diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a03f9c921..a1a9eae4d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1241,6 +1241,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "log",
  "once_cell",
+ "parking_lot",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "slotmap",
diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands.rs b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
index bc0e8ebea..01673c895 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
@@ -4181,7 +4181,7 @@ pub fn completion(cx: &mut Context) {
     iter.reverse();
     let offset = iter.take_while(|ch| chars::char_is_word(*ch)).count();
     let start_offset = cursor.saturating_sub(offset);
-    doc.savepoint(&view);
+    let savepoint = doc.savepoint(view);
 
     cx.callback(
         future,
@@ -4209,6 +4209,7 @@ pub fn completion(cx: &mut Context) {
             let ui = compositor.find::<ui::EditorView>().unwrap();
             ui.set_completion(
                 editor,
+                savepoint,
                 items,
                 offset_encoding,
                 start_offset,
diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/completion.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/completion.rs
index 179a8cf8c..ef88938fe 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/completion.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/completion.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 use crate::compositor::{Component, Context, Event, EventResult};
 use helix_view::{
+    document::SavePoint,
     editor::CompleteAction,
     theme::{Modifier, Style},
     ViewId,
 };
 use tui::{buffer::Buffer as Surface, text::Span};
 
-use std::borrow::Cow;
+use std::{borrow::Cow, sync::Arc};
 
 use helix_core::{Change, Transaction};
 use helix_view::{graphics::Rect, Document, Editor};
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ impl Completion {
 
     pub fn new(
         editor: &Editor,
+        savepoint: Arc<SavePoint>,
         mut items: Vec<CompletionItem>,
         offset_encoding: helix_lsp::OffsetEncoding,
         start_offset: usize,
@@ -213,11 +215,10 @@ impl Completion {
             let (view, doc) = current!(editor);
 
             // if more text was entered, remove it
-            doc.restore(view);
+            doc.restore(view, &savepoint);
 
             match event {
                 PromptEvent::Abort => {
-                    doc.restore(view);
                     editor.last_completion = None;
                 }
                 PromptEvent::Update => {
@@ -235,7 +236,6 @@ impl Completion {
                     );
 
                     // initialize a savepoint
-                    doc.savepoint(&view);
                     doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
 
                     editor.last_completion = Some(CompleteAction {
diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
index 62f04cc9d..c81ae635a 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
@@ -940,17 +940,25 @@ impl EditorView {
         }
     }
 
+    #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
     pub fn set_completion(
         &mut self,
         editor: &mut Editor,
+        savepoint: Arc<SavePoint>,
         items: Vec<helix_lsp::lsp::CompletionItem>,
         offset_encoding: helix_lsp::OffsetEncoding,
         start_offset: usize,
         trigger_offset: usize,
         size: Rect,
     ) {
-        let mut completion =
-            Completion::new(editor, items, offset_encoding, start_offset, trigger_offset);
+        let mut completion = Completion::new(
+            editor,
+            savepoint,
+            items,
+            offset_encoding,
+            start_offset,
+            trigger_offset,
+        );
 
         if completion.is_empty() {
             // skip if we got no completion results
@@ -969,8 +977,6 @@ impl EditorView {
         self.completion = None;
 
         // Clear any savepoints
-        let doc = doc_mut!(editor);
-        doc.savepoint = None;
         editor.clear_idle_timer(); // don't retrigger
     }
 
diff --git a/helix-view/Cargo.toml b/helix-view/Cargo.toml
index 54b679ade..e3f98a8d3 100644
--- a/helix-view/Cargo.toml
+++ b/helix-view/Cargo.toml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ toml = "0.7"
 log = "~0.4"
 
 which = "4.4"
+parking_lot = "0.12.1"
 
 
 [target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies]
diff --git a/helix-view/src/document.rs b/helix-view/src/document.rs
index 13ffe7948..db12fb92b 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/document.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/document.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use helix_core::text_annotations::TextAnnotations;
 use helix_core::Range;
 use helix_vcs::{DiffHandle, DiffProviderRegistry};
 
+use ::parking_lot::Mutex;
 use serde::de::{self, Deserialize, Deserializer};
 use serde::Serialize;
 use std::borrow::Cow;
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ use std::fmt::Display;
 use std::future::Future;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::str::FromStr;
-use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::sync::{Arc, Weak};
 use std::time::SystemTime;
 
 use helix_core::{
@@ -105,6 +106,13 @@ pub struct DocumentSavedEvent {
 pub type DocumentSavedEventResult = Result<DocumentSavedEvent, anyhow::Error>;
 pub type DocumentSavedEventFuture = BoxFuture<'static, DocumentSavedEventResult>;
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct SavePoint {
+    /// The view this savepoint is associated with
+    pub view: ViewId,
+    revert: Mutex<Transaction>,
+}
+
 pub struct Document {
     pub(crate) id: DocumentId,
     text: Rope,
@@ -136,7 +144,7 @@ pub struct Document {
     pub history: Cell<History>,
     pub config: Arc<dyn DynAccess<Config>>,
 
-    pub savepoint: Option<Transaction>,
+    savepoints: Vec<Weak<SavePoint>>,
 
     // Last time we wrote to the file. This will carry the time the file was last opened if there
     // were no saves.
@@ -389,7 +397,7 @@ impl Document {
             diagnostics: Vec::new(),
             version: 0,
             history: Cell::new(History::default()),
-            savepoint: None,
+            savepoints: Vec::new(),
             last_saved_time: SystemTime::now(),
             last_saved_revision: 0,
             modified_since_accessed: false,
@@ -846,11 +854,18 @@ impl Document {
             }
 
             // generate revert to savepoint
-            if self.savepoint.is_some() {
-                take_with(&mut self.savepoint, |prev_revert| {
-                    let revert = transaction.invert(&old_doc);
-                    Some(revert.compose(prev_revert.unwrap()))
-                });
+            if !self.savepoints.is_empty() {
+                let revert = transaction.invert(&old_doc);
+                self.savepoints
+                    .retain_mut(|save_point| match save_point.upgrade() {
+                        Some(savepoint) => {
+                            let mut revert_to_savepoint = savepoint.revert.lock();
+                            *revert_to_savepoint =
+                                revert.clone().compose(mem::take(&mut revert_to_savepoint));
+                            true
+                        }
+                        None => false,
+                    })
             }
 
             // update tree-sitter syntax tree
@@ -940,15 +955,39 @@ impl Document {
         self.undo_redo_impl(view, false)
     }
 
-    pub fn savepoint(&mut self) {
-        self.savepoint =
-            Some(Transaction::new(self.text()).with_selection(self.selection(view.id).clone()));
+    /// Creates a reference counted snapshot (called savpepoint) of the document.
+    ///
+    /// The snapshot will remain valid (and updated) idenfinitly as long as ereferences to it exist.
+    /// Restoring the snapshot will restore the selection and the contents of the document to
+    /// the state it had when this function was called.
+    pub fn savepoint(&mut self, view: &View) -> Arc<SavePoint> {
+        let revert = Transaction::new(self.text()).with_selection(self.selection(view.id).clone());
+        let savepoint = Arc::new(SavePoint {
+            view: view.id,
+            revert: Mutex::new(revert),
+        });
+        self.savepoints.push(Arc::downgrade(&savepoint));
+        savepoint
     }
 
-    pub fn restore(&mut self, view: &mut View) {
-        if let Some(revert) = self.savepoint.take() {
-            self.apply(&revert, view.id);
-        }
+    pub fn restore(&mut self, view: &mut View, savepoint: &SavePoint) {
+        assert_eq!(
+            savepoint.view, view.id,
+            "Savepoint must not be used with a different view!"
+        );
+        // search and remove savepoint using a ptr comparison
+        // this avoids a deadlock as we need to lock the mutex
+        let savepoint_idx = self
+            .savepoints
+            .iter()
+            .position(|savepoint_ref| savepoint_ref.as_ptr() == savepoint as *const _)
+            .expect("Savepoint must belong to this document");
+
+        let savepoint_ref = self.savepoints.remove(savepoint_idx);
+        let mut revert = savepoint.revert.lock();
+        self.apply(&revert, view.id);
+        *revert = Transaction::new(self.text()).with_selection(self.selection(view.id).clone());
+        self.savepoints.push(savepoint_ref)
     }
 
     fn earlier_later_impl(&mut self, view: &mut View, uk: UndoKind, earlier: bool) -> bool {