diff --git a/src/cursor.go b/src/cursor.go
index b7c655cb..05c1a09f 100644
--- a/src/cursor.go
+++ b/src/cursor.go
@@ -76,13 +76,13 @@ func (c *Cursor) Loc() int {
 
 // ResetSelection resets the user's selection
 func (c *Cursor) ResetSelection() {
-	c.curSelection[0] = 0
-	c.curSelection[1] = 0
+	c.curSelection[0] = -1
+	c.curSelection[1] = -1
 }
 
 // HasSelection returns whether or not the user has selected anything
 func (c *Cursor) HasSelection() bool {
-	return c.curSelection[1] != c.curSelection[0]
+	return c.curSelection[1] != -1 || c.curSelection[0] != -1
 }
 
 // DeleteSelection deletes the currently selected text
diff --git a/src/messenger.go b/src/messenger.go
index aeafea0d..ea3ddbdb 100644
--- a/src/messenger.go
+++ b/src/messenger.go
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ type Messenger struct {
 	// style to use when drawing the message
 	style tcell.Style
 
+	realtimePrompt bool
+
 	// We have to keep track of the cursor for prompting
 	cursorx int
 }
diff --git a/src/micro.go b/src/micro.go
index 967e33da..e08aeec4 100644
--- a/src/micro.go
+++ b/src/micro.go
@@ -138,25 +138,69 @@ func main() {
 		// Wait for the user's action
 		event := screen.PollEvent()
 
-		// Check if we should quit
-		switch e := event.(type) {
-		case *tcell.EventKey:
-			switch e.Key() {
-			case tcell.KeyCtrlQ:
-				// Make sure not to quit if there are unsaved changes
-				if view.CanClose("Quit anyway? ") {
-					screen.Fini()
-					os.Exit(0)
+		if messenger.realtimePrompt {
+			switch e := event.(type) {
+			case *tcell.EventKey:
+				if e.Key() == tcell.KeyEscape {
+					// Cancel
+					messenger.hasPrompt = false
+					messenger.realtimePrompt = false
+					messenger.Clear()
+					messenger.Reset()
+					continue
+				} else if e.Key() == tcell.KeyCtrlC {
+					// Cancel
+					messenger.hasPrompt = false
+					messenger.realtimePrompt = false
+					messenger.Clear()
+					messenger.Reset()
+					continue
+				} else if e.Key() == tcell.KeyCtrlQ {
+					// Cancel
+					messenger.hasPrompt = false
+					messenger.realtimePrompt = false
+					messenger.Clear()
+					messenger.Reset()
+					continue
+				} else if e.Key() == tcell.KeyEnter {
+					// User is done entering their response
+					messenger.hasPrompt = false
+					messenger.realtimePrompt = false
+					messenger.Clear()
+					messenger.Reset()
+					continue
 				}
-			case tcell.KeyCtrlE:
-				input, canceled := messenger.Prompt("> ")
-				if !canceled {
-					HandleCommand(input, view)
+			}
+			if messenger.cursorx < 0 {
+				// Cancel
+				messenger.realtimePrompt = false
+				messenger.hasPrompt = false
+				messenger.Clear()
+				messenger.Reset()
+				continue
+			}
+			messenger.HandleEvent(event)
+		} else {
+			// Check if we should quit
+			switch e := event.(type) {
+			case *tcell.EventKey:
+				switch e.Key() {
+				case tcell.KeyCtrlQ:
+					// Make sure not to quit if there are unsaved changes
+					if view.CanClose("Quit anyway? ") {
+						screen.Fini()
+						os.Exit(0)
+					}
+				case tcell.KeyCtrlE:
+					input, canceled := messenger.Prompt("> ")
+					if !canceled {
+						HandleCommand(input, view)
+					}
+				case tcell.KeyCtrlH:
+					DisplayHelp()
+					// Make sure to resize the view if the user resized the terminal while looking at the help text
+					view.Resize(screen.Size())
 				}
-			case tcell.KeyCtrlH:
-				DisplayHelp()
-				// Make sure to resize the view if the user resized the terminal while looking at the help text
-				view.Resize(screen.Size())
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/view.go b/src/view.go
index c8e172f6..fbdd596e 100644
--- a/src/view.go
+++ b/src/view.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/atotto/clipboard"
 	"github.com/gdamore/tcell"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -338,6 +339,26 @@ func (v *View) HandleEvent(event tcell.Event) {
 	// This bool determines whether the view is relocated at the end of the function
 	// By default it's true because most events should cause a relocate
 	relocate := true
+
+	if messenger.realtimePrompt {
+		str := strings.Join(v.buf.lines[v.cursor.y:], "\n")
+		charPos := ToCharPos(0, v.cursor.y, v.buf)
+		r, err := regexp.Compile(messenger.response)
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		match := r.FindStringIndex(str)
+		if match == nil {
+			v.cursor.ResetSelection()
+			return
+		}
+		v.cursor.curSelection[0] = charPos + match[0]
+		v.cursor.curSelection[1] = charPos + match[1] - 1
+		v.cursor.x, v.cursor.y = FromCharPos(charPos+match[1]-1, v.buf)
+		v.Relocate()
+		return
+	}
+
 	// By default we don't update and syntax highlighting
 	v.UpdateLines(-2, 0)
 	switch e := event.(type) {
@@ -402,6 +423,10 @@ func (v *View) HandleEvent(event tcell.Event) {
 			v.UpdateLines(v.cursor.y, v.cursor.y)
 		case tcell.KeyCtrlS:
 			v.Save()
+		case tcell.KeyCtrlF:
+			messenger.realtimePrompt = true
+			messenger.hasPrompt = true
+			messenger.Message("Find: ")
 		case tcell.KeyCtrlZ:
 			v.eh.Undo()
 			// Rehighlight the entire buffer
@@ -504,7 +529,7 @@ func (v *View) HandleEvent(event tcell.Event) {
 				} else if v.doubleClick {
 					v.cursor.AddWordToSelection()
 				} else {
-					v.cursor.curSelection[1] = v.cursor.Loc()
+					v.cursor.curSelection[1] = v.cursor.Loc() - 1
 				}
 			}
 			v.mouseReleased = false
@@ -569,6 +594,7 @@ func (v *View) DisplayView() {
 	// }
 
 	// The character number of the character in the top left of the screen
+
 	charNum := ToCharPos(0, v.topline, v.buf)
 
 	// Convert the length of buffer to a string, and get the length of the string