 @@ window_copy_init(struct window_mode_entry *wme,
 	    screen_size_x(&data->screen)), data->cy, 0);
 	screen_write_stop(&ctx);
 
+	data->recentre_state = RECENTRE_MIDDLE;
+	data->recentre_line = 0;
+
 	return (&data->screen);
 }
 
@@ -2789,6 +2799,62 @@ window_copy_cmd_refresh_from_pane(struct window_copy_cmd_state *cs)
 	return (WINDOW_COPY_CMD_REDRAW);
 }
 
+static enum window_copy_cmd_action
+window_copy_cmd_recentre_top_bottom(struct window_copy_cmd_state *cs)
+{
+	struct window_mode_entry	*wme = cs->wme;
+	struct window_copy_mode_data	*data = wme->data;
+	u_int 				 cy = data->cy, oy = data->oy;
+	u_int				 sy = screen_size_y(&data->screen) - 1;
+	u_int				 sm = sy / 2, backing_row;
+	enum { MIDDLE, TOP, BOTTOM }	 target;
+
+	backing_row = screen_hsize(data->backing) + cy - data->oy;
+	if (data->recentre_line != backing_row) {
+		data->recentre_state = RECENTRE_MIDDLE;
+		data->recentre_line = backing_row;
+	}
+
+	switch (data->recentre_state) {
+	case RECENTRE_MIDDLE:
+		data->recentre_state = RECENTRE_TOP;
+		target = MIDDLE;
+		break;
+	case RECENTRE_TOP:
+		data->recentre_state = RECENTRE_BOTTOM;
+		target = TOP;
+		break;
+	case RECENTRE_BOTTOM:
+	default:
+		data->recentre_state = RECENTRE_MIDDLE;
+		target = BOTTOM;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	oy = data->oy;
+	switch (target) {
+	case MIDDLE:
+		if (cy < sm)
+			window_copy_scroll_down(wme, sm - cy);
+		else if (cy > sm)
+			window_copy_scroll_up(wme, cy - sm);
+		if (data->oy != oy)
+			data->cy = cy + (data->oy - oy);
+		break;
+	case TOP:
+		window_copy_scroll_up(wme, cy);
+		data->cy = cy - (oy - data->oy);
+		break;
+	case BOTTOM:
+		window_copy_scroll_down(wme, sy - cy);
+		data->cy = cy + (data->oy - oy);
+		break;
+	}
+	window_copy_update_selection(wme, 0, 0);
+
+	return (WINDOW_COPY_CMD_REDRAW);
+}
+
 static const struct {
 	const char			 *command;
 	u_int				  minargs;
@@ -3173,6 +3239,12 @@ static const struct {
 	  .clear = WINDOW_COPY_CMD_CLEAR_EMACS_ONLY,
 	  .f = window_copy_cmd_previous_word
 	},
+	{ .command = "recentre-top-bottom",
+	  .args = { "", 0, 0, NULL },
+	  .flags = WINDOW_COPY_CMD_FLAG_READONLY,
+	  .clear = WINDOW_COPY_CMD_CLEAR_ALWAYS,
+	  .f = window_copy_cmd_recentre_top_bottom
+	},
 	{ .command = "rectangle-on",
 	  .args = { "", 0, 0, NULL },
 	  .flags = 0,