diff --git a/pkg/gui/branches_panel.go b/pkg/gui/branches_panel.go
index e1504bd69..809deaa7d 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/branches_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/branches_panel.go
@@ -10,127 +10,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
 )
 
-func (gui *Gui) handleBranchPress(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	index := gui.getItemPosition(gui.getBranchesView(g))
-	if index == 0 {
-		return gui.createErrorPanel(g, gui.Tr.SLocalize("AlreadyCheckedOutBranch"))
-	}
-	branch := gui.getSelectedBranch(gui.getBranchesView(g))
-	if err := gui.GitCommand.Checkout(branch.Name, false); err != nil {
-		gui.createErrorPanel(g, err.Error())
-	}
-	return gui.refreshSidePanels(g)
-}
+// list panel functions
 
-func (gui *Gui) handleCreatePullRequestPress(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	branch := gui.getSelectedBranch(gui.getBranchesView(g))
-	pullRequest := commands.NewPullRequest(gui.GitCommand)
-
-	if err := pullRequest.Create(branch); err != nil {
-		return gui.createErrorPanel(g, err.Error())
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (gui *Gui) handleForceCheckout(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	branch := gui.getSelectedBranch(v)
-	message := gui.Tr.SLocalize("SureForceCheckout")
-	title := gui.Tr.SLocalize("ForceCheckoutBranch")
-	return gui.createConfirmationPanel(g, v, title, message, func(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-		if err := gui.GitCommand.Checkout(branch.Name, true); err != nil {
-			gui.createErrorPanel(g, err.Error())
-		}
-		return gui.refreshSidePanels(g)
-	}, nil)
-}
-
-func (gui *Gui) handleCheckoutByName(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	gui.createPromptPanel(g, v, gui.Tr.SLocalize("BranchName")+":", func(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-		if err := gui.GitCommand.Checkout(gui.trimmedContent(v), false); err != nil {
-			return gui.createErrorPanel(g, err.Error())
-		}
-		return gui.refreshSidePanels(g)
-	})
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (gui *Gui) handleNewBranch(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	branch := gui.State.Branches[0]
-	message := gui.Tr.TemplateLocalize(
-		"NewBranchNameBranchOff",
-		Teml{
-			"branchName": branch.Name,
-		},
-	)
-	gui.createPromptPanel(g, v, message, func(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-		if err := gui.GitCommand.NewBranch(gui.trimmedContent(v)); err != nil {
-			return gui.createErrorPanel(g, err.Error())
-		}
-		gui.refreshSidePanels(g)
-		return gui.handleBranchSelect(g, v)
-	})
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (gui *Gui) handleDeleteBranch(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	return gui.deleteBranch(g, v, false)
-}
-
-func (gui *Gui) handleForceDeleteBranch(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	return gui.deleteBranch(g, v, true)
-}
-
-func (gui *Gui) deleteBranch(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View, force bool) error {
-	checkedOutBranch := gui.State.Branches[0]
-	selectedBranch := gui.getSelectedBranch(v)
-	if checkedOutBranch.Name == selectedBranch.Name {
-		return gui.createErrorPanel(g, gui.Tr.SLocalize("CantDeleteCheckOutBranch"))
-	}
-	return gui.deleteNamedBranch(g, v, selectedBranch, force)
-}
-
-func (gui *Gui) deleteNamedBranch(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View, selectedBranch *commands.Branch, force bool) error {
-	title := gui.Tr.SLocalize("DeleteBranch")
-	var messageId string
-	if force {
-		messageId = "ForceDeleteBranchMessage"
-	} else {
-		messageId = "DeleteBranchMessage"
-	}
-	message := gui.Tr.TemplateLocalize(
-		messageId,
-		Teml{
-			"selectedBranchName": selectedBranch.Name,
-		},
-	)
-	return gui.createConfirmationPanel(g, v, title, message, func(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-		if err := gui.GitCommand.DeleteBranch(selectedBranch.Name, force); err != nil {
-			errMessage := err.Error()
-			if !force && strings.Contains(errMessage, "is not fully merged") {
-				return gui.deleteNamedBranch(g, v, selectedBranch, true)
-			} else {
-				return gui.createErrorPanel(g, errMessage)
-			}
-		}
-		return gui.refreshSidePanels(g)
-	}, nil)
-}
-
-func (gui *Gui) handleMerge(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	checkedOutBranch := gui.State.Branches[0]
-	selectedBranch := gui.getSelectedBranch(v)
-	defer gui.refreshSidePanels(g)
-	if checkedOutBranch.Name == selectedBranch.Name {
-		return gui.createErrorPanel(g, gui.Tr.SLocalize("CantMergeBranchIntoItself"))
-	}
-	if err := gui.GitCommand.Merge(selectedBranch.Name); err != nil {
-		return gui.createErrorPanel(g, err.Error())
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (gui *Gui) getSelectedBranch(v *gocui.View) *commands.Branch {
+func (gui *Gui) getSelectedBranch() *commands.Branch {
 	selectedLine := gui.State.Panels.Branches.SelectedLine
 	if selectedLine == -1 {
 		return nil
@@ -145,7 +27,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleBranchSelect(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	if len(gui.State.Branches) == 0 {
 		return gui.renderString(g, "main", gui.Tr.SLocalize("NoBranchesThisRepo"))
 	}
-	branch := gui.getSelectedBranch(v)
+	branch := gui.getSelectedBranch()
 	if err := gui.focusPoint(0, gui.State.Panels.Branches.SelectedLine, v); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -202,3 +84,132 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleBranchesPrevLine(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 
 	return gui.handleBranchSelect(gui.g, v)
 }
+
+// specific functions
+
+func (gui *Gui) handleBranchPress(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+	if gui.State.Panels.Branches.SelectedLine == -1 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if gui.State.Panels.Branches.SelectedLine == 0 {
+		return gui.createErrorPanel(g, gui.Tr.SLocalize("AlreadyCheckedOutBranch"))
+	}
+	branch := gui.getSelectedBranch()
+	if err := gui.GitCommand.Checkout(branch.Name, false); err != nil {
+		if err := gui.createErrorPanel(g, err.Error()); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return gui.refreshSidePanels(g)
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) handleCreatePullRequestPress(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+	pullRequest := commands.NewPullRequest(gui.GitCommand)
+
+	branch := gui.getSelectedBranch()
+	if err := pullRequest.Create(branch); err != nil {
+		return gui.createErrorPanel(g, err.Error())
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) handleForceCheckout(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+	branch := gui.getSelectedBranch()
+	message := gui.Tr.SLocalize("SureForceCheckout")
+	title := gui.Tr.SLocalize("ForceCheckoutBranch")
+	return gui.createConfirmationPanel(g, v, title, message, func(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+		if err := gui.GitCommand.Checkout(branch.Name, true); err != nil {
+			gui.createErrorPanel(g, err.Error())
+		}
+		return gui.refreshSidePanels(g)
+	}, nil)
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) handleCheckoutByName(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+	gui.createPromptPanel(g, v, gui.Tr.SLocalize("BranchName")+":", func(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+		if err := gui.GitCommand.Checkout(gui.trimmedContent(v), false); err != nil {
+			return gui.createErrorPanel(g, err.Error())
+		}
+		return gui.refreshSidePanels(g)
+	})
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) handleNewBranch(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+	branch := gui.State.Branches[0]
+	message := gui.Tr.TemplateLocalize(
+		"NewBranchNameBranchOff",
+		Teml{
+			"branchName": branch.Name,
+		},
+	)
+	gui.createPromptPanel(g, v, message, func(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+		if err := gui.GitCommand.NewBranch(gui.trimmedContent(v)); err != nil {
+			return gui.createErrorPanel(g, err.Error())
+		}
+		gui.refreshSidePanels(g)
+		return gui.handleBranchSelect(g, v)
+	})
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) handleDeleteBranch(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+	return gui.deleteBranch(g, v, false)
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) handleForceDeleteBranch(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+	return gui.deleteBranch(g, v, true)
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) deleteBranch(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View, force bool) error {
+	selectedBranch := gui.getSelectedBranch()
+	if selectedBranch == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	checkedOutBranch := gui.State.Branches[0]
+	if checkedOutBranch.Name == selectedBranch.Name {
+		return gui.createErrorPanel(g, gui.Tr.SLocalize("CantDeleteCheckOutBranch"))
+	}
+	return gui.deleteNamedBranch(g, v, selectedBranch, force)
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) deleteNamedBranch(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View, selectedBranch *commands.Branch, force bool) error {
+	title := gui.Tr.SLocalize("DeleteBranch")
+	var messageId string
+	if force {
+		messageId = "ForceDeleteBranchMessage"
+	} else {
+		messageId = "DeleteBranchMessage"
+	}
+	message := gui.Tr.TemplateLocalize(
+		messageId,
+		Teml{
+			"selectedBranchName": selectedBranch.Name,
+		},
+	)
+	return gui.createConfirmationPanel(g, v, title, message, func(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+		if err := gui.GitCommand.DeleteBranch(selectedBranch.Name, force); err != nil {
+			errMessage := err.Error()
+			if !force && strings.Contains(errMessage, "is not fully merged") {
+				return gui.deleteNamedBranch(g, v, selectedBranch, true)
+			} else {
+				return gui.createErrorPanel(g, errMessage)
+			}
+		}
+		return gui.refreshSidePanels(g)
+	}, nil)
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) handleMerge(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+	checkedOutBranch := gui.State.Branches[0]
+	selectedBranch := gui.getSelectedBranch()
+	defer gui.refreshSidePanels(g)
+	if checkedOutBranch.Name == selectedBranch.Name {
+		return gui.createErrorPanel(g, gui.Tr.SLocalize("CantMergeBranchIntoItself"))
+	}
+	if err := gui.GitCommand.Merge(selectedBranch.Name); err != nil {
+		return gui.createErrorPanel(g, err.Error())
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/gui/commit_message_panel.go b/pkg/gui/commit_message_panel.go
index 809442481..60058d48c 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/commit_message_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/commit_message_panel.go
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleCommitConfirm(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 		gui.SubProcess = sub
 		return gui.Errors.ErrSubProcess
 	}
-	gui.refreshFiles(g)
 	v.Clear()
 	v.SetCursor(0, 0)
+	v.SetOrigin(0, 0)
 	g.SetViewOnBottom("commitMessage")
 	gui.switchFocus(g, v, gui.getFilesView(g))
-	return gui.refreshCommits(g)
+	return gui.refreshSidePanels(g)
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) handleCommitClose(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/commits_panel.go b/pkg/gui/commits_panel.go
index be291091c..2591fa240 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/commits_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/commits_panel.go
@@ -9,31 +9,54 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
 )
 
+// list panel functions
+
+func (gui *Gui) getSelectedCommit(g *gocui.Gui) *commands.Commit {
+	selectedLine := gui.State.Panels.Commits.SelectedLine
+	if selectedLine == -1 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return gui.State.Commits[selectedLine]
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) handleCommitSelect(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+	commit := gui.getSelectedCommit(g)
+	if commit == nil {
+		return gui.renderString(g, "main", gui.Tr.SLocalize("NoCommitsThisBranch"))
+	}
+
+	if err := gui.focusPoint(0, gui.State.Panels.Commits.SelectedLine, v); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	commitText, err := gui.GitCommand.Show(commit.Sha)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return gui.renderString(g, "main", commitText)
+}
+
 func (gui *Gui) refreshCommits(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 	g.Update(func(*gocui.Gui) error {
 		commits, err := gui.GitCommand.GetCommits()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-
 		gui.State.Commits = commits
-		v, err := g.View("commits")
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
 
 		gui.refreshSelectedLine(&gui.State.Panels.Commits.SelectedLine, len(gui.State.Commits))
 
-		v.Clear()
-
 		list, err := utils.RenderList(gui.State.Commits)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+
+		v := gui.getCommitsView(gui.g)
+		v.Clear()
 		fmt.Fprint(v, list)
 
 		gui.refreshStatus(g)
-		if g.CurrentView().Name() == "commits" {
+		if v == g.CurrentView() {
 			gui.handleCommitSelect(g, v)
 		}
 		return nil
@@ -41,6 +64,22 @@ func (gui *Gui) refreshCommits(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (gui *Gui) handleCommitsNextLine(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+	panelState := gui.State.Panels.Commits
+	gui.changeSelectedLine(&panelState.SelectedLine, len(gui.State.Commits), false)
+
+	return gui.handleCommitSelect(gui.g, v)
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) handleCommitsPrevLine(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+	panelState := gui.State.Panels.Commits
+	gui.changeSelectedLine(&panelState.SelectedLine, len(gui.State.Commits), true)
+
+	return gui.handleCommitSelect(gui.g, v)
+}
+
+// specific functions
+
 func (gui *Gui) handleResetToCommit(g *gocui.Gui, commitView *gocui.View) error {
 	return gui.createConfirmationPanel(g, commitView, gui.Tr.SLocalize("ResetToCommit"), gui.Tr.SLocalize("SureResetThisCommit"), func(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 		commit := gui.getSelectedCommit(g)
@@ -61,24 +100,8 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleResetToCommit(g *gocui.Gui, commitView *gocui.View) error
 	}, nil)
 }
 
-func (gui *Gui) handleCommitSelect(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	commit := gui.getSelectedCommit(g)
-	if commit == nil {
-		return gui.renderString(g, "main", gui.Tr.SLocalize("NoCommitsThisBranch"))
-	}
-
-	if err := gui.focusPoint(0, gui.State.Panels.Commits.SelectedLine, v); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	commitText, err := gui.GitCommand.Show(commit.Sha)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return gui.renderString(g, "main", commitText)
-}
-
 func (gui *Gui) handleCommitSquashDown(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	if gui.getItemPosition(v) != 0 {
+	if gui.State.Panels.Commits.SelectedLine != 0 {
 		return gui.createErrorPanel(g, gui.Tr.SLocalize("OnlySquashTopmostCommit"))
 	}
 	if len(gui.State.Commits) <= 1 {
@@ -134,7 +157,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleCommitFixup(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) handleRenameCommit(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	if gui.getItemPosition(gui.getCommitsView(g)) != 0 {
+	if gui.State.Panels.Commits.SelectedLine != 0 {
 		return gui.createErrorPanel(g, gui.Tr.SLocalize("OnlyRenameTopCommit"))
 	}
 	return gui.createPromptPanel(g, v, gui.Tr.SLocalize("renameCommit"), func(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
@@ -149,7 +172,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleRenameCommit(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) handleRenameCommitEditor(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	if gui.getItemPosition(gui.getCommitsView(g)) != 0 {
+	if gui.State.Panels.Commits.SelectedLine != 0 {
 		return gui.createErrorPanel(g, gui.Tr.SLocalize("OnlyRenameTopCommit"))
 	}
 
@@ -160,28 +183,3 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleRenameCommitEditor(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
-
-func (gui *Gui) getSelectedCommit(g *gocui.Gui) *commands.Commit {
-	selectedLine := gui.State.Panels.Commits.SelectedLine
-	if selectedLine == -1 {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	return gui.State.Commits[selectedLine]
-}
-
-func (gui *Gui) handleCommitsNextLine(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	gui.Log.Info(utils.AsJson(gui.State.Panels))
-	panelState := gui.State.Panels.Commits
-	gui.changeSelectedLine(&panelState.SelectedLine, len(gui.State.Commits), false)
-
-	return gui.handleCommitSelect(gui.g, v)
-}
-
-func (gui *Gui) handleCommitsPrevLine(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	gui.Log.Info(utils.AsJson(gui.State.Panels))
-	panelState := gui.State.Panels.Commits
-	gui.changeSelectedLine(&panelState.SelectedLine, len(gui.State.Commits), true)
-
-	return gui.handleCommitSelect(gui.g, v)
-}
diff --git a/pkg/gui/files_panel.go b/pkg/gui/files_panel.go
index 13ce48d10..231e5d488 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/files_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/files_panel.go
@@ -15,6 +15,79 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
 )
 
+// list panel functions
+
+func (gui *Gui) getSelectedFile(g *gocui.Gui) (*commands.File, error) {
+	selectedLine := gui.State.Panels.Files.SelectedLine
+	if selectedLine == -1 {
+		return &commands.File{}, gui.Errors.ErrNoFiles
+	}
+
+	return gui.State.Files[selectedLine], nil
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) handleFileSelect(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+	file, err := gui.getSelectedFile(g)
+	if err != nil {
+		if err != gui.Errors.ErrNoFiles {
+			return err
+		}
+		return gui.renderString(g, "main", gui.Tr.SLocalize("NoChangedFiles"))
+	}
+
+	if file.HasMergeConflicts {
+		return gui.refreshMergePanel(g)
+	}
+
+	if err := gui.focusPoint(0, gui.State.Panels.Files.SelectedLine, v); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	content := gui.GitCommand.Diff(file, false)
+	return gui.renderString(g, "main", content)
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) refreshFiles(g *gocui.Gui) error {
+	filesView, err := g.View("files")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	gui.refreshStateFiles()
+
+	gui.g.Update(func(g *gocui.Gui) error {
+
+		filesView.Clear()
+		list, err := utils.RenderList(gui.State.Files)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		fmt.Fprint(filesView, list)
+
+		if filesView == g.CurrentView() {
+			gui.handleFileSelect(g, filesView)
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) handleFilesNextLine(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+	panelState := gui.State.Panels.Files
+	gui.changeSelectedLine(&panelState.SelectedLine, len(gui.State.Files), false)
+
+	return gui.handleFileSelect(gui.g, v)
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) handleFilesPrevLine(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+	panelState := gui.State.Panels.Files
+	gui.changeSelectedLine(&panelState.SelectedLine, len(gui.State.Files), true)
+
+	return gui.handleFileSelect(gui.g, v)
+}
+
+// specific functions
+
 func (gui *Gui) stagedFiles() []*commands.File {
 	files := gui.State.Files
 	result := make([]*commands.File, 0)
@@ -139,15 +212,6 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleAddPatch(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	return gui.Errors.ErrSubProcess
 }
 
-func (gui *Gui) getSelectedFile(g *gocui.Gui) (*commands.File, error) {
-	selectedLine := gui.State.Panels.Files.SelectedLine
-	if selectedLine == -1 {
-		return &commands.File{}, gui.Errors.ErrNoFiles
-	}
-
-	return gui.State.Files[selectedLine], nil
-}
-
 func (gui *Gui) handleFileRemove(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	file, err := gui.getSelectedFile(g)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -191,27 +255,6 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleIgnoreFile(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	return gui.refreshFiles(g)
 }
 
-func (gui *Gui) handleFileSelect(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	file, err := gui.getSelectedFile(g)
-	if err != nil {
-		if err != gui.Errors.ErrNoFiles {
-			return err
-		}
-		return gui.renderString(g, "main", gui.Tr.SLocalize("NoChangedFiles"))
-	}
-
-	if file.HasMergeConflicts {
-		return gui.refreshMergePanel(g)
-	}
-
-	if err := gui.focusPoint(0, gui.State.Panels.Files.SelectedLine, v); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	content := gui.GitCommand.Diff(file, false)
-	return gui.renderString(g, "main", content)
-}
-
 func (gui *Gui) handleCommitPress(g *gocui.Gui, filesView *gocui.View) error {
 	if len(gui.stagedFiles()) == 0 && !gui.State.HasMergeConflicts {
 		return gui.createErrorPanel(g, gui.Tr.SLocalize("NoStagedFilesToCommit"))
@@ -335,45 +378,6 @@ func (gui *Gui) catSelectedFile(g *gocui.Gui) (string, error) {
 	return cat, nil
 }
 
-func (gui *Gui) handleFilesNextLine(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	panelState := gui.State.Panels.Files
-	gui.changeSelectedLine(&panelState.SelectedLine, len(gui.State.Files), false)
-
-	return gui.handleFileSelect(gui.g, v)
-}
-
-func (gui *Gui) handleFilesPrevLine(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	panelState := gui.State.Panels.Files
-	gui.changeSelectedLine(&panelState.SelectedLine, len(gui.State.Files), true)
-
-	return gui.handleFileSelect(gui.g, v)
-}
-
-func (gui *Gui) refreshFiles(g *gocui.Gui) error {
-	filesView, err := g.View("files")
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	gui.refreshStateFiles()
-
-	gui.g.Update(func(g *gocui.Gui) error {
-
-		filesView.Clear()
-		list, err := utils.RenderList(gui.State.Files)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		fmt.Fprint(filesView, list)
-
-		if filesView == g.CurrentView() {
-			gui.handleFileSelect(g, filesView)
-		}
-		return nil
-	})
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (gui *Gui) pullFiles(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	gui.createMessagePanel(g, v, "", gui.Tr.SLocalize("PullWait"))
 	go func() {
@@ -399,8 +403,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) pushWithForceFlag(currentView *gocui.View, force bool) error {
 			_ = gui.createErrorPanel(gui.g, err.Error())
 		} else {
 			_ = gui.closeConfirmationPrompt(gui.g)
-			_ = gui.refreshCommits(gui.g)
-			_ = gui.refreshStatus(gui.g)
+			_ = gui.refreshSidePanels(gui.g)
 		}
 	}()
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/gui/gui.go b/pkg/gui/gui.go
index 1af3a5e1f..6a7eaaf98 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/gui.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/gui.go
@@ -95,12 +95,17 @@ type stashPanelState struct {
 	SelectedLine int
 }
 
+type menuPanelState struct {
+	SelectedLine int
+}
+
 type panelStates struct {
 	Files    *filePanelState
 	Staging  *stagingPanelState
 	Branches *branchPanelState
 	Commits  *commitPanelState
 	Stash    *stashPanelState
+	Menu     *menuPanelState
 }
 
 type guiState struct {
@@ -137,6 +142,7 @@ func NewGui(log *logrus.Entry, gitCommand *commands.GitCommand, oSCommand *comma
 			Branches: &branchPanelState{SelectedLine: 0},
 			Commits:  &commitPanelState{SelectedLine: -1},
 			Stash:    &stashPanelState{SelectedLine: -1},
+			Menu:     &menuPanelState{SelectedLine: 0},
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -359,12 +365,12 @@ func (gui *Gui) layout(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 		}
 
 		gui.g.SetCurrentView(filesView.Name())
-		gui.refreshFiles(g)
-		gui.refreshBranches(g)
-		gui.refreshCommits(g)
-		gui.refreshStashEntries(g)
-		if err := gui.renderGlobalOptions(g); err != nil {
-			return err
+
+		gui.refreshSidePanels(gui.g)
+		if gui.g.CurrentView().Name() != "menu" {
+			if err := gui.renderGlobalOptions(g); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
 		if err := gui.switchFocus(g, nil, filesView); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -388,6 +394,9 @@ func (gui *Gui) layout(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// TODO: comment-out
+	gui.Log.Info(utils.AsJson(gui.State))
+
 	return gui.resizeCurrentPopupPanel(g)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
index c8c3d642f..c02074d6f 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
@@ -386,7 +386,12 @@ func (gui *Gui) GetKeybindings() []*Binding {
 			Modifier:    gocui.ModNone,
 			Handler:     gui.handleStashDrop,
 			Description: gui.Tr.SLocalize("drop"),
-		}, {
+		},
+		{ViewName: "stash", Key: 'k', Modifier: gocui.ModNone, Handler: gui.handleStashPrevLine},
+		{ViewName: "stash", Key: gocui.KeyArrowUp, Modifier: gocui.ModNone, Handler: gui.handleStashPrevLine},
+		{ViewName: "stash", Key: 'j', Modifier: gocui.ModNone, Handler: gui.handleStashNextLine},
+		{ViewName: "stash", Key: gocui.KeyArrowDown, Modifier: gocui.ModNone, Handler: gui.handleStashNextLine},
+		{
 			ViewName: "commitMessage",
 			Key:      gocui.KeyEnter,
 			Modifier: gocui.ModNone,
@@ -406,7 +411,11 @@ func (gui *Gui) GetKeybindings() []*Binding {
 			Key:      'q',
 			Modifier: gocui.ModNone,
 			Handler:  gui.handleMenuClose,
-		}, {
+		},
+		{ViewName: "menu", Key: 'k', Modifier: gocui.ModNone, Handler: gui.handleMenuPrevLine},
+		{ViewName: "menu", Key: gocui.KeyArrowUp, Modifier: gocui.ModNone, Handler: gui.handleMenuPrevLine},
+		{ViewName: "menu", Key: 'j', Modifier: gocui.ModNone, Handler: gui.handleMenuNextLine},
+		{ViewName: "menu", Key: gocui.KeyArrowDown, Modifier: gocui.ModNone, Handler: gui.handleMenuNextLine}, {
 			ViewName:    "staging",
 			Key:         gocui.KeyEsc,
 			Modifier:    gocui.ModNone,
@@ -468,17 +477,6 @@ func (gui *Gui) GetKeybindings() []*Binding {
 		},
 	}
 
-	// Would make these keybindings global but that interferes with editing
-	// input in the confirmation panel
-	for _, viewName := range []string{"status", "commits", "stash", "menu"} {
-		bindings = append(bindings, []*Binding{
-			{ViewName: viewName, Key: gocui.KeyArrowUp, Modifier: gocui.ModNone, Handler: gui.cursorUp},
-			{ViewName: viewName, Key: gocui.KeyArrowDown, Modifier: gocui.ModNone, Handler: gui.cursorDown},
-			{ViewName: viewName, Key: 'k', Modifier: gocui.ModNone, Handler: gui.cursorUp},
-			{ViewName: viewName, Key: 'j', Modifier: gocui.ModNone, Handler: gui.cursorDown},
-		}...)
-	}
-
 	for _, viewName := range []string{"status", "branches", "files", "commits", "stash", "menu"} {
 		bindings = append(bindings, []*Binding{
 			{ViewName: viewName, Key: gocui.KeyTab, Modifier: gocui.ModNone, Handler: gui.nextView},
diff --git a/pkg/gui/menu_panel.go b/pkg/gui/menu_panel.go
index 753e8f84d..0d3d8cf2b 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/menu_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/menu_panel.go
@@ -8,12 +8,32 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
 )
 
+// list panel functions
+
 func (gui *Gui) handleMenuSelect(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	// doing nothing for now
-	// but it is needed for switch in newLineFocused
-	return nil
+	return gui.focusPoint(0, gui.State.Panels.Menu.SelectedLine, v)
 }
 
+func (gui *Gui) handleMenuNextLine(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+	panelState := gui.State.Panels.Menu
+	gui.changeSelectedLine(&panelState.SelectedLine, v.LinesHeight(), false)
+
+	return gui.handleMenuSelect(g, v)
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) handleMenuPrevLine(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+	panelState := gui.State.Panels.Menu
+	gui.changeSelectedLine(&panelState.SelectedLine, v.LinesHeight(), true)
+
+	if err := gui.focusPoint(0, gui.State.Panels.Commits.SelectedLine, v); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return gui.handleMenuSelect(g, v)
+}
+
+// specific functions
+
 func (gui *Gui) renderMenuOptions(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 	optionsMap := map[string]string{
 		"esc/q": gui.Tr.SLocalize("close"),
@@ -46,14 +66,15 @@ func (gui *Gui) createMenu(items interface{}, handlePress func(int) error) error
 	menuView.FgColor = gocui.ColorWhite
 	menuView.Clear()
 	fmt.Fprint(menuView, list)
+	gui.State.Panels.Menu.SelectedLine = 0
 
 	if err := gui.renderMenuOptions(gui.g); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	wrappedHandlePress := func(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-		lineNumber := gui.getItemPosition(v)
-		return handlePress(lineNumber)
+		selectedLine := gui.State.Panels.Menu.SelectedLine
+		return handlePress(selectedLine)
 	}
 
 	if err := gui.g.SetKeybinding("menu", gocui.KeySpace, gocui.ModNone, wrappedHandlePress); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/stash_panel.go b/pkg/gui/stash_panel.go
index 196a33a08..ef54ef997 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/stash_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/stash_panel.go
@@ -8,19 +8,46 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
 )
 
+// list panel functions
+
+func (gui *Gui) getSelectedStashEntry(v *gocui.View) *commands.StashEntry {
+	selectedLine := gui.State.Panels.Stash.SelectedLine
+	if selectedLine == -1 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return gui.State.StashEntries[selectedLine]
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) handleStashEntrySelect(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+	stashEntry := gui.getSelectedStashEntry(v)
+	if stashEntry == nil {
+		return gui.renderString(g, "main", gui.Tr.SLocalize("NoStashEntries"))
+	}
+	if err := gui.focusPoint(0, gui.State.Panels.Stash.SelectedLine, v); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	go func() {
+		// doing this asynchronously cos it can take time
+		diff, _ := gui.GitCommand.GetStashEntryDiff(stashEntry.Index)
+		gui.renderString(g, "main", diff)
+	}()
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (gui *Gui) refreshStashEntries(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 	g.Update(func(g *gocui.Gui) error {
-		v, err := g.View("stash")
-		if err != nil {
-			panic(err)
-		}
 		gui.State.StashEntries = gui.GitCommand.GetStashEntries()
 
-		v.Clear()
+		gui.refreshSelectedLine(&gui.State.Panels.Stash.SelectedLine, len(gui.State.StashEntries))
+
 		list, err := utils.RenderList(gui.State.StashEntries)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+
+		v := gui.getStashView(gui.g)
+		v.Clear()
 		fmt.Fprint(v, list)
 
 		return gui.resetOrigin(v)
@@ -28,28 +55,22 @@ func (gui *Gui) refreshStashEntries(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (gui *Gui) getSelectedStashEntry(v *gocui.View) *commands.StashEntry {
-	if len(gui.State.StashEntries) == 0 {
-		return nil
-	}
-	stashView, _ := gui.g.View("stash")
-	lineNumber := gui.getItemPosition(stashView)
-	return gui.State.StashEntries[lineNumber]
+func (gui *Gui) handleStashNextLine(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+	panelState := gui.State.Panels.Stash
+	gui.changeSelectedLine(&panelState.SelectedLine, len(gui.State.StashEntries), false)
+
+	return gui.handleStashEntrySelect(gui.g, v)
 }
 
-func (gui *Gui) handleStashEntrySelect(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	go func() {
-		stashEntry := gui.getSelectedStashEntry(v)
-		if stashEntry == nil {
-			gui.renderString(g, "main", gui.Tr.SLocalize("NoStashEntries"))
-			return
-		}
-		diff, _ := gui.GitCommand.GetStashEntryDiff(stashEntry.Index)
-		gui.renderString(g, "main", diff)
-	}()
-	return nil
+func (gui *Gui) handleStashPrevLine(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+	panelState := gui.State.Panels.Stash
+	gui.changeSelectedLine(&panelState.SelectedLine, len(gui.State.StashEntries), true)
+
+	return gui.handleStashEntrySelect(gui.g, v)
 }
 
+// specific functions
+
 func (gui *Gui) handleStashApply(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	return gui.stashDo(g, v, "apply")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go b/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go
index 4c5002efe..5b02b1ae9 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) refreshSidePanels(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 	gui.refreshBranches(g)
 	gui.refreshFiles(g)
 	gui.refreshCommits(g)
+	gui.refreshStashEntries(g)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -78,18 +79,19 @@ func (gui *Gui) previousView(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) newLineFocused(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	mainView, _ := g.View("main")
-	mainView.SetOrigin(0, 0)
-
 	switch v.Name() {
 	case "menu":
-		return gui.handleMenuSelect(g, v)
+		return nil
 	case "status":
 		return gui.handleStatusSelect(g, v)
 	case "files":
 		return gui.handleFileSelect(g, v)
 	case "branches":
 		return gui.handleBranchSelect(g, v)
+	case "commits":
+		return gui.handleCommitSelect(g, v)
+	case "stash":
+		return gui.handleStashEntrySelect(g, v)
 	case "confirmation":
 		return nil
 	case "commitMessage":
@@ -99,10 +101,6 @@ func (gui *Gui) newLineFocused(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 		gui.refreshMergePanel(g)
 		v.Highlight = false
 		return nil
-	case "commits":
-		return gui.handleCommitSelect(g, v)
-	case "stash":
-		return gui.handleStashEntrySelect(g, v)
 	case "staging":
 		return nil
 		// return gui.handleStagingSelect(g, v)
@@ -165,61 +163,6 @@ func (gui *Gui) switchFocus(g *gocui.Gui, oldView, newView *gocui.View) error {
 	return gui.newLineFocused(g, newView)
 }
 
-func (gui *Gui) getItemPosition(v *gocui.View) int {
-	gui.correctCursor(v)
-	_, cy := v.Cursor()
-	_, oy := v.Origin()
-	return oy + cy
-}
-
-func (gui *Gui) cursorUp(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	// swallowing cursor movements in main
-	if v == nil || v.Name() == "main" {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	ox, oy := v.Origin()
-	cx, cy := v.Cursor()
-	if err := v.SetCursor(cx, cy-1); err != nil && oy > 0 {
-		if err := v.SetOrigin(ox, oy-1); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
-	gui.newLineFocused(g, v)
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (gui *Gui) cursorDown(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	// swallowing cursor movements in main
-	if v == nil || v.Name() == "main" {
-		return nil
-	}
-	cx, cy := v.Cursor()
-	ox, oy := v.Origin()
-	ly := v.LinesHeight() - 1
-	_, height := v.Size()
-	maxY := height - 1
-
-	// if we are at the end we just return
-	if cy+oy == ly {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	var err error
-	if cy < maxY {
-		err = v.SetCursor(cx, cy+1)
-	} else {
-		err = v.SetOrigin(ox, oy+1)
-	}
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	gui.newLineFocused(g, v)
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (gui *Gui) resetOrigin(v *gocui.View) error {
 	if err := v.SetCursor(0, 0); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -227,12 +170,6 @@ func (gui *Gui) resetOrigin(v *gocui.View) error {
 	return v.SetOrigin(0, 0)
 }
 
-// if the cursor down past the last item, move it to the last line
-func (gui *Gui) correctCursor(v *gocui.View) error {
-	cx, cy := v.Cursor()
-	return gui.focusPoint(cx, cy, v)
-}
-
 // if the cursor down past the last item, move it to the last line
 func (gui *Gui) focusPoint(cx int, cy int, v *gocui.View) error {
 	if cy < 0 {
@@ -283,6 +220,9 @@ func (gui *Gui) renderString(g *gocui.Gui, viewName, s string) error {
 			return nil
 		}
 		v.Clear()
+		if err := v.SetOrigin(0, 0); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 		output := string(bom.Clean([]byte(s)))
 		output = utils.NormalizeLinefeeds(output)
 		fmt.Fprint(v, output)
@@ -331,6 +271,16 @@ func (gui *Gui) getStagingView(g *gocui.Gui) *gocui.View {
 	return v
 }
 
+func (gui *Gui) getMainView(g *gocui.Gui) *gocui.View {
+	v, _ := g.View("main")
+	return v
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) getStashView(g *gocui.Gui) *gocui.View {
+	v, _ := g.View("stash")
+	return v
+}
+
 func (gui *Gui) trimmedContent(v *gocui.View) string {
 	return strings.TrimSpace(v.Buffer())
 }