diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index c0f8e95..4ea4c2b 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -184,8 +184,11 @@ impl App {
                 }
             }
             KeyCode::Backspace => {
-                self.data.input_cursor = self.data.input_cursor.saturating_sub(1);
-                self.data.input.pop();
+                if self.data.input_cursor > 0 {
+                    let idx = self.data.input_cursor - 1;
+                    self.data.input.remove(idx);
+                    self.data.input_cursor = idx;
+                }
             }
             _ => {}
         }
@@ -244,7 +247,7 @@ impl App {
     }
 
     pub fn on_right(&mut self) {
-        if self.data.input_cursor < self.data.input.width() {
+        if self.data.input_cursor < self.data.input.len() {
             self.data.input_cursor += 1;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/ui.rs b/src/ui.rs
index 4892793..6a61aa0 100644
--- a/src/ui.rs
+++ b/src/ui.rs
@@ -66,15 +66,25 @@ fn draw_chat<B: Backend>(f: &mut Frame<B>, app: &mut App, area: Rect) {
                     lines.push(String::new());
                 }
                 match c {
-                    '\n' => lines.push(String::new()),
+                    '\n' => {
+                        lines.last_mut().unwrap().push('\n');
+                        lines.push(String::new())
+                    }
                     _ => lines.last_mut().unwrap().push(c),
                 }
                 lines
             });
-    let chars_since_newline = match lines.last() {
-        Some(last) => last.len(),
-        None => 0,
-    };
+    // chars since newline on `cursor_y` line
+    let mut cursor_x = app.data.input_cursor;
+    // line selected by `app.data.input_cursor`
+    let mut cursor_y = 0;
+    for string in &lines {
+        cursor_y += 1;
+        match string.len().cmp(&cursor_x) {
+            std::cmp::Ordering::Less => cursor_x -= string.len(),
+            _ => break,
+        };
+    }
     let num_input_lines = lines.len().max(1);
     let input: Vec<Spans> = lines.into_iter().map(Spans::from).collect();
     let extra_cursor_line = if app.data.input_cursor > 0 && app.data.input_cursor % text_width == 0
@@ -83,7 +93,6 @@ fn draw_chat<B: Backend>(f: &mut Frame<B>, app: &mut App, area: Rect) {
     } else {
         0
     };
-
     let chunks = Layout::default()
         .constraints(
             [
@@ -102,9 +111,9 @@ fn draw_chat<B: Backend>(f: &mut Frame<B>, app: &mut App, area: Rect) {
     f.render_widget(input, chunks[1]);
     f.set_cursor(
         // Put cursor past the end of the input text
-        chunks[1].x + ((chars_since_newline as u16) % text_width as u16) + 1,
+        chunks[1].x + ((cursor_x as u16) % text_width as u16) + 1,
         // Move one line down, from the border to the input line
-        chunks[1].y + (chars_since_newline as u16 / (text_width as u16)) + num_input_lines as u16,
+        chunks[1].y + (cursor_x as u16 / (text_width as u16)) + cursor_y.max(1) as u16,
     );
 }