fix: #1139 vi cursor not displayed when moving

diff --git c/frontends/rioterm/src/screen/mod.rs i/frontends/rioterm/src/screen/mod.rs
index b34626d..a3a32dd 100644
--- c/frontends/rioterm/src/screen/mod.rs
+++ i/frontends/rioterm/src/screen/mod.rs
@@ -1344,7 +1344,13 @@ impl Screen<'_> {
     pub fn clear_selection(&mut self) {
         // Clear the selection on the terminal.
         let mut terminal = self.context_manager.current_mut().terminal.lock();
-        terminal.selection.take();
+        let old_selection = terminal
+            .selection
+            .take()
+            .and_then(|s| s.to_range(&terminal));
+        let display_offset = terminal.display_offset();
+        let num_cols = terminal.grid.columns();
+        terminal.update_selection_damage(old_selection, display_offset, num_cols);
         drop(terminal);
         self.context_manager.current_mut().set_selection(None);
     }
diff --git c/rio-backend/src/crosswords/mod.rs i/rio-backend/src/crosswords/mod.rs
index 45e5ee9..4bb835f766 100644
--- c/rio-backend/src/crosswords/mod.rs
+++ i/rio-backend/src/crosswords/mod.rs
@@ -539,6 +539,10 @@ impl<U: EventListener> Crosswords<U> {
         let previous_cursor =
             mem::replace(&mut self.damage.last_cursor, self.grid.cursor.pos);

+        let previous_vim_cursor = mem::replace(
+            &mut self.damage.last_vi_cursor_point,
+            Some(self.vi_mode_cursor.pos),
+        );
         if self.damage.full {
             return TermDamage::Full;
         }
@@ -550,6 +554,14 @@ impl<U: EventListener> Crosswords<U> {
             let previous_line = previous_cursor.row.0 as usize;
             self.damage.damage_line(previous_line);
         }
+        if let (Some(prev_cursor), Some(curr_cursor)) =
+            (previous_vim_cursor, self.damage.last_vi_cursor_point)
+        {
+            if prev_cursor != curr_cursor {
+                let point = Pos::new(prev_cursor.row.0 as usize, prev_cursor.col);
+                self.damage.damage_point(point);
+            }
+        }

         // Always damage current cursor.
         self.damage_cursor();
@@ -887,6 +899,11 @@ impl<U: EventListener> Crosswords<U> {
     pub fn damage_cursor(&mut self) {
         // Use line-based damage approach for better reliability
         self.damage_cursor_line();
+                let vim_point = Pos::new(
+                    self.vi_mode_cursor.pos.row.0 as usize,
+                    self.vi_mode_cursor.pos.col,
+                );
+                self.damage.damage_point(vim_point);
     }

     #[inline]

Author: Malandril

frontends/rioterm/src/screen/mod.rs

@@ -1344,7 +1344,12 @@ impl Screen<'_> {
     pub fn clear_selection(&mut self) {
         // Clear the selection on the terminal.
         let mut terminal = self.context_manager.current_mut().terminal.lock();
-        terminal.selection.take();
+        let old_selection = terminal
+            .selection
+            .take()
+            .and_then(|s| s.to_range(&terminal));
+        let display_offset = terminal.display_offset();
+        terminal.update_selection_damage(old_selection, display_offset);
         drop(terminal);
         self.context_manager.current_mut().set_selection(None);
     }

rio-backend/src/crosswords/mod.rs

@@ -539,6 +539,10 @@ impl<U: EventListener> Crosswords<U> {
         let previous_cursor =
             mem::replace(&mut self.damage.last_cursor, self.grid.cursor.pos);
 
+        let previous_vim_cursor = mem::replace(
+            &mut self.damage.last_vi_cursor_point,
+            Some(self.vi_mode_cursor.pos),
+        );
         if self.damage.full {
             return TermDamage::Full;
         }
@@ -550,6 +554,13 @@ impl<U: EventListener> Crosswords<U> {
             let previous_line = previous_cursor.row.0 as usize;
             self.damage.damage_line(previous_line);
         }
+        if let (Some(prev_cursor), Some(curr_cursor)) =
+            (previous_vim_cursor, self.damage.last_vi_cursor_point)
+        {
+            if prev_cursor != curr_cursor {
+                self.damage.damage_line(prev_cursor.row.0 as usize);
+            }
+        }
 
         // Always damage current cursor.
         self.damage_cursor();
@@ -877,6 +888,12 @@ impl<U: EventListener> Crosswords<U> {
         self.damage_line(cursor_line);
     }
 
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn damage_vi_cursor_line(&mut self) {
+        let vi_cursor_line = self.vi_mode_cursor.pos.row.0 as usize;
+        self.damage.damage_line(vi_cursor_line);
+    }
+
     /// Damage an entire line
     #[inline]
     pub fn damage_line(&mut self, line: usize) {
@@ -887,6 +904,7 @@ impl<U: EventListener> Crosswords<U> {
     pub fn damage_cursor(&mut self) {
         // Use line-based damage approach for better reliability
         self.damage_cursor_line();
+        self.damage_vi_cursor_line();
     }
 
     #[inline]