diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
index 496edf42ee33..ffe755e6065f 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
@@ -699,7 +699,8 @@ impl Component for EditorView {
         match event {
             Event::Resize(width, height) => {
                 // HAXX: offset the render area height by 1 to account for prompt/commandline
-                cx.editor.resize(Rect::new(0, 0, width, height - 1));
+                cx.editor
+                    .resize(Rect::new(0, 0, width, height.saturating_sub(1)));
                 EventResult::Consumed(None)
             }
             Event::Key(key) => {
diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/info.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/info.rs
index 36b096db4e52..6e810b86617c 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/info.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/info.rs
@@ -7,24 +7,32 @@ use tui::widgets::{Block, Borders, Widget};
 impl Component for Info {
     fn render(&self, viewport: Rect, surface: &mut Surface, cx: &mut Context) {
         let style = cx.editor.theme.get("ui.popup");
+
+        // Calculate the area of the terminal to modify. Because we want to
+        // render at the bottom right, we use the viewport's width and height
+        // which evaluate to the most bottom right coordinate.
+        let (width, height) = (self.width + 2, self.height + 2);
+        let area = viewport.intersection(Rect::new(
+            viewport.width.saturating_sub(width),
+            viewport.height.saturating_sub(height + 2),
+            width,
+            height,
+        ));
+        surface.clear_with(area, style);
+
         let block = Block::default()
             .title(self.title.as_str())
             .borders(Borders::ALL)
             .border_style(style);
-        let Info { width, height, .. } = self;
-        let (w, h) = (*width + 2, *height + 2);
-        // -2 to subtract command line + statusline. a bit of a hack, because of splits.
-        let area = viewport.intersection(Rect::new(
-            viewport.width.saturating_sub(w),
-            viewport.height.saturating_sub(h + 2),
-            w,
-            h,
-        ));
-        surface.clear_with(area, style);
-        let Rect { x, y, .. } = block.inner(area);
-        for (y, line) in (y..).zip(self.text.lines()) {
-            surface.set_string(x, y, line, style);
-        }
+        let inner = block.inner(area);
         block.render(area, surface);
+
+        // Only write as many lines as there are rows available.
+        for (y, line) in (inner.y..)
+            .zip(self.text.lines())
+            .take(inner.height as usize)
+        {
+            surface.set_string(inner.x, y, line, style);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/helix-view/src/graphics.rs b/helix-view/src/graphics.rs
index 5138e9231264..ed530533a190 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/graphics.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/graphics.rs
@@ -64,22 +64,27 @@ impl Rect {
         }
     }
 
+    #[inline]
     pub fn area(self) -> u16 {
         self.width * self.height
     }
 
+    #[inline]
     pub fn left(self) -> u16 {
         self.x
     }
 
+    #[inline]
     pub fn right(self) -> u16 {
         self.x.saturating_add(self.width)
     }
 
+    #[inline]
     pub fn top(self) -> u16 {
         self.y
     }
 
+    #[inline]
     pub fn bottom(self) -> u16 {
         self.y.saturating_add(self.height)
     }
@@ -97,7 +102,18 @@ impl Rect {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Calculate the union between two [`Rect`]s.
     pub fn union(self, other: Rect) -> Rect {
+        // Example:
+        //
+        // If `Rect` A is positioned at `(0, 0)` with a width and height of `5`,
+        // and `Rect` B is positioned at `(5, 0)` with a width and height of `2`,
+        // then this is the resulting union:
+        //
+        // x1 = min(0, 5) => x1 = 0
+        // y1 = min(0, 0) => y1 = 0
+        // x2 = max(0 + 5, 5 + 2) => x2 = 7
+        // y2 = max(0 + 5, 0 + 2) => y2 = 5
         let x1 = min(self.x, other.x);
         let y1 = min(self.y, other.y);
         let x2 = max(self.x + self.width, other.x + other.width);
@@ -110,7 +126,18 @@ impl Rect {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Calculate the intersection between two [`Rect`]s.
     pub fn intersection(self, other: Rect) -> Rect {
+        // Example:
+        //
+        // If `Rect` A is positioned at `(0, 0)` with a width and height of `5`,
+        // and `Rect` B is positioned at `(5, 0)` with a width and height of `2`,
+        // then this is the resulting intersection:
+        //
+        // x1 = max(0, 5) => x1 = 5
+        // y1 = max(0, 0) => y1 = 0
+        // x2 = min(0 + 5, 5 + 2) => x2 = 5
+        // y2 = min(0 + 5, 0 + 2) => y2 = 2
         let x1 = max(self.x, other.x);
         let y1 = max(self.y, other.y);
         let x2 = min(self.x + self.width, other.x + other.width);