5 files changed, 53 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/commands/file.go b/pkg/commands/file.go
index 754b2871f..4a277be22 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/file.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/file.go
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package commands
 
-import "strings"
+import (
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
+)
 
 // File : A file from git status
 // duplicating this for now
@@ -17,6 +21,18 @@ type File struct {
 	ShortStatus             string // e.g. 'AD', ' A', 'M ', '??'
 }
 
+const RENAME_SEPARATOR = " -> "
+
 func (f *File) IsRename() bool {
-	return strings.Contains(f.Name, " -> ")
+	return strings.Contains(f.Name, RENAME_SEPARATOR)
+}
+
+// Names returns an array containing just the filename, or in the case of a rename, the after filename and the before filename
+func (f *File) Names() []string {
+	return strings.Split(f.Name, RENAME_SEPARATOR)
+}
+
+// returns true if the file names are the same or if a a file rename includes the filename of the other
+func (f *File) Matches(f2 *File) bool {
+	return utils.StringArraysOverlap(f.Names(), f2.Names())
 }
diff --git a/pkg/commands/git.go b/pkg/commands/git.go
index 20cbd9fb2..249221c1f 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git.go
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ func (c *GitCommand) StashSave(message string) error {
 }
 
 // MergeStatusFiles merge status files
-func (c *GitCommand) MergeStatusFiles(oldFiles, newFiles []*File) []*File {
+func (c *GitCommand) MergeStatusFiles(oldFiles, newFiles []*File, selectedFile *File) []*File {
 	if len(oldFiles) == 0 {
 		return newFiles
 	}
@@ -290,10 +290,15 @@ func (c *GitCommand) MergeStatusFiles(oldFiles, newFiles []*File) []*File {
 	result := []*File{}
 	for _, oldFile := range oldFiles {
 		for newIndex, newFile := range newFiles {
-			if oldFile.Name == newFile.Name {
+			if includesInt(appendedIndexes, newIndex) {
+				continue
+			}
+			// if we just staged B and in doing so created 'A -> B' and we are currently have oldFile: A and newFile: 'A -> B', we want to wait until we come across B so the our cursor isn't jumping anywhere
+			waitForMatchingFile := selectedFile != nil && newFile.IsRename() && !selectedFile.IsRename() && newFile.Matches(selectedFile) && !oldFile.Matches(selectedFile)
+
+			if oldFile.Matches(newFile) && !waitForMatchingFile {
 				result = append(result, newFile)
 				appendedIndexes = append(appendedIndexes, newIndex)
-				break
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_test.go b/pkg/commands/git_test.go
index 43accd654..9b0ef5e11 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_test.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_test.go
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ func TestGitCommandMergeStatusFiles(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(s.testName, func(t *testing.T) {
 			gitCmd := NewDummyGitCommand()
 
-			s.test(gitCmd.MergeStatusFiles(s.oldFiles, s.newFiles))
+			s.test(gitCmd.MergeStatusFiles(s.oldFiles, s.newFiles, nil))
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/gui/files_panel.go b/pkg/gui/files_panel.go
index 6cba05715..0c6d2c9f3 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/files_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/files_panel.go
@@ -410,14 +410,27 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleRefreshFiles(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) refreshStateFiles() error {
+	// keep track of where the cursor is currently and the current file names
+	// when we refresh, go looking for a matching name
+	// move the cursor to there.
+	selectedFile, _ := gui.getSelectedFile()
+
 	// get files to stage
 	files := gui.GitCommand.GetStatusFiles(commands.GetStatusFileOptions{})
-	gui.State.Files = gui.GitCommand.MergeStatusFiles(gui.State.Files, files)
+	gui.State.Files = gui.GitCommand.MergeStatusFiles(gui.State.Files, files, selectedFile)
 
 	if err := gui.fileWatcher.addFilesToFileWatcher(files); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// let's try to find our file again and move the cursor to that
+	for idx, f := range gui.State.Files {
+		if selectedFile != nil && f.Matches(selectedFile) {
+			gui.State.Panels.Files.SelectedLine = idx
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
 	gui.refreshSelectedLine(&gui.State.Panels.Files.SelectedLine, len(gui.State.Files))
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/utils/utils.go b/pkg/utils/utils.go
index 2e17527aa..6eca59a6b 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/utils.go
@@ -322,3 +322,15 @@ func FindStringSubmatch(str string, regexpStr string) (bool, []string) {
 	match := re.FindStringSubmatch(str)
 	return len(match) > 0, match
 }
+
+func StringArraysOverlap(strArrA []string, strArrB []string) bool {
+	for _, first := range strArrA {
+		for _, second := range strArrB {
+			if first == second {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false
+}