diff --git a/src/main.tsx b/src/main.tsx
index ad70bd4c..fb426f29 100644
--- a/src/main.tsx
+++ b/src/main.tsx
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class LineText extends React.Component<{sw : ScreenWindow, line : LineType}, {}>
         let {sw, line} = this.props;
         let formattedTime = getLineDateStr(line.ts);
         let isSelected = (sw.selectedLine.get() == line.linenum);
-        let isFocused = (sw.focusType.get() == "lines");
+        let isFocused = (sw.focusType.get() == "cmd");
         return (
             <div className="line line-text" data-lineid={line.lineid} data-linenum={line.linenum} data-windowid={line.windowid}>
                 <div className={cn("focus-indicator", {"selected": isSelected}, {"active": isSelected && isFocused})}/>
@@ -393,11 +393,45 @@ class TextAreaInput extends React.Component<{}, {}> {
     lastTab : boolean = false;
     lastHistoryUpDown : boolean = false;
     lastTabCurLine : mobx.IObservableValue<string> = mobx.observable.box(null);
-    
+    lastFocusType : string = null;
+    mainInputRef : React.RefObject<any>;
+    historyInputRef : React.RefObject<any>;
+
+    constructor(props) {
+        super(props);
+        this.mainInputRef = React.createRef();
+        this.historyInputRef = React.createRef();
+    }
+
+    setFocus() : void {
+        let inputModel = GlobalModel.inputModel;
+        if (inputModel.historyShow.get()) {
+            this.historyInputRef.current.focus();
+        }
+        else {
+            this.mainInputRef.current.focus();
+        }
+    }
+
     componentDidMount() {
-        let input = document.getElementById("main-cmd-input");
-        if (input != null) {
-            input.focus();
+        let activeSW = GlobalModel.getActiveSW();
+        if (activeSW != null) {
+            let focusType = activeSW.focusType.get();
+            if (focusType == "input") {
+                this.setFocus();
+            }
+            this.lastFocusType = focusType;
+        }
+    }
+
+    componentDidUpdate() {
+        let activeSW = GlobalModel.getActiveSW();
+        if (activeSW != null) {
+            let focusType = activeSW.focusType.get();
+            if (this.lastFocusType != focusType && focusType == "input") {
+                this.setFocus();
+            }
+            this.lastFocusType = focusType;
         }
     }
 
@@ -603,14 +637,16 @@ class TextAreaInput extends React.Component<{}, {}> {
         if (inputModel.historyShow.get()) {
             e.preventDefault();
             inputModel.giveFocus();
+            return;
         }
-        else {
-            inputModel.setPhysicalInputFocused(true);
-        }
+        inputModel.setPhysicalInputFocused(true);
     }
 
     @boundMethod
     handleMainBlur(e : any) {
+        if (document.activeElement == this.mainInputRef.current) {
+            return;
+        }
         GlobalModel.inputModel.setPhysicalInputFocused(false);
     }
 
@@ -620,14 +656,16 @@ class TextAreaInput extends React.Component<{}, {}> {
         if (!inputModel.historyShow.get()) {
             e.preventDefault();
             inputModel.giveFocus();
+            return;
         }
-        else {
-            inputModel.setPhysicalInputFocused(true);
-        }
+        inputModel.setPhysicalInputFocused(true);
     }
 
     @boundMethod
     handleHistoryBlur(e : any) {
+        if (document.activeElement == this.historyInputRef.current) {
+            return;
+        }
         GlobalModel.inputModel.setPhysicalInputFocused(false);
     }
 
@@ -644,10 +682,14 @@ class TextAreaInput extends React.Component<{}, {}> {
         if (disabled) {
             displayLines = 1;
         }
+        let activeSW = GlobalModel.getActiveSW();
+        if (activeSW != null) {
+            activeSW.focusType.get(); // for reaction
+        }
         return (
             <div className="control cmd-input-control is-expanded">
-                <textarea spellCheck="false" id="main-cmd-input" onFocus={this.handleMainFocus} onBlur={this.handleMainBlur} rows={displayLines} value={curLine} onKeyDown={this.onKeyDown} onChange={this.onChange} className={cn("textarea", {"display-disabled": disabled})}></textarea>
-                <input spellCheck="false" className="history-input" type="text" onFocus={this.handleHistoryFocus} onKeyDown={this.onHistoryKeyDown} onChange={this.handleHistoryInput} value={inputModel.historyQueryOpts.get().queryStr}/>
+                <textarea ref={this.mainInputRef} spellCheck="false" id="main-cmd-input" onFocus={this.handleMainFocus} onBlur={this.handleMainBlur} rows={displayLines} value={curLine} onKeyDown={this.onKeyDown} onChange={this.onChange} className={cn("textarea", {"display-disabled": disabled})}></textarea>
+                <input ref={this.historyInputRef} spellCheck="false" className="history-input" type="text" onFocus={this.handleHistoryFocus} onKeyDown={this.onHistoryKeyDown} onChange={this.handleHistoryInput} value={inputModel.historyQueryOpts.get().queryStr}/>
             </div>
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/model.ts b/src/model.ts
index 562e9ffa..dc6a00c3 100644
--- a/src/model.ts
+++ b/src/model.ts
@@ -265,15 +265,14 @@ class ScreenWindow {
     layout : OV<LayoutType>;
     lastCols : number;
     selectedLine : OV<number>;
-    scrollTop : OV<number>;
-    focusType : OV<"input"|"lines"> = mobx.observable.box("input");
+    focusType : OV<"input"|"cmd"|"cmd-fg">;
     anchorLine : number = null;
     anchorOffset : number = 0;
 
     // cmdid => TermWrap
     terms : Record<string, TermWrap> = {};
 
-    setScrollTop_debounced : (scrollTop : number) => void;
+    setAnchor_debounced : (anchorLine : number, anchorOffset : number) => void;
 
     constructor(swdata : ScreenWindowType) {
         this.sessionId = swdata.sessionid;
@@ -281,9 +280,9 @@ class ScreenWindow {
         this.windowId = swdata.windowid;
         this.name = mobx.observable.box(swdata.name);
         this.layout = mobx.observable.box(swdata.layout);
+        this.focusType = mobx.observable.box(swdata.focustype);
         this.selectedLine = mobx.observable.box(swdata.selectedline == 0 ? null : swdata.selectedline);
-        this.scrollTop = mobx.observable.box(swdata.scrolltop);
-        this.setScrollTop_debounced = debounce(1000, this.setScrollTop.bind(this));
+        this.setAnchor_debounced = debounce(1000, this.setAnchor.bind(this));
         if (swdata.selectedline != 0) {
             this.anchorLine = swdata.selectedline;
             this.anchorOffset = 0;
@@ -295,18 +294,20 @@ class ScreenWindow {
             this.name.set(swdata.name);
             this.layout.set(swdata.layout);
             this.selectedLine.set(swdata.selectedline);
-            // do not set scrolltop!
+            this.focusType.set(swdata.focustype);
+            // do not update anchorLine/anchorOffset (only stored)
         })();
     }
 
-    setFocusType(ftype : "input" | "lines") : void {
+    setFocusType(ftype : "input" | "cmd" | "cmd-fg") : void {
         mobx.action(() => {
             this.focusType.set(ftype);
         })();
     }
 
-    setScrollTop(scrollTop : number) : void {
-        GlobalCommandRunner.swSetScrollTop(this.sessionId, this.screenId, this.windowId, scrollTop);
+    setAnchor(anchorLine : number, anchorOffset : number) : void {
+        let setVal = ((anchorLine == null || anchorLine == 0) ? "0" : sprintf("%d:%d", anchorLine, anchorOffset));
+        GlobalCommandRunner.swSetAnchor(this.sessionId, this.screenId, this.windowId, setVal);
     }
 
     getMaxLineNum() : number {
@@ -784,6 +785,8 @@ class InputModel {
     }
 
     giveFocus() : void {
+        return;
+        
         if (this.historyShow.get()) {
             this._focusHistoryInput();
         }
@@ -1434,7 +1437,7 @@ class Model {
     onLCmd(e : any, mods : KeyModsType) {
         let sw = this.getActiveSW();
         if (sw != null) {
-            sw.setFocusType("lines");
+            sw.setFocusType("cmd");
         }
         // this.inputModel.giveCmdFocus();
     }
@@ -2088,20 +2091,31 @@ class CommandRunner {
         GlobalModel.submitCommand("remote", "archive", null, {"remote": remoteid, "nohist": "1"}, true);
     }
 
-    swSelectLine(lineArg : string) {
-        GlobalModel.submitCommand("sw", "set", null, {"nohist": "1", "line": lineArg}, true);
+    swSelectLine(lineArg : string, focusVal? : string) {
+        let kwargs : Record<string, string> = {
+            "nohist": "1",
+            "line": lineArg,
+        };
+        if (focusVal != null) {
+            kwargs["focus"] = focusVal;
+        }
+        GlobalModel.submitCommand("sw", "set", null, kwargs, true);
     }
 
-    swSetScrollTop(sessionId : string, screenId : string, windowId : string, scrollTopVal : number) {
+    swSetAnchor(sessionId : string, screenId : string, windowId : string, anchorVal : string) : void {
         let kwargs = {
             "nohist": "1",
-            "scrolltop": String(scrollTopVal),
+            "anchor": anchorVal,
             "session": sessionId,
             "screen": screenId,
             "window": windowId,
         };
         GlobalModel.submitCommand("sw", "set", null, kwargs, true);
     }
+
+    swSetFocus(focusVal : string) : void {
+        GlobalModel.submitCommand("sw", "set", null, {"focus": focusVal, "nohist": "1"}, true);
+    }
 };
 
 let GlobalModel : Model = null;
diff --git a/src/term.ts b/src/term.ts
index ca274eca..e87dd561 100644
--- a/src/term.ts
+++ b/src/term.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {Terminal} from 'xterm';
 import {sprintf} from "sprintf-js";
 import {boundMethod} from "autobind-decorator";
 import {v4 as uuidv4} from "uuid";
-import {GlobalModel, widthToCols} from "./model";
+import {GlobalModel, widthToCols, GlobalCommandRunner} from "./model";
 import {boundInt} from "./util";
 import type {TermOptsType, TermWinSize} from "./types";
 
@@ -71,7 +71,10 @@ class TermWrap {
         this.terminal.textarea.addEventListener("focus", () => {
             this.setFocus(true);
         });
-        this.terminal.textarea.addEventListener("blur", () => {
+        this.terminal.textarea.addEventListener("blur", (e : any) => {
+            if (document.activeElement == this.terminal.textarea) {
+                return;
+            }
             this.setFocus(false);
         });
         this.reloadTerminal(0);
@@ -96,10 +99,13 @@ class TermWrap {
         mobx.action(() => {
             this.isFocused.set(focus);
         })();
-        if (this.connectedElem != null) {
-            let lineElem = this.connectedElem.closest(".line");
+        if (this.connectedElem != null && focus) {
+            let lineElem : HTMLElement = this.connectedElem.closest(".line");
             if (lineElem != null) {
-                lineElem.scrollIntoView({behavior: "smooth", block: "nearest"});
+                let lineNum = parseInt(lineElem.dataset.linenum);
+                if (!isNaN(lineNum) && lineNum > 0) {
+                    GlobalCommandRunner.swSelectLine(String(lineNum), "cmd");
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 26d36a57..960c29d9 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ type ScreenWindowType = {
     name : string,
     layout : LayoutType,
     selectedline : number,
-    scrolltop : number,
+    focustype : "input"|"cmd"|"cmd-fg",
+    anchor : {anchorline : number, anchoroffset : number},
 
     // for updates
     remove? : boolean,