diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f12a8b53..11dce7f7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@
 * Scrollback indicator being incorrectly rendered when window size is
   very small.
 * Reduced memory usage in URL mode.
+* Crash when the `E3` escape (`\E[3J`) was executed, and there was a
+  selection in the scrollback
+  (https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/633).
 
 
 ### Security
diff --git a/csi.c b/csi.c
index 80ee75cd..dc5a018a 100644
--- a/csi.c
+++ b/csi.c
@@ -917,26 +917,7 @@ csi_dispatch(struct terminal *term, uint8_t final)
 
             case 3: {
                 /* Erase scrollback */
-                int end = (term->grid->offset + term->rows - 1) % term->grid->num_rows;
-                for (size_t i = 0; i < term->grid->num_rows; i++) {
-                    if (end >= term->grid->offset) {
-                        /* Not wrapped */
-                        if (i >= term->grid->offset && i <= end)
-                            continue;
-                    } else {
-                        /* Wrapped */
-                        if (i >= term->grid->offset || i <= end)
-                            continue;
-                    }
-
-                    if (term->render.last_cursor.row == term->grid->rows[i])
-                        term->render.last_cursor.row = NULL;
-
-                    grid_row_free(term->grid->rows[i]);
-                    term->grid->rows[i] = NULL;
-                }
-                term->grid->view = term->grid->offset;
-                term_damage_view(term);
+                term_erase_scrollback(term);
                 break;
             }
 
diff --git a/selection.c b/selection.c
index 57ab8bf6..537614f6 100644
--- a/selection.c
+++ b/selection.c
@@ -69,10 +69,8 @@ selection_on_rows(const struct terminal *term, int row_start, int row_end)
         end = tmp;
     }
 
-    if (row_start >= start->row && row_end <= end->row) {
-        LOG_INFO("ON ROWS");
+    if (row_start >= start->row && row_end <= end->row)
         return true;
-    }
 
     return false;
 }
diff --git a/terminal.c b/terminal.c
index 72ab1f2b..b16cf19a 100644
--- a/terminal.c
+++ b/terminal.c
@@ -2011,6 +2011,166 @@ term_erase(struct terminal *term, const struct coord *start, const struct coord
     sixel_overwrite_by_row(term, end->row, 0, end->col + 1);
 }
 
+void
+term_erase_scrollback(struct terminal *term)
+{
+    const int mask = term->grid->num_rows - 1;
+    const int start = (term->grid->offset + term->rows) & mask;
+    const int end = (term->grid->offset - 1) & mask;
+    const int sel_start = term->selection.start.row;
+    const int sel_end = term->selection.end.row;
+
+    if (sel_end >= 0) {
+        /*
+         * Cancel selection if it touches any of the rows in the
+         * scrollback, since we can’t have the selection reference
+         * soon-to-be deleted rows.
+         *
+         * This is done by range checking the selection range against
+         * the scrollback range.
+         *
+         * To make this comparison simpler, the start/end absolute row
+         * numbers are “rebased” against the scrollback start, where
+         * row 0 is the *first* row in the scrollback. A high number
+         * thus means the row is further *down* in the scrollback,
+         * closer to the screen bottom.
+         */
+        int scrollback_start = term->grid->offset + term->rows;
+
+        int rel_sel_start = sel_start - scrollback_start + term->grid->num_rows;
+        int rel_sel_end = sel_end - scrollback_start + term->grid->num_rows;
+
+        int rel_start = start - scrollback_start + term->grid->num_rows;
+        int rel_end = end - scrollback_start + term->grid->num_rows;
+
+        rel_sel_start &= mask;
+        rel_sel_end &= mask;
+        rel_start &= mask;
+        rel_end &= mask;
+
+        if ((rel_sel_start <= rel_start && rel_sel_end >= rel_start) ||
+            (rel_sel_start <= rel_end && rel_sel_end >= rel_end) ||
+            (rel_sel_start >= rel_start && rel_sel_end <= rel_end))
+        {
+            selection_cancel(term);
+        }
+    }
+
+    for (int i = start;; i = (i + 1) & mask) {
+        struct row *row = term->grid->rows[i];
+        if (row != NULL) {
+            if (term->render.last_cursor.row == row)
+                term->render.last_cursor.row = NULL;
+
+            grid_row_free(row);
+            term->grid->rows[i] = NULL;
+        }
+
+        if (i == end)
+            break;
+    }
+
+    term->grid->view = term->grid->offset;
+    term_damage_view(term);
+}
+
+UNITTEST
+{
+    const int scrollback_rows = 16;
+    const int term_rows = 5;
+    const int cols = 5;
+
+    struct fdm *fdm = fdm_init();
+    xassert(fdm != NULL);
+
+    struct terminal term = {
+        .fdm = fdm,
+        .rows = term_rows,
+        .cols = cols,
+        .normal = {
+            .rows = xcalloc(scrollback_rows, sizeof(term.normal.rows[0])),
+            .num_rows = scrollback_rows,
+            .num_cols = cols,
+        },
+        .grid = &term.normal,
+        .selection = {
+            .start = {-1, -1},
+            .end = {-1, -1},
+            .kind = SELECTION_NONE,
+            .auto_scroll = {
+                .fd = timerfd_create(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, TFD_CLOEXEC | TFD_NONBLOCK),
+            },
+        },
+    };
+
+    xassert(term.selection.auto_scroll.fd >= 0);
+
+#define populate_scrollback() do {                                      \
+        for (int i = 0; i < scrollback_rows; i++) {                     \
+            if (term.normal.rows[i] == NULL) {                          \
+                struct row *r = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*term.normal.rows[i])); \
+                r->cells = xcalloc(cols, sizeof(r->cells[0]));          \
+                term.normal.rows[i] = r;                                \
+            }                                                           \
+        }                                                               \
+    } while (0)
+
+    /*
+     * Test case 1 - no selection, just verify all rows except those
+     * on screen have been deleted.
+     */
+
+    populate_scrollback();
+    term.normal.offset = 11;
+    term_erase_scrollback(&term);
+    for (int i = 0; i < scrollback_rows; i++) {
+        if (i >= term.normal.offset && i < term.normal.offset + term_rows)
+            xassert(term.normal.rows[i] != NULL);
+        else
+            xassert(term.normal.rows[i] == NULL);
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Test case 2 - selection that touches the scrollback. Verify the
+     * selection is cancelled.
+     */
+
+    term.normal.offset = 14;  /* Screen covers rows 14,15,0,1,2 */
+
+    /* Selection covers rows 15,0,1,2,3 */
+    term.selection.start = (struct coord){.row = 15};
+    term.selection.end = (struct coord){.row = 19};
+    term.selection.kind = SELECTION_CHAR_WISE;
+
+    populate_scrollback();
+    term_erase_scrollback(&term);
+    xassert(term.selection.start.row < 0);
+    xassert(term.selection.end.row < 0);
+    xassert(term.selection.kind == SELECTION_NONE);
+
+    /*
+     * Test case 3 - selection that does *not* touch the
+     * scrollback. Verify the selection is *not* cancelled.
+     */
+
+    /* Selection covers rows 15,0 */
+    term.selection.start = (struct coord){.row = 15};
+    term.selection.end = (struct coord){.row = 16};
+    term.selection.kind = SELECTION_CHAR_WISE;
+
+    populate_scrollback();
+    term_erase_scrollback(&term);
+    xassert(term.selection.start.row == 15);
+    xassert(term.selection.end.row == 16);
+    xassert(term.selection.kind == SELECTION_CHAR_WISE);
+
+    close(term.selection.auto_scroll.fd);
+    for (int i = 0; i < scrollback_rows; i++)
+        grid_row_free(term.normal.rows[i]);
+    free(term.normal.rows);
+    fdm_destroy(fdm);
+}
+
 int
 term_row_rel_to_abs(const struct terminal *term, int row)
 {
diff --git a/terminal.h b/terminal.h
index b02036a2..d699d644 100644
--- a/terminal.h
+++ b/terminal.h
@@ -662,6 +662,7 @@ void term_damage_scroll(
 
 void term_erase(
     struct terminal *term, const struct coord *start, const struct coord *end);
+void term_erase_scrollback(struct terminal *term);
 
 int term_row_rel_to_abs(const struct terminal *term, int row);
 void term_cursor_home(struct terminal *term);