diff --git a/kitty/line-buf.c b/kitty/line-buf.c
index 44e7c57ce..fea6b518e 100644
--- a/kitty/line-buf.c
+++ b/kitty/line-buf.c
@@ -249,24 +249,56 @@ static PyObject*
 insert_lines(LineBuf *self, PyObject *args) {
 #define insert_lines_doc "insert_lines(num, y, bottom) -> Insert num blank lines at y, only changing lines in the range [y, bottom]."
     unsigned int y, num, bottom;
+    index_type i;
     if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "III", &num, &y, &bottom)) return NULL;
     if (y >= self->ynum || y > bottom || bottom >= self->ynum) { PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "Out of bounds"); return NULL; }
     index_type ylimit = bottom + 1;
     num = MIN(ylimit - y, num);
     if (num > 0) {
-        for (index_type i = ylimit - num; i < ylimit; i++) {
+        for (i = ylimit - num; i < ylimit; i++) {
             self->scratch[i] = self->line_map[i];
         }
-        for (index_type i = ylimit - 1; i >= y + num; i--) {
+        for (i = ylimit - 1; i >= y + num; i--) {
             self->line_map[i] = self->line_map[i - num];
             self->continued_map[i] = self->continued_map[i - num];
         }
         if (y + num < self->ynum) self->continued_map[y + num] = 0;
-        for (index_type i = 0; i < num; i++) {
+        for (i = 0; i < num; i++) {
             self->line_map[y + i] = self->scratch[ylimit - num + i];
         }
         Line l;
-        for (index_type i = y; i < y + num; i++) {
+        for (i = y; i < y + num; i++) {
+            INIT_LINE(self, &l, self->line_map[i]);
+            CLEAR_LINE(l);
+            self->continued_map[i] = 0;
+        }
+    }
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+ 
+static PyObject*
+delete_lines(LineBuf *self, PyObject *args) {
+#define delete_lines_doc "delete_lines(num, y, bottom) -> Delete num blank lines at y, only changing lines in the range [y, bottom]."
+    unsigned int y, num, bottom;
+    index_type i;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "III", &num, &y, &bottom)) return NULL;
+    if (y >= self->ynum || y > bottom || bottom >= self->ynum) { PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "Out of bounds"); return NULL; }
+    index_type ylimit = bottom + 1;
+    num = MIN(ylimit - y, num);
+    if (num > 0) {
+        for (i = y; i < y + num; i++) {
+            self->scratch[i] = self->line_map[i];
+        }
+        for (i = y; i < ylimit; i++) {
+            self->line_map[i] = self->line_map[i + num];
+            self->continued_map[i] = self->continued_map[i + num];
+        }
+        self->continued_map[y] = 0;
+        for (i = 0; i < num; i++) {
+            self->line_map[ylimit - num + i] = self->scratch[y + i];
+        }
+        Line l;
+        for (i = ylimit - num; i < ylimit; i++) {
             INIT_LINE(self, &l, self->line_map[i]);
             CLEAR_LINE(l);
             self->continued_map[i] = 0;
@@ -275,7 +307,6 @@ insert_lines(LineBuf *self, PyObject *args) {
     Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
  
-
 // Boilerplate {{{
 static PyObject*
 copy_old(LineBuf *self, PyObject *y);
@@ -293,6 +324,7 @@ static PyMethodDef methods[] = {
     METHOD(index, METH_VARARGS)
     METHOD(reverse_index, METH_VARARGS)
     METHOD(insert_lines, METH_VARARGS)
+    METHOD(delete_lines, METH_VARARGS)
     METHOD(is_continued, METH_O)
     {NULL, NULL, 0, NULL}  /* Sentinel */
 };
diff --git a/kitty/screen.py b/kitty/screen.py
index 679a9cce7..ee1495331 100644
--- a/kitty/screen.py
+++ b/kitty/screen.py
@@ -586,12 +586,8 @@ class Screen:
 
         # If cursor is outside scrolling margins it -- do nothin'.
         if top <= self.cursor.y <= bottom:
-            #                v -- +1 to include the bottom margin.
-            for _ in range(min(bottom - self.cursor.y + 1, count)):
-                self.linebuf.pop(self.cursor.y)
-                self.linebuf.insert(bottom, Line(self.columns))
+            self.linebuf.delete_lines(count, self.cursor.y, bottom)
             self.update_line_range(self.cursor.y, bottom)
-
             self.carriage_return()
 
     def insert_characters(self, count=1):
diff --git a/kitty_tests/datatypes.py b/kitty_tests/datatypes.py
index 4b6a9aa66..1902ed5a2 100644
--- a/kitty_tests/datatypes.py
+++ b/kitty_tests/datatypes.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class TestDataTypes(BaseTest):
         lb2.copy_old(lb)
         lb.index(0, 4)
         for i in range(0, 4):
-            self.ae(lb.line(i), lb2.line(i+1))
+            self.ae(lb.line(i), lb2.line(i + 1))
         self.ae(lb.line(4), lb2.line(0))
         lb = filled_line_buf(5, 5, filled_cursor())
         lb.index(1, 3)
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class TestDataTypes(BaseTest):
         lb.reverse_index(0, 4)
         self.ae(lb.line(0), lb2.line(4))
         for i in range(1, 5):
-            self.ae(lb.line(i), lb2.line(i-1))
+            self.ae(lb.line(i), lb2.line(i - 1))
 
         lb = filled_line_buf(5, 5, filled_cursor())
         clb = filled_line_buf(5, 5, filled_cursor())
@@ -83,6 +83,30 @@ class TestDataTypes(BaseTest):
         self.ae(lb.line(3), clb.line(2))
         self.ae(lb.line(4), clb.line(4))
 
+        lb = filled_line_buf(5, 5, filled_cursor())
+        lb.delete_lines(2, 1, lb.ynum - 1)
+        self.ae(lb.line(0), clb.line(0))
+        self.ae(lb.line(1), clb.line(3))
+        self.ae(lb.line(2), clb.line(4))
+        self.ae(lb.line(3), lb2.line(0))
+        self.ae(lb.line(4), lb2.line(0))
+        lb = filled_line_buf(5, 5, filled_cursor())
+        lb.delete_lines(10, 0, lb.ynum - 1)
+        for i in range(lb.ynum):
+            self.ae(lb.line(i), lb2.line(0))
+        lb = filled_line_buf(5, 5, filled_cursor())
+        lb.delete_lines(10, 1, lb.ynum - 1)
+        self.ae(lb.line(0), clb.line(0))
+        for i in range(1, lb.ynum):
+            self.ae(lb.line(i), lb2.line(0))
+        lb = filled_line_buf(5, 5, filled_cursor())
+        lb.delete_lines(1, 1, 3)
+        self.ae(lb.line(0), clb.line(0))
+        self.ae(lb.line(1), clb.line(2))
+        self.ae(lb.line(2), clb.line(3))
+        self.ae(lb.line(3), lb2.line(0))
+        self.ae(lb.line(4), clb.line(4))
+
     def test_line(self):
         lb = LineBuf(2, 3)
         for y in range(lb.ynum):