diff --git a/grid.c b/grid.c
index dbd76d5d..78fb9e40 100644
--- a/grid.c
+++ b/grid.c
@@ -86,20 +86,27 @@ grid_damage_erase(struct grid *grid, int start, int length)
 }
 
 static void
-damage_adjust_after_scroll(struct grid *grid, int top_margin,
-                           int bottom_margin, int lines)
+damage_adjust_after_scroll(struct grid *grid, enum damage_type damage_type,
+                           int top_margin, int bottom_margin, int lines)
 {
-    const int adjustment = lines * grid->cols;
+    const int adjustment
+        = lines * grid->cols * (damage_type == DAMAGE_SCROLL_REVERSE ? -1 : 1);
+    top_margin *= grid->cols;
+    bottom_margin *= grid->cols;
+
     tll_foreach(grid->damage, it) {
-        if (it->item.type == DAMAGE_SCROLL)
+        if (it->item.type == DAMAGE_SCROLL ||
+            it->item.type == DAMAGE_SCROLL_REVERSE)
             continue;
 
         assert(top_margin == 0 && "must check if item is in the non-scrolling region");
 
         it->item.range.start -= adjustment;
+        int end = it->item.range.start + it->item.range.length;
 
-        if (it->item.range.start < 0) {
-            int new_length = it->item.range.length + it->item.range.start;
+        if (damage_type == DAMAGE_SCROLL && it->item.range.start < top_margin) {
+            /* Scrolled of screen (partially, or completely) */
+            int new_length = it->item.range.length - (top_margin - it->item.range.start);
             assert(new_length < it->item.range.length);
 
             if (new_length <= 0)
@@ -109,15 +116,26 @@ damage_adjust_after_scroll(struct grid *grid, int top_margin,
                 it->item.range.start = 0;
             }
         }
+
+        else if (damage_type == DAMAGE_SCROLL_REVERSE &&
+                 end >= (grid->rows * grid->cols - bottom_margin))
+        {
+            /* Scrolled of screen (partially, or completely) */
+            if (it->item.range.start >= (grid->rows * grid->cols - bottom_margin))
+                tll_remove(grid->damage, it);
+            else
+                it->item.range.length =
+                    (grid->rows * grid->cols - bottom_margin) - it->item.range.start;
+        }
     }
 }
 
 void
-grid_damage_scroll(struct grid *grid, int top_margin, int bottom_margin,
-                   int lines)
+grid_damage_scroll(struct grid *grid, enum damage_type damage_type,
+                   int top_margin, int bottom_margin, int lines)
 {
     if (tll_length(grid->damage) > 0 &&
-        tll_front(grid->damage).type == DAMAGE_SCROLL)
+        tll_front(grid->damage).type == damage_type)
     {
         /* Merge with existing scroll damage */
 
@@ -133,12 +151,11 @@ grid_damage_scroll(struct grid *grid, int top_margin, int bottom_margin,
                                                 dmg->scroll.bottom_margin))) {
             dmg->type = DAMAGE_ERASE;
             dmg->range.start = dmg->scroll.top_margin * grid->cols;
-            dmg->range.length = dmg->scroll.lines * grid->cols;
+            dmg->range.length = (grid->rows - top_margin - bottom_margin) * grid->cols;
         }
     } else {
-        /* TODO: yield a DAMAGE_ERASE if lines > screen */
         struct damage dmg = {
-            .type = DAMAGE_SCROLL,
+            .type = damage_type,
             .scroll = {
                 .top_margin = top_margin,
                 .bottom_margin = bottom_margin,
@@ -148,7 +165,8 @@ grid_damage_scroll(struct grid *grid, int top_margin, int bottom_margin,
         tll_push_front(grid->damage, dmg);
     }
 
-    damage_adjust_after_scroll(grid, top_margin, bottom_margin, lines);
+    damage_adjust_after_scroll(
+        grid, damage_type, top_margin, bottom_margin, lines);
 }
 
 void
@@ -230,22 +248,57 @@ grid_scroll(struct grid *grid, int rows)
     const int grid_rows = grid->rows - top_margin - bottom_margin;
 
     if (rows >= grid_rows) {
-        assert(false && "need to take margins into account");
-        grid_erase(grid, 0, grid->rows * grid->cols);
+        assert(false && "untested");
+        grid_erase(grid,
+                   top_margin * grid->cols,
+                   (grid->rows - bottom_margin) * grid->cols);
         return;
     }
 
     int cell_dst = top_margin * grid->cols;
     int cell_src = (top_margin + rows) * grid->cols;
-    int cell_end = (grid->rows - bottom_margin) * grid->cols;
-    int count = cell_end - cell_src;
-    LOG_DBG("moving %d cells from %d", count, cell_src);
+    int cell_count = (grid_rows - bottom_margin - top_margin - rows) * grid->cols;
 
-    const size_t bytes = count * sizeof(grid->cells[0]);
+    LOG_DBG("moving %d cells from %d", cell_count, cell_src);
+
+    const size_t bytes = cell_count * sizeof(grid->cells[0]);
     memmove(
         &grid->cells[cell_dst], &grid->cells[cell_src],
         bytes);
 
-    grid_damage_scroll(grid, top_margin, bottom_margin, rows);
-    grid_erase(grid, cell_end - rows * grid->cols, grid->rows * grid->cols);
+    grid_damage_scroll(grid, DAMAGE_SCROLL, top_margin, bottom_margin, rows);
+    grid_erase(
+        grid,
+        (grid_rows - bottom_margin - rows) * grid->cols,
+        grid->rows * grid->cols);
+}
+
+void
+grid_scroll_reverse(struct grid *grid, int rows)
+{
+    const int top_margin = 0;
+    const int bottom_margin = 0;
+    const int grid_rows = grid->rows - top_margin - bottom_margin;
+
+    if (rows >= grid_rows) {
+        assert(false && "todo");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    int cell_dst = (top_margin + rows) * grid->cols;
+    int cell_src = top_margin * grid->cols;
+    int cell_count = (grid_rows - bottom_margin - top_margin - rows) * grid->cols;
+
+    LOG_DBG("moving %d cells from %d", cell_count, cell_src);
+
+    const size_t bytes = cell_count * sizeof(grid->cells[0]);
+    memmove(
+        &grid->cells[cell_dst], &grid->cells[cell_src],
+        bytes);
+
+    grid_damage_scroll(grid, DAMAGE_SCROLL_REVERSE, top_margin, bottom_margin, rows);
+    grid_erase(
+        grid,
+        top_margin * grid->cols,
+        (top_margin + rows) * grid->cols);
 }
diff --git a/grid.h b/grid.h
index e208a603..1951f54f 100644
--- a/grid.h
+++ b/grid.h
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 void grid_damage_update(struct grid *grid, int start, int length);
 void grid_damage_erase(struct grid *grid, int start, int length);
 void grid_damage_scroll(
-    struct grid *grid, int top_margin, int bottom_margin, int lines);
+    struct grid *grid, enum damage_type damage_type,
+    int top_margin, int bottom_margin, int lines);
 
 void grid_erase(struct grid *grid, int start, int end);
 
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ void grid_cursor_up(struct grid *grid, int count);
 void grid_cursor_down(struct grid *grid, int count);
 
 void grid_scroll(struct grid *grid, int rows);
+void grid_scroll_reverse(struct grid *grid, int rows);
 
 int grid_cursor_linear(const struct grid *grid, int row, int col);
 
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 5a2dbc93..b0395839 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -266,7 +266,8 @@ grid_render_scroll(struct context *c, struct buffer *buf,
 
     const uint32_t stride = cairo_format_stride_for_width(CAIRO_FORMAT_ARGB32, width);
 
-    LOG_DBG("damage: SCROLL: %d-%d by %d lines (dst-y: %d, src-y: %d, height: %d, stride: %d, mmap-size: %zu)",
+    LOG_DBG("damage: SCROLL: %d-%d by %d lines (dst-y: %d, src-y: %d, "
+            "height: %d, stride: %d, mmap-size: %zu)",
             dmg->scroll.top_margin,
             c->term.grid.rows - dmg->scroll.bottom_margin,
             dmg->scroll.lines,
@@ -281,7 +282,6 @@ grid_render_scroll(struct context *c, struct buffer *buf,
 
     wl_surface_damage_buffer(c->wl.surface, 0, dst_y, width, height);
 
-#if 1
     const int cols = c->term.grid.cols;
     struct damage erase = {
         .type = DAMAGE_ERASE,
@@ -293,7 +293,48 @@ grid_render_scroll(struct context *c, struct buffer *buf,
         },
     };
     grid_render_erase(c, buf, &erase);
-#endif
+}
+
+static void
+grid_render_scroll_reverse(struct context *c, struct buffer *buf,
+                           const struct damage *dmg)
+{
+    //int x = 0;
+    int src_y = (dmg->scroll.top_margin + 0) * c->term.grid.cell_height;
+    int dst_y = (dmg->scroll.top_margin + dmg->scroll.lines) * c->term.grid.cell_height;
+    int width = buf->width;
+    int height = (c->term.grid.rows -
+                  dmg->scroll.top_margin -
+                  dmg->scroll.bottom_margin -
+                  dmg->scroll.lines) * c->term.grid.cell_height;
+
+    const uint32_t stride = cairo_format_stride_for_width(CAIRO_FORMAT_ARGB32, width);
+
+    LOG_DBG("damage: SCROLL REVERSE: %d-%d by %d lines (dst-y: %d, src-y: %d, "
+            "height: %d, stride: %d, mmap-size: %zu)",
+            dmg->scroll.top_margin,
+            c->term.grid.rows - dmg->scroll.bottom_margin,
+            dmg->scroll.lines,
+            dst_y, src_y, height, stride,
+            buf->size);
+
+    cairo_surface_flush(buf->cairo_surface);
+    uint8_t *raw = cairo_image_surface_get_data(buf->cairo_surface);
+
+    memmove(raw + dst_y * stride, raw + src_y * stride, height * stride);
+    cairo_surface_mark_dirty(buf->cairo_surface);
+
+    wl_surface_damage_buffer(c->wl.surface, 0, dst_y, width, height);
+
+    const int cols = c->term.grid.cols;
+    struct damage erase = {
+        .type = DAMAGE_ERASE,
+        .range = {
+            .start = dmg->scroll.top_margin * cols,
+            .length = dmg->scroll.lines * cols
+        },
+    };
+    grid_render_erase(c, buf, &erase);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -321,9 +362,12 @@ grid_render(struct context *c)
             break;
 
         case DAMAGE_SCROLL:
-            //scroll = true;
             grid_render_scroll(c, buf, &it->item);
             break;
+
+        case DAMAGE_SCROLL_REVERSE:
+            grid_render_scroll_reverse(c, buf, &it->item);
+            break;
         }
 
         tll_remove(c->term.grid.damage, it);
diff --git a/terminal.h b/terminal.h
index 28bfca17..08b441d9 100644
--- a/terminal.h
+++ b/terminal.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ struct cell {
     struct attributes attrs;
 };
 
-enum damage_type {DAMAGE_UPDATE, DAMAGE_ERASE, DAMAGE_SCROLL};
+enum damage_type {DAMAGE_UPDATE, DAMAGE_ERASE, DAMAGE_SCROLL, DAMAGE_SCROLL_REVERSE};
 struct damage {
     enum damage_type type;
     union {
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ struct damage {
             int length;
         } range;
 
-        /* DAMAGE_SCROLL */
+        /* DAMAGE_SCROLL, DAMAGE_SCROLL_REVERSE */
         struct {
             int top_margin;
             int bottom_margin;
diff --git a/vt.c b/vt.c
index 1ba0609b..3a71c924 100644
--- a/vt.c
+++ b/vt.c
@@ -567,6 +567,11 @@ esc_dispatch(struct terminal *term, uint8_t final)
 #endif
 
     switch (final) {
+    case 'M':
+        /* ri - reverse index (scroll reverse) */
+        grid_scroll_reverse(&term->grid, 1);
+        break;
+
     case '=':
         /* Other half of xterm's smkx */
         LOG_WARN("ignoring ESC with final %c", final);