1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/builtins.zig b/src/builtins.zig
index a5dbf6cd..ac336ce0 100644
--- a/src/builtins.zig
+++ b/src/builtins.zig
@@ -517,7 +517,9 @@ pub const Del = struct {
             if (c.pane.msg_announcement) c.pane.msg_len = 0;
             return;
         }
-        c.p.removePane(c.id, to) catch |err| c.p.reportError(c.id, "close", err);
+        c.p.removePane(c.id, to) catch |err| return c.p.reportError(c.id, "close", err);
+        // Del k|j is a direction: focus lands where the rows went.
+        if (to) |gainer| c.p.active = gainer;
     }
 };