diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a02b9346..df098c41 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@
   ([#1280][1280]).
 * Multi-character compose sequences with the kitty keyboard protocol
   ([#1288][1288]).
+* Crash when application output scrolls very fast, e.g. `yes`
+  ([#1305][1305]).
 
 [1173]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/1173
 [1190]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/1190
@@ -147,6 +149,7 @@
 [1249]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/1249
 [1280]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/1280
 [1288]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/1288
+[1305]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/1305
 
 
 ### Security
diff --git a/render.c b/render.c
index 2aba3237..f16898b4 100644
--- a/render.c
+++ b/render.c
@@ -929,14 +929,19 @@ static void
 grid_render_scroll(struct terminal *term, struct buffer *buf,
                    const struct damage *dmg)
 {
-    int height = (dmg->region.end - dmg->region.start - dmg->lines) * term->cell_height;
-
     LOG_DBG(
         "damage: SCROLL: %d-%d by %d lines",
         dmg->region.start, dmg->region.end, dmg->lines);
 
-    if (height <= 0)
+    const int region_size = dmg->region.end - dmg->region.start;
+
+    if (dmg->lines >= region_size) {
+        /* The entire scroll region will be scrolled out (i.e. replaced) */
         return;
+    }
+
+    const int height = (region_size - dmg->lines) * term->cell_height;
+    xassert(height > 0);
 
 #if TIME_SCROLL_DAMAGE
     struct timespec start_time;
@@ -1037,14 +1042,19 @@ static void
 grid_render_scroll_reverse(struct terminal *term, struct buffer *buf,
                            const struct damage *dmg)
 {
-    int height = (dmg->region.end - dmg->region.start - dmg->lines) * term->cell_height;
-
     LOG_DBG(
         "damage: SCROLL REVERSE: %d-%d by %d lines",
         dmg->region.start, dmg->region.end, dmg->lines);
 
-    if (height <= 0)
+    const int region_size = dmg->region.end - dmg->region.start;
+
+    if (dmg->lines >= region_size) {
+        /* The entire scroll region will be scrolled out (i.e. replaced) */
         return;
+    }
+
+    const int height = (region_size - dmg->lines) * term->cell_height;
+    xassert(height > 0);
 
 #if TIME_SCROLL_DAMAGE
     struct timespec start_time;