diff --git a/lua/noice/view/init.lua b/lua/noice/view/init.lua
index b79dcff..6d12330 100644
--- a/lua/noice/view/init.lua
+++ b/lua/noice/view/init.lua
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ local ConfigViews = require("noice.config.views")
 local Util = require("noice.util")
 local Object = require("nui.object")
 local Format = require("noice.text.format")
-local Markdown = require("noice.text.markdown")
 
 ---@class NoiceViewBaseOptions
 ---@field buf_options? table<string,any>
@@ -138,8 +137,10 @@ function View:display()
 
     self._visible = true
   else
+    if self._visible then
+      self:hide()
+    end
     self._visible = false
-    self:hide()
   end
   return true
 end
@@ -188,12 +189,17 @@ function View:content()
 end
 
 function View:set_win_options(win)
-  vim.api.nvim_win_set_option(win, "winbar", "")
-  vim.api.nvim_win_set_option(win, "foldenable", false)
+  vim.wo[win].winbar = ""
+  vim.wo[win].foldenable = false
   if self._opts.win_options then
     require("nui.utils")._.set_win_options(win, self._opts.win_options)
   end
-  vim.api.nvim_win_set_cursor(win, { 1, 0 })
+  vim.schedule(function()
+    vim.api.nvim_win_set_cursor(win, { 1, 0 })
+    vim.api.nvim_win_call(win, function()
+      vim.cmd([[noautocmd silent! normal! zt]])
+    end)
+  end)
 end
 
 ---@param buf number buffer number
@@ -218,6 +224,13 @@ function View:render(buf, opts)
   vim.api.nvim_buf_clear_namespace(buf, Config.ns, linenr - 1, -1)
   vim.b[buf].messages = {}
 
+  ---@type number?
+  local win = vim.fn.bufwinid(buf)
+  if win == -1 then
+    win = nil
+  end
+  local cursor = win and vim.api.nvim_win_get_cursor(win)
+
   if not opts.highlight then
     vim.api.nvim_buf_set_lines(buf, linenr - 1, -1, false, {})
   end
@@ -230,6 +243,11 @@ function View:render(buf, opts)
     end
     linenr = linenr + m:height()
   end
+
+  if cursor then
+    -- restore cursor
+    pcall(vim.api.nvim_win_set_cursor, win, cursor)
+  end
 end
 
 return View
diff --git a/lua/noice/view/nui.lua b/lua/noice/view/nui.lua
index 3aaf2f5..34c9381 100644
--- a/lua/noice/view/nui.lua
+++ b/lua/noice/view/nui.lua
@@ -274,9 +274,9 @@ function NuiView:show()
   if not self._nui.winid then
     return
   end
-  self:set_win_options(self._nui.winid)
   self:tag()
   if not self._visible then
+    self:set_win_options(self._nui.winid)
     self:update_layout()
     self:smart_move()
   end