diff --git a/cmd/sst/mosaic/multiplexer/multiplexer.go b/cmd/sst/mosaic/multiplexer/multiplexer.go
index d59a65c5a7..b5d0db8ebc 100644
--- a/cmd/sst/mosaic/multiplexer/multiplexer.go
+++ b/cmd/sst/mosaic/multiplexer/multiplexer.go
@@ -31,8 +31,11 @@ type Multiplexer struct {
 	main      *views.ViewPort
 	stack     *views.BoxLayout
 
-	dragging bool
-	click    *tcell.EventMouse
+	dragging        bool
+	click           *tcell.EventMouse
+	scrollDirection int // -1 for up, 0 for none, 1 for down
+	scrollStop      chan struct{}
+	lastMouseX      int
 }
 
 func New() (*Multiplexer, error) {
@@ -102,6 +105,21 @@ func (s *Multiplexer) Start() {
 				shouldBreak = true
 				return
 
+			case *EventScrollTick:
+				if s.dragging && s.scrollDirection != 0 {
+					if selected != nil && selected.scrollable() {
+						if s.scrollDirection < 0 {
+							selected.scrollUp(1)
+							selected.vt.SelectEnd(s.lastMouseX, 0)
+						} else {
+							selected.scrollDown(1)
+							selected.vt.SelectEnd(s.lastMouseX, s.height-1)
+						}
+						s.draw()
+					}
+				}
+				return
+
 			case *EventProcess:
 				for _, p := range s.processes {
 					if p.key == evt.Key {
@@ -154,6 +172,7 @@ func (s *Multiplexer) Start() {
 						s.copy()
 					}
 					s.dragging = false
+					s.stopScrollTimer()
 					return
 				}
 				if evt.Buttons()&tcell.ButtonPrimary != 0 {
@@ -193,8 +212,18 @@ func (s *Multiplexer) Start() {
 						}
 						s.click = evt
 						offsetX := x - SIDEBAR_WIDTH - 1
+						s.lastMouseX = offsetX
 						if s.dragging {
 							selected.vt.SelectEnd(offsetX, y)
+							if y <= 0 && selected.scrollable() {
+								selected.scrollUp(1)
+								s.startScrollTimer(-1)
+							} else if y >= s.height-1 {
+								selected.scrollDown(1)
+								s.startScrollTimer(1)
+							} else {
+								s.stopScrollTimer()
+							}
 						}
 						if !s.dragging {
 							s.dragging = true
@@ -335,10 +364,48 @@ func (e *EventExit) When() time.Time {
 	return e.when
 }
 
+type EventScrollTick struct {
+	when time.Time
+}
+
+func (e *EventScrollTick) When() time.Time {
+	return e.when
+}
+
 func (s *Multiplexer) Exit() {
 	s.screen.PostEvent(&EventExit{})
 }
 
+func (s *Multiplexer) startScrollTimer(direction int) {
+	if s.scrollDirection == direction && s.scrollStop != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	s.stopScrollTimer()
+	s.scrollDirection = direction
+	s.scrollStop = make(chan struct{})
+
+	go func() {
+		ticker := time.NewTicker(50 * time.Millisecond) // ~20 scrolls per second
+		defer ticker.Stop()
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-s.scrollStop:
+				return
+			case <-ticker.C:
+				s.screen.PostEvent(&EventScrollTick{when: time.Now()})
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+}
+
+func (s *Multiplexer) stopScrollTimer() {
+	if s.scrollStop != nil {
+		close(s.scrollStop)
+		s.scrollStop = nil
+	}
+	s.scrollDirection = 0
+}
+
 func (s *Multiplexer) scrollDown(n int) {
 	selected := s.selectedProcess()
 	if selected == nil {
diff --git a/cmd/sst/mosaic/multiplexer/tcell-term/vt.go b/cmd/sst/mosaic/multiplexer/tcell-term/vt.go
index 34f951381e..0251c64353 100644
--- a/cmd/sst/mosaic/multiplexer/tcell-term/vt.go
+++ b/cmd/sst/mosaic/multiplexer/tcell-term/vt.go
@@ -67,11 +67,10 @@ type VT struct {
 }
 
 type selection struct {
-	content strings.Builder
-	startX  int
-	startY  int
-	endX    int
-	endY    int
+	startX int
+	startY int
+	endX   int
+	endY   int
 }
 
 type cursorState struct {
@@ -523,7 +522,6 @@ func (vt *VT) Draw() {
 		return
 	}
 	offset := 0
-	vt.selection.content = strings.Builder{}
 	if vt.IsScrolling() {
 		for x := vt.scroll; x < len(vt.primaryScrollback); x += 1 {
 			if offset >= vt.height() {
@@ -547,7 +545,6 @@ func (vt *VT) drawRow(row int, cols []cell) {
 	if vt.scroll != -1 {
 		scrollOffset = vt.scroll
 	}
-	builder := strings.Builder{}
 	for col := 0; col < len(cols); {
 		cell := cols[col]
 		w := cell.width
@@ -559,7 +556,6 @@ func (vt *VT) drawRow(row int, cols []cell) {
 		style := cell.attrs
 		if vt.selection != nil && isCellSelected(col, row+scrollOffset, vt.selection.startX, vt.selection.startY, vt.selection.endX, vt.selection.endY) {
 			style = style.Reverse(true)
-			builder.WriteRune(content)
 		}
 		vt.surface.SetContent(col, row, content, cell.combining, style)
 		if w == 0 {
@@ -567,10 +563,6 @@ func (vt *VT) drawRow(row int, cols []cell) {
 		}
 		col += 1
 	}
-	if builder.Len() > 0 {
-		vt.selection.content.WriteString(strings.TrimRight(builder.String(), " "))
-		vt.selection.content.WriteRune('\n')
-	}
 }
 
 func (vt *VT) HandleEvent(e tcell.Event) bool {
@@ -603,7 +595,72 @@ func (vt *VT) Clear() {
 }
 
 func (vt *VT) Copy() string {
-	return strings.TrimRightFunc(vt.selection.content.String(), unicode.IsSpace)
+	if !vt.HasSelection() {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	// Normalize selection coordinates
+	startX, startY, endX, endY := vt.selection.startX, vt.selection.startY, vt.selection.endX, vt.selection.endY
+	if endY < startY || (endY == startY && endX < startX) {
+		startX, startY, endX, endY = endX, endY, startX, startY
+	}
+
+	var builder strings.Builder
+
+	// Determine which rows to iterate through
+	totalScrollback := len(vt.primaryScrollback)
+
+	for y := startY; y <= endY; y++ {
+		var row []cell
+
+		// Get the row from either scrollback or active screen
+		if y < totalScrollback {
+			row = vt.primaryScrollback[y]
+		} else {
+			screenY := y - totalScrollback
+			if screenY < len(vt.activeScreen) {
+				row = vt.activeScreen[screenY]
+			} else {
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Determine the column range for this row
+		colStart := 0
+		colEnd := len(row) - 1
+
+		if y == startY {
+			colStart = startX
+		}
+		if y == endY {
+			colEnd = endX
+		}
+
+		// Extract text from this row
+		rowBuilder := strings.Builder{}
+		for x := colStart; x <= colEnd && x < len(row); x++ {
+			cell := row[x]
+			content := cell.content
+			if content == '\x00' {
+				content = ' '
+			}
+			rowBuilder.WriteRune(content)
+			for _, comb := range cell.combining {
+				rowBuilder.WriteRune(comb)
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Add the row text, trimming trailing spaces
+		rowText := strings.TrimRight(rowBuilder.String(), " ")
+		if rowText != "" || y < endY {
+			builder.WriteString(rowText)
+			if y < endY {
+				builder.WriteRune('\n')
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return strings.TrimRightFunc(builder.String(), unicode.IsSpace)
 }
 
 func (vt *VT) SelectStart(x int, y int) {