diff --git a/helix-core/src/history.rs b/helix-core/src/history.rs
index 825092423e00..b99e969f93ba 100644
--- a/helix-core/src/history.rs
+++ b/helix-core/src/history.rs
@@ -122,32 +122,16 @@ impl History {
     /// Returns the changes since the given revision composed into a transaction.
     /// Returns None if there are no changes between the current and given revisions.
     pub fn changes_since(&self, revision: usize) -> Option<Transaction> {
-        use std::cmp::Ordering::*;
+        let lca = self.lowest_common_ancestor(revision, self.current);
+        let up = self.path_up(revision, lca);
+        let down = self.path_up(self.current, lca);
+        let up_txns = up
+            .iter()
+            .rev()
+            .map(|&n| self.revisions[n].inversion.clone());
+        let down_txns = down.iter().map(|&n| self.revisions[n].transaction.clone());
 
-        match revision.cmp(&self.current) {
-            Equal => None,
-            Less => {
-                let mut child = self.revisions[revision].last_child?.get();
-                let mut transaction = self.revisions[child].transaction.clone();
-                while child != self.current {
-                    child = self.revisions[child].last_child?.get();
-                    transaction = transaction.compose(self.revisions[child].transaction.clone());
-                }
-                Some(transaction)
-            }
-            Greater => {
-                let mut inversion = self.revisions[revision].inversion.clone();
-                let mut parent = self.revisions[revision].parent;
-                while parent != self.current {
-                    parent = self.revisions[parent].parent;
-                    if parent == 0 {
-                        return None;
-                    }
-                    inversion = inversion.compose(self.revisions[parent].inversion.clone());
-                }
-                Some(inversion)
-            }
-        }
+        up_txns.chain(down_txns).reduce(|acc, tx| tx.compose(acc))
     }
 
     /// Undo the last edit.
diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands.rs b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
index 5c6807f0f9ae..a6f88362c8f6 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
@@ -2564,7 +2564,7 @@ async fn make_format_callback(
         if let Ok(format) = format {
             if doc.version() == doc_version {
                 apply_transaction(&format, doc, view);
-                doc.append_changes_to_history(view.id);
+                doc.append_changes_to_history(view);
                 doc.detect_indent_and_line_ending();
                 view.ensure_cursor_in_view(doc, scrolloff);
             } else {
@@ -3321,7 +3321,7 @@ fn undo(cx: &mut Context) {
     let count = cx.count();
     let (view, doc) = current!(cx.editor);
     for _ in 0..count {
-        if !doc.undo(view.id) {
+        if !doc.undo(view) {
             cx.editor.set_status("Already at oldest change");
             break;
         }
@@ -3332,7 +3332,7 @@ fn redo(cx: &mut Context) {
     let count = cx.count();
     let (view, doc) = current!(cx.editor);
     for _ in 0..count {
-        if !doc.redo(view.id) {
+        if !doc.redo(view) {
             cx.editor.set_status("Already at newest change");
             break;
         }
@@ -3344,7 +3344,7 @@ fn earlier(cx: &mut Context) {
     let (view, doc) = current!(cx.editor);
     for _ in 0..count {
         // rather than doing in batch we do this so get error halfway
-        if !doc.earlier(view.id, UndoKind::Steps(1)) {
+        if !doc.earlier(view, UndoKind::Steps(1)) {
             cx.editor.set_status("Already at oldest change");
             break;
         }
@@ -3356,7 +3356,7 @@ fn later(cx: &mut Context) {
     let (view, doc) = current!(cx.editor);
     for _ in 0..count {
         // rather than doing in batch we do this so get error halfway
-        if !doc.later(view.id, UndoKind::Steps(1)) {
+        if !doc.later(view, UndoKind::Steps(1)) {
             cx.editor.set_status("Already at newest change");
             break;
         }
@@ -3365,7 +3365,7 @@ fn later(cx: &mut Context) {
 
 fn commit_undo_checkpoint(cx: &mut Context) {
     let (view, doc) = current!(cx.editor);
-    doc.append_changes_to_history(view.id);
+    doc.append_changes_to_history(view);
 }
 
 // Yank / Paste
@@ -3677,7 +3677,7 @@ fn replace_selections_with_clipboard_impl(
             });
 
             apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
-            doc.append_changes_to_history(view.id);
+            doc.append_changes_to_history(view);
         }
         Err(e) => return Err(e.context("Couldn't get system clipboard contents")),
     }
@@ -4884,7 +4884,7 @@ fn shell(cx: &mut compositor::Context, cmd: &str, behavior: &ShellBehavior) {
         let transaction = Transaction::change(doc.text(), changes.into_iter())
             .with_selection(Selection::new(ranges, selection.primary_index()));
         apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
-        doc.append_changes_to_history(view.id);
+        doc.append_changes_to_history(view);
     }
 
     // after replace cursor may be out of bounds, do this to
diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands/lsp.rs b/helix-term/src/commands/lsp.rs
index 8faf1d087f92..1f80de5f8d4e 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands/lsp.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands/lsp.rs
@@ -760,8 +760,9 @@ pub fn apply_workspace_edit(
             text_edits,
             offset_encoding,
         );
-        apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view_mut!(editor, view_id));
-        doc.append_changes_to_history(view_id);
+        let view = view_mut!(editor, view_id);
+        apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
+        doc.append_changes_to_history(view);
     };
 
     if let Some(ref changes) = workspace_edit.changes {
diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs b/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
index 351692fd24df..2fa903a7e605 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ fn set_line_ending(
         }),
     );
     apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
-    doc.append_changes_to_history(view.id);
+    doc.append_changes_to_history(view);
 
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ fn earlier(
     let uk = args.join(" ").parse::<UndoKind>().map_err(|s| anyhow!(s))?;
 
     let (view, doc) = current!(cx.editor);
-    let success = doc.earlier(view.id, uk);
+    let success = doc.earlier(view, uk);
     if !success {
         cx.editor.set_status("Already at oldest change");
     }
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ fn later(
 
     let uk = args.join(" ").parse::<UndoKind>().map_err(|s| anyhow!(s))?;
     let (view, doc) = current!(cx.editor);
-    let success = doc.later(view.id, uk);
+    let success = doc.later(view, uk);
     if !success {
         cx.editor.set_status("Already at newest change");
     }
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ fn replace_selections_with_clipboard_impl(
             });
 
             apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
-            doc.append_changes_to_history(view.id);
+            doc.append_changes_to_history(view);
             Ok(())
         }
         Err(e) => Err(e.context("Couldn't get system clipboard contents")),
@@ -1573,7 +1573,7 @@ fn sort_impl(
     );
 
     apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
-    doc.append_changes_to_history(view.id);
+    doc.append_changes_to_history(view);
 
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -1617,7 +1617,7 @@ fn reflow(
     });
 
     apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
-    doc.append_changes_to_history(view.id);
+    doc.append_changes_to_history(view);
     view.ensure_cursor_in_view(doc, scrolloff);
 
     Ok(())
diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
index 737125031e99..7bda74d283eb 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
@@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@ impl Component for EditorView {
                 // Store a history state if not in insert mode. Otherwise wait till we exit insert
                 // to include any edits to the paste in the history state.
                 if mode != Mode::Insert {
-                    doc.append_changes_to_history(view.id);
+                    doc.append_changes_to_history(view);
                 }
 
                 EventResult::Consumed(None)
@@ -1337,9 +1337,7 @@ impl Component for EditorView {
                 cx.editor.status_msg = None;
 
                 let mode = cx.editor.mode();
-                let (view, doc) = current!(cx.editor);
-                let original_doc_id = doc.id();
-                let original_doc_revision = doc.get_current_revision();
+                let (view, _) = current!(cx.editor);
                 let focus = view.id;
 
                 if let Some(on_next_key) = self.on_next_key.take() {
@@ -1415,31 +1413,13 @@ impl Component for EditorView {
                     let view = view_mut!(cx.editor, focus);
                     let doc = doc_mut!(cx.editor, &view.doc);
 
+                    view.ensure_cursor_in_view(doc, config.scrolloff);
+
                     // Store a history state if not in insert mode. This also takes care of
                     // committing changes when leaving insert mode.
                     if mode != Mode::Insert {
-                        doc.append_changes_to_history(view.id);
+                        doc.append_changes_to_history(view);
                     }
-
-                    // If the current document has been changed, apply the changes to all views.
-                    // This ensures that selections in jumplists follow changes.
-                    if doc.id() == original_doc_id
-                        && doc.get_current_revision() != original_doc_revision
-                    {
-                        if let Some(transaction) =
-                            doc.history.get_mut().changes_since(original_doc_revision)
-                        {
-                            let doc = doc!(cx.editor, &original_doc_id);
-                            for (view, _focused) in cx.editor.tree.views_mut() {
-                                view.apply(&transaction, doc);
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-
-                    let view = view_mut!(cx.editor, focus);
-                    let doc = doc_mut!(cx.editor, &view.doc);
-
-                    view.ensure_cursor_in_view(doc, config.scrolloff);
                 }
 
                 EventResult::Consumed(callback)
diff --git a/helix-term/tests/test/splits.rs b/helix-term/tests/test/splits.rs
index a51de365850e..a34a24b7cbdf 100644
--- a/helix-term/tests/test/splits.rs
+++ b/helix-term/tests/test/splits.rs
@@ -151,5 +151,15 @@ async fn test_changes_in_splits_apply_to_all_views() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     // was not updated and after the `kd` step, pointed outside of the document.
     test(("#[|]#", "<C-w>v[<space><C-s><C-w>wkd<C-w>qd", "#[|]#")).await?;
 
+    // Transactions are applied to the views for windows lazily when they are focused.
+    // This case panics if the transactions and inversions are not applied in the
+    // correct order as we switch between windows.
+    test((
+        "#[|]#",
+        "[<space>[<space>[<space><C-w>vuuu<C-w>wUUU<C-w>quuu",
+        "#[|]#",
+    ))
+    .await?;
+
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/helix-view/src/document.rs b/helix-view/src/document.rs
index 0eb54f25fa6e..ad47f838fa90 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/document.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/document.rs
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ impl Document {
         // of the encoding.
         let transaction = helix_core::diff::compare_ropes(self.text(), &rope);
         apply_transaction(&transaction, self, view);
-        self.append_changes_to_history(view.id);
+        self.append_changes_to_history(view);
         self.reset_modified();
 
         self.detect_indent_and_line_ending();
@@ -857,11 +857,11 @@ impl Document {
         success
     }
 
-    fn undo_redo_impl(&mut self, view_id: ViewId, undo: bool) -> bool {
+    fn undo_redo_impl(&mut self, view: &mut View, undo: bool) -> bool {
         let mut history = self.history.take();
         let txn = if undo { history.undo() } else { history.redo() };
         let success = if let Some(txn) = txn {
-            self.apply_impl(txn, view_id)
+            self.apply_impl(txn, view.id)
         } else {
             false
         };
@@ -870,18 +870,20 @@ impl Document {
         if success {
             // reset changeset to fix len
             self.changes = ChangeSet::new(self.text());
+            // Sync with changes with the jumplist selections.
+            view.sync_changes(self);
         }
         success
     }
 
     /// Undo the last modification to the [`Document`]. Returns whether the undo was successful.
-    pub fn undo(&mut self, view_id: ViewId) -> bool {
-        self.undo_redo_impl(view_id, true)
+    pub fn undo(&mut self, view: &mut View) -> bool {
+        self.undo_redo_impl(view, true)
     }
 
     /// Redo the last modification to the [`Document`]. Returns whether the redo was successful.
-    pub fn redo(&mut self, view_id: ViewId) -> bool {
-        self.undo_redo_impl(view_id, false)
+    pub fn redo(&mut self, view: &mut View) -> bool {
+        self.undo_redo_impl(view, false)
     }
 
     pub fn savepoint(&mut self) {
@@ -894,7 +896,7 @@ impl Document {
         }
     }
 
-    fn earlier_later_impl(&mut self, view_id: ViewId, uk: UndoKind, earlier: bool) -> bool {
+    fn earlier_later_impl(&mut self, view: &mut View, uk: UndoKind, earlier: bool) -> bool {
         let txns = if earlier {
             self.history.get_mut().earlier(uk)
         } else {
@@ -902,29 +904,31 @@ impl Document {
         };
         let mut success = false;
         for txn in txns {
-            if self.apply_impl(&txn, view_id) {
+            if self.apply_impl(&txn, view.id) {
                 success = true;
             }
         }
         if success {
             // reset changeset to fix len
             self.changes = ChangeSet::new(self.text());
+            // Sync with changes with the jumplist selections.
+            view.sync_changes(self);
         }
         success
     }
 
     /// Undo modifications to the [`Document`] according to `uk`.
-    pub fn earlier(&mut self, view_id: ViewId, uk: UndoKind) -> bool {
-        self.earlier_later_impl(view_id, uk, true)
+    pub fn earlier(&mut self, view: &mut View, uk: UndoKind) -> bool {
+        self.earlier_later_impl(view, uk, true)
     }
 
     /// Redo modifications to the [`Document`] according to `uk`.
-    pub fn later(&mut self, view_id: ViewId, uk: UndoKind) -> bool {
-        self.earlier_later_impl(view_id, uk, false)
+    pub fn later(&mut self, view: &mut View, uk: UndoKind) -> bool {
+        self.earlier_later_impl(view, uk, false)
     }
 
     /// Commit pending changes to history
-    pub fn append_changes_to_history(&mut self, view_id: ViewId) {
+    pub fn append_changes_to_history(&mut self, view: &mut View) {
         if self.changes.is_empty() {
             return;
         }
@@ -934,7 +938,7 @@ impl Document {
         // Instead of doing this messy merge we could always commit, and based on transaction
         // annotations either add a new layer or compose into the previous one.
         let transaction =
-            Transaction::from(changes).with_selection(self.selection(view_id).clone());
+            Transaction::from(changes).with_selection(self.selection(view.id).clone());
 
         // HAXX: we need to reconstruct the state as it was before the changes..
         let old_state = self.old_state.take().expect("no old_state available");
@@ -942,6 +946,9 @@ impl Document {
         let mut history = self.history.take();
         history.commit_revision(&transaction, &old_state);
         self.history.set(history);
+
+        // Update jumplist entries in the view.
+        view.apply(&transaction, self);
     }
 
     pub fn id(&self) -> DocumentId {
diff --git a/helix-view/src/editor.rs b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
index 6eaa89aac814..5a1ac6b1fe1d 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
@@ -959,7 +959,8 @@ impl Editor {
     fn _refresh(&mut self) {
         let config = self.config();
         for (view, _) in self.tree.views_mut() {
-            let doc = &self.documents[&view.doc];
+            let doc = doc_mut!(self, &view.doc);
+            view.sync_changes(doc);
             view.ensure_cursor_in_view(doc, config.scrolloff)
         }
     }
@@ -971,6 +972,7 @@ impl Editor {
 
         let doc = doc_mut!(self, &doc_id);
         doc.ensure_view_init(view.id);
+        view.sync_changes(doc);
 
         align_view(doc, view, Align::Center);
     }
@@ -1240,6 +1242,12 @@ impl Editor {
         if prev_id != view_id {
             self.mode = Mode::Normal;
             self.ensure_cursor_in_view(view_id);
+
+            // Update jumplist selections with new document changes.
+            for (view, _focused) in self.tree.views_mut() {
+                let doc = doc_mut!(self, &view.doc);
+                view.sync_changes(doc);
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/helix-view/src/view.rs b/helix-view/src/view.rs
index c917a1abc054..845a545862d6 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/view.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/view.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ use helix_core::{
     pos_at_visual_coords, visual_coords_at_pos, Position, RopeSlice, Selection, Transaction,
 };
 
-use std::{collections::VecDeque, fmt};
+use std::{
+    collections::{HashMap, VecDeque},
+    fmt,
+};
 
 const JUMP_LIST_CAPACITY: usize = 30;
 
@@ -102,6 +105,11 @@ pub struct View {
     pub object_selections: Vec<Selection>,
     /// GutterTypes used to fetch Gutter (constructor) and width for rendering
     gutters: Vec<GutterType>,
+    /// A mapping between documents and the last history revision the view was updated at.
+    /// Changes between documents and views are synced lazily when switching windows. This
+    /// mapping keeps track of the last applied history revision so that only new changes
+    /// are applied.
+    doc_revisions: HashMap<DocumentId, usize>,
 }
 
 impl fmt::Debug for View {
@@ -126,6 +134,7 @@ impl View {
             last_modified_docs: [None, None],
             object_selections: Vec::new(),
             gutters: gutter_types,
+            doc_revisions: HashMap::new(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -349,10 +358,33 @@ impl View {
     /// Applies a [`Transaction`] to the view.
     /// Instead of calling this function directly, use [crate::apply_transaction]
     /// which applies a transaction to the [`Document`] and view together.
-    pub fn apply(&mut self, transaction: &Transaction, doc: &Document) -> bool {
+    pub fn apply(&mut self, transaction: &Transaction, doc: &mut Document) {
         self.jumps.apply(transaction, doc);
-        // TODO: remove the boolean return. This is unused.
-        true
+        self.doc_revisions
+            .insert(doc.id(), doc.get_current_revision());
+    }
+
+    pub fn sync_changes(&mut self, doc: &mut Document) {
+        let latest_revision = doc.get_current_revision();
+        let current_revision = *self
+            .doc_revisions
+            .entry(doc.id())
+            .or_insert(latest_revision);
+
+        if current_revision == latest_revision {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        log::debug!(
+            "Syncing view {:?} between {} and {}",
+            self.id,
+            current_revision,
+            latest_revision
+        );
+
+        if let Some(transaction) = doc.history.get_mut().changes_since(current_revision) {
+            self.apply(&transaction, doc);
+        }
     }
 }