diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0961830..2f16338 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ module github.com/rivo/tview
 go 1.12
 
 require (
-	github.com/gdamore/tcell v1.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2 v2.0.1-0.20201017141208-acf90d56d591
 	github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.0.3
 	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.10
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index b329b61..a30c2cf 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,16 +1,10 @@
 github.com/gdamore/encoding v1.0.0 h1:+7OoQ1Bc6eTm5niUzBa0Ctsh6JbMW6Ra+YNuAtDBdko=
 github.com/gdamore/encoding v1.0.0/go.mod h1:alR0ol34c49FCSBLjhosxzcPHQbf2trDkoo5dl+VrEg=
-github.com/gdamore/tcell v1.4.0 h1:vUnHwJRvcPQa3tzi+0QI4U9JINXYJlOz9yiaiPQ2wMU=
-github.com/gdamore/tcell v1.4.0/go.mod h1:vxEiSDZdW3L+Uhjii9c3375IlDmR05bzxY404ZVSMo0=
-github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2 v2.0.0 h1:GRWG8aLfWAlekj9Q6W29bVvkHENc6hp79XOqG4AWDOs=
-github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2 v2.0.0/go.mod h1:vSVL/GV5mCSlPC6thFP5kfOFdM9MGZcalipmpTxTgQA=
 github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2 v2.0.1-0.20201017141208-acf90d56d591 h1:0WWUDZ1oxq7NxVyGo8M3KI5jbkiwNAdZFFzAdC68up4=
 github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2 v2.0.1-0.20201017141208-acf90d56d591/go.mod h1:vSVL/GV5mCSlPC6thFP5kfOFdM9MGZcalipmpTxTgQA=
 github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.0.3 h1:QIbQXiugsb+q10B+MI+7DI1oQLdmnep86tWFlaaUAac=
 github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.0.3/go.mod h1:R4dSotOR9KMtayYi1e77YzuveK+i7ruzyGqttikkLy0=
 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.7/go.mod h1:H031xJmbD/WCDINGzjvQ9THkh0rPKHF+m2gUSrubnMI=
-github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.9 h1:Lm995f3rfxdpd6TSmuVCHVb/QhupuXlYr8sCI/QdE+0=
-github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.9/go.mod h1:H031xJmbD/WCDINGzjvQ9THkh0rPKHF+m2gUSrubnMI=
 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.10 h1:CoZ3S2P7pvtP45xOtBw+/mDL2z0RKI576gSkzRRpdGg=
 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.10/go.mod h1:RAqKPSqVFrSLVXbA8x7dzmKdmGzieGRCM46jaSJTDAk=
 github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.1.0 h1:+2KBaVoUmb9XzDsrx/Ct0W/EYOSFf/nWTauy++DprtY=
@@ -19,14 +13,10 @@ github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.2.0 h1:S1pD9weZBuJdFmowNwbpi7BJ8TNftyUImj/0WQi72jY=
 github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.2.0/go.mod h1:J6wj4VEh+S6ZtnVlnTBMWIodfgj8LQOQFoIToxlJtxc=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190626150813-e07cf5db2756 h1:9nuHUbU8dRnRRfj9KjWUVrJeoexdbeMjttk6Oh1rD10=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190626150813-e07cf5db2756/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201017003518-b09fb700fbb7 h1:XtNJkfEjb4zR3q20BBBcYUykVOEMgZeIUOpBPfNYgxg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201017003518-b09fb700fbb7/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210113181707-4bcb84eeeb78 h1:nVuTkr9L6Bq62qpUqKo/RnZCFfzDBL0bYo6w9OJUqZY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210113181707-4bcb84eeeb78/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0 h1:g61tztE5qeGQ89tm6NTjjM9VPIm088od1l6aSorWRWg=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
-golang.org/x/text v0.3.3 h1:cokOdA+Jmi5PJGXLlLllQSgYigAEfHXJAERHVMaCc2k=
-golang.org/x/text v0.3.3/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.5 h1:i6eZZ+zk0SOf0xgBpEpPD18qWcJda6q1sxt3S0kzyUQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.5/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180917221912-90fa682c2a6e/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
diff --git a/textview.go b/textview.go
index de08642..858f253 100644
--- a/textview.go
+++ b/textview.go
@@ -23,12 +23,11 @@ var (
 	TabSize = 4
 )
 
-// textViewIndex contains information about each line displayed in the text
-// view.
+// textViewIndex contains information about a line displayed in the text view.
 type textViewIndex struct {
-	Line            int    // The index into the "buffer" variable.
+	Line            int    // The index into the "buffer" slice.
 	Pos             int    // The index into the "buffer" string (byte position).
-	NextPos         int    // The (byte) index of the next character in this buffer line.
+	NextPos         int    // The (byte) index of the next line start within this buffer string.
 	Width           int    // The screen width of this line.
 	ForegroundColor string // The starting foreground color ("" = don't change, "-" = reset).
 	BackgroundColor string // The starting background color ("" = don't change, "-" = reset).
@@ -131,7 +130,7 @@ type TextView struct {
 	// A set of region IDs that are currently highlighted.
 	highlights map[string]struct{}
 
-	// The last width for which the current table is drawn.
+	// The last width for which the current text view is drawn.
 	lastWidth int
 
 	// The screen width of the longest line in the index (not the buffer).
@@ -146,6 +145,10 @@ type TextView struct {
 	// The number of characters to be skipped on each line (not in wrap mode).
 	columnOffset int
 
+	// The maximum number of lines kept in the line index, effectively the
+	// latest word-wrapped lines. Ignored if 0.
+	maxLines int
+
 	// The height of the content the last time the text view was drawn.
 	pageSize int
 
@@ -243,6 +246,20 @@ func (t *TextView) SetWordWrap(wrapOnWords bool) *TextView {
 	return t
 }
 
+// SetMaxLines sets the maximum number of lines for this text view. Lines at the
+// beginning of the text will be discarded when the text view is drawn, so as to
+// remain below this value. Broken lines via word wrapping are counted
+// individually.
+//
+// Note that GetText() will return the shortened text and may start with color
+// and/or region tags that were open at the cutoff point.
+//
+// A value of 0 (the default) will keep all lines in place.
+func (t *TextView) SetMaxLines(maxLines int) *TextView {
+	t.maxLines = maxLines
+	return t
+}
+
 // SetTextAlign sets the text alignment within the text view. This must be
 // either AlignLeft, AlignCenter, or AlignRight.
 func (t *TextView) SetTextAlign(align int) *TextView {
@@ -671,7 +688,10 @@ func (t *TextView) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 // reindexBuffer re-indexes the buffer such that we can use it to easily draw
 // the buffer onto the screen. Each line in the index will contain a pointer
 // into the buffer from which on we will print text. It will also contain the
-// color with which the line starts.
+// colors, attributes, and region with which the line starts.
+//
+// If maxLines is greater than 0, any extra lines will be dropped from the
+// buffer.
 func (t *TextView) reindexBuffer(width int) {
 	if t.index != nil {
 		return // Nothing has changed. We can still use the current index.
@@ -834,6 +854,56 @@ func (t *TextView) reindexBuffer(width int) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Drop lines beyond maxLines.
+	if t.maxLines > 0 && len(t.index) > t.maxLines {
+		removedLines := len(t.index) - t.maxLines
+
+		// Adjust the index.
+		t.index = t.index[removedLines:]
+		if t.fromHighlight >= 0 {
+			t.fromHighlight -= removedLines
+			if t.fromHighlight < 0 {
+				t.fromHighlight = 0
+			}
+		}
+		if t.toHighlight >= 0 {
+			t.toHighlight -= removedLines
+			if t.toHighlight < 0 {
+				t.fromHighlight, t.toHighlight, t.posHighlight = -1, -1, -1
+			}
+		}
+		bufferShift := t.index[0].Line
+		for _, line := range t.index {
+			line.Line -= bufferShift
+		}
+
+		// Adjust the original buffer.
+		t.buffer = t.buffer[bufferShift:]
+		var prefix string
+		if t.index[0].ForegroundColor != "" || t.index[0].BackgroundColor != "" || t.index[0].Attributes != "" {
+			prefix = fmt.Sprintf("[%s:%s:%s]", t.index[0].ForegroundColor, t.index[0].BackgroundColor, t.index[0].Attributes)
+		}
+		if t.index[0].Region != "" {
+			prefix += fmt.Sprintf("[%s]", t.index[0].Region)
+		}
+		posShift := t.index[0].Pos
+		t.buffer[0] = prefix + t.buffer[0][posShift:]
+		t.lineOffset -= removedLines
+		if t.lineOffset < 0 {
+			t.lineOffset = 0
+		}
+
+		// Adjust positions of first buffer line.
+		posShift -= len(prefix)
+		for _, line := range t.index {
+			if line.Line != 0 {
+				break
+			}
+			line.Pos -= posShift
+			line.NextPos -= posShift
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Calculate longest line.
 	t.longestLine = 0
 	for _, line := range t.index {