diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands.rs b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
index e2bd9402..754e4473 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ use helix_core::{
     SmallVec, Tendril, Transaction,
 };
 use helix_view::{
+    apply_transaction,
     clipboard::ClipboardType,
     document::{FormatterError, Mode, SCRATCH_BUFFER_NAME},
     editor::{Action, Motion},
@@ -859,8 +860,7 @@ fn align_selections(cx: &mut Context) {
     changes.sort_unstable_by_key(|(from, _, _)| *from);
 
     let transaction = Transaction::change(doc.text(), changes.into_iter());
-    doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
-    view.apply(&transaction, doc);
+    apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
 }
 
 fn goto_window(cx: &mut Context, align: Align) {
@@ -1290,8 +1290,7 @@ fn replace(cx: &mut Context) {
                 }
             });
 
-            doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
-            view.apply(&transaction, doc);
+            apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
         }
     })
 }
@@ -1308,8 +1307,7 @@ where
         (range.from(), range.to(), Some(text))
     });
 
-    doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
-    view.apply(&transaction, doc);
+    apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
 }
 
 fn switch_case(cx: &mut Context) {
@@ -2115,8 +2113,7 @@ fn delete_selection_impl(cx: &mut Context, op: Operation) {
     let transaction = Transaction::change_by_selection(doc.text(), selection, |range| {
         (range.from(), range.to(), None)
     });
-    doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
-    view.apply(&transaction, doc);
+    apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
 
     match op {
         Operation::Delete => {
@@ -2131,14 +2128,10 @@ fn delete_selection_impl(cx: &mut Context, op: Operation) {
 
 #[inline]
 fn delete_selection_insert_mode(doc: &mut Document, view: &mut View, selection: &Selection) {
-    let view_id = view.id;
-
-    // then delete
     let transaction = Transaction::change_by_selection(doc.text(), selection, |range| {
         (range.from(), range.to(), None)
     });
-    doc.apply(&transaction, view_id);
-    view.apply(&transaction, doc);
+    apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
 }
 
 fn delete_selection(cx: &mut Context) {
@@ -2234,8 +2227,7 @@ fn append_mode(cx: &mut Context) {
             doc.text(),
             [(end, end, Some(doc.line_ending.as_str().into()))].into_iter(),
         );
-        doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
-        view.apply(&transaction, doc);
+        apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
     }
 
     let selection = doc.selection(view.id).clone().transform(|range| {
@@ -2535,8 +2527,7 @@ async fn make_format_callback(
         let doc = doc_mut!(editor, &doc_id);
         let view = view_mut!(editor);
         if doc.version() == doc_version {
-            doc.apply(&format, view.id);
-            view.apply(&format, doc);
+            apply_transaction(&format, doc, view);
             doc.append_changes_to_history(view.id);
             doc.detect_indent_and_line_ending();
             view.ensure_cursor_in_view(doc, scrolloff);
@@ -2623,8 +2614,7 @@ fn open(cx: &mut Context, open: Open) {
 
     transaction = transaction.with_selection(Selection::new(ranges, selection.primary_index()));
 
-    doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
-    view.apply(&transaction, doc);
+    apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
 }
 
 // o inserts a new line after each line with a selection
@@ -2692,8 +2682,7 @@ fn try_restore_indent(doc: &mut Document, view: &mut View) {
                 let line_start_pos = text.line_to_char(range.cursor_line(text));
                 (line_start_pos, pos, None)
             });
-        doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
-        view.apply(&transaction, doc);
+        apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
     }
 }
 
@@ -3007,8 +2996,7 @@ pub mod insert {
 
         let (view, doc) = current!(cx.editor);
         if let Some(t) = transaction {
-            doc.apply(&t, view.id);
-            view.apply(&t, doc);
+            apply_transaction(&t, doc, view);
         }
 
         // TODO: need a post insert hook too for certain triggers (autocomplete, signature help, etc)
@@ -3030,8 +3018,7 @@ pub mod insert {
             &doc.selection(view.id).clone().cursors(doc.text().slice(..)),
             indent,
         );
-        doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
-        view.apply(&transaction, doc);
+        apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
     }
 
     pub fn insert_newline(cx: &mut Context) {
@@ -3118,8 +3105,7 @@ pub mod insert {
         transaction = transaction.with_selection(Selection::new(ranges, selection.primary_index()));
 
         let (view, doc) = current!(cx.editor);
-        doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
-        view.apply(&transaction, doc);
+        apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
     }
 
     pub fn delete_char_backward(cx: &mut Context) {
@@ -3213,8 +3199,7 @@ pub mod insert {
                 }
             });
         let (view, doc) = current!(cx.editor);
-        doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
-        view.apply(&transaction, doc);
+        apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
 
         lsp::signature_help_impl(cx, SignatureHelpInvoked::Automatic);
     }
@@ -3232,8 +3217,7 @@ pub mod insert {
                     None,
                 )
             });
-        doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
-        view.apply(&transaction, doc);
+        apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
 
         lsp::signature_help_impl(cx, SignatureHelpInvoked::Automatic);
     }
@@ -3470,8 +3454,7 @@ fn paste_impl(values: &[String], doc: &mut Document, view: &mut View, action: Pa
         };
         (pos, pos, values.next())
     });
-    doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
-    view.apply(&transaction, doc);
+    apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn paste_bracketed_value(cx: &mut Context, contents: String) {
@@ -3563,8 +3546,7 @@ fn replace_with_yanked(cx: &mut Context) {
                 }
             });
 
-            doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
-            view.apply(&transaction, doc);
+            apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -3587,8 +3569,7 @@ fn replace_selections_with_clipboard_impl(
                 )
             });
 
-            doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
-            view.apply(&transaction, doc);
+            apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
             doc.append_changes_to_history(view.id);
             Ok(())
         }
@@ -3658,8 +3639,7 @@ fn indent(cx: &mut Context) {
             Some((pos, pos, Some(indent.clone())))
         }),
     );
-    doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
-    view.apply(&transaction, doc);
+    apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
 }
 
 fn unindent(cx: &mut Context) {
@@ -3698,8 +3678,7 @@ fn unindent(cx: &mut Context) {
 
     let transaction = Transaction::change(doc.text(), changes.into_iter());
 
-    doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
-    view.apply(&transaction, doc);
+    apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
 }
 
 fn format_selections(cx: &mut Context) {
@@ -3746,8 +3725,7 @@ fn format_selections(cx: &mut Context) {
         //     language_server.offset_encoding(),
         // );
 
-        // doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
-        // view.apply(&transaction, doc);
+        // apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
     }
 }
 
@@ -3802,8 +3780,7 @@ fn join_selections_inner(cx: &mut Context, select_space: bool) {
         Transaction::change(doc.text(), changes.into_iter())
     };
 
-    doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
-    view.apply(&transaction, doc);
+    apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
 }
 
 fn keep_or_remove_selections_impl(cx: &mut Context, remove: bool) {
@@ -3956,8 +3933,7 @@ fn toggle_comments(cx: &mut Context) {
         .map(|tc| tc.as_ref());
     let transaction = comment::toggle_line_comments(doc.text(), doc.selection(view.id), token);
 
-    doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
-    view.apply(&transaction, doc);
+    apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
     exit_select_mode(cx);
 }
 
@@ -4013,8 +3989,7 @@ fn rotate_selection_contents(cx: &mut Context, direction: Direction) {
             .map(|(range, fragment)| (range.from(), range.to(), Some(fragment))),
     );
 
-    doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
-    view.apply(&transaction, doc);
+    apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
 }
 
 fn rotate_selection_contents_forward(cx: &mut Context) {
@@ -4510,8 +4485,7 @@ fn surround_add(cx: &mut Context) {
         }
 
         let transaction = Transaction::change(doc.text(), changes.into_iter());
-        doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
-        view.apply(&transaction, doc);
+        apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
     })
 }
 
@@ -4550,8 +4524,7 @@ fn surround_replace(cx: &mut Context) {
                     (pos, pos + 1, Some(t))
                 }),
             );
-            doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
-            view.apply(&transaction, doc);
+            apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
         });
     })
 }
@@ -4578,8 +4551,7 @@ fn surround_delete(cx: &mut Context) {
 
         let transaction =
             Transaction::change(doc.text(), change_pos.into_iter().map(|p| (p, p + 1, None)));
-        doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
-        view.apply(&transaction, doc);
+        apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
     })
 }
 
@@ -4754,8 +4726,7 @@ fn shell(cx: &mut compositor::Context, cmd: &str, behavior: &ShellBehavior) {
 
     if behavior != &ShellBehavior::Ignore {
         let transaction = Transaction::change(doc.text(), changes.into_iter());
-        doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
-        view.apply(&transaction, doc);
+        apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
         doc.append_changes_to_history(view.id);
     }
 
@@ -4818,8 +4789,7 @@ fn add_newline_impl(cx: &mut Context, open: Open) {
     });
 
     let transaction = Transaction::change(text, changes);
-    doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
-    view.apply(&transaction, doc);
+    apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
 }
 
 /// Increment object under cursor by count.
@@ -4912,8 +4882,7 @@ fn increment_impl(cx: &mut Context, amount: i64) {
         let transaction = Transaction::change(doc.text(), changes);
         let transaction = transaction.with_selection(selection.clone());
 
-        doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
-        view.apply(&transaction, doc);
+        apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands/lsp.rs b/helix-term/src/commands/lsp.rs
index 726aec67..3fa5c96f 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands/lsp.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands/lsp.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use tui::text::{Span, Spans};
 use super::{align_view, push_jump, Align, Context, Editor, Open};
 
 use helix_core::{path, Selection};
-use helix_view::{editor::Action, theme::Style};
+use helix_view::{apply_transaction, editor::Action, theme::Style};
 
 use crate::{
     compositor::{self, Compositor},
@@ -617,8 +617,7 @@ pub fn apply_workspace_edit(
             text_edits,
             offset_encoding,
         );
-        doc.apply(&transaction, view_id);
-        view_mut!(editor, view_id).apply(&transaction, doc);
+        apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view_mut!(editor, view_id));
         doc.append_changes_to_history(view_id);
     };
 
diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs b/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
index 574e895b..726c7456 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ use std::ops::Deref;
 
 use super::*;
 
-use helix_view::editor::{Action, CloseError, ConfigEvent};
+use helix_view::{
+    apply_transaction,
+    editor::{Action, CloseError, ConfigEvent},
+};
 use ui::completers::{self, Completer};
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -462,8 +465,7 @@ fn set_line_ending(
             }
         }),
     );
-    doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
-    view.apply(&transaction, doc);
+    apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
     doc.append_changes_to_history(view.id);
 
     Ok(())
@@ -884,8 +886,7 @@ fn replace_selections_with_clipboard_impl(
                 (range.from(), range.to(), Some(contents.as_str().into()))
             });
 
-            doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
-            view.apply(&transaction, doc);
+            apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
             doc.append_changes_to_history(view.id);
             Ok(())
         }
@@ -1400,8 +1401,7 @@ fn sort_impl(
             .map(|(s, fragment)| (s.from(), s.to(), Some(fragment))),
     );
 
-    doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
-    view.apply(&transaction, doc);
+    apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
     doc.append_changes_to_history(view.id);
 
     Ok(())
@@ -1445,8 +1445,7 @@ fn reflow(
         (range.from(), range.to(), Some(reflowed_text))
     });
 
-    doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
-    view.apply(&transaction, doc);
+    apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
     doc.append_changes_to_history(view.id);
     view.ensure_cursor_in_view(doc, scrolloff);
 
diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/completion.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/completion.rs
index c0a5da2e..7348dcf4 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/completion.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/completion.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::compositor::{Component, Context, Event, EventResult};
-use helix_view::editor::CompleteAction;
+use helix_view::{apply_transaction, editor::CompleteAction};
 use tui::buffer::Buffer as Surface;
 use tui::text::Spans;
 
@@ -164,8 +164,7 @@ impl Completion {
 
                     // initialize a savepoint
                     doc.savepoint();
-                    doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
-                    view.apply(&transaction, doc);
+                    apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
 
                     editor.last_completion = Some(CompleteAction {
                         trigger_offset,
@@ -184,8 +183,7 @@ impl Completion {
                         trigger_offset,
                     );
 
-                    doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
-                    view.apply(&transaction, doc);
+                    apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
 
                     editor.last_completion = Some(CompleteAction {
                         trigger_offset,
@@ -215,8 +213,7 @@ impl Completion {
                                 additional_edits.clone(),
                                 offset_encoding, // TODO: should probably transcode in Client
                             );
-                            doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
-                            view.apply(&transaction, doc);
+                            apply_transaction(&transaction, doc, view);
                         }
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
index 3b71748b..4e4fd49c 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use helix_core::{
     visual_coords_at_pos, LineEnding, Position, Range, Selection, Transaction,
 };
 use helix_view::{
+    apply_transaction,
     document::{Mode, SCRATCH_BUFFER_NAME},
     editor::{CompleteAction, CursorShapeConfig},
     graphics::{Color, CursorKind, Modifier, Rect, Style},
@@ -1002,8 +1003,7 @@ impl EditorView {
                                     (shift_position(start), shift_position(end), t)
                                 }),
                             );
-                            doc.apply(&tx, view.id);
-                            view.apply(&tx, doc);
+                            apply_transaction(&tx, doc, view);
                         }
                         InsertEvent::TriggerCompletion => {
                             let (_, doc) = current!(cxt.editor);
diff --git a/helix-view/src/document.rs b/helix-view/src/document.rs
index 631c540b..93708339 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/document.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/document.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use helix_core::{
     DEFAULT_LINE_ENDING,
 };
 
-use crate::{DocumentId, Editor, View, ViewId};
+use crate::{apply_transaction, DocumentId, Editor, View, ViewId};
 
 /// 8kB of buffer space for encoding and decoding `Rope`s.
 const BUF_SIZE: usize = 8192;
@@ -617,8 +617,7 @@ impl Document {
         // This is not considered a modification of the contents of the file regardless
         // of the encoding.
         let transaction = helix_core::diff::compare_ropes(self.text(), &rope);
-        self.apply(&transaction, view.id);
-        view.apply(&transaction, self);
+        apply_transaction(&transaction, self, view);
         self.append_changes_to_history(view.id);
         self.reset_modified();
 
@@ -811,6 +810,9 @@ impl Document {
     }
 
     /// Apply a [`Transaction`] to the [`Document`] to change its text.
+    /// Instead of calling this function directly, use [crate::apply_transaction]
+    /// to ensure that the transaction is applied to the appropriate [`View`] as
+    /// well.
     pub fn apply(&mut self, transaction: &Transaction, view_id: ViewId) -> bool {
         // store the state just before any changes are made. This allows us to undo to the
         // state just before a transaction was applied.
@@ -865,8 +867,7 @@ impl Document {
 
     pub fn restore(&mut self, view: &mut View) {
         if let Some(revert) = self.savepoint.take() {
-            self.apply(&revert, view.id);
-            view.apply(&revert, self);
+            apply_transaction(&revert, self, view);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/helix-view/src/lib.rs b/helix-view/src/lib.rs
index 0145677d..276be441 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/lib.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/lib.rs
@@ -64,6 +64,19 @@ pub fn align_view(doc: &Document, view: &mut View, align: Align) {
     view.offset.row = line.saturating_sub(relative);
 }
 
+/// Applies a [`helix_core::Transaction`] to the given [`Document`]
+/// and [`View`].
+pub fn apply_transaction(
+    transaction: &helix_core::Transaction,
+    doc: &mut Document,
+    view: &mut View,
+) -> bool {
+    // This is a short function but it's easy to call `Document::apply`
+    // without calling `View::apply` or in the wrong order. The transaction
+    // must be applied to the document before the view.
+    doc.apply(transaction, view.id) && view.apply(transaction, doc)
+}
+
 pub use document::Document;
 pub use editor::Editor;
 pub use theme::Theme;